Belated congrats on owning a Himalayan. And sorry to hear your problems with the bike.


Sometimes I really feel that problems come only to the people who follows the rules strictly. This may be applicable in life too.


This is a very very lame advice especially when it comes from professionals(ASC) who are trained to diagnose & fix the issues. How could they even think of such stupid idea especially given the bike is designed for touring purpose and riders always fill it up to the brim.


I really wish that you get a permanent solution from fellow riders in this forum.

Hello everyone, Well i had been not an active member on this forum, and sorry for being that! As of now I own 2009 FZ16 and RE Himalayan ABS Stealth Black. Prior to my Himalayan, I had Classic 350 Ash, which was doing great but was giving some trouble due to vibration, which periodically damaged my aux lights. Hence I planned to switch for better tour oriented machine, I looked forward to Duke 390 & RE Himalayan ABS, and finally fell for REH, because KTM after sales service was not present where I live. So on November 2018, I got the keys, and followed strict instruction for breaking period of engine. I January 2019 I rode to Kolkata, my home city added some extra lighting and mounting arrangement for top box and panniers returned back to Jajpu/Odisha and again a week later hit to Vizag, some 600Kms ride, did Araku and returned back to my place. The bike did pretty well till June. As the monsoon started, One very fine day while ridding to my work all of a sudden the bike started decelerating while throttling, and in few seconds it regained its power and gave me a sudden jerk. As days passed, the issue kept on repeating more and more, and now added with start issue. I had to keep on firing the start button and pulling throttle to rev engine. I brought the bike to ASC and they said that I was filling the fuel tank to its max capacity and hence it was causing this issue, they suggested to fill only half tank and not more than that.. So from then onward, I followed the same, but the issue remained intact. Later ASC guy took the bike and kept with them to study the behavior, and after doing so, they changed the fuel valves and and did general service and claimed the problem is resolved. The very same day I again faced the similar problem of engine stalling during ride and refusal to start after stall. After that I did some homework over internet, and found some solution on this XBHP forum and you tube related to Evap fuel canister. Went again to ASC, re-routed the Evap Fuel Line and chipping the mouth of tubes for both overspil and evap fuel. The bike did pretty well for half day but again to my fear it stalled the very same day with persistent engine starting issue. I have a ride in November to Mumbai and in February to Bhutan. I have heavily invested my savings my leaves to make it happen all this year. ASC guys seems not be serious anymore, and i'm getting clueless for its solution. I cant go on trip with this problem.
CAN ANYONE HELP ME ON THIS??

Hello everyone, Well i had been not an active member on this forum, and sorry for being that! As of now I own 2009 FZ16 and RE Himalayan ABS Stealth Black. Prior to my Himalayan, I had Classic 350 Ash, which was doing great but was giving some trouble due to vibration, which periodically damaged my aux lights. Hence I planned to switch for better tour oriented machine, I looked forward to Duke 390 & RE Himalayan ABS, and finally fell for REH, because KTM after sales service was not present where I live. So on November 2018, I got the keys, and followed strict instruction for breaking period of engine. I January 2019 I rode to Kolkata, my home city added some extra lighting and mounting arrangement for top box and panniers returned back to Jajpu/Odisha and again a week later hit to Vizag, some 600Kms ride, did Araku and returned back to my place. The bike did pretty well till June. As the monsoon started, One very fine day while ridding to my work all of a sudden the bike started decelerating while throttling, and in few seconds it regained its power and gave me a sudden jerk. As days passed, the issue kept on repeating more and more, and now added with start issue. I had to keep on firing the start button and pulling throttle to rev engine. I brought the bike to ASC and they said that I was filling the fuel tank to its max capacity and hence it was causing this issue, they suggested to fill only half tank and not more than that.. So from then onward, I followed the same, but the issue remained intact. Later ASC guy took the bike and kept with them to study the behavior, and after doing so, they changed the fuel valves and and did general service and claimed the problem is resolved. The very same day I again faced the similar problem of engine stalling during ride and refusal to start after stall. After that I did some homework over internet, and found some solution on this XBHP forum and you tube related to Evap fuel canister. Went again to ASC, re-routed the Evap Fuel Line and chipping the mouth of tubes for both overspil and evap fuel. The bike did pretty well for half day but again to my fear it stalled the very same day with persistent engine starting issue. I have a ride in November to Mumbai and in February to Bhutan. I have heavily invested my savings my leaves to make it happen all this year. ASC guys seems not be serious anymore, and i'm getting clueless for its solution. I cant go on trip with this problem.
CAN ANYONE HELP ME ON THIS??

Thanks man, I spoke to ASC this time strongly and they have confirmed to bring himalayan expert from kolkata to attend this issue!
Honestly as u mentioned I nearly met an accident while cruising recently..
I did study a bit on fuel pump and injectors and believe the injector solenoid might be malfunctioning!
Looking forward to kill this issue sooner..

Get to know Ur bike parts and mechanism as much as possible so that if there's any smaller issues on the road u can solve the issue yourself...
-Check out some basic maintenance of the bike video on YouTube keep the scanned service manual (on mobile)...
- toolkit
- some extra screws n Bolt's and fuses.


DO let us know what issue was found & diagnosis too...

Guys bought REH on sep 1st week, facing below issues please help with ur suggestions
1.I feel left side of Handel is very hard when I ride for 10 min feels uneasy on my left hand, but service center guys says every this fork and handle are good

2.bike gets cutsoff once or twice in 10 times when stop and move in bumper to bumper traffic.its like giving slow acceleration while releasing clutch.

Please provide ur suggestions any one faces this issue?

It can be that you're grabbing the bars very hard and keeping your arm stiff, try holding the bars gently and relax on the left arm, it should help. The Himalayan has a very upright riding position and the handlebars can and will induce pain on some. It takes some time to getting used to, but try not to hold the bars very tightly and have a relaxed grip, and see if it helps.

Secondly, if you feel the cut off happens with erratic RPM, get it checked at the SVC. It can also be that you need to adjust your clutch free play, so that it doesn't stall. The Himalayan has no free play at the clutch lever whatsoever. Get it adjusted so that it has some freeplay, and then observe if it stalls. You might be lugging the engine and hence can cause a stall. The bike takes some time getting used to, especially the riding position. You also need to make sure that you leave the clutch gradually, release it fast and it will stall.

Hope it helps. Keep your observations posted.

Cheers!
VJ

I was looking at tyre options online, and came across Ralco Speedblaster 140/70 R 17. I had earlier used Speedblaster on my RE Classic and absolutely loved it.

Now this size option will lead to a rear height reduction of 1.9cm. The other option is SpeedBlaster 120/80 R 17 which will lead to 2.3cm reduction.

Dont want to go with Ceat. What other options do we have as unable to find anything in 120/90 R 17 within budget

Can some update the quality levels of the 2019 models? Especially regarding the faulty electronics and rusting issues.