Flying Flea, Royal Enfield’s city mobility brand, won the Red Dot Design Award 2025 in the Design Concept category for its FF.C6 electric motorcycle on September 3, 2025. The award recognizes the classic-styled vehicle’s design approach that draws inspiration from the original 1940s Royal Enfield Flying Flea motorcycle used during World War II.
The FF.C6 represents the first product in Flying Flea’s upcoming electric vehicle lineup, scheduled for launch in early 2026. The motorcycle features design elements that blend historical references with modern electric vehicle technology.
The FF.C6 incorporates a minimalist design with several distinctive features. The vehicle includes a floating saddle configuration, round display interface, and teardrop-shaped battery housing. The frame construction uses forged aluminum with what the company describes as an exoskeleton architecture designed to accommodate the electric powertrain.
The battery casing, manufactured from magnesium, features decorative fins arranged in specific patterns. According to Flying Flea’s design documentation, front fins follow odd number sequences while rear fins use even sequences, converging in a wing-shaped design element.
The motorcycle employs a girder fork suspension system, which the company positions as a modern interpretation of historical motorcycle suspension designs. This system integrates lighting elements and cable routing within the fork structure.
The Red Dot Design Award, established in 1955, evaluates design quality across three categories: Product Design, Brands & Communication Design, and Design Concept. The competition has operated for nearly 70 years under the current brand structure developed in the 1990s by Red Dot CEO Professor Dr Peter Zec.
Sivakumar S, Head of Industrial Design for Flying Flea and Royal Enfield Electric Vehicles, commented on the recognition: “Flying Flea was born from the conviction that design is the very essence of how we think, create, and connect. And the FF.C6 is about carrying an incredible story forward through its design language, a balance brought to life by our industrial design and product development teams.”
The brand has filed more than 45 patent applications related to its electric vehicle technology and connected applications. Manufacturing will take place at a dedicated facility within Royal Enfield’s existing production site at Vallam Vadagal.
Following the FF.C6, Flying Flea plans to release the FF.S6, designed in a scrambler style, also targeted for early 2026 launch. Both vehicles target what the company terms “city+ mobility” markets.
The brand has engaged in design-focused marketing initiatives, including collaborations with LA-based artist Mattia Biagi for the Motototem art installation at Salone del Mobile 2025. Additional partnerships include work with Paris’ École Duperré design school, with presentations planned for Paris Design Week 2025.