2024 Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 - First Ride Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 มิ.ย. 2024
- The 2024 Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 offers more performance, more features, and an extra gear! Does this mean it's a more rounded and capable bike than the original model? I've spent a few weeks on one to try and get under its skin and consider all of the features of the new Himalayan. Could this be the perfect small capacity adventure bike?
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00:00 - Introduction
00:35 - Key Stats
03:06 - Engine
06:08 - Rider Modes
06:35 - Gearbox
07:24 - Handling
08:52 - Brakes
09:16 - Comfort & Ergonomics
09:55 - Off-Road
11:20 - Bike Walk Around
12:44 - Windscreen Woes
13:52 - Equipment
15:18 - Conclusions, Colours and Pricing - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
I will say this. Enfield deserves a trophy for putting a center stand on all their bikes, and a front fender that's actually long enough to stop splash.
It's bizzare how the trend is to remove mud flaps, shorten fenders, and use bailing wire to hold license plates on. I'm not sure how it is in England or Austrailia, but in America, people can't even ride a motorcycle until they find a way to remove the license plate, and then fasten it underneath the rear fender somewhere. Nothing screams "NPC" (brain washed normal person) more than a shortened rear fender and relocated under tail license plate; because no matter how much bailing wire you use, the people can still see your license plate. That rear fender is there to stop mud and rocks flying off the tire; fenders are a good thing!
@@starseeddeluxe You know it. I still got a stripe up the middle of the back of a jacket on a motorcycle I rode with a shortened fender. It was a beige winter jacket and the stain is still there from the water that flipped up. The 1/2 front fenders aren't practical, from the factory.
There's a a lot of trends (I'd call them fads) that I intentionally DON'T do, and my main reason is because everybody else is doing it. For example, I'll probably die before I ride a bike that is "blacked out" or has "bar end mirrors". It takes time, but eventually tastes change again, and the popular things eventually become passe. In 1983, Suzuki put a real good twin on the market, the GR650. It failed mainly because nobody wanted twins at the time. Everybody wanted 4s. Now twins are all the rage, and most bikes sold are twins.
Reading some of the comments on this and other such videos, RE have done us all a serious disservice by failing to produce a 130 HP ultra-lightweight V6 grand tourer for under £6k. Where are the Brembos and the Ohlins? What the hell were they thinking? Good job they made it good looking and fun to ride or I wouldn't have bought one. Great review though. Keep up the good work.
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There's always someone to criticize others for having a different point of view......... and then trying to get others to align with their subjective view point.
I'm disappointed that this bike didn't work for me as I Iove single cylinder low power bikes, but I just didn't enjoy riding it. Shotgun suits my laid back riding style better.
Love it 😂😂
@@jimmyjam8795 Why didn't you like the bike? Was it the horrendous short gearing? One thing that has stopped me from buying any of the new bikes in 2024, is the lack of an overdrive on all motorcycles. I want to buy something that I can keep for the rest of my life, and I don't want an engine that is screaming 30% more RPM's than necessary.
If you took the centre stand, crash bars, rear rack and one of the front mudguards off that might remove most of the 20 kg, bit all of them are exactly what you would have to add to most of the competition as extras, at extra cost, so,at least the RE is being honest about the weight.
I ride a 94 660 tenere, near identical weight, height, and HP, and it’s perfect for me, so a RE 450 sounds like the revival of the old original adv market, the klr650, bmw funduro, and the xt500/600, before the crazy heavy and overpowered super adventure overlanders were launched, and the monster enduro of husky and ktm.
You need 40+ HP to reach 80mph
You don’t need 80+ HP off road, at twice the price.
Nice review Tony straight to the point thanks.
A good review as always, I took delivery of mine on the 1st June and loving it, I live in Somerset so I have done a bit of green laning and it is easy to live with, once on the move the lardy weight disappears.
Spot on.
Test rode one a few days ago, and the lack of screen means your touring speed is limited, and over the course of a few days on tour would keave me tired.
But. Other than that and heated grips it's good to go. No more additional expense. Soft luggage and that's it.
Really liked it.
Ride safe 👍
How about the weight? Did it feel very heavy?
@@yahoodlums to be honest, not really, no. Perhaps because I normally ride slightly heavier bikes. If you were moving up from a crf300 it might be noticeable though, I suppose.
I thought light and frisky.
Ride safe 👍
Great review . Get my tubeless Hanle Black next month. Got some TKC70s to go on the bike from the off . Good choice of boots !
Recently bought some Stylmartin Vertigo WP.
Not sure about the LBGT gloves though 😜
Very thorough review! Thank you so much. I want one!
