The launch of the Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 is just two days away and this would possibly be the company’s biggest launch of 2024. While we know almost everything about this bike from styling to performance numbers, there’s one thing we don’t know yet – the prices.
In this story, we give you a fair idea of how Royal Enfield must be planning to price the Guerrilla 450. But first, you need to know the direct rival of this bike – the Triumph Speed 400. This British motorcycle has similar modern retro styling, performance numbers and also the same product recall. However, Royal Enfield may have the upper hand when it comes to after-sales experiences like apparel and accessories along with activities that define the world ‘lifestyle’.
The Guerrilla 450 is built around the Himalayan 450 platform but skips out on some of the expensive parts like the Showa USD forks and the expensive CEAT tyres. There are a few more things that would have been dropped to keep the costs in check. Now, the reason behind keeping the costs in check is that the Guerrilla 450 is an urban motorcycle that is aimed to attract a wider audience base. So, the sales volume is expected to be higher and the price to be lower.
We believe the Guerrilla 450 will have a starting price of around Rs 2.3 lakh (ex-showroom) and from the leaked pictures, it is clear that the bike will be sold in two variants with the top-end variant getting a TFT screen. In contrast, the other variant will get the cluster that is seen on the Meteor. The Himalayan has a starting price of Rs 2.85 lakh (ex-showroom). A gap of around Rs 50,000 makes sense between these two bikes, but there will be at least three more 450cc motorcycles that will be launched in the future.
Recently, Triumph slashed the price of the Speed 400 by Rs 10,000 and that got the ex-showroom price down to Rs 2.24 lakh. Bajaj surely has a hint of where Royal Enfield will price the Guerrilla 450 and has decided to get as much sales as possible before it gets launched.
