2026 Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450: First Ride Review

Introduction

The Guerrilla 450 debuted in 2024 to give riders a taste of what Royal Enfield could do with its modern 452cc platform, which also does duty on the Himalayan 450. It was quick, accessible, reasonably agile, and incorporated more tech than most other RE offerings. However, there were some rough edges which needed to be ironed out to make it a more polished product. And that is exactly what Royal Enfield has done with the motorcycle for 2026, more so with the new Apex variant, which we rode on the beautiful twisties and straights in the North Eastern side of India. Here’s what we think about it.