Royal Enfield Himalayan 750 breaks cover at EICMA 2026 with a 743cc twin, cruise control and cornering ABS

Royal Enfield has finally pulled the covers off the Himalayan 750 at EICMA 2026 in Milan, and the Chennai company's most ambitious adventure tourer is everything the long wait promised. It runs a new 743cc air-oil cooled parallel-twin making 55PS at 7,000rpm and 63Nm at 5,000rpm, and it brings the kind of electronics Royal Enfield riders have so far only seen on spec sheets of European rivals. Bookings have opened in Europe, and the bike already has its own page on Royal Enfield's Indian website, although an India price and launch date have not been announced yet.

The engine: a big twin with a Himalayan soul

The 743cc motor is a four-stroke, SOHC twin-cylinder unit paired with a six-speed gearbox and a wet multi-plate clutch. Autocar Professional notes that 90 percent of the peak torque is already on tap from 3,500rpm, which is exactly what you want when you are climbing a broken ghat road with a pillion and luggage on board. It is air-oil cooled rather than liquid cooled, a very Royal Enfield choice that favours simplicity over chasing headline numbers.

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Electronics finally catch up

This is where the Himalayan 750 moves the brand into new territory. Royal Enfield lists five riding modes, traction control, cruise control, a tyre pressure monitoring system as standard, dual-channel ABS with cornering ABS and two USB Type-C charging ports. Autocar India and Autocar Professional add that the system is built around a six-axis IMU, so the traction control is lean sensitive. Information comes through a 4-inch round TFT, the Tripper Dash, which ZigWheels says supports smartphone connectivity and Google Maps mirroring.

Hardware built for the long way round

Suspension is by Showa, with 190mm of travel at the front and 175mm at the rear. The bike rolls on a 19-inch front wheel with a 110/80 R19 tyre and a 17-inch rear with a 150/70 R17, and both alloy and spoked wheel options have been shown. Braking is handled by twin 280mm front discs and a 255mm rear disc. The numbers that matter for Indian riders: an 815mm seat height, 205mm of ground clearance, a 1,522mm wheelbase, a 17.8-litre fuel tank and a kerb weight of 224kg. Royal Enfield offers it in five colours: Antarctic Silver, Siberia White, Viking Bronze, Aztec Green and Tectonic Black.

Not the only Royal Enfield news from Milan

The Himalayan 750 shared the stand with the Continental GT 750, a cafe racer that uses the same 743cc twin, and the Flying Flea S6, an electric scrambler built on the platform of the Flying Flea C6 that is already on sale in India. Autocar Professional also reports a 100-unit Shotgun 650 limited edition developed with Deus Ex Machina.

What it means for Indian buyers

For now, there is no official India price, so anyone quoting one is guessing. What we do know is that the Himalayan 750 sits well above the Himalayan 450 and lines up against bikes such as the Kawasaki Versys 650 and the Honda NX500 in the middle-weight adventure space, with a level of electronics that neither the 450 nor most of its rivals offer. Autocar India lists it among the EICMA bikes headed for India, and the official Indian product page is already live, so the wait should not be long. Keep an eye on Royal Enfield's own channels for the price announcement.

The FHM take

Royal Enfield has spent years teaching Indians to ride long distances on modest power. The Himalayan 750 is the graduation ceremony: a proper twin, cruise control for the highway stretches and cornering ABS for the mountain ones, all without losing the honest, air-cooled character that made the original a legend. If the India price lands sensibly, this could be the bike that keeps a lot of riders from defecting to the Japanese and European brands. We are already planning the Spiti route.