Meet the New Addition 😍
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- After lots of thought, research, weighing up and test riding, the decision has been made. Meet - Roger!
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Congrats! I have over 20,000 KMS on my Himalayan ( a 2021 purchase) but at the age of 76 I was not seeking a crotch rocket, just a bike that will go anywhere. And on Vancouver Island there a hundreds of miles of logging roads to explore. Happy riding to you.
Thank you. 😊
Nice video Charlie. have fun
Congratulations. Great you took the Himalayan. I'have the black euro 5 type. But it had to be lowered for me since my inseem is about 70cm. Hope you're have as much fun on it as I have. Looking forward to your videos. Grts Danny
Thanks Danny. 😊
Congrats Charlie! Perfect choice! B roads, off roads and no roads is where this bike shines. Roger is already changing things for you, beginning with that entry gate. 😄Eager to see what you both can do together. Happy riding 🏍 👍
Thank you. 😊
Awesome choice.
Made a great choice. Himalayan will give better advantages. Looking forward to more videos. Cheers and congrats 👏
Thank you 😊
Well done, that's a good choice and you'll have lots of fun with Roger. I'm not a fan of the exhaust and of noisy pipes in general, they make the ride tiring and attract negative attention from the non-motorcycling community. You can always change it.
It's actually really unobtrusive unless you make it be. 😊
I thought you would Charlie, good call, well proven bike thanks to Noraly . Not sure if you'll learn to live with the noisier can. Was tempted to do the same with my XL1000 but felt the ride was more important than the sound . Enjoy the horizons on the Himmy 😊 .
Thank you Mar, I have kept the baffles so that may reduce it if I can't tollerate it. 🤣
Can't believe you tried to take that brick pillar down with a RUBBER mallet. It was a joke, right? Too late to tell you now, but a lump hammer was the correct tool, and not a sledge hammer. The lump hammer would have allowed you to save the bricks and then take enough of the lower section of the wall down as well to rebuild the pillar so you could fit double gates.
If you go down that road i would strongly suggest you get a proper bricklayer, it would be money well spent. Some jobs are best left to the experts.
Himalayan is a good bike, i have the winter camo model. Keep a check on the battery, they tend to go flat quick, especially in the winter.
Sadly, no joke, I am actually that naieve, however, if you saw to the end of the blog, help did arrive with proper tools, and a brickie is booked to finish the job off. 😊
Shrewd choice Charlie. I'm sure that in a couple of months if not weeks you and Roger will be inseparable. Unlike that dodgy hammer you used on the brickwork, Roger is the ideal tool for the job you have lined up for him...😄👍
Hahahaha, thank you 😊
As an adult, the closest thing to being a kid on Christmas morning again is getting a new bike. Can't go wrong with the Himi, congrats Charlie! PS you needed a sledgehammer.
I did, you're right! 😆
I think you made a good choice Charlie for the type of riding you want to do. Himalayan will go just about anywhere and Roger looks great. Safe riding. Dan. 👍🏍🇨🇦
Thank you Dan
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Congratulations Charlie! Excellent choice! Roger may not be a rocket on two wheels, but certainly will get you just about any where you want to go.
That's what I hope for! 😊
Well done Charlie, good choice, you and Roger are going to have some great adventures together ☺️
I can't wait! 😊
Was traveling and hence missed this reveal! Congratulations ...I really did think you would go for the scram....but yes with the price and these add-ons...this Himmy is also unbeatable! You just cant go wrong! Here's to a load more adventures on Roger!
Thank you Romel. 😊
Girl😎😲😲
Get yourself an f*N electro hammer from Craig's list..
Or the Brits version of that list..
Or whatsoever! And Who is that guy anyway? Why does Greg has Lists in every Country and we have boring "eBay Kleinanzeigen" in Germany? 🤔🤔🤔🤦♀️🤷♀️Haha.
The Emergency Racoon in Action! Llllllooooving it. 😂
Hahahaha thanks Bea. 🤣
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Interesting Choice. Would be mine as well. Short legs, big bum and all of the same features 😂You will have fun watching Itchy boots Series with (Ronan) her Himalayan. Another good use for the RE hat..
