Royal Enfield has stopped teasing and started showing. The company has revealed the Himalayan 750 ahead of its public debut at EICMA 2026 in Milan today, 3 November, carandbike and ET Now reported, and the bike on display is a major step up for the Himalayan name. It is Royal Enfield’s first motorcycle in the 750cc class, and its first Himalayan with a twin-cylinder engine. For a brand whose adventure flagship has always been a single, that change alone reframes what the bike is for.
The engine is a new 750cc parallel twin, according to Times Now and Motoroids, built up from the company’s existing 650cc twin platform with an air and oil cooled setup and a 270-degree crankshaft. Royal Enfield has not shared official power and torque figures yet, and reports differ on the estimates, with Times Now citing speculation of 55 to 60hp and 60 to 65Nm while other outlets put the range slightly higher. Treat all of those as estimates until the company confirms them at EICMA. What is confirmed is the jump in intent: the current Himalayan 450 runs a 452cc single, so the 750 moves the nameplate into a class where long highway stretches and loaded touring are the point, not an afterthought.
Himalayan 750: what is confirmed, and what is not
The equipment list is where Royal Enfield is clearly aiming at serious touring riders. ET Now reports cruise control, traction control, a tyre pressure monitoring system and adjustable suspension as confirmed features, plus a 4-inch TFT display, an LED headlight and twin front disc brakes, a first for a Royal Enfield. The bike will come with a choice of cross-spoke or alloy wheels in a staggered layout, carandbike reported, which is a neat solution to the oldest adventure bike argument: spoked wheels for the rider who actually leaves the tarmac, alloys for the rider who mostly rides to the trailhead and back. A cowl-wrapped headlamp that extends onto the fuel tank gives the 750 its own face, distinct from the 450’s high beak.
Now the honest part. Royal Enfield has not announced a price, and it has not confirmed the India launch date. Reports, including Times Now and Motoroids, put the expected ex-showroom price around Rs 4.50 lakh, with higher-spec versions possibly near Rs 5 lakh, and point to Motoverse in Goa at the end of November for the India launch. Both of those are estimates and reported expectations, not company announcements, and the final price is the number that will decide this bike’s fate. At around Rs 4.50 lakh it would sit well above the Himalayan 450 and undercut big imported adventure bikes by a wide margin, which is exactly the gap Royal Enfield has owned before with its 650 twins.
That positioning is the real story here, and it is worth pausing on. Royal Enfield’s 650 twins worked because they offered most of the big-bike experience at a price that felt almost unfair, and the Himalayan 750 looks built on the same logic applied to adventure riding. If you already own a Himalayan 450, this is not an upgrade you need to rush into, since the 450 remains the lighter, simpler tool for tight trails. But if you have been holding off on a bigger adventure bike because the imported options cost twice as much, the 750 is the first Royal Enfield that speaks your language, with cruise control for highways and electronics that belong on a touring bike. The Indian two-wheeler market is buzzing at every level right now, from the updated KTM 200 Duke at one end to a record electric two-wheeler month at the other, and the 750 lands in the middle of that energy with a clear job to do.
Today’s EICMA debut should fill in the missing specifications, and Motoverse at the end of November should bring the India price. Until then, the sensible move for interested buyers is to wait for those two announcements rather than booking on estimates. Royal Enfield has a habit of pricing its big launches to surprise, and if it does so again, the Himalayan 750 could become the default answer for Indian riders who want a proper twin-cylinder adventure bike without an imported price tag.