Thanks, chap, I have now done engine oil change and fork oil change by watching your videos. Can't thank you enough for keeping it all simple and straightforward. Turned quite a few others off after 10 secs as it seems their personality was more important than the mechanics.
Damnnnn dude, Your making all royal enfield service centers obsolete🤣. Considering the horrendous services offered by Royal Enfield your content is a boon for all Himalayan owners. Many thanks
Thanks for your kind words mate :). But let me confess, I have nothing against service centers, I mean they are the ones supplying most of the parts as and when needed ;). Cheers
thanks mate, but I believe its the camera that doesnot capture the signs of wear and tear :D Yes as for the other, will get there, have not been riding them much since I got the Himalayan, it is just so addictive Cheers :)
Very informative demo. Thanks buddy. Bye the way, just bought a Suzuki Van Van 200 for the wife. She saw it at the Denver motorcycle show this past weekend and said it “just spoke to Her”. I think it will be a great first bike for her. I plan to ride it too!
Hey bud, congrats :D Have seen the reviews of that on some channel , but a fun bike. Do give her my best regards and wishes for this new chapter. “just spoke to Her”.. Yeah, sometimes that is how things just click Safe riding mate Cheers :)
Hello mate, Thank you and its a pleasure to be honest. I strongly believe that timely maintenance and simple DIYs can go a long way in adding life and riding pleasure. Glad you likes them Cheers :)
@@leuheanrede Also from Scotland - This is proving very useful. Many hundreds of pounds in labour will be saved with your vids. I was quoted 300 pounds for the cone set bearings change. At national minimum wage here this is 26 hours of earnings. I'll do it myself for 50.
Sir u r work is dam gud and useful to us sir . thankyou for making these gud videos of re Himalayan sir . I have seeing u r videos and i got my bike done very good.thank you sir .
Thank mate. We are the ones who have to ride it, they just move from one bike to next, but we can take our own sweet time, thus adding attention to detail. That was the idea when I started DIYs :D Cheers:)
@@leuheanrede thanks for all the videos man, I know it takes effort to take such videos, edit it, upload it.. Few things I have learned from your videos and I too started few basic DIY's. Tx🙂
My pleasure mate, Yeah It does take some time, but all in good fun Good to know about starting with basic DIY's. that is the first stepping stone. Cheers and Kudos :)
The way you make videos on himalayan is to the point and informative. I have a request Could you please make a video series on himalayan rebuild like jeet bhasker made for ktm 390 rebuild series. It would be of great help for all. Cant find any himalayan rebuild video on youtube.
Thanks mate. I am aware of Jeet Bhasker channels. My point is this, why open an implacably running engine when I am doing every thing in my power to make sure the it will easy cross 80000 kms and maybe even more. With good riding practices and proper timely maintenance and engine should do above 80000 kms easy. I have completed 54000 kms on KTM and still running like new, along with other bikes that are well over 50000 kms and not even the clutch plates have been changed. I am expectecting to see 1,00,000 ;) Why open it when all is well Cheers :)
Thanks bro, the satisfaction of doing it yourself is priceless, very few mechanics bother about doing it correctly, they just want to get it over with and move to next. Cheers:)
@leuheanrede, Great Job , excellence Video, you are master of Himalayan; I really enjoy watching your perfect lessons and explanations. Please keep on continuing. Kind Regards from Germany, Hans
That's crazy. A drain plug at the botton of the fork tube makes more sense. A less good but easier way is to take tubing and siphon out the oil....measuring what comes out in order to only add difference of what's left. But if you're going to follow this crazy method, may as well replace fork tube seals as matter of course, as they are cheap.
Thanks Leuhearede, I found this vid most useful ,at the moment I am half way though fitting my YSS front fork mod kit ,,I was not sure of the amount of new fluid to fill with,,and another reason why I am half way though ,is because YSS only give a small 20ml bottle(not enough for two legs) so all is good,,, Must say if you start work outside it always starts to rain
Hahaha indeed, glad to know I am not the only victim of rain when it comes to diys. As for YSS have you tried the rear one too or just starting with the front.
