Royal Enfield Himalayan off road Raw footage - KNOX
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- Royal Enfield Himalayan off road Raw footage - KNOX
Last month we released our review of the Royal Enfield Himalayan which you guys seemed to really like, it’s a great bike that really comes into its own off the tarmac, so we thought we’d share a raw clip of us riding one of the trails we took it on in the Lake District.
Give us a like and let us know what you think…
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What a rough off road you did mate. :)
My doubts about the rigidity / quality of the chassis ended with this video. WoW!
Yeah it was pretty rough tbh... wouldn't try with a heavy adventure bike, but the himalayan just chugs its way up no probs! Thanks Aaron Knox
@@KnoxArmour, thanks. I will go for Euro5 version if not find a Honda Rally instead.
But we need Himalayan bike for our crystal clear indian roads 😮😴😆
@Pedro Sousa
That road was in better condition than most of the indian main roads
@@KnoxArmour 1
Love the bike....and the rider is sure skilled!
Thanks 😀
I drink to that. Excellent skill.
This bike lives up to it’s name. This real world clips speaks more than theorists’ reviews about this power, that chassis, handling.
Have also watched a few negative reviews about this bike, but those all can shut up, period!
Holy crap, if this captures the bike at real speed (seems so, judging by the engine sounds) that's probably 5 times faster than anyone I've seen reporting tough off road riding on youtube. Impressive.
Many thanks, yes it was at real speed! Thanks, Aaron KNOX
the lightest and most beautiful tractor!
We agree!
@@user-yv6ed3io4d Indeed. The weight actually helps in a better off road grip descending downhill on such rigid tracks
After every bike review put out the raw footage just like this one and make a series out of it
Thanks you just made my day though
Thanks for the feedback, appreciate it! Aaron KNOX
I have a Himalayan and I know how capable this motorcycle is.
Ok Knox’s purpose is to develop and to protect all riders. Taking that aside, with this channel and all their reviews we clearly feel the passion that drives all of them. I really enjoy watching your videos and thank you for letting us feel a little bit of adventure during this pandemic ! ❤️
Thanks Lucas. You are right, we are super passionate about what we make and develop. But at the same time, we are passionate riders too and its nice to share that! Aaron Knox
Man, this is bike ride at it´s best!
Thanks!
Never hated your videos guys. Keep rocking
Thanks a lot! Aaron KNOX
RE really did build a great platform for proper small 'Adventure Bike'. You don't need mx bikes or big heavy 150hp machines. RE know their market and the sector very well .
Sure, the Himalayan is in a nice gap that works, much easier off road than a bigger adv bike.
A very limited market in the US and Europe that is. The Guy who thought 25hp was enough should be fired. If it had 40/45hp we wouldve seen these everywhere
@@Nick-dz4ml It's main market was India and it was a huge success in India despite the reliability issues that were prevalent.
@@nnlniclb it still IS a huge flop everywhere else
@@Nick-dz4ml Doesn't matter because to the company as the Himalayan did its role and was never meant to be a huge seller outside India when they made it.
Intercepter/ GT were meant to be truly global products and both of them are success stories in and outside India. So looks like the company is on the right track as of now.
One of my most favorite bike with one of the most skilled driver I have seen soo far. Its just breath taking.
What a great bike they are! My wife has one, I have a 1200gs and 250 Rally, but love the Himalayan
Its the true purpose of this bike but in india we are buying it for go to the college and grocery store 😂😂
😂
Yeah lots of youths around the town with no money left to buy accesories like panniers, riding boots, jackets and pants 🤣🤣
@@jbasumatary7861yeah 😀
Not here in kerala. We have offroading communties for the himalayan and we usually hit trails together quite often
Yes, but some of our city roads are for adventure purposes.
I am in a valley surrounded by mountains with rough roads, was confused between an Interceptor and the Himalayan. Thanks, will definitely buy the later.
Glad to help! Both great bikes, but the Himalayan is better if you go off road. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
Just love the bike ❤️
I bought that bike! It gives me happiness in my depression phase
I bought one for the exact same reason.
Number One dall' Italia 🏍️👍🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
This dude is a king of off-roading
🤙
Beautiful video
Thank you! Cheers!
