Royal Enfield Himalayan 450

The Himalayan 450 is a motorcycle with brilliant touring and off-roading capability. It has rugged and muscular looks with a tall stance that gives the bike quite good road presence. Designed for mild offroading and highway touring, the bike has established itself in the 400cc ADV segment, sells in decent numbers and has developed a following.

• The bike has muscular looks with the broad fuel tank that is sculpted and provides good grip while riding offroad.

• The windscreen is tall enough and shields the rider from the windblast with ease.

• The bike also gets pretty good colour schemes that are elegant with well-designed graphics on the tank and side panels.

• The bike gets a 21-inch front wheel that provides the bike with a tall stance, giving it offroad capabilities making the bike easy to ride around trails.

• The LED headlight is a nice addition and its circular design retains the Royal Enfield's retro style.

• The Himalayan 450 comes equipped with a circular TFT display that has smartphone connectivity with navigation.

• Also, the bike gets an all-LED lighting setup that performs well in low light conditions.

• The bike comes equipped with dual-channel switchable ABS for more control while riding offroad. 

• Additionally, the bike gets a ride-by-wire throttle and a slip-and-assist clutch that makes it easy to ride around in the city.

• The lack of traction control did bother me when riding the bike hard over loose ground.

• The raised handlebars are comfortable and wide to hold on to and provide good control when riding.

• The split-seat is comfortable and spacious and allows the rider to move around without causing any discomfort over longer rides.

• That said, the pillion seat is wide enough and provides enough comfort on the longer as well as shorter rides.

• The footpegs are centre-set, directly below your knees and help with more control while offroad.

• The Himalayan 450 has an adjustable seat with seat height ranging from 825mm to 845mm. And it is quite easy to put your foot down the front portion of the seat is narrow .

• The Himalayan 450 shares its ‘Sherpa’ engine with the Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450.

• The bike has more than enough performance for Indian roads and is pretty quick for its weight and size.

• The Himalayan is easy to ride in the city only in lower gears and lacks tractability.

• The Himalayan 450 can cruise on the highway at 120kmph all-day with minimal vibrations.

• The sweet spot is the 100kmh mark and the bike has enough grunt there to make quick overtakes.

• Above its sweet spot, you will feel some amount of vibrations creep in.

• The Himalayan 450 returned a decent mileage of 28kmpl in city conditions and 31.8kmpl on the highway. 

• With its massive 17-litre fuel tank, the bike has a range of well over 400km.

• The Himalayan 450 has the longest wheelbase in its segment at 1,510mm, giving it quite stable dynamics.

• The bike’s 196kg kerb weight is definitely felt when going around corners.
  

• The inverted fork offers good suspension travel. It is soft enough to handle all the offroading as well as the highway runs and absorbs everything with ease.\
  

• The rear monoshock works in tune to provide excellent comfort and offroad capability.
  

• The brakes on the bike provide excellent stopping power with sintered pads. They are a great improvement over the Himalayan 411.

• With the touring and offroad capability the Himalayan 450 has, the bike can definitely be your one bike garage as it does everything well with ease.
  

• It's a no-nonsense adventure motorcycle, and if you are looking for a bike that has good comfort, rugged looks and is quite fun to ride, you can’t go wrong with the Himalayan 450.
  

• The Himalayan 450 could have been a more well-rounded package with a quickshifter and a switchable traction control