Im also not blind to the fact that there are plenty of quality control and recall issues in the big marques too which people seem happy to overlook.Whilst likely not the favorite among ADV riders, there seem to be a handful of Himalayan owners on this forum.One of them me. Ive got about 1500kms on mine so far and have to confess I really like it.
Royal Enfield Himalayan For Sale Mods And MaintenanceSo here is a thread for owners to post in and share mods and maintenance issues.
Ive done a few things so Ill start off with a few photos thrown in to keep people entertained. Mine is a 2017 Australian delivered model with the carburetor and no ABS. The new injectedABS model has been released to India and will likely find its way to the ROW in the next few months. It seems the early Indian market bikes have had a few issues. Most notably the below. Stator failures after a few thousand KMs (So far no known Stator issues on Australian delivered bikes) - Electrical gremlins with wiring (Bike stalling when turning left or similar) (These could very well be due to user modification as owners seem ready to play with things in India with no actual knowledge of how they work. The Himalayan facebook group is flooded with these sort of things and people chiming in to claim faulty bikes under warranty) Again, no electrical issues with the Australian delivered bikes that I know of. I saw one instance where a rental bike with about 14k on the clock had a rear suspension failure and damage to the swing arm however I dont know what led up to that event so its hard to comment. Its some sort of soft textile. Seat padding in general is just a touch too soft - Has a really annoying low fuel trip meter which comes on regardless of whether you want it to or not when you reach 5litres of fuel in the tank. This trip meter counts upwards in kms rather than down to 0kms like a cars expected range. Mods Ive done include - NH4Motorheads pannier racks (These were quite cheap as far as racks go but the build quality matches. ![]() I had to redrill holes which are at the extreme edge of the available area of the fender mounting. It also requires spacing at the rear to clear the clutch cable in front of the frame. You can also just space the bottom fender up to add clearance (See pic) I did this first but then decided I just wanted a high fender. Greasehouse Grunt pipe with a DB killer insert. Bike was running rich stock, better plug colour on chops now with the exhaust flowing better) Sounds a bit deeper too. Pro Taper HenryReed 78 bars (Stock bars are steel) You do get ever so slight vibes in the alloy bars but not really an issue. Oury grips - VPS Bark Busters - These just kiss the screen on full lock. Ill be notching the screen. Royal Enfield Himalayan For Sale Skin Seat CoverCree LED Spotlights - Removal of reflectors and the sidestand alarm - Clamp on windscreen extender (This proved my theory about the screen needing to be taller and Ill be ditching the clamp and just bolting the extension on) - Rotopax knock-off 5L -Wolfman tank panners, enduro tank bag, fender bag, Enduro dry panniers - Sheepskin seat cover (Made from a sheepskin and some elastic) I also have a KN filter and a jet kit on order and a powerlet kit to get power into the tank bag. Will be taking this bike on a trip through central Australia next year and some smaller trips in between now and then. Ill post up anything I find handy here so others can benefit if they purchase one. Went out for an overnighter the weekend after picking up the bike. He is also an avid Jetboiler (You you know the type) hence the photo. A day trip on some fire road Test pack for a long ride There are quite a few places (ADV Rider included) on the net where there are subjective throw away comments on threads from people who are happy to dismiss the bike because It will have terrible build quality or It looks like the seat is too low or The suspension will be terrible Id like to try to keep this thread objective if possible. Basically if you havent ridden one then dont bother telling us what the bike will be like to ride. Savvy Im not blind to the fact that the humble Enfield is far from the perfect bike.
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