Royal Enfield Himalayan 450. My ultimate travel companion. 750 mile review and accessories fitted
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Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 Review and accessories fitted. 1000 miles
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Thanks!splendid view,=))
Thanks. It’s a beautiful place to ride.
I've just fitted a Carpuride (same as your one) to my Tiger 800. Replaced the Tom Tom Go. I even used the same ball joint from the Tom Tom. Pretty much the same as the Tom Tom one is provided as well. Cheap (200 or so) , easy to fit. Links to my Phone and intercom. Full Aundroid Auto and all the benefits, and looks great.
Thanks for your comments. Its a great piece of kit and I wouldn't be without one. Cheers Mick
Great review and although I have only 200 miles on mine (restricted to 300 miles first service booked in for end of sept - busy dealership) it seems to be all you found and I can confirm this, so far. Only onenegative - as I also own an R1200RS SE bmw - famed for being 'too vertical' on sidestand - and now the Himalayan 'collapsing sideways' on to the sidestand - I seem to have two bikes as polar opposites. This is a 'light bike' to me and I agree with it being better in poor weather - lighter bikes are not always a good place to be when getting any crosswinds. So far mpg is stuck at 99.9 so 80+ should be the norm - the bmw does 70mpg touring.. Looking forward to being able to use more of the performance but have no regrets on my purchase.
Yes they are fantastic bikes. I took my time for the first 300 miles then use it more freely in the rev range. At 800 miles in I’m averaging 90 MGG across the whole 800 miles. I spoke to someone recently who said they get better in performance once they have covered 1300 miles. So looking forward to that. Many thanks for adding your comments. Cheers Mick.
Any bike needs to be sufficiently heavy to enable it to steady in poor weather conditions and not get blown around by the wind or by buffeting from a vehicle slipstream say when overtaking a bigrig truck and trailer. I recommend you fit engine guards and a pair of driving / fog lights as well
Thanks for your comments. I'm totally in agreement with you on the weight. and thank you for your recommendations for engine guards and fog lights. Cheers Mick
Lovely job. Do you mind me asking, what's the make of your tank bag?
It was purchased on eBay. The name says Givi but not sure if that's the genuine brand. here's the link. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126446024156?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=Q1Ks8W_KRoK&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=zIZCxNVHQju&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
I'd like to explore the Carpuride but it seems unless you have a BMW there is no quick release?
Mine is released by a few turns of the ram mount and then disconnect the power lead . removed in seconds
A few turns and it pops off the ball joint. Very quick and easy. The thumb wheel is easy to turn. Then there is a weaher proof connector that pops off easily. Mines fitted to a Triumph Tiger 800
Nice bike I liked it too and I want to make the purchase but I am not fully decided yet because of two incidents of frame failure. Did you experience any problems with the stability and the construction quality of the frame ?
Thank you for your time !!
I’ve not had any problems or issues with the 450 at all. It feels solid in all riding and conditions. However I’ve not yet took this bike off road. I wanted to get 1000 miles on her first (which I’m not far off). Hopefully next weekend will be the off road review. Thanks for your comments. Cheers Mick.
Those frame failures were due to the installation of unsupported crash guards.
Frame failure was a user error not machine 😅