@@leuheanrede hi ,just the front,, i found the fork action the worse thing about my bike..And when i drained the forks I maybe found the reason. it had the wrong amount of fuild in,,,,(too low. )the back shock i am ok with,another reason is lack of cash...regards
@@lipsee100 hahaha, mine is the same (lack of cash) but have found a way to make them behave slightly better with luggage on by adding spacers to increase preload. Lets see how long it lasts
Nice video and very informative. Though surprised oil needs changing. I only twice changed fork oil and that was to a different grade to change the damping effect. This is over 100k miles multiple bikes etc.
Thanks mate. And yes we can go without changing but things is fork oil change at periodic intervals make the ride more supple while also clearing microscopic debris caused by weae and tear. But intervals can certainly be stretched. As oil accumulates more and more miles suspension tends to become firm, liked by many, so its like using higher grade oil thus changing the damping. Did you switch to higher or lower grade oil in those intervals you mentioned?
@@leuheanrede Thinking back, I changed the fork oil on a Bergman 650 to a thicker oil to stop it bottoming out so quickly. Also I do recall changing fork oil on a goldwing 1500, I was putting in stiffer springs and the bike had done over 100k miles (not by me) but as i had forks open, thought it would be good to do at same time.
Thank you very much for this really interesting video because I don't see much of repairs and service on this model on the net. Could you please make more videos about this Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle model? Thanks and good luck .
Hello Sir. I own a himalayan and would like to work with you some day. Your posts are far better which explains everything in thorough manner. Could you help me with you email Id? Thank you. 🙏
@@leuheanrede I was going to suggest the same. Also one more comment, and I'm a beginner, but my RE mechanic who's been working on RE since 30 years has told me - wash the bike before doing any such work, so at least some of the dirt is off and you don't risk it going into places you don't want dirt in. It would also clean up the look in your video. Again, i'm no expert but like to do DIY stuff on my bike, please don't get me wrong and think i'm giving gyaan.
Hello from Boreen Run Ireland. Thank you for making this informative video. It'll help me when I do it on mine. Why did RE not put a drain at the bottom of the fork leg?
I have a continental GT 535 and I have the same problem. Both forks have to be removed to change the fork oil. I dunno if the new GT's come with drain bolts
Hi man, I find the videos you make really awesome, on the other hand I don't speak English and it's a bit difficult to understand certain things, visually it's ok, concerning the two small gray bottles that you pour into the tube of fork it is which product and which quantity? the blue liquid in the pot then what is it and in what quantity? Please answer me in writing, it will be easier for me. Sincerely François
Thanks mate. Yes certainly. That liquid is fork oil and its 10 w, where w stands for weight. As for quantity, its 455 ml in one fork, hope it answers your query. Cheers
Thanks mate, I appreciate your kind words 🙂 As for grade of oil, I am not sure, but indeed it seems to be 5w but could very well be 10w as it doesn't mention anything on the label. I am currently using Liqui Moly 10w will post the vid soon.. if Liqui Moly is unavailable, you can use Yamalube 10w fork oil, easily available at Yamaha service centers. Maximo 10w is also an option but on higher side of pricing. Will post updates on LM shortly. Cheers
@@leuheanrede thanks for suggestions...yep its hard to find fork oil of Castrol, Liqui moly, Motul here in nepal I am surprised...I searched the whole city and none of them heard about Fork oil has a grade...even some of the Royal enfield mechanics and dealers also don't know about fork oil grade....finally I went to yamaha showroom and found yamahalube 10W in there rack but they also don't know about fork oil grades...