"Frontier jacket - tba" I look forward to seeing what this is 👍
You are a Pro Rider :) the bike did prove right for you up there. Loved it thx
Thanks 👍
Hermosa la Himalayan!! Saludos desde Argentina!!
Hola y Gracias amigo. Aaron KNOX
Rider sure has skills, I’m looking at getting a Himalayan, now to work on my skill level as you’ve proven the bike can do it 👍🏻
Many thanks. yes and luckily its a confidence inspiring machine to work on your skills. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
BUEN VIDEO,,, MUY BONITA LA HIMALAYAN
Gracias amigo! Aaron
Thanks for great vid! I hope anyone wanting to try such a rugged road will, unlike me, practice changing out tubes beforehand :)
RE Himalayan is a bike with decent performance and good looks at a reasonable price. I honestly don't know why so many people hate on it.
They're having serious issues on some markets. Low reliability in general, water ingress on the display, high oil consumption, engine knock, rust, you name it...
@@videosbruno So , is there a difference between markets?! Which are the markets? I'm interested about it's reliability, how is it a "workhorse" but always keep seeing about problems? (Thank you in advance, from Greece)
Being used to the usual non descript black, the red tank bars look like the ears on an alien creature leaping it's way up a rockstrewn hill. lol
3:47, that jump😍
I thought you are going lose the balance but nope. Great riding mate😎👍
Thanks 👍.
You are a very skilled driver 💪💪💓
Brilliant. That damn pig of a bike always makes me smile...
Need more content with the Himalayan being used as such on dirt road
Great video.... way to push the hymalayn to the limit
Naileddddd it! 😀
Loved it. Is this one customized, i love the colours and model. Where can i find this one ?
You are perfectly skilled rider sir ❤️... Loved the video ❤️
Thanks!
Solo viendo el video, me vi varias veces en el suelo... Genial Video.
thank you ....🏁
Yeah I will definitely drop it on those roads. I guess I have to improve my riding.
Great respect for that ride 💯 👏
Going to take one out for a test ride 😃
Did you end up test riding? Any Good?
@@mswdev Hi there, I ended up buying an Armstrong MT500 👍 but still got my Bandit1250s for long rides 😊
@@robreed2999 MT500 looks cool.
What Himalayan is built for!! Great Video🤟
Thanks ✌️
Excellent!
Nice video, expert rider. Good offroading bike.
Thanks ✌️
Rider is very skilled and experienced
Thanks!
It's the power of Indian brand😎
Nice bro.....
Thanks
You may test RE GT650....if available...
Will you guys please compare it to the adventure 250/390? Iam so confused between these 2....i love the himalyan the way it looks and that thumping 411LS but i am also drawn towards KTMs riding aids and its light weight....
Would love to! Aaron KNOX
KTM has more features
I own the Himalayan and just traded it for a ktm 390 adv. The Enfield is amazing, but I have to drive hours on motorways to get to nice roads and for that it is not so great. The KTM has almost double the power and weighs less. Has more rider protecting electronics for faster onroad riding which is important to me. But if you like simple and classic bikes, the Enfield is amazing!
Had one and really liked it but it just could not keep up on the long runs we get here so sold and went back to a DR650. They come out with a 650 (or even a 500) at the same weight I could be tempted to swap back.
The 650 version will be released soon. I am from India. It might come out in under an year for sure.
you have now all my respect driving my bike like this in that kind of terrain...... #RESPECT hahaha
You can do it!
In the real world I certain could not ride my Himalayan like this rider can you say whoz riding..hez good atb dave
Thanks! It was a really rough trail! Thanks, Aaron KNOX
I love tHis bike,do you think it ´s a good bike for long Time whithout big problems ? I need a motorbike very résistant to go everywhere whithout troubles..
What inspired those red splashes? ... I like them enough to want to copy em on a different bike that I have :)
We wanna meet and see this daredevil of an off-road rider ! No one would have ridden a Himalayan like this including REs testers.
Thanks but sure there are others who use the Himalayan like this too. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
Royal Enfield is on a roll. The following models up for launch in the next 12-24 months -
Classic
Roadster
Shotgun
Hunter
Sherpa
Scram
Flying Flea and
An Electric Motorcyle
Also BSA will be launching its 650cc motorcycle by the end of the year.
