2024 Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 Review | First Impressions & Ride Experience 

Sell the other 2 , this is the best amalgamation of both your existing bikes.

I very well might, depending on how this one plays out :)

I have always been disappointed by its kerb weight, I can’t understand why they can’t reduce the weight, they are no longer classic (tech).. these are new bikes, All other modern bikes weigh less (don’t compare 700-800-1000cc bike)

@@guptatushar86 it's kerb weight and for adventure category it's perfectly fine, any 400 cc adventure will not weigh less than 185kgs because they can't extensively use aluminium as steel provides better strength and repairabilty

My own feeling is it depends on your viewpoint. I have no issue with the 411's weight because of how it carries that weight. And ill always contend that there IS such a thing as 'too light' on the road in high wind conditions. That's why I'd never take an actual dual sport on a 3000 mile ride. But again, personal preference comes into play and it just depends on what you're looking for from a machine.

Definitely tough. Have a look at our current series on the Scram's in Nepal we gave them hell and everyone of them didn't miss a beat,

RE may have decent bike here for mostly on road travel on a budget. In our club we have a couple of RE owners one of the guys is on his second, From his point of view they are like the old “pit bikes” buy one, ride it till it breaks buy another, ride it till it breaks, use the 1st bike as parts to keep the 2nd running. Not a bad plan and can be cheaper if you have good luck and get a really good RE or ride them gently and dont break em :) Not sure India and quality are generally two words that go together. But I would 100% buy Indian over Chinese if forced to roll the dice on either. All countries are capable of making reliable, good quality products. Some locations are more prone to corner cutting, bribery and corruption for the sake of profit. China and India a probably the two most common locations that large western companies have bans on when it comes to manufacturing point of origin restrictions. They still buy from those locations but only after implementing more stringent QA/QC.

Yes, I was making Clubby aware there is dramatically less oxygen and it effects engine. performance, particularly torque quite noticeably.

Thats not nepal.. thats india

Rough guide is 3% power loss per 1000 ft eleven gain

It’s rohtang pass, Himachal pradesh.

That's India not Nepal.

Confirmation of Clubby's view.

Agree. But please call out the price not too loud; manufacturers tend to adapt to that (by raise..)

Couldn't agree more!

Well said!

We think it will be a good thing.

About the Nav in bike Instrument. Turn by turn is available quite long, true proper nav in Honda and BMW tourers for a while now... well, nothing to be ashamed being seen next to it. Huge step tho, let's see if it will stand the hype... and the price that comes with it. Has to be below Suzuki vstrom 650 to sell well.

thank you

After riding the 411 Screams all over Nepal, they did the job well and this bike is specced up considerably on those.

Yeah, as seen by our Scram video, this will be capable

Evolved? Completely a new bike!

I think so.

Mine too. Yeah they've done a good job.

And very quickly too.

It is!

Lovely.

You can't go wrong. This will be a good bike.

Agree.

Agree. We've been having a cracking time on the SCRAM's and then Clubby goes and rides this 450! He was impressed. I wonder what the price is going to be? It should land in the US at a very decent price, you would think. If it comes in under $10K AU in Australia it will up end the adventure market and bring in a whole new cadre of recruits to adv.

Wait for sometime even scram 450 is also coming and ,650cc also in pipeline. 24 different bike model will be launched soon

Agree. A cracking place for adventure.

Yeah CF Moto very interesting.

I'm looking forward to the long term review of the CFmoto as well

Agree.

It really is!

How are the gear and rear brake lever locations, i test rode the 411 and found both levers too close to engine for ease of use?

Let's wait until they hit Australia@@martynpearce4754

Saya sangat setuju, ini akan menjadi motor yang bagus bagi banyak orang

@@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV saya tunggu video video berikutnya

what language is this?? What are u talking about, here? @@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV

Indonesian. Use Google Translate@@omkarbhanage6466

Go for it!

We'll be riding the Himalayan in the next couple of days.

Thanks for watching!

Well you should watch HImalayan Motorcycle Adventure on this channel.

Good points.

Yeah, the air-box location is not practical. Riding on some dusty Himalayan tracks, you have to clean the air-filter regularly and I can't imagine removing the fuel tank to do it.

Yes. No. No.

@@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV OBVIOUSLY, go for something SMALLER. Maybe a 250cc. Regards.

Agree

Also not legal in the US as far as I can tell. It's in the gray area where a cop having a bad day is going to badger you over it, which may as well make it illegal.

There is a thing called homolugation. Bikes for US will be fine, and if not, will be modified accordingly before import. Manufacturers are catering for different laws all over the world.

@@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV How sure are you? US bikes don't need to be homlugated before being imported. There's plenty of bikes here that get imported and have the buyer, not the dealer, deal with being roax legal on their own. Even suzuki had a DR200 that came to the use "for dirt use only" but could be converted to street legal.

I think you've answered your own question. Maybe unintentionally. The Suzuki wouldn't have come with a sticker for dirt use only, if it was homolugated. Mass import of bike, that are designed for a registerable market aren't imported primarily because they won't sell. @@domenik8339

Let's wait and see. On my bikes the luggage racks protect the blinkers. I would expect the same on this bike. Time will tell.

