Royal Enfield Himalayan adventure bike spotted again

The upcoming Royal Enfield Himalayan has been spotted again; and this time it’s an almost production ready bike which has been snapped under testing.

The Royal Enfield Himalayan adventure bike is expected to be launched in November 2015, and priced between Rs 1.65 and Rs 1.85 lakh.

The production version of the RE Himalayan will be similar to the test bikes we have seen so far, and the latest spy shot seems to be almost close to the final production bike, including a high mounted front mud guard, long travel suspension and upswept exhaust end canister.

The Himalayan will get an all-new four stroke, single cylinder, 410cc air-cooled engine. The engine will make around 28PS of power and will make about 32Nm of torque. Rear suspension is a monoshock, the first for any Royal Enfield bike, and the Himalayan will also get a rear disc brake.

 Instead of traditional push rods on Royal Enfield engines, the new engine on the Himalayan will have overhead cams and is expected to be a more refined unit than any existing Royal Enfield motor. The Himalayan’s engine is expected to freely rev up to 6500-7000rpm and will also be equipped with a counter balancer to reduce vibrations.

The frame on the Himalayan is a single tube chassis which has been designed by UK-based motorcycle chassis and components manufacturer Harris Performance. Earlier this year, Royal Enfield acquired Harris Performance, which was responsible for the chassis development of the Royal Enfield Continental GT as well. A reinforced subframe has also been incorporated to boost luggage carrying capacity.

The Royal Enfield Himalayan is also expected to get an all-new instrument panel which will display two trip meters, compass and even altitude readings.

(Images Courtesy: Motor.Vikatan.com)