2022 Royal Enfield Himalayan | First Ride

This week's First Ride, Chase is throwing a leg over Royal Enfield's option for low displacement adventure bikes with their 2022 Himalayan. With power numbers that are less than impressive will it be enough for him to have a good time on the road? Let's find out on this ROAD ONLY review!

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[varunkhare]

I'm from India. I have a RE Himalayan and here in India, this bike is a rage 🔥🔥🔥. Have done 14k+ kms till now in a year and half. This bike is one hell of a machine. Plus, Royal Enfield makes aluminium panniers that you can get from the factory. It's not the best but it's VFM.

[christopherblakeley]

See "Itchy Boots" season 1....she rode one solo from India to Holland. Through the middle east, most of the 'stans except Afghanistan, Turkey, Greece, Russia and many more countries. All while loaded down with her gear, spare tires and parts & extra fuel packs. And given the availability, she does not ride tarmac....
It's a great channel!

[FalertTheDim]

Spent yesterday rallying one of these around my mates farm in Ireland. It handles like a 125 off road - meaning it is super easy to manoeuvre and I never felt it was going to fall. Up steep hills it has all the torque you need for a slow pull and downhill you can hop out of the saddle and control it like a mountain bike. Really, it's 10/10 and I collect my one in 20 days, I cannot wait.

[Super_HimiSaiyan]

Literally one of the most underrated motorcycles in the adventure bike space. I love mine and take it where most don't and it handles it surprisingly well. Ground clearance imo is its weakness while offroading.

[JamesJohnson-ovct]

Excellent review as always. I bought 2021 model as a first adv bike and absolutely love it. Does well for commuting and is pretty great off road. The price was just right and the maintenance is so easy to do, excellent for backcountry repairs with it’s simplicity. Hold down the abs button for about 3-5 seconds to turn it off the rear only. Tho I wish it turned off front and rear. Power is low but great tractor like torque to get through obstacles. It’s a phenomenal machine, would highly recommend to anyone looking to get started in the adv world. Will be picking up a T7 in the future but will be keeping the RE, just such a fun bike to ride. I hope you’ll get a chance to take one off road in the future.

[aono]

This bike is meant for mix use as both offroad and city road bike. It's one of the best ADV bikes ive ridden.

[adamdowns]

Good to see someone else has good to say about this budget bike. I bought one as my first road bikes and has been an awesome platform for what I’ve been building. Glad you actually went open-minded and not just say everything bad or shit on it before actually riding

[zoloo]

If you can do Ladakh ride with a bike, that bike is a capable bike even for extreme off roading. And this bike was born in Ladakh. It's not fast, but it is capable of doing what a BMW GS1200 can do.

[Geshmaal]

I went from a Honda CBF1000 (basically a Honda version of a Suzuki Bandit 1250) to a Himalayan this past December, I had a test ride of the Himi at a Royal Enfield demo day in September and just couldn't stop thinking about it afterwards! You have captured it well in this video, despite being a "full size" bike in terms of ergonomics it still feels small and playful compared with other ADV bikes. I have yet to ride another Enfield but if the rest of the range is along these lines then they deserve the massive sales they're seeing these days. Unlike the Japanese and European brands, Enfield can get you a bike when you want it and dealerships aren't gouging customers due to lack of availability. Parts are cheap, fuel consumption is low and they're fun to ride and easy to maintain. Sure, top-end speed takes a hit but in a lot of the world 60mph is actually as fast as you need to go. Unfortunately I think due to the "quality" of the finish and general cheap components these bikes are a bit "disposable", but if you want to ride on a budget you could do a lot worse.

Also don't mess with the rear fender! It's there to do a job!

[saucyspacefries]

The Royal Enfield just looks so retro, it's awesome. I'm tempted to pick one up as my first adventure bike, but alas, I'm a little too short to feel comfortable on it.

[jordanblair]

I recently had my '21 Himmy brake calipers replaced (RE recall) and the brakes are now the best of any of the 15+ bikes I've owned over the past 50 years. Before the recall service the brakes were good, but now they're great. As you described, the Himmy is like a Russian tank, full of character, and feels like a good friend that will take you wherever you want to go!

[tangshangrangsamarak]

I never thought that a bike which is from my country will be in your first ride video, i'm totally suprise. Thank you for reviewing it and sharing your thoughts about this bike... Always enjoy your first ride review, its helpful.. keep on doing it.. and take care..

[pinkies_up_garage]

Really good on road review. I love how hype you get when you like something and your honesty when you don't. I have the Scram 411 (the scrambler variant of the Himalayan) and I la la love it. Also she is skyline Blue, the most gorgeous color way.

I hope you get to take one out on dirt soon.

[MrChochulchang]

Great review! I own 2022 Himalayan in Thailand. The bike is great for potholes and cracks on Bangkok's poorly maintained (but working) city pavement. It is also great for cruising around Thailand's beautiful backroads.

[thenixboy]

I was indeed wondering who was doing the shooting, the car team is doing a great job at capturing the bike in the most interesting states. Not to mension the rider's humour, funny and cosy, thanks.

[ScooterintheSticks]

An excellent assessment of the Himalayan on the highway. I've had my 2022 Himalayan a little over a year and have found it a perfect companion for rides like you've described, plus for the dirt and gravel mountain roads here in Central Pennsylvania. Those were the roads for which I bought this motorcycle.

As an older rider looking to downsize on weight it is a great choice. The Himalayan will take me anywhere I want to go. And I love the way it looks. It's a handsome motorcycle and looks great in my videos!

[kaustavp]

You will love the adventure part of the bike as since its launch here in 2016, almost every adventurous guy in india is buying this to go on trips to leh, ladakh and other off roading trips every year. Their feedbacks and reviews are the reason RE could make the himalayan into this smooth and awesome bike that it is today.

[jasc]

Awesome! Loves those Royal Enfield's. Hopefully you can get your hands on the new super meteor. Keep up the good work!

[HARRYS_SLOTCARS_N_RC_CRAWLERS]

Thanks for the honest intelligent review. It's nice to hear somebody who actually gets the idea of the bike. I get sick of idiots who complain about the top speed. In Europe the average non motorway speed limit is 90 or 100kmph so it does that easily. Speed limits are limits not targets! This bike is perfect for what it is designed for. Speed junkies are always in such a hurry to get to the next place... As long as they don't take innocent folk with them I really don't care 😎

[MANlNBIACK]

It’s more of a survival bike than anything. Low tech always, works every time, and you can load it up with gear and it will do what ever you ask of it. Plus it looks post apocalyptic! All at a price that is affordable.