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Hearty Congratulations. Welcome to the gang...

Sure you have made the right choice.

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Thanks for the high-five, buddy! [emoji1303]

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Did anyone get a call from RE regarding any upgrade to GPS and other things for the BS3 model?

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After a lot of apprehension and reading the pros and cons of buying the Himalayan, I finally took the decision to book my REH towards Dec17 end. I wanted to get a 2018 VIN number vehicle so had to wait till yesterday to finally got my REH. The delivery process was quite simple and the sales person gave me a brief about the vehicle for about 3 mins and then handed over the keys. The first ride felt good.. rather really good. I like the way the bike feels and runs but I think it is better for me to run it for some more time before I give my detailed experience....

Re: Royal Enfield Himalayan

Welcome to the club and Happy riding...

I'm sure you'll fall more in love as you ride more...

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Even I am going to take a leap of faith and book a REH today. I had a crush on this bike when they first launched it and fell in love with it last week when I took it out for a spin.

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Sounds like my story [emoji3] & a hearty welcome in advance!

Was so tempted to book earlier too, but I waited out the past few months for the BS4 owner reviews before I took the plunge.

The Himalayan, in my view, has settled down to be a typical RE product (lots of lovin’ required) but with a better engine & fantastic rider + pillion comfort.

Good for those who’re okay with some old-school DIY & not for those who won’t get their hands dirty!

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I have been a RE owner for over a decade now.
Was among the first 10 in Mumbai to book the Himalayan when it was launched but friends from the RE circle warned me not to take the bike, yet, I stood by the down payment. When I went to pay for the bike (about 3 weeks later), just on whim again, I tried the test bike and the bike would just refuse to engage 1st gear. I was crushed that I wanted this kind of bike but my friends were right.
I went and transferred the booking to a TBTS-350 for my son, and that seemed to be a relatively good buy. not glitch free, but nothing that hasn't been fixed under warranty.
Fast forward- many years (2?), and BS3 to BS4.
RE Tour of Rajasthan 2017, I managed to get my hands on a factory BS4 that was with us on the Tour. The ride left me with a profound impact on the improvements they made and the promises that they are making about the improvements.
At Rider Mania 2017, there was a parallel conclave of Dealers held by the company where for the first time the company staff acknowledged the BS3 was a major botched up release and the ramping up of sub-vendors etc was not just up to par, and the lot of explanations- was given. What amazed me was the public acknowledgement.
With this hope, the ride, and the new found openness of the company- I have gone ahead and booked the Sleet+ accessories package, and await the delivery. Just as I completed my payments, within the ten days of the 'first-come-first-ride basis, ALONG CAME THE GHOST OF THE OLD RE.
A rider from Shillong, was faced with a stubborn Sales Outlet that refused to let him complete the payment, and he would have lost his booking, had he not done. I had to intervene, write to CS@RE, then call friends I knew at RE and get them to talk to the store and get the payment accepted.
Which they eventually did, almost under brute force.
Strangely, even in this story, I take solace of the promise of the new face of RE.
CS@RE responded. My friends called and the ASM for Shillong, Meghalaya was found on a phone, The Store answered calls.
Amazing effort till now.
As some forum readers have written, 'ride it gently or you will break it-' I have had to tell all my friends, in polite language, that all the testing can be done at the RE Store.
Be calm and gentle with your RE, any RE and you will be rewarded with friends, mechanics, forums, WhatsApp groups, and either learn to enjoy that or dont buy into the 'RE system.'
Everyone expects a functional and reliable bike, as do I. RE seems to be working towards that goal.
Trust me, i will update once my Sleek arrives.

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Good to see that people are showing lots of confidence in RE product, and also
1. company is working hard to correct the issues reported by customers.
2. Proactively correcting the issues.
3. Openly accepting the failure and not defending the issues.

Happy that Indian company is working in such manner

Wish you happy miles and keep thumping.

Regards
Mandar

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It's gonna be a year since I booked my REH and still waiting!!! :-( Can you pls let me know the CS full mail ID?

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Whaaat? A year? My brother got the delivery of the BS4 REH within 3 days of booking it.

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Yup.. Booked it in March 2017 and opted to wait for BS4.. don't know if the deliveries are getting delayed only in Chennai.. The showroom has till now delivered only 4 bikes!!
BTW where did your brother got his bike?

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He got the bike on September 6 after booking the bike on 3rd of the same month. He got the bike from Siliguri, West Bengal.

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Thats too long... You should get the bike within 2-4 weeks max.

Where did you book the bike?

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Whoa! Definitely something you must raise hell with the dealer for. Out here at Coimbatore, max delivery periods are 40 days.