Royal Enfield Himalayan 20k Review (Best Bike I've Ever Owned)
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- Join the ride as 80V finally reviews their Royal Enfield Himalayan. After putting this underdog through more than it's fair share, it is ready for judgement. Our Himalayan finally takes the spotlight after being the groups flagship for the past 3 years.
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My youngest son and his partner rode 15,000 miles over four months around Europe last year. Thirty five countries from Gibraltar to Finland and a lot of places in-between, much of it off-road. They did their own servicing and tyre changes en route. Both bikes are still in daily use.Epic.
Just bought a low mileage, well-sorted 411 myself, after riding my son's Himmy to the Overland event in Oxfordshire this year. The Himmy is a future classic. Love and peace.
It was a pleasure to watch you thrash the Himalayan through those trails. The video was superb and your thoughts about the machine mirror my own. I'm old now and arthritis and a sore back keep me bumbling along the dirt and gravel mountain roads here in Central Pennsylvania. I can only dream about trails like the ones you were on.
I've had my 2022 Himalayan a little over a year now and it is my favorite motorcycle. I downsized to the Himi from a BMW K75 in part because of weight and in part because I wanted to spend more time off the pavement.
I hope to be able to put as many miles on mine as you have on yours!
Great review! Interesting bike, some people hate it and some love it for what it is......a mountain goat. Well done!
Love all these beautiful aerial shots. What a great video!
Great video, thanks. My Himalayan now has 25,000 miles on it and runs fine still. Just added Bridgestone AX41 tyres this week, will be taking them off-road as soon as possible. I live about 2 miles from Hitchcocks and about 8 miles from Redditch, the ancestral home of RE.
That's so cool!!
2 miles from Hitchcocks.. 😮 lucky bugger... How many on her now...? ALL Still Ok 👌
@@barry5580 The bike is heading towards 27K miles now and still running fine. The wet weather is the only problem!
What model year of the Himalayan do you own? I’m thinking of getting one for my first adv bike. Love the look of it but was curious what the best model year is?
@@anglebars6084 my bike is from 2018. With the new model being announced, I'm seeing some good discounts offered on the outgoing model here in the UK. I have not seen any pricing announcement on the new model for here. A good used one here is around £3,500 - £4,000.
you took the words right outtof my mouth,, As soon as I saw a pic of the Himalyan in 2017 I new I had to have one,, I just love it,I,v had it over 4 yrs and it just gets better... ONe mod I can recommend is replacing the head stock (ball bearings) with a taper roller bearing,,its just better,, This year I gave my bike a revamp,,(instaed of trading it) fitted a big bore kit ,tec cam ,,and all round YSS suspension,,,if I,m honest, I do,nt use the extra power that much ,but having a little extra power coming out of corner s just does it for me.... I agree this bike is too heavy to comfortably ride off road,, but the lanes I ride ,,its the boss,,and it handles corners really well.... oh well enough said ,,, ( we are the people in the know! all the GS riders are so far from reality its laughable!)
Thanks for the great video and rundown mate, going to pick one of these up as soon as I can!
Great review...I’m closing in on 30k km and I still love it. I pretty much do everything with it.
Thanks for your review, it was fun to watch. I'm picking one up, hopefully this month.
loved the vid man , love what you done to it too
That’s me: I just want to bumble along in town and on back roads on my Himalayan. But it actually does pretty well when you push it a little through the curves. It’s not a “great” bike in terms of fit and finish, but it is a great ride at a great price.
It would have been nice to hear about it's on road abilities too. Thanks man. Fun vid
Outstanding vid in every way. Great footage, great riding, and as a Himmy owner I can’t disagree with anything you said 👌🏼
I’m sharing this one 👍🏼
You and the bike are in your element, Thanks for keeping it real , That is one heck of a good looking (Tractor.... ) Awesome review man.
That's a great way to put it! Definitely feeling the vibes.
