Say hello to the Flying Flea S6, the latest e-powered motorcycle produced by Royal Enfield’s new electric mobility brand. The bike is designed to be lightweight, refined, and features patented technology developed by a team of over 200 engineers in the UK and India. The S6’s battery, motor, battery management system, and software are all-new and developed via Royal Enfield’s bi-continental Flying Flea Technology Center.
The S6 Scrambler is being marketed as an answer to urban transportation issues in places like India and Asia, although its appeal likely reaches beyond those markets. The S6 is being built at Flying Flea’s exclusive manufacturing space within the Royal Enfield Vallam Vadagal Plant in Tamil Nadu, a South Indian state.
According to Flying Flea’s marketing material, the S6 Scrambler is an “urban explorer,” that is intended to be both lightweight and nimble, as well as capable off-road, thanks to large aluminum spoked wheels (19-in front and 18-in rear), an inverted fork, chain final drive, and an enduro-inspired seat. The S6 features a finned magnesium battery casing designed to effectively dissipate heat, which is mated to a high-torque electric motor, although there is no information regarding battery capacity, voltage, power, or range.
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The S6’s software is managed by an in-house operating system run by a Qualcomm processor. There’s Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, as well as real-time vehicle management that you can access via a 3.5-in TFT display. The electronics package also includes integrated navigation, along with traction control and lean-sensitive ABS. There are six riding modes to choose from, including a dedicated off-road mode and a custom mode where riders can personalize their settings. There’s also phone storage with wireless charging, and you can apparently lock and unlock the motorcycle with just a tap on your phone or smartwatch.
Along with power output and range, the overall weight and seat height of the S6 have also not been disclosed. I can speculate, though, especially if we compare the S6 to the LiveWire S2 lineup (Alpinista, Mullholland and Del Mar) which produce 194 ft-lb of torque and offers roughly 90 miles of combined range at 55 miles per hour. Those are reasonable numbers for an urban assault weapon, but can the Flying Flea do better? I’d love to see triple digits regarding range and an approachable seat height akin to the new 2026 Triumph Scrambler 900 we recently tested.
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During World War II, a lightweight motorcycle developed by Royal Enfield was dropped by parachute or carried in gliders to help troops carry messages and signals between airborne and assault units where radio communications were limited. Royal Enfield badged the motorcycle as the WD/RE, but the troops called it the “Flying Flea.”
Last year at EICMA, Royal Enfield debuted its new electric mobility company, which they named Flying Flea in honor of that war-born motorcycle, and unveiled its first model, the C6. That motorcycle is slated to launch in the early part of this year, while the S6 looks like it won’t be available until the end of 2026.
Honestly, there’s a lot more to look at than there is to know about the Flying Flea S6. The traditional scrambler aesthetics, enduro style seat, spoked wheels, and inverted fork suggest the bike is meant to tackle all sorts of terrain, but without knowing what it weighs, how much power it makes or how far you can go, we can’t make a call whether Royal Enfield has a hit on their hands, or just another electric motorcycle that will fall victim to range anxiety.
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