The Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 is the company’s new roadster in the 300cc-500cc segment. We recently put the bike through a proper road test in Indian riding conditions. While you can read the full road test review here, we’ve summarised our experience through an image gallery.
The design of the Guerrilla 450 looks like a proper, modern-retro motorcycle. The design is good and everything from the round headlight to the teardrop-shaped fuel tank and the slim tail section is neatly executed. Its proportions are generous with enough road presence if that is what you want.
What could polarise opinions, however, are the bold, funky colours. They are certainly unlike anything we’ve seen before and that, perhaps, is part of the reason why the bike attracts attention.
The Guerrilla’s engine packs enough performance to keep the mature rider entertained. It has a punchy midrange and a decent top whack. The tractability, too, is decent but don’t expect it to thrill you to bits like a KTM 390 Duke can.
The ride quality of the bike is a mixed bag. On smooth roads, it is good and settled. However, over undulating concrete the ride is unsettled and we wish there was more pliancy in the suspension. That said, the suspension rounds off sharp edges well.
As for the handling, the Guerrilla is easy to tip into corners and feels agile, despite the length of the wheelbase. It is good fun around corners as well but as long as the roads are dry. On a wet road, it isn’t as confidence-inspiring. The brakes on the bike, however, are good enough to bring the bike down to a stop in good time.
The GRR, as Royal Enfield likes to call it, has a decent set of features. It includes all LED lights and a TFT display with Google-based navigation. While it works well, the joystick and home button on the switchgear are quite fiddly and inconsistent in its operation.
The Guerrilla 450 is a chill, easy-to-ride motorcycle that can get up to a fast pace when required. For these reasons, it is worth taking a look at.
