Himalayan? anyone road one

Categorically not aimed at you my friend. No need to apologise I just need to get the whole gentle rant out so my apologies for being so scattergun in my approach:)

To be fair in amongst all the 'is my bike good enough with only 130hp' debates it's quite refreshing and I'm probably at fault for setting a rather arbitrary 35hp lower limit:D

No doubt the young un's will heed my warning before heading off down the path of whatever fashion faux pas is current but I doubt it:D

They will however enjoy the journey, just like we did:thumb2

Fair enough :thumb2

I agree, the journey has been a pleasure. I'm still on that journey tbh and the RE is a part of it. :thumb2
 
Seems like they could do with a little beefing up on the frame.
 

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Not a Captain America conversion then..?
S**t happens.
I reckon in dark deepest Russia or X..stan a truckstop welder could mend that. The GSA, maybe not so...
 
Seems like they could do with a little beefing up on the frame.

If that was an Indian home market one, don't tar them all with the same brush.
The first batch of Himalayans were home market only and there were quite a few failures of fixtures and fittings.
The export models were greatly improved in many ways.
Anyway, look at all the disastrous if not catastrophic failures on Bee Emm Trouble You bikes costing several times more than a Himalayan. :augie
 
If that was an Indian home market one, don't tar them all with the same brush.
The first batch of Himalayans were home market only and there were quite a few failures of fixtures and fittings.
The export models were greatly improved in many ways.
Anyway, look at all the disastrous if not catastrophic failures on Bee Emm Trouble You bikes costing several times more than a Himalayan. :augie

No need to get all defensive :D
I'm only pointing out a potential weakness that's easily addressed for anyone wanting to use one on really rough roads, for what it's worth I actually think they're a great bike :)
 
Seems one of the guys who broke the story...(see what I did there) has posted a follow up in this video.

 
Tiffany Coates (thank's for the heads up Paul) has posted on Facebook about her very positive experiences of doing
1500 miles through the Himalayas on a Himalayan without any bother and loves the bike. Amongst the responses a
guy says that two bikes in his group had frames break and goes on to add that they had about 17000km. up and had
neither been been off roaded or carried luggage which is something i find hard to believe tbh, as lot's of people have
done high and hard mileages on these bikes without frames breaking. These stories seem to take on a life of their own
and it ends up with you not knowing or being able to find out, the full story. The same thing happened when the GS fork
issue story broke. You could have been forgiven for thinking they were all failing when, they weren't. I have had a look at
mine and there isn't any more gusseting around that area and mine is an 18 plate but, i'll not be losing any sleep over it.
However, i will be adding a full frame checkup into my home servicing routine :D

There's another Tosser may be coming over to a Himalayan, i spoke to him last night and, he's got a test ride this morning :thumb2

Still loving mine :thumb2

Tiffany Coates on FaceBook said:
I lost my heart to a Himalayan
The two-wheeled variety rather than the two-legged I hasten to add!
Last month I spent several weeks riding a Royal Enfield Himalayan, and I was lucky enough to have this opportunity whilst riding through the Himalayas themselves – the mighty mountain range for which it was created and named after.
As many of you are aware from social media, I had a wonderful time with some great people exploring incredible landscapes (and scaring myself at times) and now I’m reporting back about the bike itself.
My riding experience in India (apart from when I’ve ridden Thelma, my 1992 BMW R80GS) has always involved riding a Royal Enfield Bullet 500cc - which is a classic amongst motorcycles. This time things were a bit different as the factory have produced a bike which is better able to tackle tricky terrain, off-road and water crossings. I had a lot of fun with it – not least because it’s the first Enfield, I’ve come across that it’s possible to stand up on the foot-pegs and use properly off-road – what a joy!
I travelled 2400 kms on it from the heat and dust of the plains (46°C) to the snowy cold of the high mountain passes (-5°C) and everything in between.
I found the bike very comfortable to ride, the 400cc engine was enough to tackle the tarmac and overtake other vehicles on the highways as well as cover long distances. I was impressed at the fuel consumption it has a 15-litre fuel tank – I was getting well over 300kms from one tank and still didn’t need to re-fuel. After the trip and all those miles of riding, I was surprised to discover it weighs 190KG – I thought it was much less than that, it handles like a lighter bike and I can easily pick it up myself (though to be fair, after Thelma, just about any other bike feels light!).
The racks are great for attaching luggage, with a number of anchor points for bags – I used Giant Loop’s Rogue Dry Bag (17 litres) and two Possibles Pouches (3.5 litre each) as well as their Fandango tank bag. I particularly enjoyed the digital compass on the dash as I usually carry a compass with me.
I know the earlier models of the Himalayan had some problems, but these have been ironed out with the result that it’s a low-cost bike that is ideal for travelling. In the UK I think they retail for £3999, while in India they’re about £2600 (no doubt someone can tell me what they sell for in the US). Nathan Milward had one and rode it for 16,000 miles – track down his review if you’d like a more comprehensive look at the bike.
I thoroughly recommend it as a great all-rounder.
Many thanks to Royal Enfield for the opportunity to ride in the Himalayas.

I presume you have added the quote from Tiffany, Paul, Ta :D :thumb2

It's just come to my mind that, a few years ago Triumph suffered frame breakage on their Tiger 800XC and, in fact, said they shouldn't be used off road iirc.
 
I think the manual welding used in RE frames is going to give a variability in all kinds of parameters. Probably, none of this will show up in ordinary street riding. Take a weak frame off-road or load it up and the weaknesses will show. Unless the process can be controlled very tightly, the joint requires over-design and a large factor of safety.
 
Just got mine yesterday. Brilliant bike for mountain B roads. Hopefully will be doing some TET next year.
Minimal farkling but will do some mods soon.
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Got it yesterday, location SE, looking at the snow on the hills in the background I hope your SE location is not in England :D
 
Got one the other day not been far but it seams a nice little bike and has a few extras with it so not a lot to do. Handgaurds and maybe make the seat firmer and a bit wider :thumb2
Going to ride it back to back with the xcountry and see what’s best for me. :cool:
 

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Mate who I haven't seen for about 5 years popped round just now with his brand new Himalayan.
Very nice and a quick go on it. My only reservation being that if I had to spend a serious amount of time on it I be cramped up.
But that doesn't put me off getting one (possibly have to wait for a pension payment in December though) :beerjug:
 
That's a fair comment, and valid for anyone looking to travel to genuinely remote places.

It looks like it had been cracked for some time with the amount of rust on part of the headstock; the bike also looks filthy( unsurprisingly); a regular wash would have picked that up before it decided to separate its self; possibly.
 
Bought a pair of crash bar bags from Lomo (£45 delivered). Really good fit although not that big. Ideal for waterproofs etc.

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They look really smart oldie It's interesting to see how the thread has developed since I first posted the question actually re visiting looking at one split between an 1150gsa an the himmy for my Norway trip once my rd250c sells those 390 adv's seem quite cool as well.
 
Himalayan's Just Got Sexy

RE have developed a flat tracker variant which is being used in the States to encourage newbies into the sport with a travelling 'slide school'.

LINKY

Over here, I believe, they are setting up a one make race series using the bike, again for newbies...... I think the bike looks quite neat :)


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