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NEWS<br />
brought to you by<br />
EICMA 2017: Small CC Adventurers<br />
an international rage at the moment:<br />
6 DIRT & TRAIL MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2016<br />
The Royal Enfield Himalayan:<br />
The Himalayan is made by Royal Enfield, and was<br />
recently launched in the Metro Cities of India. The 411<br />
cc engine produces 24.5 BHP (18.02 KW) @ 6500<br />
RPM and 32 Nm of torque @ 4000 - 4500 RPM.<br />
The Himalayan looks like a versatile thumper with<br />
a muffled thump to comply with noise regulations.<br />
Aftermarket exhaust systems are used for the louder<br />
thump, for those who care for it. While the bike gets a<br />
long stroke 411 cc four stroke engine. The engine is<br />
not primarily designed for providing the ‘thump’, but<br />
to perform and do it’s job on the road and off it.<br />
10,000-km oil change interval, which is the highest<br />
on a Royal Enfield motorcycle. Running costs of the<br />
Himalayan promises to be quite low. Priced at 1.55<br />
lakh rupees this bike looks like a bargain.<br />
A 2-month waiting period pan-India means that the<br />
bike is very accessible. This comes as a cherry on top<br />
of the cake, as affordable Royal Enfields are notorious<br />
for having super long waiting times. The Classic 350<br />
used to have 9-month waiting periods. Thankfully, this<br />
is not the case with this adventure tourer.<br />
The bike has some very interesting features. How<br />
about a compass? Yes, a digital compass sits on<br />
the instrument cluster, and so does an ambient<br />
temperature gauge. Other standard features include<br />
hazard lamps and an LED parking light.<br />
Hopefully it will arrive here and we’ll be able to take<br />
one for a spin…<br />
RENTHAL distributed by<br />
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