Hi my self Prajwal ur doing an amazing job !! Please help me about front tyre sound can’t figure out from wer sounds only come from wen ur in speed breaker
Hello mate, first thing to look for is loose spokes, if so, taking wheels for truing would be of great help, next would be checking cone set and adjusting properly, Cheers :)
oh another thing I do is place an old brake pad in your caliper between your present pads,, this stops accidentally operating the brakes and pushing out the piston...(tell me how I know!! )
Well .. today RE service center messed up my Himalayan .. first they let fork oil spill all over the front brake rotor and calipers ( had to replace pads).. , messed up the tstem setting .( Very heavy now ) and when I checked the bill thoroughly .. they put in only 800ml(4 bottles of RE 200ml ) oil in forks instead of the required 910ml ... I'll have to do it all by myself over the weekend. Thanks for this guide . Appreciated. ( Any idea where to find the gaiters , service center is not taking orders? ) . Feeling heartbroken tbh 😞 . Edit:- they also lost the coin shaped washer with no holes .. amazing. Dunno where can I find that. )
A true heart ache mate to just read and feel the damage. no less since its done and moving forward, just opening the caps and pouring 55 ml will bring it to speed. as for the gaiters, just search fork gaiters on amazon, couple of results will come, finding the correct length might be an issue but doable. else may i recommend another RE service center if close by, cheers
@@leuheanrede you won't believe what happened bro ! I followed your video and removed the fork legs .. drained them .. left had about 210ml and right had about 220ml oil in them. I was confused. Thought I was doing something wrong . Pumped them 50+ times and left to drain overnight .. wasn't able to get more than 550 ml oil out ( and it was dirty , they didn't clean out the old oil properly I guess) I was furious .. called them and they gave the textbook excuse, Bring it here sir we will look into it. Staff mistake sir.. I asked a friend to bring me 5 bottles of oil and did it all over again . Now it's feeling like brand new . ( I think the inexperienced staff just drained old oil and poured in 1 bottle in each leg like they do in classis and bullets .. they only take 195ml ) , I'm new in this town and I've seen just 1 other Himalayan here in 2 months , .. I think the service center has no staff trained for Himalayan as this is a small town . ) ,Keep the diy guides coming , seems like I'll have to do a lot of maintenance by myself 😁😁✌️ Thanks .
@@madhav5955 that is shocking no doubt, pretty much the reason I moved to DIYing among other reasons off course. But glad that it's running fine now. I am in the middle of sorting front suspension to next level. It can go horribly wrong so not sure if i should post updates🤓 Have you adjusted the rear preload. Just looking for some data, cheers
@@leuheanrede yes , my rear suspension is on the 5th notch right now as I'm on the heavier side ( between 78-80 ) and I carry luggage/pillion frequently. It was on 3rd for a few months and the bike felt like it was squatting slightly. On 5th I feel the front end a bit more planted ( it might just be my brain thinking this ). Redoing the front suspension maintenance like your video also fixed the wiggling problem during hard braking . ( Hard braking above about 80kmph caused the bike to wiggle.. I'll be happy to help you if you need any more info .. @_yep_its_me_madhav_ is my insta , drop a message if you can , I wanted to ask you about engine oils ans stuff. 😂
Yes, thanks mate I too am 75 ish. And 5th notch made ride and handling dynamics almost perfect for me. Adding 20-30 kg of luggage did change things a bit and that is what i am working on currently, so your input is greatly appreciated 🤓 Will find you on insta once I learn to use it properly 😊 trying now. Cheers
The front mudguard is metallic or made of plastic??? Cuz i want to install it in my Xpulse 200. The tyre size is same that is why i think that it may get installed in it.
Hey mate Bought these from Amazon - www.amazon.in/gp/product/B07HB2WLTR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Hope these are still available Cheers :)
Hello Brother.. Wanted to ask about my old bullet.. The plug thread area has got damaged.. Question is - if I take the head to the boring mechanics.. Do i need to pull out the valves as well together with rockers..
hey bro I would recommend that the head be taken to lathe shop once the valves have been taken off. Yes a good lathe shop will be able to do it without taking them off. But consider this as an opportunity to get the valves out and re seating them, as discussed :D Cheers :)
The forks on my Himalayan compress alot even when standstill. The travel is still the same, but barely any preload. Any way i can fix that? Because it's a pain to use the side stand, which somewhat keeps the bike upright..
I have always pondered on that idea mate. For now i have just added spacers in front fork to get the preload right and things are seeming to be good. There is a lot to suspension than adding preload or changing to higher viscosity. Not trying to be a pedantic here but I am still testing the spacers thing. But yes changing viscosity to heavier weight is the most cost effective way but has its drawbacks too depending on what kinda riding we do and on what terrain plus our body weight. You can try 15 weight for sure, damping will be changed though. May I know how much do you weigh
@@hemantakaushik4635 that would be same as mine. Now where have you adjusted the rear preload? Factory setting is at 3rd notch. Has that been changed or still there at stock
@@leuheanrede it's at stock. I have watched the video where you adjusted it and made it stiffer. I plan to adjust it as well and see. But I already find the rear quite stiff already.