10 thousand miles on my himmy.( Mr burns) not one problem. Bloody love it.❤
First Excellent Video Second Glade to hear about your Himalayan I can tell you have excellent modifications not to mention you reassured me of my purchase I purchased last year the Scram 411 and coming up on a year of my Royal Enfield in August same frame and engine (BS6) Lastly nothing but Fun and Bliss as well Enjoy Fellow Himalayan Rider Enjoy Deuces✌🏼
One of the best/most honest reviews. Almost bought one as my first bike last year. Actually test rode all (5) RE models and loved them all. Haha. Couldn’t decide. Tested some old vintage bikes. Didn’t want other people’s headaches and a 40-50 year old bike for my first bike. Test rode a Moto Guzzi and was sold right away. Now that I’ve been riding for a year, I want a 2nd bike… because… it’s just what us car/truck/bike people do. Haha. Gotta get one of these this year! Thanks dude!
Ha ha awesome.
Update: I have a Himalayan in my garage now. Haha
Congrats welcome to the cult.......I mean group!
I love all the orange gear it really makes it your own style! Looking for pink gear for my himalayan!
I get all the things you said about the stuff you bring along. Great!. I often ramble into areas that have no cell phone coverage and there is very little traffic. If you break down, you're hooped!
Man this was an amazing watch. Really love your content, new sub right here dude! Watching you I now can't wait to pick mine up tomorrow and get some adventures under way. Thanks for all the info, humour and filming 10/10
Heck yess. I wonder when my domain check from Royal Enfield will get here.....
Been almost a year now. How’re you liking the bike so far?
@@randomname1251 To be honest been so busy with work and not getting enough use. Was thinking of selling but its a nice and comfy bike so not sure if that's going or the MT07 🙈
You have good commo gear and the right attitude for riding a fun slow bike
Awesome video, liked and subscribed
Thank you for that. Great review
Really enjoyed. Kinda perfect customer, for pretty much the perfect bike. If you need something faster to travel in a different manner, you're not doing yourself any favors IMHO. I traded mine (after 10,600 miles in a year) for an INT650 (which I LOVE!) to deal with my crappy city life and really miss it. I'd love to relocate to an area where I, the elements, and a Himalayan are a perfect match. Yes, very manageable for 5'6"ish folk, and will carry anything......a bicycle, inflatable kayak, exquisite lawn art :)
Couldn't not agree with you more
Great video
Ride safe
This is some great riding. Skills to pay the bills
luv this set up talking about a bike I'm interested in
What an amazing vid. One of the few that didn’t bitch endlessly about “highway speed”, that’s so boring and out place in my book for a bike like this.
I loved the audio, made me feel I was riding out there with you guys.
Many people feel that bike falls short in every department but I have ridden way worse bikes and managed to have a blast so…
Im now at 28000km whatever that is in miles and i did the TET in Albania Montenegro and Serbia with it. I havend done any offroad before And my bike is stock
Except Mitas Tires
Now that im more comfortable offroad i feel like im gonna upgrade a bit and i feel like 1500€ to make this amazing bike even better is totaly worth it
1500 euro is a big percentage of the bike's price! What are you planning on adding? (I'm in eastern Europe and I am thinking of getting one too, probably for the same reasons as you).
Seems like everyone wants to go one tooth bigger on the counter shaft sprocket, but IMHO you did it the right way.
If you are mainly blasting highway that's fine but mine has offroad tank duty so I need the extra grunt
Whats the clutch engaged speed on idle then at 14T vs 15T? I guess a smaller sprocket reduces need to slip clutch.
Bingo I use the clutch very little when offroad after the sprocket change
@@80VDualSport a question one might add is, does the Himalayan still reach an indicated 120 kph speed with a 14T front sprocket? That's all ever one could need realistically where I live.
That would be topped out and not ideal for the motor. Safe cruise speed with my mainly offroad setup is 65.
Great setup - sort of thing that you would expect to see going on a world tour. It's like the AK of the adventure bike world.
