Re: Royal Enfield Himalayan

Woah that's long. Hope you get it sooner!

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Thanks mate ! I just want it in September on my birthday😂

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I as you come from a unicorn(2nd gen). Riding it since 2007.
It has been a rock stable bike. Have done Ladhakh,Sikkim,Butan and countless other small rides on it.
I never had a hint of doubt of the unicorn all this years she was always capable.
Until lately she never gave any troubles but now i am due of an worthy upgrade.
I am in love with the Himalayan considering its purpose driven approach. But am not a hands on guy much if she starts throwing issues.
The RE legacy i am very afraid off and would rather keep away if it is continuing in Himalayan.
Will wait for some more time before deciding if I should cancel my booking. Just gonna follow all of the owners updates closely.

Now there are 2 such incidents reported of falling of saree guard
One is publicly available comparo by autocar between mojo,thunderbird and himalayan which i came across yesterday and one as i said earlier of a friend.

I have been quoted 4 months waiting too.
August is when i am supposed to get it.

One question:
My Unicorn was comfortable cruising at 80km/hr all day.
but with the higher priced bike i wish the cruising speed to be at least the 100-110km/hr mark
I always believe that if any bike is capable to reach a top whack of around 140-150
then it should be able to cruise at 100-110 easy but the Himalayan seems lacking here too, need the owners inputs on the same.

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I test rode the bike, it is the best handling royal enfield yet. Waiting period of two months quoted at vizag dealership

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[MENTION=48977]batMobile[/MENTION], the longer the owner's review, the more happier folks here around. Good insights. A few questions from my side

How are the mileage characteristics of the bike? Sedate and spirited riding, any differences, if any, have you observed?
Anything undid itself (Monica Belluci style as you've said Would be glad to know more on this, as lots of people have experienced falling garnish caps, broken saree guards et cetera. I understand it's too early to go into the details too much, but would love to get more information on some of the undressing nature of REs.

Would love to hear more from you guys, keep us abreast as much you guys can.

Cheers!
VJ

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The answer to this question may take sometime since all owners are still running-in their Himalayans. 😃

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Hi every one ,
I bought the Himalayan on 18th of May 2016. I have done around 450kms keeping in mind the break in process.
What i have notice and would like to know if anyone is also facing these issues

1.The exaust has turned bluish .Not exceeding 60km/h below 3000 RPM
2. There are vibration and noise like grrr grrr grrr during pick up from the 2nd to the 3rd gear.
3. OIL sweating from engine.
4. Tappet sound/clatter noise.
5. False natural light.
6. Gear Shift hard from the 1st to 2nd.
7. impossible to find natural when stationary.
8. Loose Chain.
Attaching some pics

Going tomorrow to the service centre and hope they solve my issues.

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Do let us know what comes up!

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All these issues are common across almost all the bikes at least in Enfields Brother. Loose chain is not there in mine, Finding Neutral tough from 1st gear but from 2nd its not that hard in mine.

Point 1 is not at all an issue, even I have seen this in Triumph Bonneville.

Vibrations should go off after first service.

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Bro, edit out the pics in the quote when replying. It makes it unnecessarily long.

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Aftermarket upgrades,
Anyone installed any upgrades like seat cover, exhaust? I haven't heard anything from anyone.. triumph tiger styled seat covers would add nice touch to the motorcycle.

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So my friend's Himalayan went for first service on the 4th day after being bought, yes we completed 522kms in 3days.
The first service costed us 1262INR which included 830INR for oil and 109INR for oil filter.
I still cant understand how come the 15W50 Liquid Gun oil can sustain upto 5000kms (next service interval).

He got a normal seat cover for both the seats, I will be installing the leg guards on the his Himalayan this weekend.

Some issues we faced :
1) Its a tough job getting the neutral, and downshifting from 2 to 1
2) The oil marks were there in these 3days, hope now they will reduce.
3) The mileage it showed was 16/17 in city and 26/27 in highway 60kmph-80kmph riding, hope it gets little better after the service.

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First service interval is 500 kms I think, I guess you covered 52x kms in 3 days right ?

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You sure it's 16-17 in city? It's insanely low. My car would give better!

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Me here is my dear friend (Samrat), yes we covered 522kms in 3 days and gave it for service on the 4th day.

Generally , any bike returns bad mileage before the first service a sthe materials and metals are all new and the friction quotient is high.
The numbers I quotes are the numbers that came up on meter. Will do tank full method soon.