@@hemantakaushik4635 well actually if I may say something stupid here. The stiffness that you are feeling might just be the suspension bouncing about too much cos of incorrect sag thus giving too much feedback. I can be absolutely wrong here but do adjust it once and see for a couple of days. It was so in my case and bringing it to 5 notch got me peace.
Hey mate. I use 10 w. Result is a bit soft on compression and rebound but for my 75 kg weight it was manageable. That being said, rather then going for stiffer spring I decided to add preload at front :) yes yes cheaper cost effective alternative. Will post a vid soon mate ;)
Hi, In total i bought 5 small 200 ml bottles from RE service center. 87 INR each, so 435 INR for 1 lts exgst Note - Stick with RE recommended 10w oil, if you dont wish to change the handling. another company providing 10w in India is Yamaha. Castrol is 20w, Motul that is readily available is again 20w Bajaj provided 5w that would be too light. Waxpol one available is again 5w
I see your point, a longer spring with smaller spacer could have done the job. But the point is that the stock one is pretty damn good to be honest. The engineers at Harris performance did a brilliant job of getting the right setup without compromising the road / offroad transition. Cheers :)
It could have done the job a lot better, but it would cost more, Harris or KYB. For example, in my XR650 the spring is all the way to the top cap. Don't praise the offroad capability until you ride an actual enduro. :)
Hey mate, 20w will be to heavy. I know that older Enfield used 20w, pre 2007 model. but the newer models use lighter. not exactly sure but i guess 10w or lesser even.
Thanks, chap, I have now done engine oil change and fork oil change by watching your videos. Can't thank you enough for keeping it all simple and straightforward. Turned quite a few others off after 10 secs as it seems their personality was more important than the mechanics.
Damnnnn dude, Your making all royal enfield service centers obsolete🤣. Considering the horrendous services offered by Royal Enfield your content is a boon for all Himalayan owners. Many thanks
Thanks for your kind words mate :). But let me confess, I have nothing against service centers, I mean they are the ones supplying most of the parts as and when needed ;). Cheers
Your Himalayan never goes old :D
you forgot to introduce your other bikes ...
thanks mate, but I believe its the camera that doesnot capture the signs of wear and tear :D
Yes as for the other, will get there, have not been riding them much since I got the Himalayan, it is just so addictive
Cheers :)
@@leuheanrede cheers bro ... love to see your collection 😍
Excellent helpful video - fixing my Himmie in English rain before a long trip. Ride safe!
Glad you found this useful mate, happy DIYing,
Ride safe, cheers🙂
I have now watched some of your videos. Amazing job. No nonsense. Great content.
Thanks mate, I appreciate it and glad you have found them useful, cheers :)
Very informative demo. Thanks buddy. Bye the way, just bought a Suzuki Van Van 200 for the wife. She saw it at the Denver motorcycle show this past weekend and said it “just spoke to Her”. I think it will be a great first bike for her. I plan to ride it too!
Hey bud, congrats :D
Have seen the reviews of that on some channel , but a fun bike. Do give her my best regards and wishes for this new chapter. “just spoke to Her”.. Yeah, sometimes that is how things just click
Safe riding mate
Cheers :)
Hello from Scotland. Your videos are very useful and I appreciate the time you spend making them.
Hello mate, Thank you and its a pleasure to be honest. I strongly believe that timely maintenance and simple DIYs can go a long way in adding life and riding pleasure. Glad you likes them
Cheers :)
@@leuheanrede Also from Scotland - This is proving very useful. Many hundreds of pounds in labour will be saved with your vids. I was quoted 300 pounds for the cone set bearings change. At national minimum wage here this is 26 hours of earnings. I'll do it myself for 50.
@@bobbyferguson8802 300 pounds it just too steep. And glad to hear you found this video useful.
Happy DIYing, cheers :)
Thank you for making and sharing this.
