BMW F 900 R versus Royal Enfield Scram 411

Make
Model
Make
Model
Make
Model
BMW

BMW F 900 R

Naked
Royal Enfield

Royal Enfield Scram 411

Scrambler

Year of construction / RRP / Test report

Built von 2019 bis 2024~
Built von 2022 bis 2024~
RRP 9.400 €
RRP 4.990 €
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Pros:
  • Engine
  • Basic price
  • Comfort
Pros:
  • great scrambler look
  • wonderfully decelerating
  • relaxed sitting position
  • light and easy to drive
  • also suitable for A2 drivers
Cons:
  • Windbreak
  • Pillion comfort
Cons:
  • in contrast to the Himalayan not quite as suitable for travel

Dimensions & Weight

Wheelbase: 1.518 mm
Length :
2.140 mm Height : 1.130 mm
Seat :
815 mm
Weight :
211 (max: 430 ) kg
Wheelbase: 1.455 mm
Length :
2.210 mm Height : 1.165 mm
Seat :
795 mm
Weight :
194 (max: 375 ) kg

Engine

Motor design: In-line motor 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 895 ccm
Hub: 77 mm
Hole: 86 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: O-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6
Motor design: 1-cylinder 4 stroke in-line engine 1 Cylinder
Displacement: 411 ccm
Hub: 86 mm
Hole: 78 mm
Cooling: luftgekühlt mit Ölkühler
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 5

Performance

Maximum speed: 216 km/h
Performance: 105 HP at 8.500 U/Min
Torque: 92 NM bei 6.500 U/Min
Tank contents: 13 Litre
Consumption:
4 l
Reach:
310 km
Maximum speed: 127 km/h
Performance: 24 HP at 6.500 U/Min
Torque: 32 NM bei 4.250 U/Min
Tank contents: 15 Litre
Consumption:
3 l
Reach:
469 km

Chassis

Frame type:
Bridge frame in shell construction (steel)
Front suspension:
Upside-down fork, Ø 43 mm (travel 135 mm)
Rear suspension:
Directly hinged central strut, spring base hydraulically adjustable, rebound damping adjustable (travel 142 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum two-arm swingarm
Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 17
Rear tyres: 180/55 ZR 17
Frame type:
Half duplex (steel)
Front suspension:
Telescopic fork 41 mm (travel 190 mm)
Rear suspension:
Mono strut (travel 180 mm)
Rear suspension:
Progressive central spring leg 5-fold adjustable
Tyres at the front: 100/90-19
Rear tyres: 120/90-17

Brakes

Front brake
Double disc brake, floating brake discs, 4-piston radial caliper ( 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc brake, 1-piston floating caliper ( 265 mm)
Front brake
Disc brake, two-piston fixed caliper ( 300 mm) Rear brake
Disc brake, single-piston floating caliper ( 240 mm)

Ideal for a sporty short trip

If things go the way they did with their predecessor, BMW has a potential bestseller in its range with the F 900 R. Why not: The machine is quite cheap for BMW ratios and at the same time quite good.

You just have to know what you want. This bike is ideal for a sporty excursion without great travel ambitions. Whose wish this was always: Test drive please!

The test bike was provided to us by Bergmann and Söhne in Pinneberg near Hamburg.

Price / Colours / Years of Construction

  • Price: 8.800€
  • Years of construction: since 2020
  • Colours: red-silver, blue, black

Conclusion - what sticks

The Royal Enfield Scram 411 is the personified reduction in its purest form. Nothing about this bike is superfluous, hardly anything can break and it is cheap to buy and maintain. It consumes only 3 liters per 100 km/h, so you only refuel a bit every 3 weeks. More deceleration is not possible and nevertheless or precisely because of this, this machine is incredibly fun. You don't have to be ashamed of the ice cream parlour because the Scram 411 looks outrageously good and everyone finds it at least sympathetic. Perfect also as a second machine!
 
We got the test bike from 2Rad Stadie in Pinneberg . There is also a Scram 411 for sale. If it's already gone, check out bikes from Brixton or Mondial. They are also cheap and visually similar. Or you can take the RE Himalayan, from our point of view still the more universal bike.

Price/availability/colours/years of construction

  • Price: 4.990€
  • Availability: from 06/2022
  • Colours: white-red, black, grey-blue, grey-yellow, grey-red