Picked mine up at the weekend - love it so far. Traded in a 17 plate Forty Eight - quite the difference 😂
Very good review. The first review I have seen that mention the very low first gear compared to the second gear. Not necessarily a bad thing since it makes low speed handling easier with the rather poor low end grunt.
It is a nice looking bike, it's great to see all these smaller adventure bikes coming out, not everyone wants a GS1300. Will you be at the ABR this year?
I will be David, the Africa Twin is on the SW-Motech stand again.
A great review. I really like the look of this bike. RE have done it again A real world bike at a decent price.
Looks a good machine just need RE to iron out any initial problems will have to take a look at one
Waiting to try the scrambler version. That should be interesting. Great review! Thank you
There will be no 450 Scrambler, only a 650 twin
I test rode this on similar muddy trails, wet mud like that the front on stock tyres was just constantly washing out and rear could dig you out but it did struggle - 100% needs different tyres for any real adventure riding
They did change there whole mindset with this new modern model, Good review and comments on the the handling and comfort, good comments on the tires, good honest review .
comment : could change your camera set up to have the screen not blink during the video ... Alain & Yellow
Well, not really. This is evolution. Not so tremendous.
Fantastic review and after spending 3 hours on a demo, l have to agree with you on every level. I did venture off road, and yes, the tyres are dreadful, so no one should judge it's ability off road without decent 50/50 tyres. Great stuff and for me it ticks every box. Cheers
Thanks for sharing!
Not too bad price wise
Heyyy 🙌 Kind of off topic but what settings do you film on your action camera and export at because when I export it always ruins the quality? Thanks!
I film in 4k, 24 fps
I've noted from elsewhere that this bike feels buzzy compared to the old 411 model. 196 kg is heavy for a 450. I keep looking around in an attempt to find a replacement for my KTM 390 Duke Mk2, but there really isn't anything better in the 350/450 class. Apart from the new KTM 390 Duke. I do like the Scram 411, though for its rugged looks and low-down shove. And if the still available in Thailand Yamaha SR400 wasn't so ridiculously priced here, I'd get one.
Good review, Tony. Nick
Cheers Nick, I'm hoping to try the new CFmoto 450MT, which looks interesting
The previous model had absolutely no grunt and could be best described as a Pressure washer with 2 wheels.
And yet a terrific, easy to ride, comfortable bike. Did 800km on the 411 about a month back. Loved it! Rose the 450 a bit too. Although the newer version of the 411 - they are very different bikes. The similarity is primarily how easy they both are to ride.
If you let go the handle bars on the straight it will pull to the right I found ,try it but be carefull,it’s some balance or drag problem with the bike ,the next problem is the vibration may be enfeilds engineers can improve on this ,I know it’s a single you expect some vibes but there is room for improvement ,next is the stand is too short ,besides that it’s good value and it dose what it says on the tin ,jimmy Australia
I would say thats possibly down to the tyres. I didnt experience any problems.
You can see the rider go no hands for a bit. Didn't look like there was a problem. If your bike is pulling to the right you should get it checked.
In your honest opinion would this be a good replacement for my Honda cb500x 2019 normal front forks single disc model I have currently I know I need to test ride it but would value your opinion.
Could be, it’s a different tide for sure. If I had to choose I’d probably plump for the new NX500
These Are TOWN BIKES , water cooled good royal very good , india has big citys and motor cookin heat🥵 the top cruising speedx is 50mph, buy one you'll see😊 ...not bad trail bikes if you have the strength of a 20yo😊
Nope, nope, nope. You got it all wrong!
Country road bikes mainly, top cruising speed 70, not heavy at all, he said heavy for a 450 single
Have you actually ridden one, it dont sound like it
How does it compare with the Honda NX500?
Not comparable really, the Himalayan has a lot of "character" and the Honda is smooth and just does a job. You'd need to ride both. Over 18 months I found my cb500x very boring and changed it for cb500f which is a great little bike for all uses.
If u ride offroad (most of people do not) Himalayan is better; comfortable, handles any offroad conditions well... joy of ride.
If u ride mainly on roads, Honda is way, way better. Better quality, more power (it's not about spped but flexibility), smooth engine.
The only pro Himalayan on road can be if u are tall.
Himalayan is great, reall offroad bike but is terrible on road.
@@podunkman2709 Thank you!
Can be driven with A2 driving licence?
Yes
You are talking about a "lower seat" (at 1:40) in this video - pls let me know where to get this lower seat. I am not able to get any information about this "lower seat" in Austria and even Royal Enfield support could not give me an answer.