My pleasure mate :)
Be safe
Very good service videos thanks for taking your time making them
Sir u r work is dam gud and useful to us sir . thankyou for making these gud videos of re Himalayan sir . I have seeing u r videos and i got my bike done very good.thank you sir .
Thanks mate, I appreciate your kind words. its a great machine, take care of her and she'll take care of you ;) cheers
Nice bro, Inspiring.. No workshop will do the work as satisfying as you have done.
Thank mate. We are the ones who have to ride it, they just move from one bike to next, but we can take our own sweet time, thus adding attention to detail. That was the idea when I started DIYs :D
Cheers:)
@@leuheanrede thanks for all the videos man, I know it takes effort to take such videos, edit it, upload it.. Few things I have learned from your videos and I too started few basic DIY's. Tx🙂
My pleasure mate, Yeah It does take some time, but all in good fun
Good to know about starting with basic DIY's. that is the first stepping stone.
Cheers and Kudos :)
The way you make videos on himalayan is to the point and informative. I have a request Could you please make a video series on himalayan rebuild like jeet bhasker made for ktm 390 rebuild series. It would be of great help for all. Cant find any himalayan rebuild video on youtube.
Thanks mate.
I am aware of Jeet Bhasker channels. My point is this, why open an implacably running engine when I am doing every thing in my power to make sure the it will easy cross 80000 kms and maybe even more. With good riding practices and proper timely maintenance and engine should do above 80000 kms easy. I have completed 54000 kms on KTM and still running like new, along with other bikes that are well over 50000 kms and not even the clutch plates have been changed. I am expectecting to see 1,00,000 ;)
Why open it when all is well
Cheers :)
Very good brother 💪 next time I'll surely open my Himalayan fork
Thanks bro, the satisfaction of doing it yourself is priceless, very few mechanics bother about doing it correctly, they just want to get it over with and move to next.
Cheers:)
@leuheanrede, Great Job , excellence Video, you are master of Himalayan; I really enjoy watching your perfect lessons and explanations.
Please keep on continuing.
Kind Regards from Germany, Hans
Thanks mate, I appreciate your kind words :). Its a simple machine and fun to work at home. Simplicity at its best, thanks again :) cheers
That's crazy. A drain plug at the botton of the fork tube makes more sense. A less good but easier way is to take tubing and siphon out the oil....measuring what comes out in order to only add difference of what's left. But if you're going to follow this crazy method, may as well replace fork tube seals as matter of course, as they are cheap.
Thank you for a brilliant tutorial.
My pleasure mate
Cheers :)
Thank you for showing in detail.
Thanks mate, truly appreciate it. Cheers :)
Thanks Leuhearede, I found this vid most useful ,at the moment I am half way though fitting my YSS front fork mod kit ,,I was not sure of the amount of new fluid to fill with,,and another reason why I am half way though ,is because YSS only give a small 20ml bottle(not enough for two legs) so all is good,,, Must say if you start work outside it always starts to rain
Hahaha indeed, glad to know I am not the only victim of rain when it comes to diys. As for YSS have you tried the rear one too or just starting with the front.
@@leuheanrede hi ,just the front,, i found the fork action the worse thing about my bike..And when i drained the forks I maybe found the reason. it had the wrong amount of fuild in,,,,(too low. )the back shock i am ok with,another reason is lack of cash...regards
@@lipsee100 hahaha, mine is the same (lack of cash) but have found a way to make them behave slightly better with luggage on by adding spacers to increase preload. Lets see how long it lasts
invaluable DIY tutorial! thanks bruh!
Thanks mate, fairly easy but often ignored, but timely care only adds to life and riding pleasure, cheers :)
Nice video and very informative.
Though surprised oil needs changing. I only twice changed fork oil and that was to a different grade to change the damping effect.
This is over 100k miles multiple bikes etc.
Thanks mate. And yes we can go without changing but things is fork oil change at periodic intervals make the ride more supple while also clearing microscopic debris caused by weae and tear. But intervals can certainly be stretched. As oil accumulates more and more miles suspension tends to become firm, liked by many, so its like using higher grade oil thus changing the damping.
Did you switch to higher or lower grade oil in those intervals you mentioned?