Royal Enfield that is...
or is it🤔😎
Racoon Emergency! 🤣
Using the wrong hammer, should e a club or mash hammer designed for heavy hitting or demolishing stuff.
You should wear earplugs even with quiet bikes. The wind noise damages your hearing. The ear plugs reduce mental fatigue too.
One of my favourite haunts and routes the Honey Street complex cafe and museum and that awesome Vale of the white horse ride through the Cannings"s
The bike looks right for you Charlie
Pleased for you 👍
Some good adventures are on the way
Hope you’ve not damaged the side case on that little incident 🙈
No damage at all luckily. 😊
listening to you on testing that bike, I had bet with myself that's the bike charlie will have. glad i won the bet as i do not gamble unless it`s a cert. Lol. I wonder if you will ever try a combo. A different thing altogether. It does not steer as you might think. 85 year old biker, bless you.
Such a shame that the CB500X doesn’t fit you, I live mine.
Good choice for you enjoy your new bike,glad you got someone with a good hammer to sort the wall.
Thanks 👍
The real question is should we be calling it a Him-a-lay-an or a Him-ah-lee-an.
Borrow a 2-1/2lb club hammer and your bricks will be history.
Nice one Charlie. Had a Himalayan myself for a while. I would recommend ditching the stock battery and upgrading to a lithium ION battery. Much more reliable and a real weight saver, and also get some LOMO bags for the front bars. Sorted, happy riding 👍
Thanks, I'll have a look at that. 😊
I don’t have a weird friend, but my friends do! 😉
I know that feeling. 🤣
Earplugs are a good idea anyway. It's the wind noise that does the damage, not the engine noise.
You need to take out the whole next section of the wall up to the next pillar and put some double gates on. Nice bike :)
Congrats take it to the Abr festival next year!
P.s Might have to do the same thing. Having that extra oompf is great.
Oh that DIY part was gold and the hammer. (Yikes). Great effort.
Great choice we may see you on Dragon rally or even the Elephant in Bavaria.
Better than what you had by miles NOW YOU CAN START TO ENJOY RIDING !!!! many many miles !!!! I will give you about 12 months to 24 months and then a lowered B.M.W. G S because my legs are also short but I got one and had it lowered best bike I have ever had as a miles bike as a sports bike the Yamah YZF 750R has always been the best I have riden and that includes more modern stuff Anyway really happy for you I just love your attitude to life you should never ever go far wrong Bad days yes but those good days will always overcome because of the way you approach things Looking forward to sharing some good days re your vids !! P.S. If you ever want to drop a wall in future get a metal hamer or better still a hammer drill but it was funny to watch "not for you" but for us it was just great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Take care ride safe and keep these vids coming if you can !!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Allan, I already enjoy riding , and what I had before is still safely tucked in the garage. 🤣 The meteor will stay until I possibly upgrade the road bike to a 650, but not til next year.
I'm looking forward to getting out there on the Himalayan in the meantime. 😊
Oops bit behind aren't I you chose well
handlebar risers a must. will feel like a big Harley x
Hi ya Charlie, luv the bike, I thought you might go for this model. The pans are excellent just what you need. However, the name Roger!!! I'm not sure about that. It could, and I say this respectfully, have strange interpretations, but it's your bike you name it as you deem fit. Enjoy Charlie, I wish you the best and look forward to more vlogs.
Roger is a Radio transmission term I use all day at work, and also a children's book about a little tractor called Roger, it all seemed to make sense, and suits him. Besides , who doesn't love a Roger? 😏🤣
@Rest Day Rider Oooh Errr Misses!!!!🚑😅
So long as yer legs reach ground level they're OK.
Rubber mallet? You need a 4.5lb steel club hammer.
Why not a rear pack then the 2 side packs don't keep scraping!
Congrats Charlie, great choice, best wishes and safe rides with Roger, bring on the videos now! 👍👍
Thank you. 😊
Lovely bike with some sensible mods but I’m pleased you’re not my neighbour as that loud pipe would become tiresome and likely does nothing for its performance - enjoy
I won't be revving it on the drive, I do like my neighbours. 😊 The mods do seem to make a notable difference from when I test rode the same bike, definitely quicker response and more 'go' at the top end of the speed limit . 😊
The iridium spark plug and higher flow air filter make a significant difference to the Himi performance wise, not so sure about the pipe. Just make sure you wear earplugs more so on a long run as the racket will become tiresome . Just my humble opinion of course 👍
The famous TH-camr itchy boots originally had a Himalayan, in fact she had two, you can re map to get more power.
