Little Bike, Big Promise
THE HIMALAYAN IS ONE SMALL BIKE FOR ADVENTURES, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR ROYAL ENFIELD
THE HIMALAYAN IS ONE SMALL BIKE FOR ADVENTURES, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR ROYAL ENFIELD
Little Bike, Big Promise
THE HIMALAYAN IS ONE SMALL BIKE FOR ADVENTURES, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR ROYAL ENFIELD
Joseph Gustafson
Royal Enfield has a lofty goal: become the leading middleweight motorcycle company in the world by bringing fun and accessibility back to motorcycles. This begins with the all-new Himalayan, a bike built for the sole purpose of expanding the company’s reach and conquering the Himalayan mountain range—regardless of your skill level.
At 410 pounds, the Himalayan is not light, but the weight is carried low in its all-new frame, so maneuverability is great and gravel antics are fun. The air-cooled, carbureted, 410CC singlecylinder UCE engine is willing to rev and is smooth in its delivery. Running amok in gravel lots, it flatters your riding without surging your adrenaline. It’s average in the nicest use of the word, in that it doesn’t make a fuss of being throttled, and it doesn’t vibrate you to numbness.
The basic suspension and brakes won’t make headlines. That’s okay. This is a scrambler in the truest sense of the term. And while the Royal Enfield Himalayan is not perfect, it succeeds in being simple and accessible while injecting a bit of adventure into your daily rides.