@@leuheanrede Thinking back, I changed the fork oil on a Bergman 650 to a thicker oil to stop it bottoming out so quickly. Also I do recall changing fork oil on a goldwing 1500, I was putting in stiffer springs and the bike had done over 100k miles (not by me) but as i had forks open, thought it would be good to do at same time.
Thank you very much for this really interesting video because I don't see much of repairs and service on this model on the net. Could you please make more videos about this Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle model? Thanks and good luck .
Thanks mate, sure, as the bike accumulates more and more miles, more videos are gonna pile up ;)
Cheers :)
Broo.. I can’t see your struggle for video making... get a tripod so dt u can work and film peacefully 😅😅... very informative videos👌🏻👌🏻
Thanks mate. Yes need to buy a tripod, things would get simpler :)
Hello Sir. I own a himalayan and would like to work with you some day. Your posts are far better which explains everything in thorough manner. Could you help me with you email Id? Thank you. 🙏
@@leuheanrede I was going to suggest the same. Also one more comment, and I'm a beginner, but my RE mechanic who's been working on RE since 30 years has told me - wash the bike before doing any such work, so at least some of the dirt is off and you don't risk it going into places you don't want dirt in. It would also clean up the look in your video.
Again, i'm no expert but like to do DIY stuff on my bike, please don't get me wrong and think i'm giving gyaan.
Hello from Boreen Run Ireland. Thank you for making this informative video. It'll help me when I do it on mine. Why did RE not put a drain at the bottom of the fork leg?
Hello mate, and thank you :)
About the drain bolt, it's all to keep the cost low I suppose. But it can certainly make job much easier.
Cheers :)
I have a continental GT 535 and I have the same problem. Both forks have to be removed to change the fork oil. I dunno if the new GT's come with drain bolts
Hi man, I find the videos you make really awesome, on the other hand I don't speak English and it's a bit difficult to understand certain things, visually it's ok, concerning the two small gray bottles that you pour into the tube of fork it is which product and which quantity? the blue liquid in the pot then what is it and in what quantity? Please answer me in writing, it will be easier for me. Sincerely François
Thanks mate. Yes certainly. That liquid is fork oil and its 10 w, where w stands for weight. As for quantity, its 455 ml in one fork, hope it answers your query. Cheers
@@leuheanrede Yes it's perfect, a big thank you to you. Sincerely François
Lvly brother, very useful and informative videos, thy are really very helpful 👍
Thanks and truly my pleasure
Idea is to make every ride as best as possible with Simple DIY's
Cheers :)
Thank you friend for your informative video...now i can change fork oil by myself....is that an oil 5w of royal enfield?
Thanks mate, I appreciate your kind words 🙂
As for grade of oil, I am not sure, but indeed it seems to be 5w but could very well be 10w as it doesn't mention anything on the label. I am currently using Liqui Moly 10w will post the vid soon.. if Liqui Moly is unavailable, you can use Yamalube 10w fork oil, easily available at Yamaha service centers. Maximo 10w is also an option but on higher side of pricing. Will post updates on LM shortly. Cheers
@@leuheanrede thanks for suggestions...yep its hard to find fork oil of Castrol, Liqui moly, Motul here in nepal I am surprised...I searched the whole city and none of them heard about Fork oil has a grade...even some of the Royal enfield mechanics and dealers also don't know about fork oil grade....finally I went to yamaha showroom and found yamahalube 10W in there rack but they also don't know about fork oil grades...
Hi my self Prajwal ur doing an amazing job !!
Please help me about front tyre sound can’t figure out from wer sounds only come from wen ur in speed breaker
Hello mate, first thing to look for is loose spokes, if so, taking wheels for truing would be of great help, next would be checking cone set and adjusting properly, Cheers :)
oh another thing I do is place an old brake pad in your caliper between your present pads,, this stops accidentally operating the brakes and pushing out the piston...(tell me how I know!! )
Hahaha we have all been there. But thats a great tip. Cheers
Well .. today RE service center messed up my Himalayan .. first they let fork oil spill all over the front brake rotor and calipers ( had to replace pads).. , messed up the tstem setting .( Very heavy now ) and when I checked the bill thoroughly .. they put in only 800ml(4 bottles of RE 200ml ) oil in forks instead of the required 910ml ... I'll have to do it all by myself over the weekend.