Nice review. Thanks for the tips on changes. I love my Royal Enfield Himalayan though I mostly used it for commuting across London so far. The stock tyres were more than adequate for that. But now I want to take it on some gentle trails so will be looking for a change.
I agree Royal Enfield have got it right in terms of producing accessible affordable fun motorcycles 👍
Check out the shinko E700 series tyres, im running the 705's on mine, good 75/25 tyre
@@mattyb7736 thanks for that tip
Mine is a hate love relationship with my Himmy. Fun to ride, until the engine cuts out at low rpm's. I have dropped the bike several times from just the engine cutting out at the most inconvenient times, which happens constantly. Its favorite places to cut out are traversing muddy roads and heavy city traffic. My speedometer is literally held together with polymer glue. The internal screws started rattling around at about 1500km. Opened the case and found the cheap plastic board mounts crumbling, so I glued everything back together with a vibration proof polymer. My front directional vibrated apart so it got glued as well. The front and rear seats, are the most uncomfortable that I have ever had on a bike. I have a 32" inseam and presently just use a small 1" thick pad to keep me high enough so my knees do not hit the tank bars. My wife who is small finds her seat painful as well, after only a 20 minute ride. At 9,000km I had to replace the damaged steering bearings. The heavy bike apparently does not like my rough roads here in the South American Andes. But it is cheap to run at 85mpg and it is a fun ride as well as long as you don't have to get there fast. I am thinking of picking up a super Meteor for the highway, I can have two RE bikes for the price of one Jap bike, and polymer glue is cheap...
That's the spirit!
Great video. I am waiting for the 450cc one.
what a great review, and I love your riding.
I have a Kawasaki Super Sherpa, but after two big falls I want to sell that bike and either buy a scrambler to do almost only touring (eg CL500) or just learn to ride offroad and not exceed my limits, which is hard as I am loosing 70 IQ while on top of a bike lol.
The only thing that concerns me is how slow it is with only 24HP oh and that Scram411. I dont know which to choose
Thanks for the video! Could you do one on your choice of luggage for it?
Not a bad idea stay tuned
Did you put different bars on it? Great content btw, I want one of these bikes so bad. Those trails look fun as hell too, instant sub.
I did actuality. My go to bar is an ATV-hi
@@80VDualSport awesome, thanks!
Great video and bike 👍
Hiya, thanks great vid. What did you do to your spokes, is that paint or did you replace them? mine are getting a bit corroded.
as a newbie to the himalayan please could you run through your kit list especially tools for repair and maintenance? what do you HAVE to take on the road. Thanks in advance, perfect video, mix of info and idiocy ;) 😂
Great riding on a great motorcycle, proud Himi owner from Italy here! I see you are digging hard on trails, did you make some upgrades on suspension?
Zero upgrades so far other than different fork oil hahahahah
I think it's tires and lower gears
Great vid. Any probs with gear and rear brake levers when it gets dropped? I was pondering a big engine guard to protect them as well
I've mashed the rear brake pedal a couple times. The steel is very forgiving for bending back
10:20 such a proud papa 😊
Very well maintained, designed bike.
Thank you
🇮🇳🙏
Amazing video. Have you seen the new itchy boots videos? she got to test ride the new himalayan preproduction bike in ladakh India.
I have! I can't wait to they hit the US for a demo day
Thanks! Very helpful. I'm on the fence of buying Himmy or the CRF300 Rally, but with the Rally being pretty much unavailable on the used market in the UK as well as it's higher price point, I was swaying towards the Himmy, but really afraid of reliability issues as well as the lack of power. Can't believe you've done 20k on it and still loving it!
Regarding the brakes, how much did those bybre cost you? I suppose you added them yourself? Did you do any suspension upgrades?
Many Thanks!
The brakes and suspension are actually stock!
