[Moto] Test Ride: Royal Enfield (Himalayan) Scram 411

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Yeah. That's his full name. As if to make it very clear, if anyone has doubts, what is its origin. And thanks to this, the Scram has a particularity: it is one of the few, if not the only, scrambler derived from an adventure, a difference from the rest that, normally, is a derivative of a street or a roadster, and with this we have a motorcycle that, on paper, is much more apt to withstand the abuse that any user who acquires it as such can give it.

Then there is the other side of the scramblers, which in their essence are those motorcycles designed to be used in the city on a day-to-day basis and at the same time meet the conditions to go out and have those little adventures outside the urban environment, on land, in gravel and even in the sand. And this is somewhat the use that we gave it to test it, but there is also the facha movement, which is what the motorcycle acquires because of what it represents from an aesthetic point of view, and sometimes they even incorporate changes that make them more radical -covers, exhaust, suspensions-, but they don't make use of those extra capabilities, they're just for the photo.

Well, Royal Enfield spent a long time with only one model built on its 411cc engine, an accessible route with a very adventurous approach. A bike that was specifically designed for its domestic market, to climb the high altitude paths of the Himalayas, hence its name, something the bike does very well. With that chucu chucu that the single cylinder does without climbing much in the turns, but with enough torque to climb, climb and not show any fatigue. Well, it was a bit of the qualities that took the bike to other markets and they did it successfully. Meanwhile, the rest of the brand's families were adding new members: Interceptor, Continental GT, Super Meteor, Meteor, Hunter, Classic, Bullet.

 

And so the Scram appeared, which, to tell the truth, at first seemed like a product without much sense. How much would they be able to change a Himalayan with the modifications proposed by the brand. But later we understood that you don't always have to change the bike radically, but often the change starts from the conceptual. From offering a cleaner, less loaded motorcycle, with a cooler, simpler design and 15 kilos less that never hurt. So I offer you a simpler and cheaper motorcycle, so that you can use it every day to get around and if the bard paints you for a while, you have what to do it with. And from that side the bike began to close us much more.

And around this idea is that we faced this test of the Royal Enfield Scram 411, a product that was presented in our country in October of last year, and that we had the opportunity to test on more than one occasion, but that we had not been able to organize. the test so far between trips and other herbs.

As a complement to what we are going to show you in the video, we did not mention the behavior of the brakes, but rather their technical characteristics. And we refer to this because it is one of the strengths of the bike. Unlike the Himalayan, on the Scram you can't turn off the ABS on the rear wheel, and it doesn't make much sense on a bike whose main focus is on being for everyday use, and if you're desperate to turn it off there are always ways. Regardless of this the bike has good stopping power.

 

We want to thank Lema Motor and Royal Enfield Vicente López once again for bringing the bike closer to us so we can do a new test.

Here we leave you with this test ride of the Royal Enfield Himalayan Scram 411. We hope you like it and, as always, see you in the comments.

What we liked the most

MOTHER:
+ The design of the bike is refreshed and rejuvenated with very little, a smart solution.
+ 15 kilos less are always welcome.
+ A much more agile motorcycle for day to day and that has everything to have fun.

FM:
+ price It has ABS and injection at a very affordable price.
+ May only have 24hp. But the bike moves very easily.
+ Says Scrambler, and conveys robustness. I would put it anywhere.

What we liked least

MOTHER:
– The same old story, it lacks final speed.
– The disconnectable abs cost nothing to leave it and would have been a nice plus
– We are already in times of full LED lighting.

FM:
- It's obvious. 20km/h more final speed would be ideal.
– And it is also obvious. 20kg less would also be ideal.
- Led lights? I really didn't find anything else that I didn't like.

DATA SHEET

Model: Royal Enfield Himalayan Scram 411
Price: $5,699
Warranty: 2 years or 20,000 kilometers
Marketed by: Grupo Simpa

ENGINE
Type: single cylinder, 4-stroke, SOHC, electronic injection, air cooling.
Displacement: 411cc
Power: 24.5 hp at 6,500 rpm
Torque: 32 Nm at 4,500 rpm

TRANSMISSION
Type: per chain
Box: five speeds.

CHASSIS
Front Suspension: 41mm telescopic front fork, 190mm travel
Rear suspension: Monoshock shock with links and 180 mm of travel
Front Brakes: 300mm disc brake with two-piston caliper
Rear Brakes: 240mm disc brake with single piston caliper
ABS: yes
Traction control: No
Tyres: CEAT 100/90/19 front and 120/90/17 rear.

BENEFITS
Top speed: 140km/h
Acceleration 0-100: n/a

DIMENSIONS
Length x Width x Height: 2160mm x 840mm x 1165mm
Wheelbase: 1,455mm
Clearance: 200mm
Seat height: 795mm
Dry weight: 185 kg
Fuel tank: 15 liters

 

Link: https://motoblog.com/test-ride-royal-enfield-himalayan-scram-411/