Himalayan? anyone road one

What ???

No TFT or hill hold ?

Nooo none of that malarky but i'll tell you what it does have, it's got a switch that stops
the engine if the bike falls over which, is one up for it over my GS1200. How's about that then?
I know you are impressed :thumb2
 
Nooo none of that malarky but i'll tell you what it does have, it's got a switch that stops
the engine if the bike falls over which, is one up for it over my GS1200. How's about that then?
I know you are impressed :thumb2

I am !

I went from KTM ADV 1290R to Africa Twin Adventure Sport.

Less is more ,for sure !
 

Watsonian had one on their stand at the NEC.
Not sure it would be very useful off road but, it could surprise; it would need to be geared down of course and the
front brake would be a real problem as it needs a really good squeeze of the lever to anchor the plot up when solo.
It does though look handsome, in my eyes :thumb2
 
Nearly finished running mine in. Brilliant little bike for the money. Yes it lacks power, but I have other bikes for that. It's very easy to push around and 'feels' as light as a 125 (with similar outright performance :D). Simple maintenance, hugely economical, capable at exploring green lanes, easy maintenance, handles pretty well with the Harris developed frame and fuel injection/abs are quality Bosch items.
Build quality, well it's a 4k bike. Wiring is messy, take care when removing bolts as their bolts/screws and threads are poor (I just ran a tap through when fitting engine bars and braced handlebars). Otherwise, it's fine.
Oh, and the top box is detachable and cost £19.99 all in :thumb2
Best off all, my dealer dropped mine off and having seen my garage is happy for me to self service and keep the warranty (2 years).
If you want a bike to get back to basic, simple motorcycling on, this is a contender.
And finally, the gearbox. BMW could do with poaching the Indians who built this, it really is brilliant.


 
Nearly finished running mine in. Brilliant little bike for the money. Yes it lacks power, but I have other bikes for that. It's very easy to push around and 'feels' as light as a 125 (with similar outright performance :D). Simple maintenance, hugely economical, capable at exploring green lanes, easy maintenance, handles pretty well with the Harris developed frame and fuel injection/abs are quality Bosch items.
Build quality, well it's a 4k bike. Wiring is messy, take care when removing bolts as their bolts/screws and threads are poor (I just ran a tap through when fitting engine bars and braced handlebars). Otherwise, it's fine.
Oh, and the top box is detachable and cost £19.99 all in :thumb2
Best off all, my dealer dropped mine off and having seen my garage is happy for me to self service and keep the warranty (2 years).
If you want a bike to get back to basic, simple motorcycling on, this is a contender.
And finally, the gearbox. BMW could do with poaching the Indians who built this, it really is brilliant.



I agree with you on everything but, the wiring, mine doesn't appear to be that bad tbh. perhaps i'm easier pleased :)
I have discovered too, to be easy on the threads as they aren't the best but, being aware of this will prevent problems i reckon.
The fuel injection system is by Keihin who are half owned by Honda supplying, amongst others, Honda, Triumph, Kawasaki and KTM.
I don't know who's the ABS is tbh.
Those are the engine bars i will be fitting, where did you get them? I agree completely with your comments on the gear box as it's an absolute delight.
I will be looking into the feasability of using the Ally top box i have for the GS on my bike, mainly because i have it.
Out of interest though, what is, and where did you get your top box?
I like where you have your sat nav. That's one of the next things i'm trying to sort. I have a TomTom Rider V; it's probably a bit heavy to mount to the screen.
I have fitted the Oxford grips too; an easy install and they work well. I have also fitted a Gerbing heated jacket controller enabling me to now, plug my jacket in.
On their way to me are a pair of the Acerbis hanguards which are more for wind shielding rather than protection off road.
I bought the pannier frames and the dealer fitted them for me; they are good quality and for £150 good value i reckon. I didn't want the Ally panniers that can go with them.
Mine has now done 225 miles or so and the first service at 300 miles i'll be doing, in fact, like you, i'll be doing all the servicing.
I did a 75 mile round trip on it yesterday 95% dual carriageway and it was interesting to see how it faired on the cruising speed front. Taking into consideration i'm running it in
i set off to cruise at 50mph. but the bike just wanted to go and felt really comfortable at 60, a squeeze on the throttle produced an easy 70 at which, again, it felt comfortable.
The speedo i have checked for accuracy via GPS and it reads fast about 2mph. so indicated speeds are, in effect, actual speeds.
I think, when run in this bike will easily be capable of running at 70 on a motorway under most conditions and load but, yes, it's going to struggle loaded down with all your camping
gear into a head wind going over Shap but, that can be mitigated by using the gears to full effect which, incidentally makes the bike involving by requiring to be worked with, something
i enjoy tbh.