Buy a Himalayan and join the Royal Enfield owners'club. Very helpful people with any issues and some great rallies. My 2018 Himalayan now has 25,000 miles on it. Easy to fix and doesn't break if you drop it off road.
@@oxfordbulldog9588 Very inspiring to see people throwing around mileage figures like 10k 20k and so on!!
You have reignited my interest in Himalayan as my first bike. Nice spoke wheels. Where did you order them? Also any changes to the handle bar?
They are universal spoke covers from Rocky Mountain Atv, and the bars are Moose Racing ATV hi. I had to get a longer brake line as well.
i got the same model and color. and i could say the same i absolutely rip on the thing and it never has issues.
Great video. What part of the country are you located? I love these trails.
We mainly operate around Louisville!
@@80VDualSport Amazing trails.
What cruise control device are you using man? I need one for my himi. GREAT VIDEO!
I 3d print them!
Best off road on Himalayan ❤I ever seen ❤
I wonder if you guys would be interested in riding the fantic caballero rally explorer. It's a bit pricier than himalayan but have a bit more horsepower and is way lighter. It would certainly be a matchup if ever someone can compared the two.
I hadn't even heard of this. Looks awesome! Would love to take one out and see what it can do.
I own a Honda Africa Twin and a KTM 150 dirtbike. I recently aquired a 2021 Himalayan. There's something odd about the steering. At really low speeds, the steering gets really stiff. At higher speeds you can't even notice but once you stop or slow turn you feel it. It's like the tires are grabbing on to the street. At first I thought air pressure but it was 30 psi. Then I looked closer at the tire wear. They have 5400 miles but there is still very much knobbies on it. One thing to note.....the knobs are not evenly worn. Some stick out more than others. Have you noticed anything like this? Is this tire wear likey the issue? What do you think?
good review
I’m gonna need to know more about those crash bar bags my guy.
Sedici dry bags from cycle gear
You’re a gentleman and a scholar. Congrats on having the most legit Himalayan video on the entire internet, btw.
If I wasn’t 6’3” the Himalayan was in my top 3 bikes I wanted to purchase last year as my first bike. Amazing bike and jealous of you shorter riders who can ride it comfortably. However it’s just too short and uncomfortable for us trolls.
That's fair enough. Same reason I don't want to pursue some other really rad adv bikes. Too damn tall for me hahaha
Funny that regarding your height, as the Himalayan has one of the best seat to peg distance I’ve come across. A lot of people have the seat reupholstered to raise seat even more. It has great drop on your hips compared all other bikes I’ve sat on, and I’ve owned a lot of bikes. I’m around your height.
@@jonathan-th2bg another tall troll here. It's actually not that bad, I tried seating on one at a dealership and it was okey, I thought it was gonna be way more uncomfortable .
Interesting. I’m 6’3” 220lbs and just bought a Scram 411 today after a long test drive. The scram seat is 5mm shorter than the Himalayan too. It’s light years more comfortable for me then the Honda 300L Rally and didn’t feel like a tip over machine like the KLR does in slow turn’s especially off road.
I think there is a build video from Rocky Mountain ATV where a guy about our size and a lot heavier than me made one fit him with just a few mods. I was thinking I would have to lower the foot pegs but after today don’t think I need to but only time will find out.
I love mine.
I HAVE THE HIMMY 2021 AND WAS WONDERING IF YOU PUT RISERS ON THE FRONT LOWER FENDER? I AM ADDING YELLOW FOG LIGHTS TO MY ENGINE GUARDS, LOWERING THE LIGHT BEAM SO AS TO NOT BOTHER ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WANT TO BE SEEN BY THESE BABBOONS WHO ARE USING THEIR PHONES OR WATCHING A MOVIE WHILE THEY DRIVE!! AT WHAT MILES DID YOU ADJUST THE VALVES, OR IS IT DAMN NECESSARY, AT ALL? THANKS FOR THE VIDEO....THE ROAD RUNNER IN CO.
