Royal Enfield Himalayan wins the 2024 Indian Motorcycle of the Year title

The Triumph Scrambler 400X clinched the second spot at the podium, defeating the KTM 390 Duke which came third in IMOTY 2024

The Royal Enfield Himalayan has an introductory price tag of Rs 2.69 lakh that goes upto Rs 2.84 lakhShot by Sachin Khot for evo India

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20 Dec 2023, 18:00

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The results of the 2024 Indian Motorcycle of the Year (IMOTY) are out, and the Royal Enfield Himalayan has taken the top spot on the podium. The Himalayan outperformed the Harley Davidson X440, the Hero Karizma XMR, the KTM 390 Duke, the Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650, the Triumph Scrambler 400X, and the TVS Apache RTR 310.

This year's IMOTY was held in Delhi, and the jury included 14 of India's best auto-noters, including evo India's editor Sirish Chandran and assistant editor Aatish Mishra. When determining the winner, price, fuel efficiency, styling, comfort, safety, performance, practicability, technical innovation, value for money, and suitability for Indian riding conditions were all important factors.

Winner: Royal Enfield Himalayan

Royal Enfield launched the all-new Himalayan in November 2023 at an introductory price of Rs 2.69 lakh. This bike has been extensively updated, including a new Sherpa 450 engine and a new steel twin-spar tubular frame chassis. The new engine now has 39.5bhp and 40Nm of torque.

The 2024 Royal Enfield Himalayan 452 gets a Tripper Dash 4-inch TFT display with integrated navigation featureRoyal Enfield

Contenders

Harley Davidson X440
The X440 was the American motorcycle manufacturer's first foray into India's entry-level segment in partnership with Hero MotoCorp and was launched in July 2023. This motorcycle, which is currently priced at Rs 2.39 lakh, is powered by a 440cc single-cylinder engine that produces 27bhp and 38Nm.

The X440 is Harley-Davidson’s first single-cylinder motorcycle since the SX 250 in 1978Harley-Davidson India

Hero Karizma XMR
Hero resurrected the Karizma brand with the Karizma XMR, which debuted in India in August 2023. This motorcycle costs Rs 1.80 lakh and has a 210cc engine that produces 25bhp and 20.4Nm.m evo Indiavo n

The Karizma XMR makes use of a split steel trellis frame that is suspended on a 37mm diameter telescopic fork setup and a six-step preload adjustable monoshock at the rearTeam evo India

KTM 390 Duke
The third generation of this hooligan machine by KTM was launched in India in September 2023. It now has a 399cc single-cylinder LC4 engine with 44bhp and 39Nm.

KTM has returned to the underbelly exhaust with the new 390 DukeKTM

Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650
Royal Enfield updated its 650cc portfolio by launching the Super Meteor 650 in January 2023 for Rs 3.49 lakh. It is powered by the same engine as the 650 twins, which produces 46bhp and 52.3Nm.

At 241kg the Super Meteor is the heaviest Royal Enfield everShot by Sachin S Khot for evo India

Triumph Scrambler 400X
The Triumph Scrambler 400X debuted in October 2023. It is powered by a 398cc engine that generates 39.5bhp and 37.5Nm of torque. The engine is mated to a six-speed transmission with a slip-and-assist clutch and gets a ride-by-wire system.

The Triumph Scrambler 400X is made in partnership with Bajaj AutoTriumph

TVS Apache RTR 310
TVS introduced the RTR 310, a naked iteration of the Apache RR 310, in September 2023. This motorcycle is powered by a 312.2cc engine that generates 35bhp and 28.7Nm.

The TVS Apache RTR 310 gets a preload and rebound adjustable KYB 41mm USD forks at the front and preload adjustable rear KYB monoshock suspensionTVS Motor Company

The jury panel for IMOTY 2024 consisted of Bertrand D'souza, Editor at Overdrive; Rahul Ghosh, Associate Editor at Auto Today; Dipayan Dutta, Senior Special Correspondent at Auto Today; Shivank Bhatt, Road Test Editor at autoX; Manav Sinha, Digital Editor at autoX; Aspi Bhathena, Editor at Bike India; Sirish Chandran, Editor at evo India; Aatish Mishra, Assistant Editor at evo India; Kartik Ware, Managing Editor at Motoring World; Rohit Paradkar, Assistant Editor at Overdrive; Abhay Verma, Editor and Publisher at TURBOCHARGED; Pratheek Kunder, Assistant Editor at BikeWale; Joshua Varghese, Senior Correspondent at Bike India; and Varun Painter, Editor 2W at Powerdrift.

Which motorcycle, in your opinion, was the best in 2023? Tell us in the comments below.

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