This is the second part of the series of videos on the cone set/steering stem bearings of the royal enfield himalayan. Kindly watch the first part to understand the details better. link to 1st part - • DIAGNOSING CONE SET/ S...
Love your channel, I am in South America and my Himalayan was rattling through the steering head every time I hit a bump in the road. I was perplexed because it only has 9,000km of highway miles on it. I checked the chrome head bolt as you said, and it was loose. So I tightened it down and no more clunking sounds. Thanks.
Live your videos.. You have a very nice way of sharing technical details in a clan manner and not making it sound very hifi... Your passion to share your knowledge is visible in all your videos...ans yours are the best videos about mods, maintenance and rides.... Keep vlogging as your vlogs are informative... Look forward to meeting you in person someday... Stay Blessed...
thanks for the lovely words of appreciation and acknowledgement . means a lot to me . I am an educator by profession so i guess it reflects on my passion as well. And i truly and sincerely believe in sharing knowledge and ideas while i can . thanks again for taking the time to pen down these words.
Really informative. No one had explained this so clearly and a remedy for this issue. All we can see are this bike has this issue. As far as i'm concerned, we cannot directly compare the maintenance process for the himalayan with that of the other bikes as this is an ADV and it is desinged to be this way. I had the bearings adjusted by a mechanic whose is a friend of mine just the way you had explained. Keep up this great work. A big Thumbs Up from a fellow himalayan owner 👍👍
Agreed..I too just thought about people complaining about ball bearing. Its wrong. The problem is about the adjustment of the stem. I too had "himalayan issues" and i thought "ball bearings" because that's what most people say. But yesterday a local garage guy found out that it was the steering stem. It broke into two pieces. Ball bearings were just fine. And all this because of some faulty adjustment at dealer workshop.
Buddy im facing the same issue please help me @Thp33 its just driven only for 1000kms whenever i took on small pitter roads there is an noise comming from t-stem like tang tang please help buddy
this video is a precaution and not a cure for dented steering races . with zero freeplay at the forks ( watch previous video ) if you still have binding , then you have already dented your stem races mostly top , sometimes even at bottom. you will have to change your bearings and races.
As alway great video !!! whit solution of one of the problem can present on our Himalayan.....Can you comment about the original handlebar that come standar .....You use a black one ? thank and apriciate the info you share
Technically you don't need to ride it to check it, put the bike on the main stand turn the bars left to right check for smooth movement, and then get hold of the forks legs and test for backwards and forwards play if no you've got it
have you ever had this issue when taking your hands of the handlebar while driving, the motorcycle immediately start leaning to the right! Me and a couple of friends with Himalayans have this same issue and searching what could be the cause of that. I'm talking about completely new Euro5 Himalayans that have this issue from day 1.
Hitting a small pothole gives vibrations till handlebar in my himalayan . Service Centre’s recommended change of bearings and cone which are always out of stock. Will this work as a temporary fix ?
this video is preventive maintenance. also double check your bearings condition before deciding anything. take it to pro mechanic in your area and get it checked.
Too much mostly. It’s best if one takes time to dial it in . Dual sport / adv motorcycles are the most misunderstood of the lot by novices . These bikes need a lot more care than street bikes .
I had put the timson tyres , same as yours on my Himalayan , but I do mostly ride on tarmac , than off road , is it still ok to have it , or should I replace it with Apollo ? Kindly suggest ♥️
It’s a heavier tyre ( read about effects of unsprung weight ) also a off-road biased tread pattern ( increased vibrations ) . Traction is almost comparable on Tarmac and a lot better on off road terrain . So decide for yourself if you should keep it . Also Timsun TS 822 is a much better road tyre
I would rather take it to a technician than doing myself as the adjustment needs some expertise else I have to re do it multiple times. Informative though
You do it yourself only if you wish to learn from the process friend . Any other reason and you are right , it’s best to leave it to someone who knows better
Mainly issue is caused by rusting to avoid this next time don't go to SC instead go to nearest mechanic who have a good torque wrench with these: Aom nylon cap NTN bearing 30205 High quality waterproof grease A dust seal (from sc/spare) N.b- Check nut torque 60-70 Nm
