Royal Enfield Himalayan 452 Review - My Epic Fail !!! 

At first, I thought this was a joke, but no, he can not even get it off of the side stand. It is simply hilarious that no other human that has ever ridden one has mentioned this difficulty. Not even a 5 foot 4 dutch girl. Move on to a 125 with a 20 inch saddle... LMFAO.

This is very interesting topic after reading many comments below. You have obviously taken a lot of flak for not riding the bike. Bottom line is it's your channel and if you didn't feel it was safe to ride or couldn't stand the bike up...then I for one agree you shouldn't force something you don't feel comfortable with, especially when you are the one who is liable for damages while test riding. I recall a similar situation recently with the 2024 KLR650 for me. Keep in mind, I've owned a Tiger 800XR and now have a 2024 Honda Transalp and have no problem riding or balancing those bikes though I'm on my toes when upright and I sport a 30" inseam, 5'7". The KLR is just too top heavy, BUT I was able to sit on the "S" short version of the KLR and I'm perfectly fine with that one. Likewise, at the same dealership, I sat on two Africa Twins, and I could sit on one much like I can with my Transalp...the other there was no way! I felt like you in this video. All I can say is hopefully RE comes out with a lower seat option and possibly even a lowered "S" version of that bike. I also have a 2022 Triumph T120 and have no issues getting my feet down on that bike. I must say for everyday riding...I tend to favor the T120. Cheers!

Mate I have a Honda Transalp 650 2003 and the seat height is 850 + side stand only with top heavy weight as Vtwin and big 22L tank. I am 6ft so no problem, but I do think its a technique thing. You seem to not commit to taking control of it. Looks like you were looking for the bike to do it for you?? Comparing the seat height to your meteor 650 is like chalk and cheese. They are meant for completely different environments and riding styles.

Have just read most of the other comments now and am severely depressed at the load of negative uncaring utterances, not what one would expect from the usual caring community us bikers can be! Shame on one-and-all negative people!!

I'm a 1,73m owner of a Himalayan 411, 3+ years now. And I want to thank you for your video. Don't mind the idiots trying to put you down. This isn't a technique nor a tall-enough problem, this is a engineering problem. I know what may have happened. The 411 has a side-stand that keeps the bike too upright, I've seen many instances where it felt to the other side because of it. And still, having it parked on a slope was a pain in the ass to get it out sometimes because of the upper weight distribuition. They may have tried to fix this by increasing the angle, fixing one problem and creating another, like you showed. Some owners of the 411 sawed the side-stand to make it shorter and fix this problem. In this case, this new problem may be a major fault, if I'll considering upgrading to the new version.

It is a wonder how many sales have been lost for possibly one of the Worlds most famous bikes because of this childish error! How can all the time preparing it for sale have been wasted, beggars belief! It is moments like this that make one want to believe it was not developed in the UK! I went to my local RE dealer, struggled to get it vertical, gently let it settle back down, put my cheque book back in my pocket and walked out! Now hoping to sleep with a Vulcan S for many years!

Haahahahahaha I cant believe I watched an entire video where you couldn't get the bike off the stand! Good on you for being brave enough to put this out though and to be honest this seems to be a bike developed by a non-Indian team because of a lot of these issues that do alienate the Indian/Asian fans of this bike!

You cannot ride that bike if you cannot support it safely.

I admire your honesty, what a blinking shame you couldn't get out on it. A lowering kit is a must for this bike and I am sure there will be one. Looking forward to the SM shock video as I interested in replacing mine. Ride safe 👍

this is to disinform. no way some one cant lift it offstand at 196 kg. old one had 199 and even small guys in india could lift it. this is a joke. dislike and report.

Weird, im 5’5” with a 29” inseam and got on one yesterday no sweat with a stock seat on low setting. Had half a tank of fuel but as I ride a super tall DRZ400 I’ve learnt to stand the bike up first, holding the front break and then getting on. Maybe you need a different technique? Some turn the front wheel the opposite way while mounting on the stand. Maybe a wooden block or a widening foot under the stand would help?

So, all you need to do is get the bike off its side stand (whilst not on it) then put the centre stand on. Climb on, momentum forward. Done.

Why didn't he just nudge it with his hips ?

Turn the handle bars hard right will help take the wait off the stand

7:24 ahh yes I see you found the seat height adjustment under the seat, shame it doesn't seem to be low enough for you 🤷🏻‍♂️

Strange! Well if you turned the handle the other way, it would have been easy.

The seat goes down to 805 i v heard

First I've heard of a Himalayan 452. I feel your frustration. I'm 5'9" with a 30 inside leg. I just keep walking by anything resembling a dirt bike. But I did test ride a Himalayan and really enjoyed it. My two complaints were that it really isn't powerful enough for my everyday needs, and it's air-cooled. One thing I really appreciated is that when I really let my weight onto the bike the mono shock compressed nicely and I wasn't on my toes, but flat footed. I weigh 190lbs. I didn't see this bike sink at all when you sat on it. Could it be the rear shock was at the stiffest setting? Looks like a major development for RE. Thanks.

