Royal Enfield introduced this nameplate in late 2024 as a 2025-model-year scrambler, expanding its 650 twin family with a machine aimed at riders who want a more rugged, dirt-road-flavored alternative to the brand’s road-oriented middleweights. The model takes its inspiration from Eddie Mulder’s famous 1960 Big Bear Run victory, and the name is a direct nod to that desert-racing heritage. Rather than being a variation of an older standalone line, it is a newly created Royal Enfield model built around the company’s familiar 650 platform and styled as a modern scrambler.
In Royal Enfield’s lineup, this motorcycle sits between retro roadster and adventure-crossover territory: upright, simple, and deliberately old-school in appearance, but with contemporary equipment and a more purposeful chassis setup. Its visual identity leans on classic scrambler cues such as a high stance, a raised rear loop, a competition-style number board, and a 19-inch front / 17-inch rear wheel combination. The overall effect is a bike that references mid-century desert racers while remaining clearly part of Royal Enfield’s current twin-cylinder era.
Because the nameplate is new and has not been officially discontinued, revived, or split into separate historical runs, it should be treated as a single ongoing production period beginning with the 2025 model year.