BREAKING: Royal Enfield Scram 411 Launched At Rs 2.03 lakh

The Scram 411 is Royal Enfield Himalayan’s more affordable, more accessible sibling

• The Royal Enfield Scram 411 comes with a 19-inch front wheel wrapped with a fatter 100-section tyre.
• Its ground clearance stands at 200mm, 20mm lower than the Himalyan’s.
• Comes with fork clamp-mounted headlight, single-piece seat and funky colour schemes.

The Royal Enfield Scram 411 has been launched in India at Rs 2.03 lakh. Comparatively, the Royal Enfield Himalayan, its closest sibling character-wise in RE’s lineup, retails at Rs 2,14,887 (both ex-showroom Delhi). Apart from being less expensive, the Scram 411 is also a more accessible version of the Himalayan. Though it is based on the ADV, there are several elements that sets the Scram aside from the Himalayan. 

The company offers the Scram in a range of funky colours: White Flame, Silver Spirit, Graphite Red, Graphite Blue, Blazing Black, Graphite Yellow, and Skyline Blue. Here's the colour-wise price list:

The Royal Enfield Scram features a fork clamp-mounted headlight with a neat-looking nacelle, sans the windscreen. It also lacks the rugged looking tank braces, instead making do with small tank extensions. The instrument cluster is an offset semi-digital unit with an optional Tripper Navigation pod. 

Unlike the split seat setup in the Himalayan, this one gets a single-piece unit that, at 795mm, is 5mm lower than the Himalayan’s. Since the handlebar is lower and closer to the rider, this coupled with the single-piece seat ensures a slightly more relaxed ergonomics. The fuel tank capacity remains the same at 15 litres, so mile-munching abilities shouldn’t be affected that much. It also gets a rather simple pillion grab rail instead of the tail rack-integrated one in the ADV.

The more prominent changes lie in the underpinnings department. Instead of hardcore terrain taming, the Scram 411 is designed to tackle the trails, and hence rolls on a smaller 19-inch spoke wheel wrapped with 100-section block pattern Ceat Gripp XL tyre up front, unlike the Himalayan’s 90-section tyre wrapped on 21-inch front spoke wheel. The rear tyre remains the same at 120/90- 17-inch. The 300mm front and 240mm rear disc setup have been retained, and the bike is equipped with dual-channel ABS.

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Also, the 41mm front telescopic fork offers 10mm less travel, at 190mm, whereas the rear linked monoshock offers the same 180mm wheel travel as the ADV. As a consequence to the tweaked suspension and wheel setup, the bike’s ground clearance has gone down by 20mm, to 200mm. With all the changes, the Scram 411 tips the scale at 185kg (dry), including the 1.5kg centre stand that is available as an accessory (standard on the Himalayan). This makes the scrambler 5kg lighter than the Himalayan.

Powering the Royal Enfield Scram 411 is the same 411cc single-cylinder air-oil-cooled engine churning out the same output figures as the ADV: 24.3PS at 6500rpm and 32Nm at 4250rpm. It works alongside a 5-speed transmission, so as long as brute power is concerned, there has been no compromise on paper. 

All in all, the Scram 411 seems to be a promising, capable scrambler. Its dynamics coupled with the snazzy colour schemes and range of accessories should bring more younger riders to the Royal Enfield lifestyle considering the Himalayan has become an expensive proposition after multiple price hikes over the years. It goes up against the Yezdi Scrambler and the Yezdi Adventure. If you’re looking for other scrambler-esque but road-biased alternatives, you can take a look at the Husqvarna Svartpilen 250 and the Honda CB350RS.