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New Royal Enfield Himalayan

Its been rumoured for a while, and we are getting closer to the public launch. In the meantime the Royal Enfield team let us have a little teaser on their new Himalayan 450….. (from ADV-Pulse)

https://www.advpulse.com/adv-news/ro...ounces-launch/
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A little more rumours about the new Himalayan:

https://www.advrider.com/royal-enfie...50-dual-sport/
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Its as good as ready for launching now….

https://www.advpulse.com/adv-news/ro...ts-final-form/

It lokks better than the old Himalayan me thinks. But what about weight???
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And who else than Noraly does the first real testride of the new Himalayan…

https://youtu.be/XKibLgw6JJ4?si=nVbbumnXI7PaW4-v
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Thanks for the posts, the new model looks a great improvement.
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Had these running around work when they were still in mid-development, interesting to see how the metalwork up to the dash is styled differently to what I saw ... I'm sure they're a big step forward in many ways, though to me they're not as good looking, and I'm not a fan of the way everything in the motorbike industry escalates to more power and complexity
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I saw the new Himalayan in the flesh yesterday at the Motorcycle Live event in Birmingham UK.

Quick observations:

Seat position - really natural position, with the control feeling i the right place from the start - obviously there will need to be some adjustments made to put the pedal at precisely the right angle. Sadly, I didn't think to check that yesterday.

Seat height - I am about 1.81m tall (a shade under 6 foot) and have a 32 inside leg - my feet were flat without putting any weight on the bike

Wheels - the gold anodised wheels are tubed but the black ones are tubeless - this option is available for all bikes. The reason for not on the gold wheels is something to do with the anodising process - I don't know any more.

Price - the price in India will be announced this weekend (25/26 November 2023) - prices around the world are meant to follow on from that. Hopefully it will come in under the price of the Triumph Scrambler 400 (about £5,400) but we shall see.
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The prices have been confirmed by Royal Enfield as follows:

Base Model £5750
Mid Spec £5850
Summit £6300

So the base model is a little more expensive than the Triumph Scrambler 400 (£5400).

More information here with MCN
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The prices have been confirmed by Royal Enfield as follows:

Base Model £5750
Mid Spec £5850
Summit £6300

So the base model is a little more expensive than the Triumph Scrambler 400 (£5400).

More information here with MCN
Thanks for info about the UK prices!

When it comes to the review and test I generally respect and like MCNs reviews of different bikes, but I cannot help but smile a bit of their 4 out of 5 stars rating in the «build quality and reliability» dept…. The bike has been out 2-3 weeks for crist sake!!!
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I noticed the other day that the new model is now in the shops as a demonstrator but I haven't had the chance to try one out yet. Has anyone had a go yet and I wondered how they compare to the original Himalayan?
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The new Himalayan is finally presented in Usa and the yanks seem to like it a lot:

Big Rock Moto: https://youtu.be/3LyEKQc-_aA?si=nFBo3eCljei3Ia_q

Dork on the road: https://youtu.be/RKjeu3S07X8?si=97YxdpnKqGOtTdSp

Cycle News: https://youtu.be/Tf_cyk6LAx0?si=D-i71XlNFNV7Nwrg
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