Royal Enfield has officially pulled the covers off its electric future, and it comes under a resurrected badge: the Flying Flea. After months of speculation and concept showcases, the company has finally given a concrete timeline for when these machines will hit Indian roads. The first of the lot will be the Flying Flea C6, followed by the scrambler-styled S6.
According to Royal Enfield CEO B. Govindarajan, the Flying Flea C6 is scheduled to launch in India around March 2026. This aligns with the company’s “Spring 2026” global rollout plan. Interestingly, the company plans to debut the bike in Europe first—a strategy it successfully used with the Interceptor 650—before bringing it to the Indian market shortly after. This means Indian customers can expect deliveries to begin by mid-2026.
The C6: Heritage Meets Electric
The C6 is the “Classic” styled model in the EV line-up. Its design is a radical departure from standard electric bikes, featuring a forged aluminium girder fork at the front—a nod to the original 1940s Flying Flea motorcycle. This isn’t just cosmetic; the girder fork separates steering and suspension functions, theoretically offering a smoother ride.
The bike is built on a magnesium battery case that acts as a stressed member of the frame, keeping the weight low. While official range figures haven’t been released, the C6 is expected to target the urban commuter with performance comparable to a 125-150cc petrol motorcycle. It will come with modern tech like traction control and cornering ABS, positioning it as a premium urban runabout rather than a highway tourer.
The S6: The Electric Scrambler
Following the C6 will be the Flying Flea S6. This model shares the same battery and motor platform but wears a scrambler aesthetic. It features longer travel suspension, wire-spoke wheels, and a flat bench seat, making it more suitable for rougher roads. The launch timeline for the S6 is set for roughly a year after the C6, placing its arrival in Spring 2027.
Expected Price
Royal Enfield is not chasing mass-market volumes with the Flying Flea brand. This is a premium lifestyle product. Analysts expect the Flying Flea C6 to be priced around Rs 2.50 lakh to Rs 3.00 lakh (ex-showroom). This pricing puts it well above mass-market scooters like the Ola S1 but in a unique niche of its own.
Market dynamics explains why Royal Enfield is taking a differentiated route with Flying Flea. India’s total two-wheeler market touched 2.05 crore units in CY2025, with scooters at 75.24 lakh and motorcycles at 1.25 crore, showing that bikes still lead on absolute volume while scooters are gaining share in cities. In the EV sub-segment, retail sales rose to 12,79,951 units in 2025 from 11,49,416 in 2024, and penetration in two-wheelers moved up to 6.3 percent.
More importantly, electric scooters alone accounted for 9,69,439 units in CY2025, up 41 percent year-on-year, indicating that scooters remain the dominant format in electric mobility. Put together, this implies roughly three-fourths of EV two-wheeler volumes are scooter-led, with motorcycles and mopeds still a smaller slice. That is the opportunity and challenge Flying Flea will enter in 2026.
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