Royal Enfield Scram 440 sales paused due to faulty component

The Royal Enfield Scram 440 was officially launched in November 2024 with deliveries beginning in early 2025. However, a couple of months after this, the company has ceased bookings and sales of this motorcycle until further notice. 

1. Some Scram 440s have an issue with the engine starting
2. Sales had stopped in April 2025

Royal Enfield Scram 440 engine issue

Due to a component called the Woodruff key within the magento

The issue seems to be down to isolated motorcycles where the engine is unwilling to start after having run for some time. As we understand, the engine does not stall mid-ride, but in some cases it is unwilling to restart after having been turned off. Sources tell us that this issue is down to a component called the Woodruff key within the magento.

Scram 440 bookings, sales stopped since April

We have learned that the company has already begun to send updated components to dealers to be installed on existing customer motorcycles. However, despite this, bookings and sales have been stopped since around 10 April.

Sources have informed us that the incidents are limited to isolated units and that only around 2 percent of the bikes sold so far have been affected. Nevertheless, Royal Enfield appears to be taking an extra cautious approach here which will ultimately be to the customer's benefit. 

Royal Enfield Scram 440 sales expected to resume by June

Scram 440 review likely delayed due to engine issue

We are given to understand that Royal Enfield is aiming at resuming bookings and sales by June 2025, but this is not officially confirmed. We reached out to the company for a statement and this is what they shared with us: “We are currently experiencing a delay in the deliveries of the Scram 440. Our teams are actively working to resolve the situation and expect to resume deliveries soon."

While we are yet to receive a review motorcycle (which is likely down to this issue), the Scram 440 has the potential to be a popular bike for Royal Enfield. The new Scram promises increased performance and refinement over the previous Himalayan/Scram 411 as well as key improvements like better brakes and a six-speed gearbox. That should make it an appealing (and much more affordable) alternative to the new Himalayan 450 which has proved to be impressively capable, but also a little too tall and top heavy for shorter/smaller riders.