Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 review - Your doubts answered | @autocarindia1

Rishaad Mody has been riding the new Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 for a few weeks now. Here are his observations of living with it.

Editor: Vinayak Badekar

0:00 - Introduction
0:59 - Low rev performance 
1:44 - Tractability, clutch and heat in traffic
2:26 - Tested performance  
3:21 - Tested fuel efficiency 
3:46 - Vibrations
4:55 - Highway cruising, riding position 
5:30 - Size and weight 
6:40 - A fast commuter
7:20 - TFT, switchgear
8:13 - Mirrors, fuel gauge, riding modes
9:43 - Headlamp, toolkit, rear rack
11:06 - Equipment, what we miss
11:52 - Rivals
12:41 - Conclusion after living with it 

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[RishaadMody]

I’d like to point out that I’m always in riding pants and boots when I’m on a motorcycle. As some people have pointed out, you may well feel more heat if you ride in thin sneakers - or less protective footwear.

[GodAP]

I absolutely love how this man explains stuff. No bs, to the point and he misses nothing.

[TheRidersHub]

I watch Autocar motorcycle reviews mainly because of Rishaad Mody's commentary! sets the reviews apart from the rest for me !!

[ishanchowdhury]

Great job, Rishaad. For me Rishaad has turned out to be the source of truth for motorcycle reviews, and that's as big of a compliment as it gets, as I have been following automobile journalists since the early 2000s.

[harshsingh]

Hands down the best motorcycle reviewer out there.The way he explains things..the simplicity and the ease with which he touches every aspect of the bike is unmatched and unrivalled.Great review brother keep up the good work mate.

[sooyaaa]

Articulate, brilliant with his choice of words, no nonsense and just keeping it simple and real with the reviews. Rishaad is just in league of his own. Good job once again Sir!

[nitujain]

Loved the way how you noticed small - small details and explaining that with a smile and sincerity! Kudos to Rishaad Mody!!

[rajeshnair]

Mody's reviews remind me of the good old autocar reviews. So good and covering each and every detail. You can feel his passion for bikes

[anuroopvinod]

I really appreciate you giving figures like mileage, 0-100, 60-0 etc. Those are the things manufacturers don't include in the specs and as a viewer we need help from you and almost all reviewers are getting lazy to do that. Thank you for including those useful things rather than saying good power or good mileage like every other reviewers.

[jubinjoseph]

Rishaad simply gives the best reviews out there. While others are just trying to soothen the delivery to remain in the good books of the manufacturer Rishaad simply gives his honest reviews and observations. Keep it coming mate! Cheers.

[Whatreally]

Eagerly waiting for the tubeless spoke wheels to be available. Not picking up the bike until then. My luggage is very minimal and around 12kgs out of which almost 4kgs is tubes and tools to change tubes. With the tubeless spoke wheels I can ditch even more weight from my luggage and enjoy my riding even more.

[harivinayak]

The Hunter needs this engine. And as somebody said, Mr Mody is an amazing presenter :)

[InformationMatter]

There is no second thought that Mr. Rishaad Mody is great reviewer in all aspects. He covers all necessary things and always on point.

[madsmix]

Another very good review from Rishaad! This is really setting the bar for Auto reviews.👌

[justrandomstuff-]

I think RE single cylinder fan boys will miss the low end torque with this Himalayan 450, but will experience a huge vibration improvement over triple digit speeds, and new techs 😆😆

[iWantsoarHigh]

Rishaad's communication skills and his way of articulating things are as good his riding skills. Clearely he is way above all reviewers..good job man !

[SelvaSandy-zuwg]

Test drive today

Suspension good
Breaks awesome
Riding position good
Clutch great
Great shifts smooth and good

Only problem Is mild vibrations

That’s part of single cylinder engines

Booked one immediately,

[VM-]

The concern over low torq over very low fwd speed and eng rpm is valid...But a simple correction called, say, 'electronic idling rpm control' can fix it, considering its an electronically controlled ride by wire mpfi engine...
So, a selectable push button can be installed, to raise the idling to min say 2000 at fwd speeds less than say 10 kmph...when de selected, the idling will dip down to it currently set normal idling value, regardless of fwd speed...Now, how do you like my "patentable idea' ...??

Greetings from a Retd AF jock

[gradientO]

The scrambler shot at 12:06 is so good ❤

[DayumSonny]

Rishaad's bike reviews sound like your best friend and travel buddy telling you about the bike he's riding when we're on a chai-pakora ride and we've reached our destination. All that's missing is him leaning towards you and starting with "Bro, listen...."
At least that's how I feel. Dude's so relatable and one of the main reasons I love watching bike reviews on this channel.
Plus it helps that he's my height and build so i get a good idea of how I'll fit on every bike hahaha.