Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 vs Triumph Scrambler 400X: Which Is Better?
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- čas přidán 22. 06. 2024
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I got a crf250 rally, black .
Both look great but I prefer the himalayans more rugged looks will have to get to a dealers and take a look
Good summary of the differences. If I had to choose, and despite being a Triumph fanboy, I’d go with the Himalayan.
I would also choose the RE, despite having a Triumph T120 and loving the brand.
Nah not for me. The R.E just does not have the charisma
Having owned (still do the Thruxton R) a Speed Twin and an Interceptor 650 I went for the Himmy 450 over the Triumph 400. It was close but I wanted the slightly more rugged and simple looks of the RE450
No regrets thus far.
Over here in Australia the roadside assist package helps as well.
Himalayan for the touring and adventure capacity for me. Now, I wish it had a twin like the MT450.
I agree about styling. The triumph is a very cool looking bike. But as an Interceptor owner, it doesn’t do enough different than what I already have, so I’d be most likely to go with the Himalayan as an addition to my stable, and neither if I was just looking to own one bike.
Scrambler 400x, more style without doubts 👌
You've made me a lot more interested in the Himalayan than I'd expected to be!
In my humble opinion, himalayan with rally kit looks better than triumph scrambler.
Looks*
I bought a Scrambler 400X a couple of weeks ago at a dealer that also sells Royal Enfield. They did not have the new Himalayan 450 but did have a couple of the old Himalayans, one fully dressed and one basic. In comparison the 400 Scrambler was better in fit and finish, performance, and price. With transportation and assembly fees the basic RE was actually $200 more than the Scrambler. Once I rode the Scrambler 400 the choice was not even close. With the upgrade to a 450 RE might fill the performance gap and based on the video I've seen the 450 is a step up in finish from the old Himalayan. Even so, for the type of riding I do the Scrambler 400 is the clear choice for me. I live in a twistie rich environment and have a wealth of forest service roads and primitive roads where the Scrambler 400 shines. I had a Honda NC 750 and CRF 250, both of which are fine motorcycles, but neither compare to the Scrambler 400 for my needs. That said, competition is a good thing and I would like to see Triumph come out with a 650 Bonneville to compete with the RE Interceptor 650. That would surely spawn debates for years to come.
I haven't ridden the Triumph but did test ride the RE. You're spot on for touring & off road it has to be the RE.
One can do offroad work. The other just looks like it can.
It can do mild off-road, but that is all it has to offer. But trust me it is fun for the B-roads and small hillocks.
@@chinmaychiplunkar But a large number of bikes released and used in Asia can go wherever scrambler can do. Most roads people consider in US and Europe as “mild off-road” are actually like regular roads in many Asian countries.
@@rakeshravindran3147 Put me on the Triumph offroad and eat muh dust 😏, people forget the rider skill aspect .
Just tested both. The 400X buzzes considerably less than the Himalayan at highway speeds. I'd say, compared to the Himalayan, the 400X doesn't really vibe at all.
The new Guerilla 450 is coming. And it would tackle speed 400.
Out of the two for off roading. I.e. the advertised purposed I'd get the Himalayan. And this is coming from a Triumph fan boy. Own 2 Triumphs.
Another great review. Love the way it's presented. I have a request, can you please review the CFMOTO CL-C 450 cruiser? Thanks again for the useful information on the RE vs Triumph scrambler.
I think a test between the Triumph 400 x and the BMW GS 350 would be interesting.
In Auckland New Zealand the local dealer for Royal Enfield…..makes it a deal breaker.
Do explain...?
A Royal Enfield está demorando para lançar a Himalayan no Brasil!! Acorda Royal Enfield!!! 👍🇧🇷👍🇧🇷👍🇧🇷👍
Make a video about upcoming Himalayan 450 based Scram/ roadster 450 please. Love to hear your views about it
Hey Rob!✌🏻
As always, thanks for the comprehensive comparison and your feedback 🎉
I believe that the Himis' true competition comes from the CF Moto 450MT and -at a higher price point- from the Kove 450 Rally Standard, probably the more capable true off-roader of the three.
But that's just me, voicing an opinion 😊
great video! could you please do a comparison with the triumph 400x and the new husky svartpilen 401?