Yesterday i took it show a man who is 82 and struggling now for various reasons to get on with his CCM supermoto (yes, you read that right :D) for various reasons and wanted to see if
the Himalayan suited him. He checked it out and even took it on a test ride and loved it; at 6'2" his knees went up past the tank cut outs but otherwise he was fine. His wife of 84 hoisted
herself easily onto the pillion :D they looked a picture :) ( she didn't go on the test ride) Anyway i think he is going to look into buying one. Interestingly his insurance company are refusing
to renew his insurance on the CCM due to his age.
 
Thanks for that Tony, they really are cracking little bikes.
The top box is a cheap eBay job. Search for 24 litre top box on eBay. There have been reports of the rear rack cracking under heavy loads, so I opted for this.
Engine bars are from Royal Enfield specialists Hitchcock's. They line up and fit perfectly.
I also fitted some ferodo brake pads, which work very well, again from Hitchcock's.
Today I fitted a couple of knee pads and yesterday fitted the genuine RE Himilayan alloy bars.


Your rear side carriers look good. I think the alloy cases at £500 are a little pricey?
The rear inlet valve is a little awkward to access, the front exhaust valve is easy. Mine were pretty tight, so well worth checking at 300 miles.
Phil.
 
Knee pads are on my list (a list that is getting longer by the day) and they look like they will fit the bill.
i gather they are these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorcyc...m=372365450745&_trksid=p2045573.c100506.m3226
The top box, for the money looks good, this one? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-CHEA...e35fe30f:m:mmtmN65EP4ymSs8aXdguZqw:rk:13:pf:0
As for the rear rack, yes i've heard the same, it does seem quite robust though.
There is a utube vid of a guy making and fitting strengthening plates which would definitely solve that problem.
There is a strengthened rack on ebay but at £75 is not worth it to me.

Those engine bars, do they get in the way of the oil filter as it's in the area of the RH bar i think.
I have read about the inlet tappet being tight to get to; RE do a tool for it i gather but even that
requires modding for the job.
I like the handlebars; they are much stronger than the standard steel ones i believe.

I have the screen on the forward setting which is better than the rearward setting but i'm still getting some buffeting
which, as i ride pretty much with an open face helmet i would like to eliminate so, I have a screen top wind deflector
on the way to me and, hopefully, that will fix it.
 
They look like my top box and knee pads in your links :thumb2
The top box is brilliant for £19.99, plus it's detachable.
Just be careful you don't leave your keys in it and close the lid as it locks whenever shut :)

These are the engine bars and typically Hitchcock's are doing 10% off everything this weekend, so you could get them cheaper. You can change the oil and filter. The only restriction is access to the crank nut under the small round engine cover.
http://accessories.hitchcocksmotorcycles.com/38966
They also do more protective ones, but for me these are fine and the fit is superb.

I would be interested in how you get on with the screen attachment, could be a worthwhile addition.

I have fitted some handguards today. No good for off road protection, but ideal to keep the wind blast at bay. I'll do a pic later but they are Chinese ones and only a few quid.
 
Pictures of the handguards. The to touch the screen on full lock, but it seems this is a common problem. I may be able to adjust this out.




 
got my new handguards fitted now. Got them from CooperB £37.47 posted.
They were a bit tricky to fit but go on well enough. LH lock it hits the screen, just.
RH lock it doesn't. They look good and i am pleased with them.
Got my tomtom mounted now, top box and wind deflector arriving end of week i think
so, getting there. Ordered the oil filter and gasket today from Sherlocks and have the
oil so, will do the 300mile service at the weekend, all being well.
 

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Got a touratwat one in the shed if you want it?


It's a Himalayan. I would sooner rivit a piece of scrap metal onto the top of the screen than have any touratwat BMW shite on my Enfield
Only Joking, yes please.
 
got my new handguards fitted now. Got them from CooperB £37.47 posted.
They were a bit tricky to fit but go on well enough. LH lock it hits the screen, just.
RH lock it doesn't. They look good and i am pleased with them.
Got my tomtom mounted now, top box and wind deflector arriving end of week i think
so, getting there. Ordered the oil filter and gasket today from Sherlocks and have the
oil so, will do the 300mile service at the weekend, all being well.

Looking good Tony :thumb2
 
Ok. now got the deflector fitted and provisionally adjusted to direct the wind blast over my head;
it's quite succesful at the moment but, i think i can get it better. It looks really large in the picture
but, it isn't bad at all. i'm going to lower it a bit from that position.
The deflector is by Wunderlich and it's quality kit.

Done the 300 mile service now including the tappets which, were both tight.
Easy enough but yes the rear one was a tad more difficult. Something that concentrates the
mind when doing the valves is the thought of dropping something into the cam/rocker housing
through those large access openings :eek:

Top box fitted which, for 20 quid is decent enough; importantly it's light.
 

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