I follow Norally, she's great.
@@restdayrider Noraly had the same problem, hence after the Himalayan she bought an older version of a Honda CB500CX, because the older versions had 17 inch front wheels. Instead of the standard 19 inch, which she had fitted later.
Great choice !
I absolutely love the relaxed sound of the Enfield i remember these bykes when I was little in the sixties and I had set my heart on one now I'm retired but I have discovered the honda fury omg . problem is my gate is 28 inch wide fury is 36 so surgery is required.i love my 94 1400 intruder but shes to heavy and thirsty so change is needed.great videos your a nice lady ❤❤❤❤
Thank you 😊
Hey Charlie, you should have called Roger, Dylan, after Swindon's magic roundabout ;)
Now there's a thought!
Nice one! Test rode one, with the metal panniers, the whole setup of rattly panniers and vibey single pot not for me though. Have a great 2024 with the new bike!
This one was last year! And we have done 10k miles together now. 😍
Powerbronze do a taller screen for these.
I'm sure you've had you're people looking into this, is there a PowerTRONIC Piggyback ECU in Rogers future?
There may be a few other tweaks. 😊
Nice one Charlie, great choice.....
WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER! Himalayan or Scram your on to a winner! Don’t blame you for getting the Himalayan Charlie what with all those extras Bargain I say! Miles of Smiles to come I say well done & ride safe!👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻😎
Thank you John. 😊
Well done Charlie. I have just done a deal against my Benelli TRK502X for a Scram 411.
See how it goes
Excellent!
Should’a hired a Stihl saw,x.
Finally something to suit the budget and figure.......should have got a larger bike and let the tyres down!!!....lol Hope you have many miles of enjoyment on your new steed, Roger might like a good thrashing now and again......🤔🤣🤣
Thank you Phil, I suspect after some gentle introduction miles that Roger will indeed get some proper spirited trail riding. 😊
Congratulations, have you sold the Meteor?
Sold my my CB500X after 5000 miles, it was too much weight too high up for my 30"inside leg even though I'm 5"10 couldn't hold it in ruts, 60 next year, you made the right choice 👍😎🏍️
I've kept the Meteor, I'm just too attached still! Thank you, I think I've made the right choice too. 😊
That´s a real good choice.You know, I have the same problem. I am 166 cm and 77 years old. My seat high limit is round about 80 cm. Have a lot of fun. Regards Rüdiger😘
Thank you Rudiger, I have found that my limit is definitely 80cm, makes choices very limited. 😐
Oh Charlie! What can I say other than another winning vlog. Only you would provide a description of your supposedly little legs. Please don't scratch the panniers on the entrance way. And I hope you gift your daughter your Meteor when the Super Meteor arrives. Safe travels.
Thank you! Luckily no damage to the panniers, but next time they're coming off. 🤣
Nice bike. Many happy and safe miles please! Earplugs? An excellent idea and I have used them since fitting an aftermarket pipe to my RE Classic 500 and just all the time on my Moto Guzzi Griso 1200. Foam earplugs like I used when I worked in a press shop are great, really cheap and save your hearing. I wouldn’t ride without them now 😀👍
I'll have a look. 😊 Thank you.
Comment #2.
If you are slightly short in the inside leg, have a look at Daytona Lady Boots. They have a 6cm heel hidden inside them.
My eldest daughter is 5'2". An extra 6cm inside leg makes an enormous difference. She couldn't ride without them, yet the design allows her to flat foot her bike comfortably.
Just corrected that, 6cm. Inches would be bloody rediculess,
Fabulous!
From the off i can tell the right bike for you is a BMW F750GS hands down your best option based on your intro, 750mm seat height, its a no brainer
That actually looks interesting, I shall have to see if I can test ride one. 🤔
Hey Charlie, congrats on the new bike! Very cool. Hope you have lots of fun! 😃 I’m so sorry but I did have to laugh a lot at you trying to knock down a brick wall with a rubber mallet! 🤣🤣🤣
Cheers
Howard.