Enfield would be my choice
Value for money with quality cant be beat
This video comes in the right circumstances, validating my point of picking a bike that can handle harsh environments over a cosy but fancy city commuter
Thanks a lot for this most interesting comparison. As a 77-year-young biker, I think both bikes have the classic look of the bikes of my youth. One of the things I like on the Triumph is the hand guards; I'm riding everyday in the Tropics a 2010 660cc Yamaha MT03 that came with hand guards; they did a great job the couple of time I dropped my baby... From now on, I can't see myself riding a bike without hand guards 😀😀😀Also, The Royal Enfield radiator is less exposed to gravel projection 🙃🙃🙃
I like both motorcycles, but would prefer the RE. Advantages: better wind protection, standard center stand and crash bars, and for me the more interesting design. The RE looks so wonderfully old-fashioned while the Triumph looks like all the others. What bothers me about the RE is the sloppy workmanship in some details. The black/gold model has tube tires and the CEAT standard tires are crap in the wet.
Fun fact: in Italy the Hanle version (black/gold) is also available as tubeless version.
Tube tyre are better for offroading. Cause if the rim got bent in any occasion with tube tyre you can ride off. In the case of alloy with tubeless tyre you are stuck there!
Interesting comparison - RE's top of the line ADV vs. Triumph's budget scrambler! 😊 I get it... Price point and engine config. Understandable that you ended with the RE for ADV stuff and the Scrambler for street riding....
As someone looking for a small, affordable, bike for a 15-minute commute across the valley, I feel like the Triumph was my first choice. Still hoping to get a comparison between the 400x and the svartpilen 401. Thanks for your work!
I have tested both, but the Enfield is running low on stocks already, some of the bolt on bit have a 1 month waiting period. The Triumph x400 Scramble just does it for me, coming from a Harley 883 Iron Its totally kicked all the other bikes I have been testing, and working through. The x400 Scramble is 60 Road/40 Trail and that what I am after, tripping on country roads mostly. The Enfield is 40 Road/60 Trail. But I still feel the KTM 390 is what I would go for if I was going full monty Adventure touring.
Nice comparo, but once RE launches the 2nd persona of its 450cc chassis, the real T400X enemy, the RE 450cc Guerrilla, a lower bike and with 19" wheels in the front, the comparo must be done again .. and it least in Brazil, the price difference should be huge .... RE is a better choice on my opinion ....
I would take whichever brand i could immediately lay my hands on. And with Triumph dealers gleefully saying 'oh you'll have to wait till at least July onwards' , my money would likely go on an Enfield.
Assuming they're not sold out too... 😂
Lol, totally understandable, same feeling actually but the scenario is actually the opposite in India here 😄
Triumph is great but feels outdated... At this price point, go for himalayan or ktm adv 390...
Triumph speed 400 and 400x looks good but doesn't commit to anything...
For urban commuting, RE is bringing roadster version of 450 with telescope forks and they might undercut speed 400 which is not good for triumph..
Yeah but Triumph is cool , be cool man 🤠.
I prefer the Himalayan, for looks and flexibility with off road ability.
The Triumph, even though a great bike, it is a "showing off" trail bike. The RE is a serious off road machine. No discussion about it.
If you are as serious off roader then great. But truthfully not that many people are.
can you make a comparison between Triumph scrambler 400x and RE Scram 411... i think that one much relevant.. thanks
Also the fuel cap is offset on the Triumph making it difficult to fit a tank bag with a tank ring fixing! (the bag I already have)!
I would wait 12 month for Triumph to come out with a 400 adv (tiger cub?) or RE to spawn a 450 scram . As for the 650 scam that's going to £7k ish putting in a whole different class
Tiger Cub for the win
450 scram was spotted testing recently 😁
Man I wish the scrambler 400 was on a 21 inch spoked and taller off road suspension. Because it really is quite light and a great engine… and stylistically I would enjoy black forks and a straighter line with the tank and seat
I would choose the Himalayan, but it didn't arrive here where I live yet and should take long to arrive. So, I bought the Scrambler. RE downside is timing.
Looks wise the Himalayan looks to me like my old 2012 650 V Strom without the fairing.
