Yezdi Scrambler vs Royal Enfield Scram 440: Detailed Comparison

Scramblers are great motorcycles: they look good, have reasonably good off-roading abilities and are easy to ride in most surroundings. In some ways, they’re almost perfect for our roads, for they hit a seemingly good balance between the all-round capabilities of an ADV while retaining the fun of a streetfighter bike. 

And here we have two of the more affordable scramblers in the country: the newly launched Yezdi Scrambler and the Royal Enfield Scram 440. You can be confused between the two, and we’re here with this story to clear that confusion up: 

Price & Variants

• If you think Royal Enfield bikes are priced well, Yezdi has gotten even more aggressive with the Scrambler’s prices. Now that they start from just under Rs 2 lakh, the price has gone up by just about Rs 5,000 over the previous model. That’s quite good. 

• Even the Scrambler’s top variant will still save you almost Rs 15,000 over the Scram 440’s base variant. 

• And then there are the colours. The Yezdi Scrambler has some wonderful colour options on offer. The OG Yellow looks incredible, while the Rally Blue is a nice shade as well. And they go well with the Scrambler’s old-school, authentic scrambler design. 

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Dimensions & Design 

• The Yezdi Scrambler is the physically smaller bike of the two, and there’s no denying that. It has a shorter wheelbase and weighs as much as 22kg less! And with scramblers, the assumption is that you would want to do some form of rough roading, at least. And that’s exactly where the smaller dimensions make a world of difference. 

• For example, picking the Scrambler up after a tumble doesn’t sound as intimidating as picking up the Scram 440, a nearly 200kg bike. 

• What you will have to deal with, though, are punctures: the spoke-wheel variant of the Yezdi Scrambler has tube tyres. And while it is lighter than the Scram 440, it’s still not a particularly light bike in itself. So fixing a simple puncture could end up becoming quite a task. 

• Another thing which you have to take note of, especially if you wish to go off-road, is the higher seat height of the Yezdi bike. The difference should be quite noticeable when you sit on them back to back. 

Features & Safety

• Yezdi bikes have always been on the modern side of things, and so is the Scrambler. While it doesn’t have a big fancy TFT, the console is a fully digital unit. 

• And then there is a switchable traction control and ABS system, exactly what you need on a bike that has even a bit of an off-roading appetite. 

• The older Scram 411 was never a feature-loaded bike, and it’s the same case with the Scram 440 as well. While bits like a slipper clutch and a 6th gear are welcome bits, the Scram 440 is still a fairly basic, old-school bike. 

• And honestly, we’re fine with it not having the most tech-loaded TFT and the fanciest of features. It’s an easy-to-ride tool, and Royal Enfield has kept it that way. 

Engines

• While the Yezdi Scrambler gets an updated engine, it’s still a rev-happy bike, and you can see that in the fact that it makes its peak power and torque at much higher revs than the Royal Enfield Scram 440. And that makes it a bit of work, especially when going off-road, when you need that low-end grunt. 

• The Scram 440, on the other hand, is a gentle, easygoing bike that’s delightful to ride. There’s a lot of grunt at low speeds, as you can see from the torque figure, and that makes the bike very tractable. Put it in 2nd or 3rd, and you can putter around the city without having to really shift up or down. 

• Out on the highway, it settles down into a smooth cruise at 100kmph, in a delightfully easy manner. The Scram 411 desperately needed a 6th gear, and now that the Scram 440 gets it, it has become a fantastic bike out on the highway. 

• The bike feels like it’s not working very hard, enough to make you enjoy every highway run, while leaving you with headspace to enjoy the beautiful scenery around you, in case you decide to tour on the bike. 

• So while the Scram’s engine isn’t as sophisticated as the Yezdi’s, it still is the pick of the two for us. 

BikeDekho Says 

The Yezdi Scrambler might be the more recently updated bike, but the Royal Enfield Scram 440 is what has charmed us a bit more. Its engine, and on the whole, there’s an old-school charm to it that we quite like. Royal Enfield has updated the Scram 411 just enough to make the Scram 440 a fantastic commuter as well as a tourer. 

The Yezdi Scrambler, on the other hand, feels a lot more modern in terms of the features and looks. But the Scram 440 still seems to win this battle, also when you think about the fact that Royal Enfield’s service network is more widespread, you won’t have to go searching for a service centre across the whole town. 

Rivals: 

The Triumph Scrambler 400 X looks better, is better-finished, has a smoother engine and carries a more premium badge. So that’d be our pick over the Yezdi Scrambler. 

If you want more off-road abilities, get the Scrambler. But if you want a road-biased bike, the Triumph Tracker 400 will make for a more fun motorcycle. 

Get the Honda CB350RS if you want an easygoing, neo-retro motorcycle. But if you want a tourer which will go well off the road as well, get the Yezdi Scrambler.