Brixton Crossfire 500 Storr: New 500cc Adventure Bike Launching Soon!
The Honda NX500 and Benelli TRK502 rival will be unveiled tomorrow, here’s what to expect
Quick News Highlights:
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Brixton officially teased the Crossfire 500 Storr on their Instagram
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Only an unveil is likely, with the launch happening later – maybe by the end of the year
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Has a 486cc twin-cylinder engine making 47.6PS and 43Nm
Brixton Motorcycles officially teased the launch of its upcoming 500cc, parallel twin-cylinder, adventure-tourer: the Brixton Crossfire 500 Storr. The Instagram post mentions “...The Brixton Storr 500 first look drops on 30.09.25….”. Since it says “first look” and not a “launch”, expect the brand to only unveil the adventure bike tomorrow, with a launch likely by the end of the year. Through their partnership with Motohaus in India, Brixton already sells the Crossfire 500 line-up and the Brixton Cromwell 1200 range.
Design
The Brixton Crossfire 500 Storr has an overall rugged, purposeful design. It has typical ‘Adventure bike’ styling cues like a large fuel tank, handguards, tall windscreen, luggage rack, and an upswept exhaust. It also has round mirrors and headlight, a tank brace that reminds us of the one on the Royal Enfield Himalayan 411.
Engine
The Crossfire 500 Storr has a 486cc, liquid-cooled, parallel twin-cylinder engine shared with the Brixton Crossfire 500 X and XC. It makes 47.6PS at 8,500rpm, 43Nm at 6,750rpm, and is mated to a 6-speed gearbox. These numbers are very similar to the Honda NX500’s 47.5PS and 43Nm. The NX500 uses a 471cc parallel-twin liquid-cooled engine.
Underpinnings
This Brixton motorcycle has a tubular steel frame, KYB suspension: inverted fork with 180mm wheel travel, and monoshock with 175mm wheel travel. It has J.Juan brakes – 320mm front disc with a radially mounted 4-piston fixed caliper, and 240mm rear with floating single-piston caliper. It has a 19-inch front wheel with a 110-section tyre, and a 17-inch rear (both spoke wheels with tubeless tyre compatibility) with a 150-section (Pirelli Scorpion Rally STRs in the one sold abroad). It has an 839mm seat height, 209kg kerb weight, and a 16-litre fuel tank. While it’s got generous wheel travel and spoke wheels, the 19-17 combo should make it a fantastic highway tourer that’s also capable of tackling bad roads effortlessly.
Features
The Brixton 500 Storr has all-LED lights, and a vertical TFT cluster – though it doesn't get Bluetooth connectivity, navigation, phone alerts, or music controls. Safety features include dual-channel ABS and traction control - both switchable. Interestingly, the bike comes with auxiliary LED fog lights (integrated on the sides of the tank extensions) and 2 small tank bags as standard fitment in the ones sold abroad. We hope these goodies are available on the India-spec model as well.
Rivals
The Storr will compete against other similar 450-500cc, twin-cylinder Adv bikes like the Honda NX500, Benelli TRK 502, and the upcoming CFMoto 450MT, Aprilia Tuareg 457, BMW F 450 GS. It can also be considered a higher priced rival to single-cylinder adventure bikes like the Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 and the KTM 390 Adventure range.
BikeDekho Says
Pricing will be a critical factor, especially given the competitive landscape in the 400-500cc adventure segment. In our exclusive Brixton Crossfire 500 Storr spy shot story, we had said that the bike could cost Rs 5.5 lakh (ex-showroom). But, this was before the new GST 2.0 price revisions kicked in. So, expect the price to be around Rs 5.9 lakh (ex-showroom) factoring in the new GST rates.
Also, Brixton’s existing dealer presence through Motohaus in India is miniscule, currently limited to 9 showrooms in New Delhi, Bengaluru, Pune, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Goa, Sangli, Kolhapur, Pimpri-Chinchwad, and Ratnagiri. For the Storr to succeed, the brand will need to expand its dealer and service footprint, improve reach, and ensure aftersales support in more regions. The brand will also have to build awareness amongst enthusiasts, and going by the unique looks and great spec-sheet of the Storr, the job already seems half done.
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