Did anyone ever see this "lower seat" for the Himalayan 450 or is it only "fake news"? Greetings Michi
It’s a OEM Royal Enfield option on the accessory list. Well it certainly is in the UK market www.royalenfield.com/content/dam/open-pdf/royal-enfield-himalayan-technical-specifications-uk.pdf
You can adjust the seat height in the same way as a triumph, both front and back
I am not aware of a lower seat, hope this helps
@@mancavemoto That spec sheet is misleading. The standard seat is adjustable as per most Triumphs. You missed that you naughty cave man 😉
Picking my Kaza up this week
@blackskunk54 Not so, I did mention that the seat is adjustable, and there is ALS0 a lower seat option available on the accessory list
Yep as I mentioned, and there is a link in the comment above to the lower seat.
I read a review of this bike today in the magazine section of the Australian newspaper 8/6/24 which slated it for its lack of bottom end power. I think out of 5 stars the reviewer gave it 2. Your thoughts.
Its a 450cc single, im not sure how much bottom end power they were expecting? But the gearing means its pretty spritely. Its also not screaming itself to death at highways speeds either. Lowe end power was not a problem for the bike it is.
After waiting for mine for 5 months, rode dealer demo. In a word.... disappointed!
Shotgun 650 owner now.
@jimmyjam8795 bemused as to why you would wait 5 months to try an adventure bike and then buy a completely different style of bike instead of a comparable adventure bike..?🤔
Liked the look of it, before it was even released in the UK . Took a leap of faith and put a pre order on one. Bike was due in Feb, then April. White with tubeless was delayed, but dealer told me come and try their demo tubed in slate colour. So I went down and test rode demo. Hated it, canceled order immediately. As it transpires,, the white tubless models still aren't expected until mid June. Had really high hopes for this bike, but it didn't match the hype... simple. Shotgun 650 great second weekend bike for me. Wasn't focused on style of bike, just wanted second weekend toy. Thought Himmy was the one, but it wasn't. Shotgun works. Honda CB 500f is my main bike.
@@jimmyjam8795 clearly not the target for this type of bike. This is more of a utilitarian vehicle than a lookatme type vehicle.
Hi Jimmy, what's your impression of the Shotgun? Likes? Dislikes?
Enjoying her, but if you want an easy ride you won't get it. You definitely need to be able to ride well as it requires alot of rider input to corner well. But that makes it engaging. I'm not interested in speed so she plods along nicely for me at the uk speed limit. She is 240 kg, and you can always feel she is that heavy, moving her around can be challenging in tight spaces. Overall quality seems good, and I'm enjoying the ownership experience.
All I can say is I pray that RE have improved the engineering and materials over the interceptor 650, which is pitiful......nice unfussy review though.
INT650 is a great machine. If you're expecting triumph bonneville build quality at 1/2 the price your expectations are the problem not the motorcycle.
One of life's mysteries, is why motorcycles have small windscreens that blast the air straight into your eyes, causing the most amount of wind buffeting and wind noise possible----actually being worse than nothing at all!
And the other mystery, which should be a class action lawsuit: no overdrive gear on any modern motorcycle, despite many motorcycles having nearly double the low end torque as earlier air cooled machines from the 1980's.
Many motorcycles are geared the same as they were in 1997, which can only be explained through intentional malicious planned obsolescence and collusion with oil companies.
Well that will differ from rider to rider a 5ft 5in and 6ft 5in person will have a completely different experience.
Overdrive gears are effectively what taller 5th and 6th gears are surely? That’s why they’ve disappeared as the issue has been catered for.
This motorcycle is great offroad. Great driving pleasure; great suspension, great ease of driving, maneuverability. You don't have to worry about driving anywhere. Comfortable. Joy of ride.
But unfortunately it has a lot of disadvantages. It is completely unsuitable for fast roads. The maximum comfortable speed is 100 km/h. A terribly weak engine and it's not about speed but about flexibility - you have to change gears very often. Central stand barely works. It's made in an Asian way. Heavy. The center of the motorcycle is poorly shaped and holding it with your legs is problematic. Terribly ugly, non-functional display - for example, the turn signal arrows are practically invisible. One cylinder, vibrates. Illusory protection against the wind. Average brakes.
The Himalayan is a great bike but I wish Royal Enfield would have stuck with an air and oil cooled engine instead of following the rest of the sheep in the herd and going to watercooling.
The air cooling holds back the ability of the engine to perform. Liquid cooling in slow off road riding is a game changer.
🇮🇹T. Y. Bye c.
That Big. Bulbus gas tank is the ugliest tank I've ever seen.