Royal Enfield Himalayan to go to Antarctica

- Two Himalayans will try to reach South Pole 

- Bikes get 13-teeth main sprocket 

- Gets bigger alternator 

Royal Enfield and its two riders are attempting to ride for multiple days in South Pole, Antarctica. This is being done on their ADV machine – the Himalayan.  

The company is calling it ‘90° South’ where it will attempt to reach the South Pole. This ride will be done over 39 days and will start from Cape Town in South Africa. Two riders will attempt to reach the South Pole from the Ross Ice Shelf via the Leverett Glacier to the Amundsen-Scott Pole station .

Both the riders will ride the Himalayan. The company claims that only few things have been changed to make the bikes expedition ready. The main drive sprocket has been changed from 15-teeth to 13-teeth. This will help generate more torque at the rear wheel. The tyre setup is now tubeless. It gets studded tyres which means the bikes can be ridden at low pressures. There’s a stronger alternator on the bike to generate more current so that the riders can operate their heated gear.  

We don’t which any brands have tried to do something like this on their production-spec motorcycles. We wish Royal Enfield good luck on this expedition.