BREAKING: Royal Enfield Scram 440 Launched In India

Quick Highlights

• Royal Enfield Scram 440 has been launched in India

• Starts at a price of Rs 2,08,000 (ex-showroom Chennai)

• Is offered in 2 variants and 5 colours

Royal Enfield has finally launched the Scram 440 in India, at a starting price of Rs 2,08,000 (ex-showroom Chennai). It has a 443cc engine, which is a bored out version of the 411cc engine from the older Scram 411. But that’s not it, there’s a lot more that the Scram 440 gets over its predecessor.  

Price

The Royal Enfield Scram 440 is offered in 2 variants, and 5 colour schemes. Here’s a detailed breakdown of the prices by variant and colour scheme.

What Is New?

The Royal Enfield Scram 440 gets a larger 443cc, air and oil-cooled, single-cylinder engine which outputs 25.4PS at 6,250rpm and 34Nm at 4,000rpm. This is a bump of 1.2PS and 2Nm when compared to the Royal Enfield Scram 411.The gearbox has now received an extra cog, and is now a 6-speed transmission. 

Another area where Royal Enfield has made some improvements is in terms of braking performance. The front disc brake now gets a larger piston front caliper, which the brand claims will improve the overall responsiveness of the brakes.

This will also help bring the bike to a stop much quicker. Speaking of braking performance, the Scram 440 also gets switchable ABS now. One of the biggest issues with the Scram 411, was the fact that it didn’t get switchable ABS.. This took away from the bike’s ability to perform offroad, but now Royal Enfield has finally rectified this.

The bike is now also offered in alloy wheels with tubeless tyres as well. This will make it easier to deal with flat tyres. But overall, alloys are mostly for riders who are looking for long distance touring on the highways instead of trail riding and offroading.

What Remains Unchanged?

Other than the changes highlighted above, the bike remains unchanged when compared to the Scram 411. It features the same retro-inspired design and styling, along with a lot of similarities in terms of underpinnings.

The bike is still suspended on a telescopic fork and monoshock. The fork has a stanchion travel of 190mm and the monoshock has a wheel travel of 180mm. The bike still rolls on a 19-inch front and 17-inch rear wheel setup. The bike has a kerb weight of 196kg.

The Royal Enfield Scram 411 will go up against other bikes in the Scrambler segment such as the Yezdi Scrambler, Triumph Scrambler 400X and the Husqvarna Svartpilen 401.

ZigSays

The updates to the Scams with a larger engine and different gear ratios will surely make a difference in performance. The new Scram 440 not only has a new, taller sixth gear, the final gearing has also changed. This overall revised gearing could mean improved acceleration in the first 5 gears, and a slightly better top speed with the sixth gear. 

However, all of this is on paper. We can only comment on its real-world performance when we get to ride the bike. With these updates, the Scram 440 should be more appealing now.  We at ZigWheels are also quite excited for the Scram 440 and can’t wait to ride it soon!