Thanks for this guide . Appreciated.
( Any idea where to find the gaiters , service center is not taking orders? ) .
Feeling heartbroken tbh 😞 .
Edit:- they also lost the coin shaped washer with no holes .. amazing. Dunno where can I find that. )
A true heart ache mate to just read and feel the damage. no less since its done and moving forward, just opening the caps and pouring 55 ml will bring it to speed. as for the gaiters, just search fork gaiters on amazon, couple of results will come, finding the correct length might be an issue but doable. else may i recommend another RE service center if close by, cheers
@@leuheanrede you won't believe what happened bro !
I followed your video and removed the fork legs .. drained them .. left had about 210ml and right had about 220ml oil in them. I was confused. Thought I was doing something wrong . Pumped them 50+ times and left to drain overnight .. wasn't able to get more than 550 ml oil out ( and it was dirty , they didn't clean out the old oil properly I guess) I was furious .. called them and they gave the textbook excuse, Bring it here sir we will look into it. Staff mistake sir..
I asked a friend to bring me 5 bottles of oil and did it all over again . Now it's feeling like brand new .
( I think the inexperienced staff just drained old oil and poured in 1 bottle in each leg like they do in classis and bullets .. they only take 195ml ) , I'm new in this town and I've seen just 1 other Himalayan here in 2 months , .. I think the service center has no staff trained for Himalayan as this is a small town . ) ,Keep the diy guides coming , seems like I'll have to do a lot of maintenance by myself 😁😁✌️
Thanks .
@@madhav5955 that is shocking no doubt, pretty much the reason I moved to DIYing among other reasons off course. But glad that it's running fine now. I am in the middle of sorting front suspension to next level. It can go horribly wrong so not sure if i should post updates🤓
Have you adjusted the rear preload. Just looking for some data, cheers
@@leuheanrede yes , my rear suspension is on the 5th notch right now as I'm on the heavier side ( between 78-80 ) and I carry luggage/pillion frequently. It was on 3rd for a few months and the bike felt like it was squatting slightly. On 5th I feel the front end a bit more planted ( it might just be my brain thinking this ).
Redoing the front suspension maintenance like your video also fixed the wiggling problem during hard braking . ( Hard braking above about 80kmph caused the bike to wiggle..
I'll be happy to help you if you need any more info ..
@_yep_its_me_madhav_ is my insta , drop a message if you can , I wanted to ask you about engine oils ans stuff. 😂
Yes, thanks mate I too am 75 ish. And 5th notch made ride and handling dynamics almost perfect for me. Adding 20-30 kg of luggage did change things a bit and that is what i am working on currently, so your input is greatly appreciated 🤓
Will find you on insta once I learn to use it properly 😊 trying now. Cheers
The front mudguard is metallic or made of plastic??? Cuz i want to install it in my Xpulse 200. The tyre size is same that is why i think that it may get installed in it.
Hey mate, its of plastic too, with some claps you might be able to fit it on Xpulse, but may i suggest sticking to stock, cheers :)
@@leuheanrede i thought it is of metal 😅 they say that Enfields are all metal that's why i got confused...
Thanks for tutorial bro... One more thing which thank pad you have on tank..
Hey mate
Bought these from Amazon - www.amazon.in/gp/product/B07HB2WLTR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Hope these are still available
Cheers :)
Thanks...
@@sagar368 Pleasure's all mine.
Thanks mate :)
hey thanks pal!
How much fork oil need to fill??and suggest one plss.
Hey mate, its 455 ml in each fork, and weight 10. cheers :)
A very useful video.
How much will RE service centre charge for changing both fork oil?
Hello Brother.. Wanted to ask about my old bullet.. The plug thread area has got damaged.. Question is - if I take the head to the boring mechanics.. Do i need to pull out the valves as well together with rockers..
hey bro
I would recommend that the head be taken to lathe shop once the valves have been taken off.
Yes a good lathe shop will be able to do it without taking them off. But consider this as an opportunity to get the valves out and re seating them, as discussed :D
Cheers :)
@@leuheanrede thanks for the response.. Will try to pull out the valves before taking it to the lathe..
What grade is the company recommended fork oil?