Glad it offered some amusement. 😏🫣
I love your vlogs .....liked you attacking the wall ...hah ! Good choice I tried the scram ...its great ..but you get so much more with the Himalayan and more accessories....maybe next year I will get one ...great choice I'm sure you will bond with Rodger and it will do all you want /need 😉
Thank you, I'm very excited 😊
The weird friend scene was like something from an RPG sidequest. 😆 Congrats on the bike.
Hopefully a good one! ( the quest, not the bike... I know that's good!) 🤣
A rubber mallet? Oh dear... 😂 Love your videos though, really inspires me to finish my project and get out and about too
Well, I'll give anything a go. 😆
Fabulous choice, I would love the Himalayan ever since watching Itchy Boots riding her first one around India,I have wanted one. Have fun and stay safe.
Thank you David. I'm looking forward to some adventures. 😊
Lost me at the phrase "adventure bike" - they are an abomination. Then I got to the loud pipe. The bain of my life. Every Sunday loads of them past my house.
Love bikes. But this is a combination from he'll for me.
Hope you enjoy it though.
It's a personal choice, and the pipe may have the baffles back in if it becomes too much. Luckily I won't ruin most people's peaceful weekends as I'm usually working then anyway. 😊
Excellent 👍 REs are great bikes. Hope you have plenty of smiling miles on the Himalayan
Thanks Gary. 😊
When you get a chance and the flags are down there is a great ride over Salisbury Plain from Lavington Verdet to what was the Great Bustard Hotel near to StoneHenge, great views and not too testing..
Also with Bank Holidays upon us if they open and your not working Imber Village will be open and worth an explore..
Enjoy..
As not having a trials bike anymore I realise how much I miss one
That's great info, thank you Philip. 😊
I would have suggested the new lighter Hunter if RE was your preffered choice. The Himalayan is a great bike but consider how heavy it is if you dropped it.
I'm pretty sure as I can deadlift 100kg I can lift 200kg with 2 wheels on the ground. 😊
Excellent choice. I always ride with foam ear plugs, and my VStrom has a standard exhaust. Also, where you were riding home, there are loads of green lanes, that's what the guys you saw at the side of the road were up to.... but you already knew that and are reading this saying "I know that!". Have a great time Rogering...erm, no, oh, ummm.
I need to find and explore all these lanes, I suspect it'll involve some map studying so I don't get stuck on Roger. So to speak. 🤣🫣
Brilliant. I may go that direction next year. Just the small matter of a full knee replacement to go first. Enjoy your new bike :)
Thank you. 😊
Seat height is a big issue! I'm a 5' 7'' bloke with 28 and bit inside leg. I love my Meteor, but can't get both feet down flat. I've also fitted the RE lowered seat! Really wanted the new Classic but that's even higher!
It really does seem there is a little legged gap in the marker, so many people having the same issue. 😐
It's a nice looking bike in all black and sounds good with that exhaust. Have you watched Itchy Boots and her tour from India down to Afganistan area and Argentina on Himalayen's. Somebody has bound to have mentioned it?
Hi, yes I'm a big fan of Itchy already. 😊
I purchased one in May 2019 and still got it puts a smile on my face whenever i ride it and very reliable, Enjoy
Thank you 😊
Congratulation good choice I hope you have lots of fun on your new bike, I like you have named it the same as my name Roger LOL have fun.
Hi Roger! Thank you. 😊
Great choice, welcome to the Himi club, great little bike, I only got my new to me bike a few weeks ago and am loving it, hopefully a 8 week europe tour beckons next year for me, happy travels 🎉🎉
I'm aiming for Europe next year too. 😊
You have the same problem as me. I am 5ft 11in but only have 30 inside leg so have a lot of trouble getting the right bike. Look forward to your next video
It's been a challenge finding the right bike. 😊
So Roger is your choice. Shame the Honda CB500x was too big but they do come with a price tag. I prefer the Scram but it would be worth a test ride on the new Hunter, if you get a chance.😊
I'll test ride that and the 650 Meteor when that arrives. 😊
I had a feeling that you would go for the Himalayan, once the few faults were sorted then it was to good a deal to miss. Just be really careful with the off road thing and, remember you haven't got a support crew following you🤔. Oh yeah, always keep your phone with you in case the worst happens! 🤕.