I did add risers that I printed. I also use yellow fog lights to help with trail contrast for night riding.
What up with the orange spokes? Aftermarket wheels? I'm considering aluminum to lighten it a bit.
Stock wheels currently. Looking to upgrade to aluminum this winter for the same reason.
Good motor bike
Hi! What sprocket did you changed on the bike? Front or back? And of how many teeth?
My daily driver sprocket is a 14t sprocket up front. Gets a little buzzy on the highway but makes it a Sherman tank offroad
@@80VDualSport Thanks for the answer!
I like this bike so much, but...
I really like the look of the Scram even more. Would you say the 21" vs 19" front wheel would make such a huge difference in offroad ability? TIA
It's an absolute advantage but it's not impossible with the 19.
@@80VDualSport Thanks. I would put my riding style at "casual", and only plan to go easy offroad.
If we are talking gravel/ dirt roads then the 19 is no problem
La roue en 21 est réellement un avantage en tt.
Son défaut un louvoiment en courbe à hauteur vitesse. Avec l himalayan on a pas ce problème
Is Pine Green a decent color? just asking because I can get a 1k off that versus Matt black or other colors. thanks!
Follow your heart. Don't let price decide!
appreciate it, thank you!@@80VDualSport
What exhaust do you have on you
Himalayan?
Cheap amaon can
What seat are you running?
Still running the stock seat in fear of ruining a nice one with the heavy offroad riding. Been looking at getting some sheep skin fitted.
I had a huge issue with their customer service. I waited 3 months to get a replacement part.
Was it straight from RE or were you dealing with a dealership?
@@80VDualSport dealership ordered the part from RE
Just out of curiosity, what did you order? And was it a warranty item?
The tires you recommended, do they make a lot noise on the pavement?
I've noticed the more worn they get they start to. I'm also deaf as a post hahahaha
What did he lose at 5:42?
A kawaii cat eat
Which year himalayan?
2019
I had one. Very cool concept but just ridiculously slow. A scooter has more quickness.
Yeah if you are looking for quick, not the bike for you hahahahhaha
@@80VDualSport lol. Most definitely not. I had not realized just how slow it was when I bought. It reminded me of my first little mini bike 50 years ago with a lawnmower engine. You turn the throttle, and it takes a little time to even start moving.
I'm so sad they are axing this version for the new 450.
Agreed but it had a good run
@@80VDualSport I'm mostly sad because I really want one but I'm away from home for 2 years. Maybe I'll be lucky and find a low mileage one when back. Desperate to ride one from Ushuaia to Alaska.
arent the 24 horse power just too little? im considring it but it sounds too low.
can i cruise with it on the highway when im not having fun? because thats what it will do most of the time
I'll be honest. It's not a superstar on the highway. Especially mine being that it's set up for offroad. State roads are mint for a himalayan.
What fell off your helmet when you hit that branch? Lol
My big orange cat eats get caught all the time and I designed them to be break away for safety
U r so lucky u can modify your bike in your country .
In India we can't even change the exhaust 🤒
Oh wow
@@80VDualSport it's illegal
I don’t understand what’s the point to make your bike louder
Not to make it louder but to let the exhaust hard flow easier
At the end you gain 0,5 hp and a lot of extra noise.
Bro which country , where do you live
United States!
@@80VDualSport where in usa bro
We are based out of Kentucky
@@80VDualSport great 👍 man thanks for the reply ...
People like its becuase it's cheap. Can you really compare it with a African twin or other ADV's in pure performance ?? Nahh
Get a load of this guy!
Hahaha
Just put a deposit down on a red one!
I hope you are as pleased with yours!
@@80VDualSport I reckon I will be. I want to plod along, take in the scenery and see what adv riding is all about.
Big festival coming in Uk so should learn loads. (Demos etc, 3 mile track plus learners area).
Lost your ear at 5:40 :(
Bonus points for noticing senpai
Super annoying audio
This channel is dope! 🫡
Thanks!