A keen-eyed photographer has spotted what appears to be a near-production ready Royal Enfield Himalayan 750 adventure twin being ridden near the brand’s UK Technology Centre in Leicestershire.
It’s a bike we’ve been expecting for some time now, with the first European spy images emerging back in January 2025 , and a full prototype model proudly displayed in a crate at last November’s EICMA trade show in Milan.
It’s now been confirmed as a 750cc machine too, with CEO of Royal Enfield B. Govindarajan speaking to MCN’s Saffron Wilson during a recent trip to the firm’s Tiruvottiyur factory in Chennai , saying: “You all have seen the testing and photos. Now it’s not a secret.
“Yes, we are coming out with the 750cc, mostly in EICMA,” he added. “It’s time to go to the market, so it is coming.”
The bike seen here appears to take things a step further than previously seen prototypes and is being ridden in what appears to be production-ready trim, sporting a road-biased tyre and rim set-up for mass market appeal.
The Royal Enfield logo on the traditionally ovalled right engine case, and inside the circular LED headlight give away the model’s parent company instantly – as does the styling, which takes cues from the existing water-cooled Himalayan 450 family, plus a passing resemblance to the Husqvarna Norden 901 .
There are no protruding wires, or data-logging lunchboxes on the back seat – with the only real oddity for our market being the semi-circular grill over the left side of the rear wheel, which is a saree guard to prevent fabric entering the chain drive and split five-spoke rim.
Seen both parked up and riding, your eye is drawn immediately to the air/oil-cooled engine – a unit we’re expecting to have been heavily re-worked for the incoming Himmy, whilst retaining a 270-degree firing order. It appears to be held in a new tubular chassis as a stressed member – with the subframe fixed rather than a bolt-on unit.
Any increase in performance will likely see the Himalayan venture above the 47bhp cap for A2-compliant motorcycles before requiring a restrictor kit and we’d anticipate an increase of around 20bhp.
Like much of the Indian brand’s current fleet, it’s powered by a parallel-twin configuration that sits slightly cantered forward in the frame – distinguished from the current seven-strong 650 line-up by its new header pipe routing and upswept single exhaust can that’s tucked behind the pillion peg.
Although helping achieve greater ground clearance, it will also likely mean side panniers of differing sizes – with some of the catalysers required to help meet Euro5+ emissions standards likely tucked beneath the bike, as well as in a hefty collector box sat beneath the lengthy blacked-out double sided swingarm.
Although originally thought to be a Himalayan 650, a number of earlier clues had pointed towards a 750 configuration for 2027 – including a one-off Continental GT model displayed on the other side of the brand’s 2026 EICMA show stand with a ‘750’ logo painted on the fuel tank.
A closer inspection of the Himalayan’s top end seen here also reveals a slightly revised overall shape, however the same number of cooling fins remain as before.
It also appears to make use of a ride by wire throttle – something we’ve been expecting since its appearance in Italy last autumn – with that prototype display revealing a switchgear set-up for both riding modes and cruise control.
These can still be seen on the right-hand side on this develo…