Enfield 440 Scram 2025 — Specifications

Motorcycle: Enfield 440 Scram (2025)

When Royal Enfield names a motorcycle "Scram," one instinctively expects sand, stones, perhaps a poorly paved mountain pass. The reality is more nuanced, and ultimately more honest. Born in the shadow of the Himalayan, sharing its architecture, this 440 cm³ has traded the 21-inch front wheel for a more urban 19-inch, lowered the seat to 795 mm, and put altitude ambitions in the locker room. What Royal Enfield is making here is a city tool with character, not a disguised globetrotter.

The 443 cm³ air-cooled four-stroke single-cylinder engine runs at a quiet RPM. Its 25.4 hp peaks at 6,250 rpm, its torque of 34 Nm arrives from 4,000 rpm, and the top speed is capped at 130 km/h. These figures are modest, assumed, consistent with an 187 kg machine intended for A2 license holders. For 2025, the gearbox goes from five to six speeds, which should offer a more relaxed sixth gear on the open road and avoid martyrizing the engine at cruising speed. Royal Enfield even dares to use the term "supermotard" in its communication. We leave the manufacturer with this assertion.

The frame borrows the 411’s steel tubular frame with a reworked rear loop. The telescopic fork debates over 190 mm, the rear shock absorber over 180 mm: enough to absorb the secondary network of France correctly without brutalizing the rider. Braking is entrusted to a 300 mm front disc and a 240 mm rear disc, paired with ABS, remaining standard for this category. The tire fitment in 100/90-19 and 120/90-17 confirms the versatile positioning but without serious off-road pretensions. In terms of presentation, the graphic work is well done: the small headlight fairing, the side plaque on the tank, and the two options for rims, spoked or cast, give the machine a unique visual identity. Lighting switches to LED for 2025, the dashboard remains analog with a central LCD screen displaying the engaged gear and fuel gauge. For navigation, you must opt for the Tripper, this small detached screen with simplified guidance that Royal Enfield markets as an option.

The real question that arises concerns the price positioning. In this segment, the Honda GB350S plays exactly the same game with a comparable vintage flavor, 21 hp under the fairing, and a displayed price of around 4,599 euros in France. The Japanese is already in dealerships. The Scram 440, for its part, has not yet crossed Europe and its final price remains unknown. If Royal Enfield wants to bite into this market, it will have to be aggressive, because the Honda is well established and its after-sales network inspires more confidence to a French buyer than that of an Indian manufacturer still in the process of being established on the continent.

This Scram 440 clearly addresses the urban or suburban driver looking for a motorcycle with attitude, an accessible seat, and simple-to-maintain mechanics. The A2 license holder will find a tolerant machine, the young license holder who wants to break free from the scooter will appreciate the seat comfort and the controlled height. On the other hand, anyone who hopes to take two saddlebags and swallow 500 km of national roads per day risks finding the engine running out of breath before arriving at their destination. It's not a defect, it's simply the limit of the specifications. Knowing the nature of a motorcycle before buying it remains the best way to avoid being disappointed.