I bought it here in the UK, from Cooper B Motorcycles, an Enfield dealership who import them.
450 Himalayan - New wheels and a cruise controller
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I bought it here in the UK, from Cooper B Motorcycles, an Enfield dealership who import them.
I think there are many of us in a similar situation, that's why I sold my GS 1200, just to tall and heavy for me to push around safely any more.
I think I have done enough to the thing now:
Phone / GPS power mounts, via a Thunderbox.
Cruise controller.
Heated grips.
Tubeless wheels.
Tutoro chain oiler.
Foot plate thing for the side stand. It’s not a puck, as it doesn’t raise the bike up. It still leans over at one hell of an angle.
Touring seat.
Touring screen (it ain’t that much bigger than standard).
What about that Chigee or Aoocci you bought for it ? Still in the box ?
I've read somewhere that the 450 rims will also fit the 411 
I understand they're alloy, so that'll add some lightness
I understand they're alloy, so that'll add some lightness
That looks great my brother is in the process of changing his V85TT for one the same colour as yours, we do some euro touring, his only concern is how well it would do on say a Picos tour (not off road) I think it will be ideal
Well I took mine to Picos (both on and off road) then rode it back and it was great .
What exactly is he concerned about ?
Mild concern Its just the thought of it being a 450 loaded with kit, I have ridden a couple and reckon they are superb and would be exactly what he wants - I would have one myself
Not an issue. Mine was just as happy on the N621 up to the roe deer statue as it was on the Sotres trail as it was at 85 mph on the autoroute
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I have a similar problem ...old age and reducing physical ability...I now own a G310GS which is light and easy to manage ...I do like the RE Himmy tho'
Just a mildly sour note ... I put a new tyre on the front wheel yesterday. Removing the wheel was no problem at all, helped by me removing the mudguard and brake caliper. Putting it back was a different story! An absolute pita! The reason being that the nearside Showa fork leg sits at a different height from its oppo when the wheel is removed. I eventually used a ratchet stap looped around the handlebars and the caliper mounting point to pull it up. It was still a bugger of a job lining them up to avoid damaging the thread on the axle.
It'll be a lot easier second time around of course but there's a design engineer somewhere with very red ears today! It's certainly not a job for the roadside.
It'll be a lot easier second time around of course but there's a design engineer somewhere with very red ears today! It's certainly not a job for the roadside.
Could you not recruit the help of a roadside assistant to compress the extended fork leg as you push the wheel spindle back through ??
It'll be fine. I've done several long trips on small bikes and it's great fun.
It’s an inevitable byproduct of the fork’s design, I’m afraid.
The owner’s manual makes reference to the need to push the left fork up:
A common Indian ploy is to use a piece of wood of the correct length. Welcome to the third world, enjoy your stay.
PS Don’t, whatever you do, loosen the clamp bolts, as some clown recommends.
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Going to watch that
It would certainly be easier with another par of eyes to line up the axle while another thumps it through. Another option would be a length of alloy , or wood!, turned down to the suitable dimensions to act as a guide for the axle from the other side.
Realistically, I've done nearly 9k miles since last June and no punctures, so the odds of having to do it by the roadside are pretty low. If it did happen, I'd probably get the bike recovered.
That would be handy anyway, just to stop the bike tipping forward. It's worth remembering to do the job with as empty a tank as possible for that reason.
They used a bottle jack when they replaced my front wheel yesterday, the bike up on a bench. It’s obviously not practical to cart a bottle jack around.
As you say, a piece turned down to slide in from the other side would be handy. Just don’t make it too short, so that it slides in and you can’t easily get it out again.
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