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Senior - BHPian ![]() | re: Royal Enfield trademarks the name "Himalayan" EDIT: Now unveiled! So I guess its not a TwinSpark anymore! But an SOHC for sure. Would have loved a 4 valve design though! |
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In their current look though, I feel these dont blend in with the rest of the bike. If you look at most ADVs, they are built to take a beating so I dont know if we are talking about the same segment. I dont know a single RE owner who hasnt complained about falling parts! ![]() My opinion is a bare basic bike isnt the way to go for RE at this stage. They could show a lot more confidence in the customers and themselves and come out with a true blue cross continental vehicle with all its strengths and working out the well known weaknesses. Quote:
![]() The problem with this bike is that if you were to tell me that this is an RE custom job by one of the myriad 'bike builders' in India, I would have believed you. It was the same problem with the T'bird, its the same now with the Himalayan. An ADV is a no compromise vehicle. Are you seriously telling me that this is the best that RE can come up with? Look at the benellis being built in China. They are true VFM for everybody. But I am sure if RE were to put their heart and soul into it, they can come out with something similar/better for a lot less.Its upto us to push RE harder and not buy everything they release blindly. Simply saying that they need credit for atleast experimenting is in the end hurting us, the customers. Quote:
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That may work when the bikes are being sold at lower prices for their utilitarian value where the competition demands that. But higher up the food chain, a little more clarity in design and purpose is an expectation that must be matched. Finally for somebody spending close to a couple of lakhs(if not more) rupees, especially in a market where KTM offers so much with every model they have(making their purchase a no brainer) is this all that RE is bringing us in 2016? | ||||
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Answer in one word - Simplicity. | ||||
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| re: Royal Enfield trademarks the name "Himalayan" EDIT: Now unveiled! Enfield bashing is back in fashion, but this time for all the wrong reasons it seems Quote:
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![]() Nobody is stating that this bike is the bees knees. Most here are simply stating that the bike seems to be making all the right notes and noises. Real world performance is yet to be seen and we would not shower it with praise or brickbats just yet Quote:
But actually, you finding the Himalayan worthy of a comparo with these big girls should tell you something. I wont tell you yet. See if you can figure it out yourself Quote:
A bike can be many things. Its usability is only restricted by an owner's imagination / capability. REs are a regular at the Raid De Himalaya, Street bikes like the dukes are taken off road regularly, people are touring the length and breadth of this country on their sportbikes. And I am not waxing eloquent here. A simple search within T-BHP itself will corroborate what I am saying Quote:
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But as far as this RE is concerned, I (and I am sure many others on this forum) feel that its a step in the right direction. The execution and real world performance is yet to be seen. I am not willing to write it off just yet | |||||||||||
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| re: Royal Enfield trademarks the name "Himalayan" EDIT: Now unveiled! Now that the government is making ABS mandatory from next year, is there any chance that this bike would be launched with it? Or is it only for bikes launched after april?! Meanwhile, another picture. ![]() Source |
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BHPian ![]() | re: Royal Enfield trademarks the name "Himalayan" EDIT: Now unveiled! Seems the production has taken a hit due to floods in chennai. Hopefully the Himalayan doesn't suffer the launching delay due to this as already the current models are suffering production loss. |
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| re: Royal Enfield trademarks the name "Himalayan" EDIT: Now unveiled! Does anyone know if the lower front fender can be removed from the brace? If it were me, I would remove the lower fender, leave the brace in and run with only the high mud guard. Will look much nicer and the bike will shed a little weight too. The high mud guard I am pretty sure is plastic and should be easily removable if one so desires |
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BHPian ![]() | re: Royal Enfield trademarks the name "Himalayan" EDIT: Now unveiled! Quote:
Yes it sure can, as these following pictures have already depicted the 4 versions of the front fender. Quote:
![]() Here are the 4 versions of the front fender possibilities. | ||
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That's exactly what I would do too. Infact, I feel RE should just launch with a single fender for the non-adventure variant, as in the Second spy shot you shared. Would love to have this as my first RE. |
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BHPian ![]() | re: Royal Enfield trademarks the name "Himalayan" EDIT: Now unveiled! Came across a fresh set of pictures, courtesy the Powerdrift FB page. The placement of extra jerry cans on both sides of the fuel tank is pure genius IMO. |
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| re: Royal Enfield trademarks the name "Himalayan" EDIT: Now unveiled! Yesterday I was at Teknik motors(Indiranagar, Bangalore) to cancel my C350 booking (booked 14-June-2015). The staff did their best to convince me not to cancel and updated me on multiple new colours available. They didn't have any bike on new colours yet. The staff also confirmed that the pricing for the Himalayan would be released on 15th and assured me that I could transfer my booking to Himalayan and I could get from first lot available. They had no idea as such about the speculated price OR the Colour options OR the test ride bikes. So - I am awaiting when the details unfold on Himalayan. |
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| re: Royal Enfield trademarks the name "Himalayan" EDIT: Now unveiled! Its shaping up quite well. The fact that they are testing it so much before releasing must definitely help in reducing the number of niggles. The biggest question mark of course will be the new engine. But this is one bike i'm really looking forward to... |
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