Your weekly dose of bike updates: Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450, Bajaj Freedom, and more!

The highly-anticipated Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 made its official debut last week, besides a of couple scooters getting updated for 2024. What’s more, there were more updates regarding new and upcoming two-wheelers and in case you couldn’t keep track of them, here’s a quick round-up.

Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 launch

The Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 was launched at Rs 2.39 lakh as the company’s new street naked motorcycle. While it is based on the Himalayan 450 in terms of engine and main frame, there are a lot of major differences which lend the Guerrilla a distinctive personality of its own. It will mainly compete against the Triumph Speed 400 and Harley-Davidson X440 in the Indian market.

2024 Suzuki Avenis 125 launch

Suzuki launched the 2024 Avenis 125 in India with a price tag of Rs. 92,000. The company introduced four new colour options for the scooter including yellow, white, red, and black. Besides the base colour, what differentiates these paint schemes from the previous model is the funky graphics on the side panels and front apron. With this visual makeover, Suzuki expects to attract more GenZ riders and increase footfall in its showrooms.

2024 Suzuki Access 125 and Burgman Street 125 launch

Suzuki also updated its older 125cc scooters, the Burgman Street 125 and the Access 125 for 2024. Just like the Avenis, these scooters have only received visual changes in the form of new colours while remaining unchanged mechanically. All three scooters are powered by a 124cc, single-cylinder, air-cooled motor that is tuned to produce 8.5bhp and a peak torque of 10Nm.

Bajaj Freedom CNG deliveries

Deliveries of the Bajaj Freedom CNG motorcycle commenced last week. The first motorcycle was delivered to a customer in Pune. While announcing the commencement of deliveries, Bajaj also stated that bookings for the Freedom CNG bike have been thrown open across India. That said, at the time of launch, the company said that the bike will be initially available in Maharashtra and Gujarat only.

Hero Xpulse 210 spied

A test mule of what appears to be a more powerful Xpulse was spied testing ahead of its launch in the country. It is the upcoming Hero Xpulse 210, and will likely be powered by a Karizma XMR-sourced 210cc, liquid-cooled motor. The Xpulse 200 has been a successful ADV for Hero MotoCorp, but adventure-seekers have been demanding a more powerful adventure bike. The Xpulse 210 should mitigate that as the 210cc engine makes 25.15bhp and 20.4Nm of peak torque on the Karizma XMR.

(All prices are ex-showroom)