Several test mules and teasers later, Royal Enfield finally launched the much anticipated Guerrilla 450 with a starting price tag (Introductory) of Rs 2.39 Lakh which extends up to Rs 2.54 Lakh (ex-showroom, Chennai).
The Guerrilla is available in 3 variants: Analogue, Dash and Flash. While Analogue keeps it simple with a shade of grey and black, the dash and Flash variants are more flamboyant. The bike gets a total of 5 new colour schemes.
The key difference between the variants is that the Analogue comes with an old-school digi-analogue instrument cluster with an additional Tipper Navigation pod. Meanwhile, the other two higher variants get a TFT display which is the same as the one on the Himalayan including the features.
The Chassis of this new scrambler is also quite similar to the Himalayan’s the engine is still a part of the main frame, however, the subframe is different. The Guerrilla ditches Himalayan’s USD forks for a gaitered telescopic unit although a monoshock continues to handle rear suspension. Meanwhile, the braking is taken care of by 310 mm and 270 mm discs at the front and rear, supported by dual-channel ABS.
Perhaps the biggest similarity would be the heart because the new Guerrilla 450 is powered by the same 452 ccs Sherpa 450 engine that makes the same 40 hp at 8,000 RPM and 40 Nm at 5,500 RPM, however, RE claims its been tuned differently to suit Guerrilla’s scrambler profile.
Nonetheless, the Guerrilla 450 despite its similarities with the Himalayan weighs 185 kg, meaning it’s 11 kilos lighter than the Adventure bike, which is only possible for certain changes like the 11-litre fuel tank and the smaller 17-inch alloys. Speaking of tyres, they are sized 120/70 R17 (front) and 160/60 R17 (rear), which are the chonkiest tyres ever fitted in an India-made motorcycle.
The base Analogue variant of the scrambler is priced at Rs 2.39 Lakh, the mid-spec Dash costs Rs 2.49 Lakh and the top-spec Flash variant costs Rs 2.54 Lakh. At this price point, the Guerrilla 450 competes with the Triumph Speed 400, Husqvarna Svartpilen 401 and Honda CB300R.