I'm sure you'll enjoy those hagon shocks, best of luck with it 👍🏻

Ok. I watched your video carefully. I think the issue may not be totally cause you have shorter legs. I think it's more the fact that the side stand ends just where one would normally place their left foot on the ground. ( It's not lie this in most other bikes) So this makes you stretch your leg out a bit, thereby making it difficult to use your left foot as a base to push the bike up- Shorter legs plus lack of flexibility. Plus you need to simultaneously jerk the handlebars up and once it's coming up turn bars to the right and push down the right side of the handlebar. It shouldn't take too much effort. Just a little bit of shoulder strength. I'm 5 feet 10 with an inseam of 30 inch (shorter Asian legs) and I have no issues. People of your height/ inseam also don't seem to have any issues. Nice video, nevertheless! Subscribed.

Strange, I'm about the same height and when I sat on the bike I could feel it being top heavy while standing still, but I could still balance it on my tippy toes. Was the tank full to the rim?

The best advice i can give you is to go to a bike training course as something as simple as getting on a bike is not that difficult.Your approach is all wrong.Take it or leave it but its for your own good before you hurt yourself.

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Theres a video on youtube by MOTORTREK from about three years ago. A 5ft3 woman mounts a R1200GSA and has no issues riding that around- you might want to watch it. You dont need a lowering kit, you need better technique.

Dude, put it on the centre stand and put all your weight on the foot peg before throwing your other leg over. If that works, then try doing the same thing with the side stand on instead

That must have been disappointing 😢 Anyway horses for courses hey 😊 It strikes me that you were test riding the RE Indian queens at Indian Queens 😂

Heyyy! Is that a RC30 standing quietly next to your bike on the parking lot? Wow!

Perhaps you need to shop at 'toy's R us' .......i test rode one today 29" inside leg no problem .....ps low seat is available at 805mm the dealer should know this.....

One thing to remember is like me Teacher T Thailand isn't a youngen now. I'm 63 and would like a V-Strom 650. However I'm not flexible enough to get on and off the bike or bixe like it so easily now.

There is another lower seat which can bring the height down to 805 mm

Did I understand that correctly, there are seat height adjustments built into the seat? I wish they had that on my Vulcan S!

I have a 411 so I went to see the 450. The side stand is too short. This review is accurate. It’s an effort to get the bike upright and it feels like it’s in mid-fall when you’re putting it on the stand.

I was on the Bangkok motorshow last month and sat on the Himalayan, i think it was fine, and i am 172 cm tall. Didn’t notice anything strange with the sidestand also. The bigger problem for RE is that the Himalayan will cost over 200.000Baht , and the new Honda NX500 costs about the same. With the Honda you get 500cc, more HP, 2 Cylinders, Double front brake discs, Honda quality, and an overall better looking and riding bike. I was convinced i would order the new Himalayan, but ended up buying the Honda NX .

The trick is to move the handle bars to right while picking it up.

RE have options for a factory fitted 805mm seat height. Such a shame, dealership don't have low seat Himalayan 450 available 😮. With the low seat 805mm, 5'5 feet are also flat feet on many Himalayan 450 videos

Why would you even post this.

Sorry, not for kids.

fair play to you 😂

Maybe you need a chock under the stand.

They do have a lower seat option as well don't they , not just the standard adjustments

This is exactly why I am a subscriber to your channel, Teacher. An honest review and a review of issues that almost all other reviewers gloss over. I am vertically challenged at 5.7ft and decided a while ago that most manufacturers are making bikes that are not meant for me. You also highlighted something that I have direct experience of in that the bike was so heavy and lent so far over that you are unable to get it off the side-stand. I had exactly the same experience last year when I went to test ride the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650. At the dealership the bike was parked on an incline (on the side-stand side) and I was not able to get it off the side-stand to start my test ride. As with you, I walked away from it and cancelled the test ride. I was, however, able to do my test ride on the Super Meteor 650 and ended up buying one of these bikes. I am very skeptical about a lowering kit on the new Himalaya because it may get you closer to the ground, but you still have to deal with the weight. I am also not a fan of bikes that are clearly top-heavy, I've been there and done that with a different manufacturer. Well done on telling it as it is Teacher, another gold star for you on this video and I'm sorry you were so disappointed by the experience. More importantly, many of us as waiting your return to Thailand and the review of fitting the new rear shocks on your SM650. Be well.

Fussy guy😊

I’m confused at what exactly is the Epic Fail. That you were to weak to stand the bike up straight ?

Thank you 🙏

I am 5'3" and I was able to touch the ground with the 825mm seat so I find it hard to belive you struggled at 5'8"

I can understand your frustration with the Himarlia-layan. That top heavy weight will likely be problematic when off-road. 👍👍

Ummmm? Dude?

805mm low seat

My man skipped every leg day

Didn't ride the bike?

WHAT!!!!!!!

Yeah all short people hate it😂

Click. Bait. Rubbish. Unsubscribed.

As far as I know, an 800-825 mm saddle is available as an option, strange that the dealer wasn't aware of it. Cheers from Italy!