Just as Royal Enfield was busy putting the finishing touches on its upcoming Himalayan 450 release, a new and very interesting trademark application appeared in the Intellectual Property India database. While it’s reasonable for Enfield to release its next Himalayan ahead of anything else on the 450 platform, OEMs in 2023 don’t typically go to the trouble of developing entirely new powerplants if they aren’t also planning to base multiple bikes on them.
That’s why the newly filed trademark application for a Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 is an intriguing one. Since it has the 450 right in the name, there’s not any great mystery about what powerplant a future Guerrilla model might use. What shape the Guerrilla might take is another matter.
