Royal Enfield Himalayan 750 Spotted On Test, Launch Likely In 2026

Royal Enfield’s work on a larger parallel-twin Himalayan has been in the news for a while with the bike already spotted on test in India a few months back. This time around there’s another sighting of the same bike with the parallel-twin mill sporting some changes, hinting at the possibility that the displacement could be more than the current 650.

Yes, the newly-spotted Himalayan 750’s spy images reveal a lot of new details regarding the future of the parallel-twin platform. For starters, it seems like the engine isn’t just a bored out version of the current 650 cc mill. And while it is still an air-/oil-cooled mill, we think it will finally get ride-by-wire and other electronic goodies to boot. 

The bigger and more noteworthy change from other parallel-twin Royal Enfields is the new rolling chassis. The motor is not housed in a double cradle frame and nor is the rear swingarm bearing twin shocks. The two bits are more in line with the current Himalayan 450 where you get a steel trellis chassis and a monoshock.

Having said that, the Himalayan 750 will not be an off-roader of sorts, or will have as much off-roading capabilities as the 450. For starters, the suspension travel and tuning will be more to suit touring and road-biased adventures. The test mule was seen running on a 19-/17-inch spoke wheel setup with road-focused dual-purpose rubber. And this will be the first Royal Enfield to bear a dual-disc setup at the front. 

The functional yet retro design language of the Himalayan is seen on the 750 as well with a lot of modern Royal Enfield elements to be found on the test mule, like the round LED headlamp and the sleek LED turn indicators with the integrated tail lights. On the test mule, there is a rectangular TFT screen but we guess on the final bike, it will be replaced by the circular TFT screen from the current Himalayan 450. 

The Himalayan 750 will become the brand’s flagship motorcycle and will demand a certain premium over the existing 650s. Our expectation is that it will be roughly ₹4.5 lakh - ₹5 lakh (ex-showroom). We might see more news on the larger Himalayan by EICMA 2025 with an official launch perhaps in 2026. 

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