Brixton Crossfire 500 Storr: Honda NX500 And Benelli TRK 502 Rival Is Here

[Update: Motohaus has postponed the India unveil of the Brixton Crossfire 500 Storr that was supposed to happen at India Bike Week 2025] 

Quick News Highlights:

• It’s Brixton’s neo-retro, twin-cylinder adventure bike

• Shares engine with the Crossfire 500 X & XC that are already on sale in India

• Could be priced at around Rs 5.9 lakh (ex-showroom)

Brixton has unveiled its latest bike for India – a 500cc, parallel twin-cylinder adventure tourer – the Crossfire 500 Storr. Positioned to rival bikes like the Honda NX500 and Benelli TRK 502, the Storr promises to combine rugged adventure styling with a 486cc twin-cylinder engine. The brand has also confirmed on its social media channels that it will be launched in December 2025, mostly at India Bike Week (IBW) which takes place in Goa.

Styling

The Brixton 500 Storr follows traditional adventure bike design – large fuel tank, tall windscreen, handguards, luggage rack, and an upswept exhaust with a brushed metal finish. It gets a tank guard inspired by the Royal Enfield Himalayan, also a round headlight and mirrors, giving it a hint of retro appeal. It’ll be offered in 2 matte finish colours: Backstage Black and Sage Green. The former has a black seat while the latter gets a brown one.

Performance

Powering the Storr is a 486cc, liquid-cooled, twin-cylinder engine that makes 47.6PS, 43Nm, and is paired to a 6-speed transmission. This motor’s shared with the Brixton Crossfire 500 duo. The performance figures closely match the NX500, whose 471cc twin produces 47.5PS and 43Nm.

Chassis, Suspension, Brakes, And More

The Brixton Crossfire 500 Storr’s built on a tubular steel frame, an inverted fork with 180mm wheel travel and preload-adjustable monoshock with 175mm travel – both from KYB. It rides on 19-inch front and 17-inch rear spoke wheels with tubeless tyres. The front has a radially mounted, 4-piston caliper with a 320mm disc, and the rear gets a single-piston caliper with a 240mm disc – both made by J.Juan. The 839mm seat height is tall, 209kg kerb weight is manageable, and 16-litre fuel tank is sizable.

Technology

This Brixton motorcycle does come with a TFT console but it misses out on smartphone connectivity and navigation. Other information displayed includes TPMS (Tyre Pressure Monitoring System), distance-to-empty, real time mileage indicator, engine temperature, ABS mode, and other tell-tale lights. It also has all-LED lights, auxiliary LED fog lamps, 2 small tank bags, switchable dual-channel ABS and traction control.

Competition

The Brixton Storr will rival the only other two, 500cc twin-cylinder adventure bikes in India: the Honda NX500 and Benelli TRK 502. That said, this segment is set to grow even further as BMW Motorrad is working on the F 450 GS, and the CFMoto 450 MT will also (hopefully) launch by the end of this year. It also sits just above the KTM 390 Adventure twins and Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 - both of which are single-cylinder, 400-450cc adv bikes.

BikeDekho Says

Factoring in the new GST rates, its pricing could be closer to Rs 5.9 lakh (ex-showroom). If our guesstimate is true, it will undercut both the Benelli and Honda. Also, Brixton currently has a limited presence in India through Motohaus’ showrooms in only 9 cities. Expanding the network and ensuring strong aftersales support will be key for the 500 Storr’s success.