Thanks Keith, I absolutely will remember that! 😊
Good girle Charlie, you've got a cracking bike there. Enjoy
Thank you Alan. ☺️
Be interesting to see a standard Himi compared to your one and what impact the mods have. What's the vibration like? Does it feel a lot more powerful than your Meteor?
Hi Graham, the vibration seems to be negligible on first ride and I do believe the mods have made a difference to the throttle pick up and the lower end acceleration.
p.s. your channel is also so motivating for women wanting to get into biking. Such a shame that most bikes are made for the hight most men. Also there's less choice of equipment to wear - as I found out trying to buy equipment for my wife.
Thank you Ian, and I absolutely agree about the kit, it's a struggle to find stuff in shops and have to go on line, then you don't get to try stuff on. 😐
Welcome, Roger "she's a bit brappy". How very 2022 ;-)
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i enjoy watching your videos but i just had to let you know a rubber mallet is not a hammer, and you needed a metal mallet and the bricks will just pop off..anyway keep up the good work.
Turns out you were right!
you are getting good at this - great fun. Always remember, a bike is for Christmas not for life. You hooligan ! (ps a rubber mallet was never going to do it)
I think 'Hooligan' sums it up totally. 🤣
I can relate with the height and issues buying a motorcycle. I have had many cruisers and decided to go for an adventure bike, I settled on the CFMOTO 700 CLX Adventure bike and had to get the seat 5cm cut down, now its perfect. Happy riding
I knew you would love the scram but for your camping needs I did think the himi was right up your street
It definitely ticks all the boxes. 😊
Is it a noticeable difference in power, going from a 350 to the 411?
There is, it's not huge, but it is noticeable.😊
Nice bike, my scooter would still woop ya lol
Sym maxsym 600 i 😆😆
Probably! 😆
Love your intro. I too looked at the CB500 and also the Bonneville T120 before buying My Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 dressed in the sexy Baker Express colors. I like how you made sure you got the right bike for you. Side note I recently uncrated 15 Scram 411s. I like you brother, bigger hammer ⚒️👍 Thanks for such fun content.
Thank you for stopping by and commenting. 😊
If it helps, each time I bring my scram in and out of my garden I just remove the bar end weights, makes it much easier.
I think taking off the panniers would have been sensible. 🫣
hope you like your new bike happy riding have you still got the 350.
Oh yes! 😊
Nothing wrong with little legs 💋 I had a feeling you would go for this one. And black is my favourite colour my cb1300 and BMW m sport are both black.
Thank you 😊
Well done Charlie. That’s a nice exhaust
Am looking at a Honda Rebel 500, 5 foot 4 with 27 inch inside leg, I can flat foot it.
But health needs to improve with my Crohn’s and recent pancreatitis.
So what happens come March. Love your channel.
Awe those two conditions SUCK. Wishing you some proper health improvement soon. 😊
Good choice. It’s what you need with what you want on it. Happy riding !
Its been the absolute best choice for me. 😊
Great little bike and a good choice. I have taken these off road and it was the best out of the Ktm and Bmw down at Dorothy’s speed shop Devon.
That's good to know! 😊
Happy New Bike🍾🥂🎈🎉
Nice one Charlie, Happy Adventure Riding 👍
Thank you 😊
Enjoy.
I’ve got @n Interceptor and I really enjoy it.
Put a bit of pipe lagging on the gate entrance to prevent any knocks to the panniers
Great idea, or remove the boxes next time. 🫣😊
Totally not surprised by your choice, without doubt the right machine for you, in your price range and that superb RE luggage included that would have cost you a fortune to buy for the Scram that is if Enfield had made it available. I had suggested a Benelli 502 TRK that would have been well within your budget but I suspect as with the Honda too tall. Fantastic, well chuffed for you Charlie, by the way if you think your friend is weird you haven't met my friends 😂😂😂
Thank you Steve, and weird friend was on his beat behaviour. 😆