With just a couple of months or so remaining in the year, not much time is left for Indian motorcycle maker Royal Enfield to celebrate its 125th anniversary. Luckily, it is now that the 2026 Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo Motociclo e Accessori (EICMA) is happening in Milan, Italy, and the crew has managed to make the most of it.
For all intents and purposes, Royal Enfield is the oldest motorcycle brand in continuous production, and that shows on the floor of the Italian show. While many of the brands present in Milan these days focus on one or two new models, these guys brought along no less than four of them, including a one-off custom that will soon turn into a highly limited production version.
I’ll leave that one for last, because it is, no more, no less, than the cherry on the cake. The other three bikes are not to be ignored either, as each of them has to bring something fresh to market. Here they all are in the lines below.
Royal Enfield Himalayan 750
Building on a legacy that stretches back a decade, when the Himalayan 411 entered the adventure segment with a price that’s hard to beat, the Himalayan 750 presented this week in Milan is the company’s first 750cc motorcycle.
The star of the two-wheeler is the air/oil-cooled parallel-twin engine installed inside the frame, more than capable of taking on rough trails – ok, perhaps not the mountain range it’s named after, but close enough.
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The powerplant is rated at 63 Nm of torque at 5,000 rpm, with most of that, about 90 percent, available from 3,500 rpm. Five riding modes can be selected to go with that, with a six-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU) making sure everything works as intended.
The bike moves along on spoked wheels shod in tubeless tires, sized 19 inches at the front and 17 inches at the rear. They can support a rider and a passenger, as long as the load being added doesn’t exceed 430 pounds (195 kg).
Royal Enfield will make the Himalayan 750 available in several options, with pricing kicking off at £6,999 ($9,440) for the Aztec Green variant with cast wheels and going as high as £8,699 ($11,730) for the flagship bike in Antarctic Silver and fitted with bespoke luggage by GIVI.
Royal Enfield Continental GT 750
Up next on the menu is the Continental GT 750, the latest interpretation of the company’s cafe racer, one that adopts a sportier style and stance. Making it different from the rest of the range is an updated version of the family’s 743cc twin engine, whose specs have not been released for now.
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The company did share the fact that the bike will be offered (it’s unclear starting when) in both unfaired and faired variants. The former supposedly keeps close to the standard look of the GT family, while the latter also adopts a lower handlebar for a more focused riding posture.
Wrapping everything off is a hybrid twin-pod TFT display that’ll be fitted on both versions. A final fine touch, if you will, for a machine the Indians say is their highest-performance production motorcycle to date.
Royal Enfield Flying Flea S6
The company’s Flying Flea electric motorcycle brand birthed this week at EICMA the highly anticipated S6, the second model in the range that was announced as a revival of a cherished wartime two-wheeler a couple of years ago.
Basically a scrambler-style version of the C6 on which it is based, the ride has been imagined as a magnet for new riders, whom it treats with a high-torque motor of yet undisclosed capabilities, an enduro seat, and a round touchscreen display.
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It’s unclear when the newcomer will hit the market (the company says that will happen sometime next summer), but when it does, it does so in two color choices, Dart Yellow and Lightning Grey.
Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 Son of a Gun
Last but not least on Royal Enfield’s table at EICMA is a special, custom version of the Shotgun 650 called Son of a Gun. Made with assistance from custom shop Deus Ex Machina, the ride flaunts a red bodywork with cream and gold color accents, tank scripts, and detailed panel graphics.
Powered by the stock twin engine that’s the heart of the production version, now hidden behind piano black covers, the Son of a Gun is propped on contrast-cut alloy wheels, a brown leather seat, and matching brown grips.
Although in itself the two-wheeler is a one-off, Royal Enfield plans to build 100 units to match it, which will be released into the world sometime next year. Each of them will be sold at yet-to-be-announced prices, complete with a limited-edition Royal Enfield x Deus stone-washed sateen souvenir jacket that has a custom lining to match the motorcycle’s paintwork.
We’ll keep an eye on the bike maker and report back when new details on the premieres announced by Royal Enfield this week in Italy come to light.
