Back at the end of August, 2022, we got our first official hint that a more powerful Royal Enfield Himalayan is on its way. A 450cc version had been rumored for some time, but a short teaser clip posted by Royal Enfield managing director Siddhartha Lal on Instagram was the strongest indicator yet that all those words weren’t merely wishful thinking.
Although the video didn’t give much in the way of information (it didn’t even include actual audio of the bike), sometimes seeing is all you need to do to believe. Naturally, though, development of a Himalayan 450 leads to wondering what else is in the pipeline. We know that Enfield has ambitious plans for its new model release schedule. Also, no volume-selling OEM in 2022 wants to stick to only putting any given engine into one bike.