So if you lay down the Himi offroad and break one of the turning signals you basically are losing your break light?
I can’t understand how the authorities approved homologation for this bike…
I could see it as an extra feature but not as a replacement for a dedicated break light.
I’d go with the Himi, but am really interested in what the new KTM 390 has in store.
Where would you place the Fantic Caballero 500 Rally in this equation?
I am reading a lot of conflicting info on the supposedly "low seat" option of the Himalayan 450, the tech spec sheet on the official website says there's the option but it was nowhere to be found in the accessory side nor I found confirmation talking to the official dealer in my town. India's review channels also often refer to the lower seat to be at 810 rather than 805 in its lower setting. Still the low seat isn't really available anyway. I just hope it will be indeed available because, at least for me, it might represent the difference between pulling the trigger or not on the bike.
Price? Did I miss that?
An Enfield 650 scrambler! 😲
If you want adventure looks and are actually going to take the bike off road then consider the Enfield. As most bikes won't go off road I'd go for either of the Triumphs. Liked the looks of the Enfield but the vibes were annoying. All are great value bikes and are going to sell in massive number.
I'd say this is a nice-to-have comparison.I can already predict what the end-of-video verdict will be.
The real comparison is between RE 450 and MT450.
Being ride-by-wire, the Himi just needs a tune for cruise control as well. Huge deal, sad RF just didn't add it from the factory.
I found the Himalayas handling better than the triumph 400
I think unr comparing wrong products with each other, triumph scramblers RE competitor is yet to be launched with the probable name gaurilla
I mean I get that the retro aspect of both bikes might make them look like competitors, the Himi actually goes against the CFmoto450MT whereas the Scrambler 400X could be an interesting competitor to the Husky Svartpilen. (And the Speed400 to the Vitpilen)
Which one requires less maintenance?
Both
Triumph's ride quality is not as expected. Rode it back to back for 80kms. Himalayan is far far better
In India, Himalayan is 4L plus on road without tubeless tyres
How many will do extreme off-roading with this bike.
On highways at high speed it's a disaster waiting to happen in case of a tyre burst.
CF 450 MT far better except finition witch go to triumph
MotoBob upload on a sunny Sunday I ask myself:
‘Does life get any better’…?
🙂↔️
Glazing a youtuber is unbelievably pathetic.
RE should really have given traction control and cruise control to the Himalayan. They are being unnecessarily stubborn with that. In this day and age, these are not outlandish luxuries but rather basic features.
Himalayan for me 🙂
The Himmy. If you want to go off road.
My vote will be for the updated KTM once released.
Not really in the same group are they? If RE do a 450 Scram or Triumph to an adv version then game on. One's going to look great in the hills the other great outside Starbucks
So true! I had a 411 and couldn't wait for the new 450 so I bought the Triumph. Mostly a beach and Starbucks bike and once a year touring with gravel road camping. So far so good. At least I can now keep up with traffic on LA freeways! Lol
Had a deposit down on the Triumph but got my money back after a test ride. Front end was horrible.
If i am a guy who rides most in city(70-80%) which is the best choice 😊
himalayan is success❤❤upcoming gueriila 450 will beat scrambler 400 in price, cc and punch❤❤
The bike that needs to be compared to the Himalayan 450 is the CFMOTO 450MT. Eventually someone will do it proper.
Aaron palabyab did a video comparing both after riding them.
Triumph has tried and failed IMO. Its a Bajaj with a T on the tank. Ive owned a dozen Ts.
What?! It is a great bike. It is made by bajaj yes, but what reason you have to believe it's not a good bike? The chassis is excellent, the price is good, it has decent power. You may have owned a dozen T's but it's clear that you didn't own the scrambler
Failed? They're planning to probably sell 20-30k of them this year(take that how you will). Is it better than the new Himmy? Maybe not(some of that is subjective though), but I absolutely love my 400x. It looks great, is perfectly capable and is highly "flickable". The price point isnt bad at all for what you get.
It may not be a true T at the heart, but I'd never call it a fail.
Go anywhere with the Himmy. No Brain choice
The entire video:
Himalayan: It is an ADV
Scambler 400X: It is a Scrambler
Royal Enfield do cheap very well, where the 400x is a cheap Triumph.