Do you have a race ball problem.. love it from mizoram
everyone has that problem on the Himalayn, pretty normal. What you can do is swap to KOYO or NTN bearings.
Awesome video!! Is the bike good in the long term?
i had a 2017 himalayan it was surpriseingly off road capable
Wow
That looked like hard work. The bike didn't cope well as it fought every inch of the way, and only the skill of the rider got it through most of the sections here.
Sold my KLR to buy an XT250; the little Yamaha is brilliant, but I’m wondering if I should have gone with the Himalayan
Sure the XT250 is a great bike, much lighter than the Himalayan. However, as you can tell we think the Himalayan is a great bike! Aaron KNOX
Nah, the lighter the better, your XT250 will do great!
do you like the Royal Enfield 2021 colours ?
Sure they look great! Love the green one 😍
Nice. What tyres did you have on there please?
Thanks. Pirelli MT60's.
Did you saddle all the way ?
I’ve never heard a bad word about their off road performance. But for touring to that kind of destination the 650cc engine would be the icing on the 🧁!😎👍🏼🇦🇺
Sure, yes a bit more power on the road would be nice. Hopefully they can do that without adding any weight. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
New version of 650 parallel twin coming soon
How do I get the color of bikr . Any suggestions .
I changed my monoshocker. But the bike still looks very down ? Any suggestions any one ? Would be of alot of help🙏
Is that original handlebar of Himalayan?
Yes thats just the regular handle bar. Thanks.
Great bike, greater rider!
Many thanks!
Splendor is mother of off-road in 100cc segment 😂
Do you think this would be a good bike to learn how to ride offroad on? I want a dual sport/camping bike, and I want to try some offroad but I don't have a truck so I have to ride to trails. I have no offroad experience but been riding all sorts of bike for years and years.
Yes its definitely great for somone learning a bit of off road adventure. If you want to do more hard core off road obviously a full enduro bike is more suitable but for adventure riding with luggage and offroad it's great! Thanks Aaron Knox
As a relative newbie, I once rode to Rann of Kutch on a Himalayan (a big salt desert in India). Travelled across all kinds of roads to get there. The surface was kind of a weird crystalised sand, very boggy in places and rock hard in others. Was riding with pillion. When we arrived there was a group of other newer riders who had come on various other bikes in the class (BMW 310GS, Kawasaki etc), and they were all completely stuck in one section. Himalayan didn't bog down at all and just casually churned past them all (we had a joke about it, because as it happened I actually rented from the same shop as them, and got "their" Himalayan). I remember how good it felt to ride as a travel bike, it has a really casual demeanour and doesn't feel uncomfortable after a few hours of travel. Everyone talks about the low down torque and long stroke and it really does make a difference, off-road it never does anything unpredictable and for me I found it even easier than riding an Enduro offroad because of their slightly manic nature, height and having to rev them up (although there would obviously be limits with it comes to ground clearance and weight).
is this the normal handlebar? It looks a bit larger
Just regular I believe. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
Its an Enduro handlebar sold by RE for Himalayan separately as an upgrade. Its better than the stock one. You can buy it from any RE dealer.
On stock tyres?
Yeah, the pirelli mt60 tyres. Don't massively rate them for off road stuff, but with the tyres dropped they were actually quite good. Plus the himalayan power delivery makes it hard to break traction. Thanks Aaron Knox
Love to know the long term reliability of this bike
Plz do a review on meteor 350🙏
Hopefully soon! Aaron KNOX
@@KnoxArmour amazingly beautifuly done
Is he riding on Indian roads during rainy season ?
No in England in the Lake District. Thanks,
@@KnoxArmour thanks
Can You Make A Video With On Road
Sure, we did here, czcams.com/video/fPaj10lHep4/video.html. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
👍👍
Well ridden, what's it like on technical trails?
Very good actually and easy to manage. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
We have same road's bro..
But I don't have Himalayan.. I have Normal Bike
Is it good as a beginners bike? Regards from India
Yes its a brilliant beginners bike! Aaron Knox
RE Himalayan 650 will be perfect
Sure, as long as its not heavier! Aaront KNOX
Was that your back or your nutsack at the end? This video really showed what this wonderful bike can do, with a top notch rider
Thanks. It was his foot as the suspension bottomed out and there was a shock through the pegs. Thanks!
