Royal Enfield unveils the new Himalayan

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Royal Enfield has finally officially unveiled their first adventure motorcycle – the Himalayan. This bike has been the most anticipated motorcycle from the Bullet maker.

In terms of design and style, we thought the Himalayan will look slightly different from the spy pictures that was leaked, but it doesn’t. The overall design is more of a rugged tough looking motorcycle, which has been built to take any kind of terrain.  The Himalayan is powered by a 411cc single-cylinder air-cooled engine that produces 24.5bhp at 6500rpm and peak torque of 32Nm between 4000rpm and 4500rpm. This engine is mated to a five-speed gearbox that transfers power to the rear wheel via a chain drive.

The Himalayan rides on a new half-duplex split cradle frame, which has been co-developed with Harris Performance (now acquired by Royal Enfield). The suspension duties are taken care of by 41mm telescopic forks at the front with 200mm travel and monoshock at the rear. This is the first Royal Enfield to get a monoshock. The bike rides on a 21 inch 90/90 tyre at the front and 17-inch 120/90 tyre at the rear.

The Himalayan tips the scale at 182kgs and has a fuel tank capacity of 15-litres, which is pretty decent for an adventure bike. The stopping power for this adventure bike comes from 300mm disc at the front and 240mm disc at the rear. With a ground clearance of 220mm, the Himalayan can take on bad roads with ease.  The Himalayan gets a very interesting instrument cluster and it’s quite detailed too. The left side is equipped with a round speedometer, which has both kilometers and miles units. A small LCD display shows the gear indicator, odometer, trip meter and also clock. The tachometer is placed really well, just above the fuel indicator and compass, which is a first for any Indian motorcycle.

Royal Enfield is offering lot of accessories with the Himalayan to take care of your touring needs. In fact, some of them like metal pannier, waterproff bag really makes sense if you plan to explore the unexplored. The company plans to launch the Himalayan in mid-March. However, the bookings for the Himalayan has already begun.