The Adventurers Dream machine Royal Enfield Himalayan

The Adventurers Dream machine

                             Royal Enfield Himalayan

                                                      The Royal Enfield’s new addition to its adventure tour class is the tremendous Himalayan. The Company had previewed it in February 2015 and launched in 2016.Now the Royal Enfield come with a new segment to cherish the riders dream. The new Himalayan is powered by a single cylinder, air-cooled, 4 stroke 411 cc engine, which spits out a lot of initial torque to this vehicle. The engine is completely new to Royal Enfield which cannot be compared to the conventional UCE engine used in Classic 350,bullet 350 and 500’s.The machine produces a maximum power of 24.5 BHP @6500RPM and a maximum torque of 32NM @ 4000-4500 RPM.

         

  The riding comfort is too good in the Himalayan .We should appreciate the low set seat position which ensures the riders leg are in reach of the ground below at all times while the perfectly synchronized foot pegs and handlebar placement ensures a comfortable upright riding posture. The instrument cluster includes the hazard blinkers, a compass, temperature, do meter, fuel gauge which is big informant to the rider.

          The Himalayan comes up with a 5 speed gearbox with a good gear ratio. Even though the gears are not smooth and feels a bit clumsier. The front and rear brakes comes up with 21 inch and 17 inch disc brakes. The rear brake tends to lock which affect while you are offroading.But a bit of understeering may will not result in a fall, thanks to its well-designed chassis and suspension set up.Himalyan comes up with a monoshock suspension and a front telescopic suspension. Which ensures a smooth landing when you are once air born. The handling is improved by the Half-duplex split cradle frame.

                Himalayan comes up with an ex-showroom price of 1, 85000 rs in Trivandrum. Which is priced much lower than the new Mahindra mojo and KTM duke 390.