Meet the new Royal Enfield Himalayan, a motorcycle built to take on any terrain across the world. The new motorcycle will be powered by a new 400cc engine with overhead cams.
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“The Himalayan’s 220 mm ground clearance ensures it gobbles up obstacles comfortably be it in the Himalayas, rocky river beds or at stream crossings”. The dual goal tyres are from Ceat, of sizes 90/90-21 and 120/90-17. Stopping power comes from a 300 mm disc brake up front and a 240 mm disc at the rear. Labelled – the LS 410 or “long stroke” 410 engine, the SOHC motor on the Himalayan has 2-valves, with a bore x stroke equation of 78 mm x 86 mm. The engine is mated to a 5-speed gearbox that drives the rear wheel. It sits on a wheelbase of 1,465 mm and has seat height at 800 mm while kerb weight stands at 182 kgs. As of now, Royal Enfield Himalayan sees no competition in its class from any quarters.
The bike tips the scales at 182 kg. The fuel tank capacity is a not-so-much 15 litres though. The company claims the new RE Himalayan to be a ” free-revving machine’ since it can run 10,000kms without changing oil.
The motorcycle will be available in two colour options-Granite and Snow.
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Speaking to Autocar Professional, Rudratej Singh, president, Royal Enfield, said: “With products like the Continental GT and the Himayalan, Royal Enfield is trying to nudge more buyers into leisure motorcycling and also at the same time trying to remove the intimidating factor (about adventure biking) from the minds of people”.
