Hyosung Aquila GV250 vs Royal Enfield Himalayan 450

Touring is becoming a fashion among Indian motoring enthusiasts. And why should it not? We have vast expanse of open lands, biodiversity worth experiencing and some really good roads that are connected by many miserable ones with the difficulty level equivalent of playing Ping Pong with a Chinese national, giving riders a sense of achievement like no other.  Royal Enfield and Harley-Davidson have been capitalising on this pretty well for a while now and it is time that few others get to ride the wave, even if that won’t dent the sales of the big two. Hyosung is the front runner among the alternative premium motorcycle brands for cruisers and this time we test their new entry-level model, the Aquila 250.

In this report, we will tell you the pros and cons of the Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 specific to city riding and daily commutes.

The Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 is one of the most talked about new motorcycles on the market. And a bunch of you want to buy one. Its shortcomings, therefore, will bother you. But, how much? Well, we decided we had to answer that question. We had to spend months with the motorcycle to get a better, clearer picture of how it truly is to live with. And so we now have one on a long term test.

The new Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 impresses, surprises, and tempts, After a week of living with the motorcycle, we have drawn up a list of things we like and don’t, about the new motorcycle. Here are our findings.

JCMoto can’t get enough of the Hero Xpulse 200 it seems. First, the custom parts and motorcycle building and restoration house did the fork brace, then the enduro footrests, and now it has launched a triple clamp or T-clamp. As with the earlier parts, this one focuses on improving the Xpulse’s ride performance off the road.

We have used air filters from Ngage before - erstwhile marketed under Moto Wings - and the performance improvement offered by them has been telling.

We have had the four-valve variant of the Hero Xpulse 200 4V in our long-term fleet for almost a year, clocking over 5,000km. During this period, the off-road-focused tourer from the Indian manufacturer faced a variety of riding conditions.