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Royal Enfield Himalayan Review<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Go back maybe a decade or so and Royal Enfield was a motorcycle that was considered an acquired taste. Their tagline \u201c Jab Bullet chale toh duniya rasta de\u201d was well deserved. You would hardly see any Enfields on the road because It was not everyone\u2019s cup of tea, not just another motorcycle but more of a lifestyle. People were hesitant to even try an Enfield belonging to a friend or relative, forget about buying it. The legendary thump of a Bullet would make heads turn and people would look in envy at anyone riding the beast. The heavy motorcycle, big engine, a gear and braking system that people considered complicated was indeed an entirely different class.<\/p>\n

Fast forward a decade and it is a completely different scenario today. From a \u201chardly seen\u201d motorcycle, it is now probably the \u201cmost seen\u201d motorcycle on the roads. With all the recent changes to the engine and the look, Bullet is now an everybody\u2019s motorcycle, an everybody\u2019s favorite. Pulsar a couple of years ago was the bike that you would probably see the most on the roads but now it wouldn\u2019t be wrong to say that it is a Royal Enfield ruling the roads and the market.<\/p>\n

Royal Enfield for decades continued with the same look and just one model which pretty much became their identity. They kept building variations of the same motorcycle. Engine specifications and name of the model may have changed but the look remained quite the same. In last few years however, several new models have been launched in order to successfully boost up the sales and grab the market. The most recent entry in the list is the Royal Enfield Himalayan. I have been riding around a Royal Enfield for over a decade now, ever since college, and have used a 70s model Bullet, an Electra and a 500 CC Machismo. One of my cousins bought a Himalayan and just for the sake of checking out how the newest motorcycle from Royal Enfield was, I borrowed it from him. For the next one month, I rode it around the city and took it up the hills a couple of times (once to Lahaul & Spiti). Putting my month long experience in a nutshell, I will just say that if you have been using motorcycles like Pulsar or Yamaha, Himalayan will quite please you however if you are a hardcore Bullet fan like me, then it will disappointment. Here is a brief overview.<\/p>\n

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Royal Enfield Himalayan Review<\/p><\/div>\n

Engine:<\/strong> A 411cc single-cylinder air-cooled engine that produces 24.5bhp at 6500rpm and peak torque of 32Nm at 4000-4500rpm.
\nGearbox:<\/strong> 5 Speed
\nBraking Front:<\/strong> 300mm single Bybre disc with twin-piston calliper
\nBraking Rear:<\/strong> 220mm disc with single-piston caliper
\nABS:<\/strong> No
\nSuspension front:<\/strong> 41mm telescopic forks with 200mm travel
\nSuspension rear:<\/strong> Monoshock with 180 mm travel
\nWheel Front:<\/strong> 21-inch 90\/90
\nWheeel Rear:<\/strong> 17-inch 120\/90
\nColor:<\/strong> White or Black<\/p>\n

With very basic and minimalistic styling, Himalayan has the traditional dirt bike look, a single round headlight, a small windscreen and a \u201cbeak\u201d type front mudguard. It borrows nothing from the decades old bullet look. One look and it won\u2019t take a genius to figure out that this bike is designed for the adventurous sorts. The high ground clearance, engine guard, and the large 21 inch wheel makes it perfect for the purpose of off-roading. The instrument panel is quite comprehensive as compared to the traditional bullet panel that has only a couple of dials. \u00a0It pretty much has everything from a large speedometer indicating both kmph and mph, two trip meters, service indicator, gear indicator, average speed indicator , odometer, ambient temperature, clock, side stand indicator, the tachometer, duel gauge indicator and a digital compass. Quite overwhelming at first if you asked me. The fuel tank is of a newer style too with a large capacity of 15 liters. There is some carving around the areas where you will need some room for your knees. The engine is quite bare-bone, design is narrow and the seats look built for off-roading rather than happy cruising at first. The handle bar is placed high this time as opposed to earlier Enfield and is light with the headlamps mounted on the frame. The entire weight of the headlight, meters and the small screen rests on a crossbar under the tank and nothing on the handlebar.<\/p>\n