It's not. Nobody can see motorcycle blinkers to begin with, now they serve two functions with two different colors at the same time? Not sure that's even legal in the US tbh. Google says it's a gray area leaning towards not legal (meaning you will definitely be being pulled over for it.)

Not at all

ta

Yep, agree

Totally agree some great fun stuff about.

Yeah, maybe a bit of a renaissance😀👍!?@@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV

Clubby has a lot to say about it tonight and then we go live for further discussion. He had a decent dirt and road run on the bike and as you'll see from the video he tested out the suspension.

@@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV Notifications are on, can’t wait! Be good to know if the cone set issue is solved, if the taller geared engine is impacting the low end torque and how the bike does both on and off road. Cheers mate!

Its Ladakh i guess

​@@adr2567it's in India not nepal

@@MayankKhemka Mate they have a parallel weekly show from Mustang in Nepal, check it out quite fantastic!

May be.

Good points.

We are very fortunate and we appreciate it.

Yep

I didn't notice.

It is.

You will have time till next year to buy it by then you will have a lot of videos from Indian riders about the quality 👍👍 in India it will be available from 24 November

Good point shane. Personally I don't expect any problems.

Its been out for testing since almost 6 months , and many youtubers and experts are still testing it and giving their feedback to re, also the first batch would be sold in india , by the time it reaches aus it will have gone through a lot of minor updates.

Me too.

Nothing to report

Glad you like them!

Glad I could help

Its 289000 indian rupees 289000÷83= 3841usd

Booming voice that Clubby when he gets excited. And he was excited.

Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

I'd be choosing based eay of changing airfilter.

Ta

Don't understand.

I'm impressed with the Scram 411 as can be seen in our latest Nepal Scam'd movie.

I think you're right. Clubby isn't that tech savvy.

Sure is, brilliant for adventure. Lovely people, wonderful culture, great food.

Good idea

No memory 🙈

That's Clubby's enthusiasm shining through.

Hmmm same age as me.

A lot of pulling there.

Thank you

Ha ha!

That would be cool

Clubby does it well.

Maybe one day!

@@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV Allo fellas, are you goin to be testin the Kove 800x poss near future??? I bet you have memories that will last a lifetime moochin around the Hymarlias. All the best an thanks for all you guys do.

Thanks. As for Kove more likely than not. @@paulcoverdale8312

It does so it could be brought to 400lbs or even lighter by removing unnecessary bits on it.

​@joshdoddadbod1680 depends what you call unnecessary. But a lot of weight can be removed it's just depends on how many parts you want to remove

Yeah it does, but then most competitors also include the standard equipment in theirs too. Take Reiju 500 Aventura for example. The extra equipment that included adds up to 13kg.

We'll work this out when we ride it in Australia.

I haven't ridden it yet.

I think there will be a 450 SCRAM

Slow down, the whole airfilter change is a ten minute job, have a look at the Australian launch on this channel.

good

It would be close.

Not sure, Clubby will answer later.

Rear subframe is bolted on. footrest mounts are welded to the frame so you can change rear subframe separately if you bent it someway.

suspension is always soft on just about all new bikes. That's why we up spring weights

I noticed that as well. Nothing but a single rider on this bike and he's using half the travel already.

Yep

That is good news😂😂😂😂 finally.

Thanks

Not sure.

Nope

Yep

Unaware of that.

What's the right side pulling issue?

@@domenik8339 I have two RE bikes. Both pulls the right side if u don't hold both the handle bars resulting shoulder pain

@@debojitdas4536 What is the cause of the issue? Misaligned frame?

@@domenik8339 no idea... service centre refused to acknowledge the issue .they didn't fix it .

There you go

Thanks

Wasn’t ridden on freeway

@@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV So you have no comment on vibes @ 6k rpm ?

I think it is a great reentry back into motorcycling

THANKS

Preferences.

The KTM engages your senses more I'd say. Being broken down in the middle of nowhere is a very engaging experience.

Agree

Let's wait and see. Clubby hinted it fairly painless.

Air filter is probably placed high to avoid water getting into it in off road territory

@BraoRides air filters should always be accessible easily for offroad riding. Can be under a seat, and still high can be accessible through a side cover. If you ever drop a bike in a creek you need to be able to access this and spark plug easily.

It will!

would be a nice thing to see these two go head to head.....😁@@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV

😁

Long live the 400!

You can of course upgrade 20 years and loose about 20kg... take XR400R? 😊

I point this out to people all the time. I have no idea what happened to bikes becoming these gigantic bloated machines that care barely bring themselves to speed.

Remove center stand, sump guard , tank guards , rear luggage rack , and there you go you have got a 180kg curb weight himalayan . Or you can just join a gym and get stronger so you dont feel the weight of it.

​@@rohanyadav9378join the gym is the best option. The rack and centre stand are to useful to remove.

Not for me. Riding it. I always think of the Yamaha Super Tenere at 275 kilograms dry. I thought that is a ridiculous weight and then I rode it. A wonderful bike.

Will do.

Are you calling Clubby "the new guy" 😅

Yep looks the goods and rides well.