February 2, 201610 yr This looks interesting. Power and spec wouldn't rival a 300cc Honda of Kawasaki - but for a simple 'roadside maintainable' long distance adventure bike it looks ideal. http://royalenfield.com/motorcycles/himalayan/bike/ 411cc Single Carb Aircooled Unfortunately may be too expensive in Thailand - but I still want one.
February 2, 201610 yr I prefer its 500cc siblings that now can be had here at fair prices.But is that's adventure/off-road bike?
February 3, 201610 yr This wouldn't be an "adventure" bike either until you take that stupid front mudguard off...
February 3, 201610 yr Now papa gets it: close mud guard for the 95% + road use; remove and use high fender only, when in da muck. ingenious!!
February 3, 201610 yr Author This wouldn't be an "adventure" bike either until you take that stupid front mudguard off... True - but to be fair to RE, the BMW GS series also has the weird double mudguard arrangement. But if you're serious about riding in the dirt the lower mudguard would need removing before it clogged and then got ripped off. Still want one.
February 3, 201610 yr I prefer its 500cc siblings that now can be had here at fair prices.But is that's adventure/off-road bike? Well people all over India rides them, so yes put some dual purpose tires on any of them and you are good to go.
February 3, 201610 yr One really great feature of the Bullet I saw in Laos was the seat, R-E-A-L-Y comfortable saddle, this looks like the mother of all uncomfortable ass-busters is not good for those long rough Himalayan roads. You will have to ride permanently on your haunches and that will be tiring. I need to have my fat backside planted on a nice comfy sofa if I am going to tackle that place, which I plan to.
February 4, 201610 yr Author One really great feature of the Bullet I saw in Laos was the seat, R-E-A-L-Y comfortable saddle, this looks like the mother of all uncomfortable ass-busters is not good for those long rough Himalayan roads. You will have to ride permanently on your haunches and that will be tiring. I need to have my fat backside planted on a nice comfy sofa if I am going to tackle that place, which I plan to. The sprung saddles on the Classic Bullets are excellent. But I ride a CRF250M so anything seems like a sofa compared to my bike. Although I plan to use an inflatable 'Airhawk' seat cover for my longer trips - makes anything bearable for long distances. If you could get one of these in Thailand it would be great to ride to India for a road trip. I think it's possible to cross Myanmar now? You could add all the luggage accessories in India and ride it back 'fully dressed'.
February 5, 201610 yr One really great feature of the Bullet I saw in Laos was the seat, R-E-A-L-Y comfortable saddle, this looks like the mother of all uncomfortable ass-busters is not good for those long rough Himalayan roads. You will have to ride permanently on your haunches and that will be tiring. I need to have my fat backside planted on a nice comfy sofa if I am going to tackle that place, which I plan to. The sprung saddles on the Classic Bullets are excellent. But I ride a CRF250M so anything seems like a sofa compared to my bike. Although I plan to use an inflatable 'Airhawk' seat cover for my longer trips - makes anything bearable for long distances. If you could get one of these in Thailand it would be great to ride to India for a road trip. I think it's possible to cross Myanmar now? You could add all the luggage accessories in India and ride it back 'fully dressed'. Actually I was referring to the long seat, it is covered in an expanding material with elastic all over the place. I recon I could ride all day with one of those, well arse-wise anyway. I just had my Lifan dirt bike saddle recovered and before that my Honda NV400 and they both look great...but there aren't really that comfortable and I used to think it was down to the foam, but it isn't. They make saddles look nice and that means a tight cover, which turns this nice soft foam into a brick. So I am going to visit my saddleman, get him to loosen things off a little and report back..... This could be a revolution in biking comfort, the elixir for the blissful bum feel...If you'll pardon the expression. PS. I'll tell you what I like about this bike, those side pod covers held on with 4 screws, none of this plastic clip crap, like on my Honda. We all know it needs screws/bolts to secure things, so why hide the engineering?
February 5, 201610 yr When will they ever learn.!? Sitting on vinyl, loose or tight, not recommended. horse/water
April 8, 20178 yr Had a look at it recently at the Bangkok Motor Show.I like the design. Also I could find mostly positive reviews on the internet, some quoting it as the best entry level adventure motorcycle.The price could be attractive, too.Will have a look soon at their shop in Bangkok.
April 9, 20178 yr This is never a good idea to buy a new model https://news.maxabout.com/bikes/royal-enfield/royal-enfield-himalayan-owners-facing-reliability-quality-issues/
April 9, 20178 yr This is never a good idea to buy a new modelhttps://news.maxabout.com/bikes/royal-enfield/royal-enfield-himalayan-owners-facing-reliability-quality-issues/Unfortunetly, your right. It's quite an eye opener looking at the 'top 10' most recalled brands of bike!!!!!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
April 9, 20178 yr Hope they get the quality issues fixed soon. Maybe just a problem of the first lot of production which is not uncommon.Time will tell
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