The Royal Enfield HIMALAYAN 450! Is it a good ADVENTURE bike?

Hey Two Wheel Adventurers! Welcome back for some more Royal Enfield goodness! I'm taking the Himalayan 450 out for a 3 day solo adventure to see if its a worthy adventure bike. Come along and see how it goes!
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[@in2ADV]

Loved the video Josh! Bike ain't too shabby either 🙂

[@ogasi1798]

great video and yes, it's a great bike

[@martyn_g]

I’m waiting for my rally seat and mudguard. The seat is a literal pain in the arse after an hour 😂

[@_JoshJB_]

I found it to be pretty good. But I am coming from mostly dirt bikes i guess. 😆

[@martyn_g]

@@_JoshJB_haha! Well, I did put a different seat on my DR about a couple of years ago. Probably my bony arse.

[@brookegan2945]

You're right, the seat is terrible. I ended up getting the touring seat. Much better for long road trips.

[@bishopkinlyside8477]

Hi Josh, one of the first thing I would do with the bike if I bought one just change the tyres and not really appropriate. When Riding in the bush like you said they get followed up with mud in a hurry. You need some good Nobbys and there’s some really good tyres out there at the moment and put on them and I will be at quite a few hundred bucks but It would be a total different ride Thanks for the video really enjoyed it Cliff from Logan city Queensland Australia. I’m on the big island

[@_JoshJB_]

@@bishopkinlyside8477 thanks mate. Yea I think a different set of tyres and this bike would be a whole lot more fun.

[@craigkaschan4822]

After seeing that beautiful country side I I’ve definitely bought the wrong bike to be getting back into riding.

[@_JoshJB_]

@@craigkaschan4822 haha. Time for a change again?

[@Morphic-Realms.]

Awesome watch brother..... great edit..

[@_JoshJB_]

@@Morphic-Realms. thanks mate

[@3goldfinger]

Do you need a permit for riding on the beach?. A great ride.

[@_JoshJB_]

Hey mate, I'm not 100% sure but I don't recall seeing any signs that mentioned permits. It's not a very long beach so it would be a bit of a pain to need a permit.

[@seawench555]

Yeah u need a permit, but it allows u to ride a lot of beaches on mid north coast and far North Coast

[@John450-Himilayan]

Great trip Josh I'll have to try some of those trails as I'm in Northern NSW

[@_JoshJB_]

@@John450-Himilayan thanks mate, let me know how you go. 🤙🏼

[@seawench555]

Super enjoy ur presentation and narration Josh, really inspires my own bike riding adventures, thanks mate💯🤙🇦🇺like the Himalayan but she heavy and as u say suspension needs work, she also needs foldable mirrors and come with some descent rubber. Nice helmet too

[@_JoshJB_]

@@seawench555 thanks mate, I appreciate it. If I can get some other people out there enjoying themselves and having their own adventures then I’ve done my job. 👍🏼 Thanks for watching

[@martyn_g]

Also, the downshifting is interesting- the revs like to be high on the downshift and kept within the recommended speeds as per the manual- otherwise it’s a bit recalcitrant 😂

[@John450-Himilayan]

You know they have a slipper clutch as standard and they can take getting use to

[@jeffkonves1428]

Anyone know if the 450 is coming to the USA? Haven't seen it here yet.

[@_JoshJB_]

@@jeffkonves1428 from my quick google search it says they started landing around August-September for you guys. So they might be around 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@RS23545]

looks like your handlebar is bent to right side.

[@jimmydickson8854]

It’s a good bike josh for the money ,it’s not a dirt bike or a sports bike but it dose every thing it says on the tin ,I like mine I’m an older and short rider don’t go too fast it’s perfect for what I do good all round bike and no bloody plastic ,just a single thumper but it dose it put some 50- 50 tyres on it 👍❤️😎old jimmy WA

[@_JoshJB_]

@@jimmydickson8854 agreed mate. I had fun with the bike. Thanks for watching. 🤙🏼

[@jaisabai4155]

Spoiler alert. Yes it is 👍

[@ShadowVonChadwick]

You're on stock tyres ? Please.

[@krisdieber9459]

It's a demo bike, what do you want him to do?