Without a doubt - Scrambler.
The Himalayan. 👍
£1000 for Himmy luggage ? Pah ! I’ve bought pannier rails from India , Lomo front crash bar bags and 30 litre Lomo dry bags for the panniers for the grand sum of £166 !
Not a good review. Heavily biased onto the Triumph. And then, Metzelrer tyres which I have had for years on my BMW are great, but not necessarily the best for these bike. Thank you for your video!
For city and broken roads Scrambler 400X is best
A more competitive comparison would be the RE Himalayan vs the CFMoto 450MT. Both great light ADVs.
Scrambler would be better compared to the Scram. The Himalayan is a heavy beast.
I think your opinion of a 19" front wheel & what you can do with it is complete rubbish. I own a Royal ENfield Meteor 350 & this has a 19" front wheel & I often take this bike off road. To me in a lot of situations it actually tracks better & feels more planted than the old Himalayan off road & would be my preferred choice. I would add a bash plate & slightly more off road bias tyres & I would attempt anything that I'd previously done on the Himalayan using a bike with a 19" front wheel. 21" front wheel distances you from what's directly in front of you which isn't always ideal especially when dealing with a rocky river crossing & also not the same feel as a 19" front wheel on road especially the twisty bits. The dash on the triumph is retro in keeping with the rest of the bike. The dash & everything else about the Himalayan isn't really retro & I can't see how it relates to the previous model apart from the tank racks.
There is no way a 19” front is better than a 21” front off-road. The skinnier 21” gives you more control in loose gravel and sand, and the larger circumference means it can roll over obstacles easier. Lastly the spokes mean it can take impacts from rocks and ledges and is far less likely to crack the rims as the spokes give the rims some flex..
I think it's unfair to compare these bikes. The Himalayan is better suited to have a comparison with a the CF Moto, both similarly priced, both ADV capable, similar bells & whistles. The only thing these bikes have in common is their British heritage and India manufacturing...!
4:23 That’s not the new Himalayan
I’ll stick with my Himi Scam 411 for now it’s a mix of both bikes that you’ve just compared and you can pick a new one up for £3699 absolute bargain!
you failed to mention that the Himalayan weighs 196 kg kerb weight compared to the 179 kg kerb weight of the triumph. That's a huge difference so ifit comes to tricky off road conditions I know what bike I'd rather be riding & having a 21" front wheel isn't going to offset the extra weight in tricky situations.
The Himalayan's weight is down low and feels lighter than it should. I took my new himalayan off road yesterday and was impressed with its off road handling especially in the slow technical rough stuff.
Himi have center stand & other stuff standard.
So one of the points in favour of the Triumph is that the company that makes their stock tires pays you? How am I supposed to take anything in this review seriously after hearing that? And you mention the handling and engine's low-end power curve being more "city friendly" despite the fact that the wheelbase of the bikes are only 2 inches apart, and the 450 motor in the Himalayan is designed to have the low-end tractor factor for ease of use at low speeds. Also "I like that the Scrambler has bits on it that are 100% superfluous and do nothing for the function of the bike except to make someone think it's more capable than it is" is a pretty silly thing to add to the comparison. The Scrambler 400X is a radical looking bike and I don't doubt it's a fantastic and affordable small displacement city bike, but why even compare these bikes in the first place? They're very clearly nothing alike, they serve completely different parts of the market, and the criteria you used in this is nonsensical at best, and a low effort biased ad for your sponsor at best
I still prefer old scram 411 looks
This is a wrong comparison
You should probably put a category for reliability as well. The Himalayan will break down or get a few niggles within the 1st year.
both are very bad in my test ride
You sure do like your techie gadgets, Bob. I think if you ever had to use an actual paper atlas to find your way or a phone book to find a phone number, you'd keel over and have to be carried away on a stretcher.
Off road: Himalayan
Everything else: scrambler
RE better in everyway.
The dents in triumphs fuel tank for fork clearance screams "cheap & nasty"!
I'm going to buy Himalayan, after RE tweaks the early production model "buzz" in the seat and foot pegs.
Tiger 888 is better 😅😂
Is it better in price ??
@@Sunny-rf3bg yeah, but it's British motorcycle company