Bought a Himalayan today!

[leafman60]

Boy, these things are becoming all the rage, a veritable phenom!

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[steven c]

Here's another great video, from a fellow who bought a Himalayan to lead group adventure tours, putting on 15K miles in less than a year.

https://youtu.be/_IweVeztRFo

Thats Nathen who rode his Postie bike ,Honda C120 from Australia to England, he has a bunch of Youtube's on the trip , worth watching.

[Sheepdog]

I'm fascinated by these bikes, but I just can't justify it. My '71 Triumph TR6R is about the same weight, but produces about 15 additional horsepower. On the other hand, the Himalayan sounds like a very smooth and reliable machine...really overbuilt.

Maybe next year...

[twowheeladdict]

I'm fascinated by these bikes, but I just can't justify it. My '71 Triumph TR6R is about the same weight, but produces about 15 additional horsepower. On the other hand, the Himalayan sounds like a very smooth and reliable machine...really overbuilt.

Maybe next year...

Do you ride your TR6R off road?  Gravel roads?  Rough bumpy roads?  If yes, then you don't need a Himalayan.  If no, and you want to, than a Himalayan is a good choice.  The Himalayan has opened up so many roads and routes that I wouldn't do on my other bikes. 

[Sheepdog]

Do you ride your TR6R off road?  Gravel roads?  Rough bumpy roads?  If yes, then you don't need a Himalayan.  If no, and you want to, than a Himalayan is a good choice.  The Himalayan has opened up so many roads and routes that I wouldn't do on my other bikes.

I'm still gathering parts for the restoration, but that is the nice thing about the single carb 650: it makes a nice "all-roads" bike. The old K70 s still look serviceable. I'm tempted to just flush the cases and ride it...it only shows 12,000 miles and doesn't leak oil (well, hardly). It only weighs 382 lbs (dry) and the tank is of pretty low capacity, so it's an easy bike to ride on dodgy surfaces. On smooth roads, comfortable riding can be found up to 60 mph. After that, the vibration becomes intrusive. I guess it's a great deal like the Himalayan that way.

[Huzo]

Thats Nathen who rode his Postie bike ,Honda C120 from Australia to England, he has a bunch of Youtube's on the trip , worth watching.

CT 110 actually, but I take your point..
I’ve got 400,000 km on those.
Extraordinary thing.

[twowheeladdict]

Well, Spring fever is still going strong so I took a 1/2 day Thursday and all day Friday and put down some more miles on the Himalayan.  If you have the type of roads where you live that I have here in Middle Tennessee then I highly recommend this motorcycle.  If you need to do a lot of high speed riding to get to where the good roads are, then this is probably not for you. 

Gas mileage so far:  1st tank 85 mpg, 2nd tank 67 mpg, 3rd tank 79 mpg.  Some of the variance comes from the fact that the 2nd day of riding did involve some 65 mph to transition from one gravel road to another and some nice hill climbs.  Also, there is no easy way to know when to stop fueling without risk over overflowing so the fills may vary.  Pretty good average so far though.

Now for some more photos near my home.

The Roads:








The water crossings:

[twowheeladdict]

The Scenery:















A parting shot:

[tazio]

 

[ScepticalScotty]

They should sign you and Noraly up as brand ambassadors!!! If I had space for another bike, the Himalayan might be it. If I lived at home (Australia) it would be purchased for sure. So many dirt roads.....