AuthorMegan ArchivesCategories |
Back to Blog
2019 Royal Enfield Himalayan Reviews9/6/2021
Large bar-end weights do a pretty good job of keeping the vibration away from the rider.But, anyone can make a bike that talks the talk, but we wanted to see if the 2018 Royal Enfield Himalayan can walk the walk.We grabbed our usual check list of adventure bike tests and ran this Indian bike through the wringer.As motorcyclists, weve learned that when something sounds too good to be true, it usually is.
At some point or another, it would be safe to say that weve cheaped-out on a piece of gear, a part, or even a bike and have paid the price when that item underperformed or straight up broke. That being said, we are also optimistic and, sometimes masochistically, willing to give the benefit of the doubt. Once it was in the garage we prepared it for AltRiders Taste Of Dakar and were on the road within the week. 2019 Royal Enfield Himalayan Reviews Full Day OfAfter that event, we also took it to our super secret off-road testing grounds in the San Bernardino Mountains and another full day of off-roading in the San Diego backcountry. While we werent overly abusive (no ghost riding off cliffs or supercross size whoops) we didnt pull any punches. Project opensky crj 700 unitedThis bike was ridden through some pretty sizable rock garden-like trails, up and down rugged jeep roads, through tight single track, and blasted down ledgy, uneven sand washes. Overall, we put thousands of miles on our Himalayan and here is our second lookoff-road testdurability review, however you want to look at it. This is not, nor does it claim to be, a performance-oriented powerplant. That being said, being a small-displacement, single cylinder that redlines at 6,500 RPM, the Himalayan is incapable of tearing itself apart. In the month or so that we had the bike, the oil level stayed consistent and we didnt have any mechanical issues with the motor and we were not nice to the machine. ![]() At the same event, we hit some deep sand and thats where we ran into some issues. Trying to get through deep, soft sand required some paddling because the gear spacing between first and second is big. At that critical moment of gaining enough speed in first to click into second gear to get on top of the sand, second gear was too tall and the bike would bog. What would also be very helpful is a set of more off-road-oriented tires with some deeper knobs. The stock 7030 Pirelli MT60s had their work cut out for them. ![]() If there is plenty of traction, we could click it down into first and crawl up some moderately steep inclines but anything that you need brute force to clear would be an issue. The bikes low-revving motor will cruise at 80 mph without a lot of vibration. It wasnt quite as smooth as a twin on the highway but it was probably the smoothest single weve ridden and comfortable enough for longer journeys.
0 Comments
Read More
Leave a Reply. |