Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 ride review

Is the new Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 a real Himalayan, in the sense it continues the no-nonsense, go anywhere traditions of the previous 410? Join me for a ride around Sardinia on the European press ride on and off the road with a chance to really get to grips with the new tech, the more powerful 40 horsepower Sherpa engine and try out the rider modes and new Tripper navigation system.

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[kevindarkstar]

6:34 I seriously don't think that the triumph 400x is anywhere on the same level as the RE 450, it's basically a city bike dressed up as a scrambler, I think there is a lot of difference between the two, I don't think anyone will be riding the 400x around the actual Himalayas like itchy boots did with the RE 450 😊

[jimmydickson]

Iv watch the research and the development in India that went in to this new bike some real bike experts and the thousands of hours of though that went in to it, and the hundreds of hours driven through the Indian mountains on rough roads, it’s a tough all steel no nonsense bike it’s kind of built like a tank not covered in plastic I like it, it’s worth the money bang for buck, if you could pick it up ok you can’t go wrong

[billcarson]

I think its a lovely small capacity adventure bike and would be wonderful for a weekend away here in Oz.

[michaelmahon]

Itchy boots took the new himalayan pre production bike 3000 kms around India without any issues late last year

[craigbentley]

Seems as though with all your comparisons to the old bike you should have taken some time to ride one before going on about it for ten minutes.

[scotty]

One thing about Google Maps is that you can highlight a map area, quite large actually, and download all the map data, including points of interest, addresses, Topographic, Satellite imagery, etc. and that should then allow you to drive the tripper as if you had internet connectivity in that area.

[andersboisen]

A MAN WHO SAY THAT IF YOU RAN OUT OF FUEL AND THEN SAY YOU CAN USE YAK PISS OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS . HE CANNOT BE PAID BY SOME SPONSERS 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[MotoTourIreland]

Excellent review.
I would buy this bike with the tubeless tyres. Had a small test ride. Just right for the back roads and off road.

What if Royal Enfield built a parallel twin using the internals of this new single? 900cc with 80bhp. How much would it cost? How well would it sell at £8, 000 - a wild assumption on cost.

[kevindarkstar]

23:51 when you say "signal on the phone" you do know that you can download the maps on any area you want so that all you need is a GPS signal, which you can get worldwide no matter where, but the battery issues are well known with the royal enfield app and is bad to be honest

[phildrabble]

Really excellent review of the Himalayan.

[BadHorsie]

What will make or break this Himalayan is the price point they place it at. It will definitely need to be significantly below the price of the KTM 390 adventure if it will have a fighting chance. If it is priced too closely to the KTM, I see people choosing it over the Himalayan. They will get more for their money by doing so. Also, if the maintenance intervals are similar to the old Himalayan, it will be another downfall. Here in the USA the dealership are few and far spread. This makes for some lengthy trips just to get maintenance or serviced if there is a major problem. Finally, Looks like no carry over with accessories for the moto. It would have been awesome if you could have gotten some seat time on the previous Himalayan to better compare the two.

[anthonywillcox]

Good morning.
The 411: The one and only !

[pawelwolski]

I have the Hunter 350 and GT650. Last year I test rode the 411 Himalayan and Scram. After riding my Hunter 350, I found the 411 engine to be a lump, such poor power delivery, unpleasant to my ear mechanical/tractor like engine sounds. It was a no thank you deal. I was looking forward to the new 452, but will go with the CFMOTO MT450. It would not go in our modern/crazy more, more, more world the 350cc J motor into an updated frame, loose some kgs, better suspension, would have been a great, more "genuine" Himalayan.

[jimmydickson]

It’s a really good bike bang for buck the designers have done a really god job on it plenty power now 👍 the only concern iv got is ride by wire I think they should go back to cable reason is if you break down in the middle of no we’re how do you fix it, cable would be cheaper to produce as well time will tell I suppose

[jimmydickson]

How much effort dose it take to lift up if you drop it, is it manageable

[johnmilner]

Whilst it has some issues I like it. The big let down for me is the Enfield app. It sucks the life out of a phone battery like there is no tomorrow.

[jimmydickson]

A good thing is the air cleaner is up high under the tank away reform water

[basibazouk]

None of those reviews mentioned about google maps integration.

[chrismorin]

You compare it against a 450 against a 310, a 390, and a 400 ... but why not the Honda scrambler? And why does every reviewer leave out maintenance intervals as a comparison? The RE is like stepping back in time to a 70s bike when it comes to maintenance having to do valve adjustments more often which translates into a higher cost ?? Smh !!

[Theoryofnegativity]

Tft not powered by google, rather by your phone, which need to be screen on throughout.