The new 2025 Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 is a modern roadster powered by a variant of the liquid-cooled single-cylinder engine also found in the updated Royal Enfield Himalayan.
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The Guerrilla 450 will be available in India and Europe as early as August 2024, but the North American market will have to wait until next year to see these bikes in Royal Enfield dealerships.
The Guerrilla 450, a competitor of the new 2024 Triumph Speed 400, shares the Himalayan’s liquid-cooled 452cc Sherpa single-cylinder engine but with different tuning. The engine makes a claimed 39 hp at 8,000 rpm and 30 lb-ft of torque at 5,500 rpm, and Royal Enfield claims that 85% of torque is available starting at 3,000 rpm. It also has a 6-speed gearbox and a slip/assist clutch.
The Guerrilla’s twin-spar tubular steel frame uses the engine as a stressed member. Suspension is provided by Showa, with a nonadjustable 43mm fork with 5.5 inches of travel and a preload-adjsutable linkage-type monoshock with 5.9 inches of travel. The brakes come from Bybre, with a 310mm disc and a 2-piston caliper up front and a 270mm disc with a 1-piston caliper in the rear. The Guerrilla also comes with dual-channel ABS as standard.
The bike has a relatively short seat height at 30.7 inches, and claimed wet weight is 405 lb with 90% of fuel in the 2.9-gallon tank. The seating position is upright with mid-set footpegs. Two ride modes change throttle response, with Performance mode offering a more aggressive ride compared to Eco mode.
The Guerrilla 450 will be available in three variants: Analogue, Dash, and Flash. Analogue is the only of the three with an analog speedometer with inset LCD paired to a Tripper navigation pod. On the Dash and Flash variants, a 4-inch TFT instrument cluster connects to the rider’s smartphone via the RE App to display navigation, music control, weather forecasts, and vehicle info. The dash also has a route-recording feature, and riders can export their recorded routes as GPX files.
Styling is stripped down, with paint limited to the fenders, tank, and small side panels. Block-tread tubeless tires (120/70-R17 front, 160/60-R17 rear) wrap around cast wheels, and the fork tubes have accordion-style boots. The Guerrilla has a round headlight, a stubby exhaust on the right side, and a well-padded two-up seat.
The Analogue variant will be available in Smoke Silver in North America. The Dash variant will be available in Playa Black with red and yellow accents or Gold Dip with the tank split between red and gold. The Flash option will be available in Yellow Ribbon – a colorway with yellow and black on the tank with purple dots – or Brava Blue with blue and white.
Royal Enfield has also developed a line of accessories for the new Guerrilla, including engine and sump guards, a comfort seat, tinted flyscreen, blacked-out mirrors, bar-end mirrors, and luggage options. The Guerrilla 450 also gets its own apparel range, including T-shirts, caps, and more, like the new Crossroader riding jacket with titanium sliders.
Pricing for the U.S. has not yet been announced, but we’ll update this page when that information is available.
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