The all new Himalayan 450 marks a new era for Royal Enfield | MCN Review

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[copinonino]

Folks in India we are so jealous!
The terrain and the bike..
This is adventure in your neighborhood.
Royal Enfield always belonged to this land!

[TerraMagnus]

Royal Enfield is dialed into something important that the other players are missing.

Low CC doesn’t have to mean “beginner bike”. You can put your best work into a light or middleweight bike and there are people out there (many people) who would snap it up.

KTM 390 Adventure, BMW G310GS, Honda CB500X, etc are all giving us half measures. If you want their best work, you have to be ok with owning a giant bike for off road use.

I really hope Royal Enfield is successful here and that their success raises the bar for low displacement adventure bikes.

[crg]

I'm so glad india is making quality products at an affordable price ❤ unlike some chinese product

[martyn_g]

The great thing is that the WHOLE bike was built from the ground up to do the job. Most adv bikes have shared components or a modified road chassis, or shared drivetrains.

[wokeupandsmellthecoffee]

This new Himalayan looks great and with 40bhp will be better for the roads and trails. I like the look and ruggedness of it but the price has to be right.

[adr]

Honestly I think this is going to be a winner throughout the globe. RE are going to do another googly and price it insanely competitively.

[Q.Q.]

That was a good report. Stands out. Comprehensive yet concise. No unnecessary fluff. Just solid. Good job, Michael and Joseph.

[kevinbrennan]

You've only got to watch Itchy boots, to see how practical these machines are, in real world usability. Love to see a GS, do the things, this bike can do😀😀

[EPeltzer]

This is perhaps the unicorn bike that only RE could release. The 450 single is probably the perfect size for a serious adventure bike. The major companies like KTM BMW Honda etc don't want to make such a bike because it will be too good. It would threaten the huge profits they make on the oversized overweight adventure bikes they sell. Instead they give us 250s and 300s that just don't have the power, or maybe the KTM 390. Honda has given us the CRF 300 but it's really only a 280, yes there is the CRF 450 but it's expensive and completely dirt focused, rather than a balanced adventure model. Then they have the 500x but it's a heavy twin really designed for their street bikes. BMW has the 310 . . . But they really want to sell you a 750 or 850 or 1400 whatever it is now. Why RE? Because they don't make big bore bikes it's that simple.

[clique]

What a place to go for a press launch 🏁👌🏻🙌🏻

[KingCast]

They saw Triumph and others advancing and knew it was time to bring this. I'm still going for the Triumph because I've owned 4 of them with Yamaha and Ducati those are my brands but nothing to matter this bike looks sweet!

[mldiode]

You didn’t mention the increased fuel capacity over the old model and the new model has tubeless tires.

[HARE]

Thanks for the review.
Although I’ve never ridden one, I’ve always been a fan of the old 411cc Himalayan.
Looks like it’s time to pull the trigger on the new 450cc Himalayan.
Happy Trails!

[terryheatwole]

Just watched Itchy Boots take this bike on a Himalayan trek! It was great!

[deadpool]

And it's not Europe? That's India bro?!! I could never imagine India like this, that's beautiful 😍

[cardoode]

@MCN Please dont do that CRT TV static thing for the screen transitions. There are too many transitions in a short amount of time initially and that was very irritating to watch.

[shadowred]

Price is going to decide if this bike is a success or not. That Triumph 400 looks a good one.

[TheNorfolkThunderbolt]

Keep it cheap! It’s what we want. Value for money. It’s why I bought my first one!

[wrenchride]

great job Michael not only on the article in the paper but also this great job as always Joseph 100%

[danieleflorean]

I just hope they won't discontinue the 411 model. Especially if they plan a decent increase in proce for the 450, it would be wise to keep both the old and the new models in the lineup