Royal Enfield Scram 411 vs Yezdi Adventure

For most of us, tyres are just black coloured hoops made of rubber that are attached to motorcycle wheels. They are meant to roll with least resistance possible, offer the most amount of grip in every situation and be resistant to punctures. It all seems very easy but there’s a lot and I mean unfathomably lot to design and develop tyres. It’s something that struck me in the two days I spent experiencing two new tyres by TVS Eurogrip.

Ever since the Royal Enfield Scram 411 joined the BikeWale Long Term fleet, what I was looking forward to was working on my off-road skills. I also wanted to figure out if the Scram 411 is up to speed with its sibling when it comes to taking the broken path- after all, it is quite similar to the Himalayan in many ways.

We managed a few trips from Mumbai to Pune and back which contributed to a good 1200kms on the odo. Now, these trips were not only to deduce if the Scram 411 is a capable motorcycle on the highway but also if it can match or outperform the Himalayan’s abilities here.

The Adventure is the most expensive Yezdi one can buy in India, and the reason for this is the segment it belongs to. The adventure touring segment in the country is booming, and many young Indians want to get out of their mundane life and explore the breathtaking scenery and rural parts of the country. To do this, there’s a need for a motorcycle that can take care of the comfort and luggage and also allow the rider to go to places that standard bikes can’t go. Such bikes don’t come cheap as they are engineered to take a lot of beatings from Mother Nature. Plus, this bike also has to be an all-rounder because, like it or not, weekdays are when the bike will be used as a commuter, and on the weekends, it should transform into an explorer.

There’s a new rival to the segment leader the Royal Enfield Himalayan – it is called the Yezdi Adventure and it is the most expensive Yezdi motorcycle on sale in India currently. It is priced at Rs 2.48 lakh on-road Mumbai and that makes little affordable than the Himalayan.