Thank you. For your review I will. undecided whether to buy myself a royal Enfield Himalayan, but after. watching and listening to you, you have. changed my mind and most definitely going to get one. Thank you again Safe riding cheers. Dirty socks. Australia.🧦🧦
Lovely video, thank you! The highest road in Europe is the Pico Veleta on Spain, 3,398 meters. I did that with my Yamaha XS360 in 1978... Love the new Himi!
9:10 that is not a clip from India. Weight also comes from center stand, rear rack, tank guards. BS3 Himalayan was infamous for chassis break so they have to beef it up. Still RE need to go some distance for reducing chassis weight. Sometimes the stereotype goes overboard.
A lovely review…. I certainly don’t doubt its capabilities….. it’s a lot of motorbike for the money but it is happily carving its own niche…. I tested one in the north Wales mountains….. not the same where you rode to, but equally thrilling…. I love the fact this bike was born for big mountains anywhere around the world.. Thank you for your presentation. It was thorough, knowledgeable and Well presented…. For that, I subscribe., cheers John
Excellent review. I've had mine 6 weeks and love it. I've actually downsized and should have done so long ago. Agree completely about the screen. Heated grips too in the UK.. It's a modern xt500 with everything on it you need to travel. Ride safe 👍
Currently on a supersport 636 and somehow captivated by this bike just for touring what I normally would do on the 636. Great you covered just tarmac, there's a lot about off road already on YT.
Thank you for the review I enjoyed it. Constantly amazed at how many negative opinions are offered by armchair warriors . You took the time to make this video which I have no doubt added hours to your trip and hours after to edit . May I ask how tall are you , I’m 193 cm or 6’4” and am considering the Himalayan 450 Thanks again
I only have 800 miles on my Himalayan but the total mileage Trip 2 is 99.4 mpg = 35km per litre After the first service, 300 miles, Trip 1 reset, last 500 miles is 99.1 and I expect 90/95 could be the normal 32/33km per litre. Running in takes 1200 miles but now have 6000rpm which is better than the 4k limit befor first service. This has been a great purchase, so far, and in no way does it feel a 'downsize' from my 2nd bike, a BMWR1200RS. This was a better option when looking for an older XT500/KLR650/SP370 when they were just so expensive for forty year old bikes.
Do you think the RE Himi 450 is a good bike to travel 560 KM per day at speeds of 114 -130 KM per hour? Riding days are three consecutive travel days. USA Interstate. Of course with breaks for petro. Or do you think is it not comfortable enough for the rider? I know there are better "Cruiser" bikes for such a long trip, but I'm looking for one bike that does Interstate and then I can take on mountain dirt roads when I arrive at my destination.
Hi i rode 850 km in two days with a lot of mountain roads. And i' had no problem at all. So my answer is "yes" you can ride at 130 kph constant speed without any problem.
That reference to India was a bit odd. Such a heavy touring/adv kinda motorcycle can't be used as a commuter which is what you might've seen being used to ferry small families around between two close towns. If RE said this I call bs.
It is an adventure touring bike. You don’t have to go off-road and we all know that the Himalayan is more than capable if you do. This is a real world test, the sort of thing the majority of owners would like to do with their bikes. A more useful test might have been to use i5 a# a boring commuter or on a short trip to a cafe but that’s reality, riding in the alps is a dream for most people.
Great Answer i couldn't do better... we choose to go ONLY in tarmac because there are a lot of test only in off road. BUT we want to test if this bike is able to be a good traveller too.
Best Himalayan 450 review I have watched. Well done. 👍
Thank You!
Thank you. For your review I will. undecided whether to buy myself a royal Enfield Himalayan, but after. watching and listening to you, you have. changed my mind and most definitely going to get one. Thank you again Safe riding cheers. Dirty socks. Australia.🧦🧦
Very informative video and great bike! Perfect combo ❤
9:05 that's sub-saharan africa
Excellent review, I own Himalayan and have been to the highest passes of the world in India, I totally agree with your assessment, kudos
Lovely video, thank you! The highest road in Europe is the Pico Veleta on Spain, 3,398 meters. I did that with my Yamaha XS360 in 1978... Love the new Himi!
hi true but pico veleta is not a pass. But it is true that is the highest mountain road in Europe actually. Ciao
9:10 that is not a clip from India.
Weight also comes from center stand, rear rack, tank guards. BS3 Himalayan was infamous for chassis break so they have to beef it up. Still RE need to go some distance for reducing chassis weight.
Sometimes the stereotype goes overboard.
