Brief Test: Royal Enfield Himalayan, Indian Touring Enduro
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Two years ago, I came across photographs on the World Wide Web. "Wild! It would be nice to seduce once. “ Three days ago, he was waiting for me in front of a salon in the center of the eight-millionth Bangalore, the second-fastest growing metropolis in India. “Do I have to sign anything?” The store manager, who sells 600 (I hope I was not mistaken, but yes, six hundred!) Motorcycles in one month, waved his hand and explained where to go (without a navigator) to find his way back.
I was in flip flops, shorts and a T-shirt - like most motorcyclists - and a built-in helmet worn by only a handful of Indians. Did you know that by law only the driver must be there and not the passenger of the motorcycle? And that the government has ordered that from April 1 of this year, every buyer must also receive a helmet with a motorcycle, because this should be the only way for them to start wearing tiles on their heads. Despite the heat, which is one of the main reasons against.
Rrrrobusten like ... a car
If I have ever written for the German R1200GS that it looks like the most reliable big enduro, now I take that statement back. Just look at these "bars". Look at these cooling fins (no, they are not fakes, they are really air cooled!) Look at these ... rods? Now, if it were not for the creators, who are so lucky that retro fairy tales are now very popular (which, in fact, is the reason for the successful revival of the brand), an eyewitness could say that they are thirty or forty years old. years too late. So: yes, external force (sorry, no other word) looks cool. Robat. They can. Zay ****. We are ready to help you collide with yourself on the most remote roads of this planet. And with cross-country ability under the wheels.
However, we find out that this does not apply to the eighties when the ignition key is turned. Opel, digital display with temperature readings, clock, current gear, side step warning and, you won't believe it, a compass. Bavarians, write it down in a notebook. We want this at GS. Yes, it can also be used as an optional extra.
Engine: Couldn't be easier
The engine runs quietly and runs at such low revs that you might be afraid it will die. Well, he doesn't die. Sound, hey, like the old XT. Tof-tof-tof-tof ... The sitting position is not wrong and allows you to maintain a stable standing position. The seat is slightly closer to the ground compared to some large enduros, which will be useful when trying to keep your balance on a washed-out road. The seat is soft, maybe a bit too much. And let's go.
The engine does not shake too much, and, above all, these vibrations are not "disgusting", but a perfectly acceptable massage. It pulls just as much as you would expect from this volume and design. To say that he is alive? No, it’s not like that. That he is lazy, sleepy? This is also not the case. Good: it goes. Enough to be at full throttle front jaw they stretch as if he were about to jump onto the rear wheel. But this will not happen without fear. The front suspension made it clear to me during a short test drive that this is in all likelihood the first thing I would like to replace in the Himalayas. It is really poorer. V Front brake doesn’t know what, and it’s about that level Transmissionwhen we want to go to standby. He is tough and resists.
Neither the final speed in the city crowd (it seems, 134 km / h), nor the fuel consumption could be checked. Squirming between motorcycles, cars and rickshaws, I can say that the ride is quite decent and that on the ground it can be pretty solid as long as we don't want to be too fast.
In short: it's coming!
I don't know what else to write. I really like these three letters: goes. Boyd is reliable and durable. If so, the Himalayas might be a good choice for ... Himalayas? Here's how to do it: buy a plane ticket, rent it, explore India, and return happy under the Alps. In Portorož, even if you are driving through Vršić, you can also buy an old XT.
engine: single cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke, 411 cm3, carburetor, electric starter
maximum power: 18,02 kW (24,5 km) at 6.500 rpm
maximum torque: 32 Nm at 4.000-4.500 rpm
energy transfer: wet multi-layer clutch, five-speed gearbox, chain
suspense: front telescopic fork Ø41 mm, travel 200 mm, rear single damper, travel 180 mm
tires: 90/90-21, 120/90-17
brakes: front disc Ø300 mm, double-piston caliper, rear disc Ø240 mm, single-piston caliper
Wheelbase: 1.465 mm
ground height: 220 mm
seat height: 800 mm
weight with liquids: 182 kg
fuel tank: 15
Video. Surprisingly harsh!