Re recommends 10w. Cheers
@@leuheanrede for every model or just for the Himalayan?
The forks on my Himalayan compress alot even when standstill. The travel is still the same, but barely any preload. Any way i can fix that? Because it's a pain to use the side stand, which somewhat keeps the bike upright..
Use yss fork springs ₹5k
And use maxima 15w fork oil ₹1k
Your Himalayan will stand tall and won’t bottom out in heavy load that much
Did you clean the springs using petrol?
Yes mate, spring can be cleaned using petrol. But avoid petrol on rubber parts like fork seal, orings and gaiters.
Cheers :)
Sir wich brand tool's your using.
Hey mate, the 1/4" is from Kingtony and 1/2 inch ones I sourced locally, cheers :)
What do you think about putting in heavier oil, say 15w with a viscosity of around 50mm^2/s?
I have always pondered on that idea mate. For now i have just added spacers in front fork to get the preload right and things are seeming to be good.
There is a lot to suspension than adding preload or changing to higher viscosity. Not trying to be a pedantic here but I am still testing the spacers thing.
But yes changing viscosity to heavier weight is the most cost effective way but has its drawbacks too depending on what kinda riding we do and on what terrain plus our body weight.
You can try 15 weight for sure, damping will be changed though. May I know how much do you weigh
@@leuheanrede 78-80kg.
@@hemantakaushik4635 that would be same as mine. Now where have you adjusted the rear preload? Factory setting is at 3rd notch. Has that been changed or still there at stock
@@leuheanrede it's at stock. I have watched the video where you adjusted it and made it stiffer. I plan to adjust it as well and see. But I already find the rear quite stiff already.
@@hemantakaushik4635 well actually if I may say something stupid here. The stiffness that you are feeling might just be the suspension bouncing about too much cos of incorrect sag thus giving too much feedback. I can be absolutely wrong here but do adjust it once and see for a couple of days. It was so in my case and bringing it to 5 notch got me peace.
After how many kms shld we change the fork oil bro?
Hey mate. Normal city use 10000 to 12000 kms. If offroading, you can consider a bit early too like 7-8000 kms
What weight of oil do you use?
Hey mate. I use 10 w. Result is a bit soft on compression and rebound but for my 75 kg weight it was manageable. That being said, rather then going for stiffer spring I decided to add preload at front :) yes yes cheaper cost effective alternative. Will post a vid soon mate ;)
What is recommended for HIMALAYAN by ROYAL ENFIELD? what weight should be the oil?
Sir where did you get tank grips?
Here you go mate - www.amazon.in/gp/product/B07HB2WLTR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Cheers :)
@@leuheanrede thank you sir!
🙂
How much didi it cost ?
Hi,
In total i bought 5 small 200 ml bottles from RE service center. 87 INR each, so 435 INR for 1 lts exgst
Note - Stick with RE recommended 10w oil, if you dont wish to change the handling. another company providing 10w in India is Yamaha. Castrol is 20w, Motul that is readily available is again 20w
Bajaj provided 5w that would be too light. Waxpol one available is again 5w
@@leuheanrede thanks for the information.
Facing some problem with playing your videos.
Well, network issues maybe, but do keep me posted if you keep encountering any issues with the vid
Thank and Cheers :)
Indian ka video banai hai na sar
Indeed Sir, same for India and abroad, Cheers :)
Oh my god what a humongus spacer. Not good for the quality of the suspension at all, it just makes it possible to use a short, cheaper spring. Bad.
I see your point, a longer spring with smaller spacer could have done the job. But the point is that the stock one is pretty damn good to be honest. The engineers at Harris performance did a brilliant job of getting the right setup without compromising the road / offroad transition.
Cheers :)
It could have done the job a lot better, but it would cost more, Harris or KYB. For example, in my XR650 the spring is all the way to the top cap. Don't praise the offroad capability until you ride an actual enduro. :)
Agreed :)
Enduro this isn't. Cheers :)
:-)
very very very lagg
What grade is the RE fork oil?? 20w???
Hey mate, 20w will be to heavy. I know that older Enfield used 20w, pre 2007 model. but the newer models use lighter. not exactly sure but i guess 10w or lesser even.
@@leuheanrede thanks