They can swap out the steel for plastic
A lovely review…. I certainly don’t doubt its capabilities….. it’s a lot of motorbike for the money but it is happily carving its own niche…. I tested one in the north Wales mountains….. not the same where you rode to, but equally thrilling…. I love the fact this bike was born for big mountains anywhere around the world..
Thank you for your presentation. It was thorough, knowledgeable and Well presented…. For that, I subscribe., cheers John
Excellent review.
I've had mine 6 weeks and love it.
I've actually downsized and should have done so long ago.
Agree completely about the screen. Heated grips too in the UK..
It's a modern xt500 with everything on it you need to travel.
Ride safe 👍
Excellent review!
Currently on a supersport 636 and somehow captivated by this bike just for touring what I normally would do on the 636. Great you covered just tarmac, there's a lot about off road already on YT.
Just found your channel- a great ride and a good review - I’ll be back!
Well done
A good travel/road review has been needed.
Fajna recenzja, bardzo konkretna .... jestem z Polski i już mam zamówionego swojego Himalayana 450 :-) twoja opinia się do tego przyczyniła. Dziękuję.
great review
Thank you for the review I enjoyed it. Constantly amazed at how many negative opinions are offered by armchair warriors . You took the time to make this video which I have no doubt added hours to your trip and hours after to edit .
May I ask how tall are you , I’m 193 cm or 6’4” and am considering the Himalayan 450
Thanks again
hi thanly you firts of all. I'm 171 so not so tall.
I feel proud to see rave reviews on Him 450 as I am an Indian.
I like the way you ride the bike, sir, clean and smooth.
Subscribed.
Chup chomu buddha
I have already two big bikes and now I am looking for much smaller. Still wondering triumph scrambler 400 or Him 450.
I only have 800 miles on my Himalayan but the total mileage Trip 2 is 99.4 mpg = 35km per litre
After the first service, 300 miles, Trip 1 reset, last 500 miles is 99.1 and I expect 90/95 could be the normal 32/33km per litre. Running in takes 1200 miles but now have 6000rpm which is better than the 4k limit befor first service.
This has been a great purchase, so far, and in no way does it feel a 'downsize' from my 2nd bike, a BMWR1200RS. This was a better option when looking for an older XT500/KLR650/SP370 when they were just so expensive for forty year old bikes.
I think the highest pass is French. It's the Col de Iseran with 2770 meters. But the height doesn't matter. They are all awesome :)
What's up with the AI stuff on the video? The voice over looks like crap
Yeah it's odd, like an AI translated voice with weird pauses to match the overall speed of the original video.
I’m not sure what you meant about the ABS. I really can’t remember when the ABS last activated when I was riding a motorcycle on the road, if ever.
Do you think the RE Himi 450 is a good bike to travel 560 KM per day at speeds of 114 -130 KM per hour? Riding days are three consecutive travel days. USA Interstate. Of course with breaks for petro. Or do you think is it not comfortable enough for the rider? I know there are better "Cruiser" bikes for such a long trip, but I'm looking for one bike that does Interstate and then I can take on mountain dirt roads when I arrive at my destination.
Hi i rode 850 km in two days with a lot of mountain roads. And i' had no problem at all. So my answer is "yes" you can ride at 130 kph constant speed without any problem.
I want to buy one in the future , in the lowest spec just because I would like to put everything on it that Acerbis has developed 😅
What size are you? Will this work for me at 6’4” and 270 lbs?
I'm 171 cm 80 kg
That reference to India was a bit odd. Such a heavy touring/adv kinda motorcycle can't be used as a commuter which is what you might've seen being used to ferry small families around between two close towns. If RE said this I call bs.
25km:litre doesn’t sound particularly impressive to me. My 500 routinely averages mid 30s.
Uphill ?
Seems wrong to me. My Himi 450 gets more like 36 - 40 depending on what I do.
Seems like a promoted content.
No it is not. It a test ride
How is a review of an adventure bike only riding on tarmac a serious review?
It is an adventure touring bike. You don’t have to go off-road and we all know that the Himalayan is more than capable if you do. This is a real world test, the sort of thing the majority of owners would like to do with their bikes. A more useful test might have been to use i5 a# a boring commuter or on a short trip to a cafe but that’s reality, riding in the alps is a dream for most people.
Great Answer i couldn't do better... we choose to go ONLY in tarmac because there are a lot of test only in off road. BUT we want to test if this bike is able to be a good traveller too.
Yes. I want to buy this bike and I was interested in a road review as I've seen many off road ones.
Why do you call them the European Himalayas when they have a name already. The Alps. Just call them that. The Alps.