The 2024 Royal Enfield Himalayan has a major issue...

I take the new Himalayan for a ride in the actual Himalayas...and then something terrible happens!

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CHAPTERS
0:16 What is It For?
3:01 Stream Crossing Skillz
4:07 Uh-Oh
4:36 Off-Road Mode
5:16 Not Good
5:34 Rear Brake
5:45 Major Issue
8:13 Mountain Twisties
9:24 What It Takes to Ride Here
9:41 Major Issue Again...on a Different Bike!!
13:01 Throttle Feel
14:36 Power
16:29 Bike Personality
17:33 Weight/Feel
18:46 Control Inputs
21:21 Final Thoughts

[Steve-ii]

The stalling was a well known "feature" of the 650s. My Interceptor did it, as well. The most common solution was cleaning the ridiculous amounts of anti-corrosion grease out of the relays (specifically the fuel pump relay) and replacing the relays with what were presumed to be higher quality units. In my case, however, the issue was not resolved until I replaced the tip-over sensor.

[mrvwbug]

Since it was only happening on bumpy roads, maybe fuel is sloshing around too much and the bike is fuel starving, or the fuel pump might be shutting off due to an overly sensitive tip over switch or something. Hopefully it's just a pre-production bug and gets fixed before production models arrive stateside.

[VelkePivo]

Let’s take a moment to appreciate the incredible scenery

[vie_de_reveur]

It’s good to see totally honest reviews. I have seen many other ride experiences and reviews where reporters or vloggers are only focused on the looks, specs sheet, and only the best points but not about any faults like these.

[AzPauly]

Seems like a much improved over the original Himalayan, Noraly /Itchy Boots Boots has put over 2000km and counting, on a loaner over a few weeks and hasn't mentioned any fueling issues-let's hope it's an isolated pre production issue.. also in a similar category, the new CFMoto 450MT looks promising as well in the 450 class- would look forward to a Yammine Noob look at that too..

[dylanborlace]

I’ve watched 5 different reviews so far for this bike. You’re the only one having this issue out of the five reviews.

[Shady]

6:16 this generally happens when fuel is bad or fuel is not reaching the engine.

[RobinTorrekensTravelVlog]

I had the same with my bmw f800gs in Kyrgyzstan. High altitude and bad fuel made it unpredictably stall.

[ET_Videos]

Hopefully they get the ecu map and throttle or whatever the issue is all sorted out. Looking forward to them coming to the USA!

[elm-neo]

The throttle response at the bottom-end was reported by other reviewers too. Sounds like an issue that can be rectified in the production run. Hope they fix it. I really want to know the rear suspension's characteristics. Old Himalayan had really saggy rear shocks. It performed badly when loaded. It was really bad, even though the fans won't admit it.

[revzzrider]

Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention yammie! Unlike most of other publication & youtubers busy in singing only pros of the bike.
well, it's never advisable to buy 1st batch of production bike from RE.
& Blind followers / Fanboys would never accept something negative or try to justify blunders,

[dheerajduppalli]

Interceptor had the same fueling issue when taken to altitude. its because of the thin air. Enfield fixed it with an ecu update

[abhisheknegi]

Its a relay, which cuts fuelpump circuit. This issue was with older Himalayan also. We upgraded to 24 amp relay. Issue was fixed.

[aayushashok]

I was really excited to buy this bike and i have even put in a pre-order for it. Hopefully they manage to fix this issue before the production bikes hit the showroom floors

[financialanalyst]

I heard a few of the old 650 interceptor and gt had this issue, and then they recalled it and fixed the issue.

[subhajit]

They should've kept the cable actuated throttle with dual cables (RBW will never match the feel), and provide dedicated switch for turning ABS off. Unpredictable throttle will throw someone off a cliff.

[elm-neo]

This is why getting a new model's first production run unit is never the best idea. The manufacturers test it extensively, but we are still talking about a few tens of riders testing it during the design and production stages. Many issues go unnoticed until tens of thousands of customers ride them for hundreds of thousands of kilometres. Hopefully, those issues will be fixed in future design iterations. I plan to get this in a couple of years (by the 3rd iteration) as long as something else competitive appears in the sub-500cc segment. I am also keeping an eye on the upcoming redesign of the KTM 390 ADV. Don't really want to go above 500cc again.

[slammermx]

I still can't believe the Himalayan still has bad relay problems, my 22 Himalayan had this issue, I ordered good quality one's and I've never had the problem again.

[throttle_singh]

The advancements made by Royal Enfield in the new motorcycle are noteworthy. While stalling is a possibility in preproduction models, I am confident that the final production version will feature enhanced systems. Royal Enfield has demonstrated a history of evolving and improving based on experience.

[Hkmmotologs]

Could be some error in ECU programming judging by the behaviour with throttle glitch, engine cut-off and the mode change error at first try, being a pre production test bike these glitches are usual. Try it once again in US when the production bike arrives there and see if these issues persist :) will also wait for production model user reviews here in india as well :)