Skilful rider but here in Nepal i ride NS200 in hilly conditions like these
Bro are you planning to do the pros and cons between bs5 and bs6 ?
There is no such BS5
This is not an Indian channel
Nice bike but great rider! If you have doubts about your motorcycle, you should be asking instead how good a rider you are.
Thanks, sure, but it also helps when you ride a bike you are confident tackling rougher terrain with, and the Himalayan does a great job of that. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
I had anxiety the whole time
Is this bike easy to ride off road? I mean it weighs over 200 kgs after all.
Yes, very surprisingly confidence inspiring! Aaron KNOX
That’s a pretty good run but it did sound like it bogged a little when you grabbed 2nd gear.
Thanks, yes it does bog a bit when going up hills into 2nd. Just a character of the motor and the power its got. 1st gear was perfect for the rougher parts. Thanks.!
It passed off roading.but the real challenge is on the Indian roads.😂
Nice ride skill....nothing worse than wet , loose, broken rock !! Kudos from an old MX rider 40 yrs ago. with Suzukis and Yanahas... A great rider makes a good bike better, but a street bike on off-road - no one can help....lol.
Just wondering.. were those OEM or replacement tyres ?
Many thanks James! Actually for some reason in the Lake District, sometimes the wet can help.. Anyway, yes these were the Pirelli Mt60 stock tyres with reduced tyre pressures. The Himalayan also has an incredibly tractable motor which massively aids the grip. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
It hurts me watching it get thrashed over rocks, etc. can this bike really handle that?
Yes it can, although we did destroy the sump guard. It could do with a bit more ground clearance and a stronger sump guard. Other than that, its great. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
Buy this for long tours because it doesn't attract other people to fancy bikes
Off road??? Off pavement mate. A trail like that is often a regular rural road here in British Columbia. Nice riding on a heavy bike. Fred Bailey
I,v had my Him a couple of years ,,and yeah I take it off road... its ok ,maybe abit heavy,,, but one of my real dislikes about the bike is the action of the forks,,,really jarring not bottoming out but a real unpleasant action... thinking about some new springs or valves...
Hi, yes that might be a good idea. There are some dealers now offering suspension upgrades and improvements to ride height too. We didnt have a problem with the front tbh, thought it was very well damped, however, ours may have different valving than yours. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
go with the YSS forks
The Himalayan is obviously a very capable bike, but it’s rather heavy and underpowered for its capacity.
A Big bore kit, stage 1 or 2 cam, carb conversion and decent larger diameter unrestricted de-cat exhaust would turn it into the bike it really should be.
Before you tell me I’m wrong, you need to remember that the Himalayan weighs the same as the somewhat porky BMW F650GS Dakar. And the Honda CFR250 puts out the same power and weighs over 100lbs less...!
A lot of what makes one bike handle a variety of off and on road situations better than another, boils down to its power to weight ratio. 1/3 more weight is a lot, especially when the power output is just 24HP.
Okay, the Honda is going to cost a lot more money new, but not so much more second hand. Plus you’re getting a Honda.
That’s why my vote is torn. I’m a big Honda guy (I can’t recall exactly how many I currently own, but it’s less than 12). So perhaps you can deduce how big a vote of confidence it is on my part to suggest that a modified Himalayan is potentially the more interesting option.
Well, it would be if my own dual sport project didn’t involve putting a BMW F650GS Dakar engine into a CCM frame to create a 50HP bike that weighs approximately the same as the Honda CFR250, but with twice the power on tap!
Sure they are great bike the CRF250 and we didnt compare it. However, what was clear was that the Himalayan did a great job off the tarmac and despite its weight and spec sheet it was a lot easier to ride off road than other Adventure bikes we have taken on similar terrain. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
can we have a minute to give a round of applause to the rider? whats his insta Id?
My dream bike 😢😭
Evade poyalum malayali
Dream bigger 😀
@@anandhunandhu9665 pewer veratte
@@abhishekpm1038 😎
wow, we dont need KTM anymore.
Haha to be fair a KTM 250 would smash that trail like no tomorrow!! Aaron Knox
24 HP vs 400 LBS you cannot spin this with no kind of footage bro....