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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.

For years, Rynox has been doing wonders in the world of road riding gear and also luggage and accessories

While adventure bikes already come with stock rubbers that deliver a decent balance of on- and off-road performance, some variety and options are always welcome for those who want to experiment and up their adventure riding game.

I’m going to start this story with a confession. I’m a big fan of the Royal Enfield Himalayan. So much so that, I have made a few of my friends buy it. In fact, I almost bought one too. But decided to wait for something else (more on this later). So yes, the Himalayan is a great bike, especially in the BS6 avatar.

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.

The end of 2022 and early 2023 was about going long distances, primarily because I had the Suzuki V-Strom and this luggage from Rynox – the Navigator tail bag. I’ve been a regular user of Rynox luggage for many years now.

The V-Strom SX is the second motorcycle that has crossed 10,000km during my long-term use. The first one was the Royal Enfield Meteor 350, and it took me almost a year with this cruiser. But the V-Strom SX has taken less than six months.

My love for long-distance riding has grown multi-folds over the last few years. This is primarily due to two reasons – the number of new bikes launched in the segment and secondly, the roads have gotten better in terms of tarmac quality and safety.

For most of us, tyres are just black coloured hoops made of rubber that are attached to motorcycle wheels. They are meant to roll with least resistance possible, offer the most amount of grip in every situation and be resistant to punctures. It all seems very easy but there’s a lot and I mean unfathomably lot to design and develop tyres. It’s something that struck me in the two days I spent experiencing two new tyres by TVS Eurogrip.

Ever since the Royal Enfield Scram 411 joined the BikeWale Long Term fleet, what I was looking forward to was working on my off-road skills. I also wanted to figure out if the Scram 411 is up to speed with its sibling when it comes to taking the broken path- after all, it is quite similar to the Himalayan in many ways.