Royal Enfield has confirmed that the primary bike from its all-electric Flying Flea sub-brand – the C6 – will roll out within the first quarter of 2026. Lord, grant me endurance.
That is from India-based outlet ETAuto.com, which quoted Royal Enfield CEO B Govindarajan final week as saying that “Each these merchandise are very totally different and they’ll are available in This autumn FY25-26. It’s only a place to begin, because it (Flying Flea) can lend itself to numerous type components which we are going to maintain taking a look at.”
By “each,” Govindarajan is referring to the city slicker C6 (pictured above and under), and the S6 scrambler. Royal Enfield is deliberating as as to if the Flying Flea may have its personal showrooms, or be accessible through the father or mother model’s shopfronts. It additionally stays to be seen if the corporate rolls it out in its house market of India first, or elsewhere because it did with its premium Classic 650 motorcycle with a UK-first launch last year.
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The timeline is not stunning, on condition that Royal Enfield talked about a spring 2026 launch for the C6 when it unveiled the bike at the EICMA trade show in Milan final November.
For many who missed the information at the moment, the Flying Flea C6 attracts from Enfield’s all-terrain bike design from the Nineteen Forties, when it was designed to be airdropped with parachutes throughout WWII – therefore the slim body. This reincarnation was crafted in collaboration with electric motocross bike brand Stark Future, which Enfield owns a stake in.
The C6 options retro design parts throughout, from the traditional spherical headlight to the girder fork suspension, faux engine cooling fins that cover the battery pack under the faux gas tank, and the solo seat.
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You may customise your experience mode by adjusting parameters like throttle, brake, and regen really feel – making for greater than 200,000 permutations. The C6 additionally will get lean-sensitive ABS, and cruise management.
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We do not but know what kind of energy figures or vary we are able to anticipate from the C6. I would not maintain out for eye-popping numbers, although, as that is by no means been Royal Enfield’s angle. As a substitute, its bikes have all the time been engineered to ship a characterful and pleasing driving expertise that may swimsuit a variety of riders.
The scrambler-style S6, in the meantime, was additionally proven off at EICMA with spoked wheels and better floor clearance.
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Given their electrical underpinnings, scrawny physique types, and retro design cues, Flying Flea’s bikes do not look like designed for mass enchantment. Nonetheless, Royal Enfield’s Chief Progress Officer for EV Mario Alvisi confirmed to Visordown that it will come in under €7,000 (US$7,900), which might pit it towards the handsome Maeving RM1S, which prices a bit extra. That would not be the worst option to blow up come money subsequent 12 months.
Sources: ETAuto.com, Visordown
