The Himalayan remains a path-breaker for rough-roading travellers. I consider it to be the domestic version of the Legendary KLR and similar motorcycles. A proper pack-mule, it may be heavy to wrestle with, but has a seasoned-vibe that lingers on, making you long to take it for a nice, long ride, ever so often. While…
Category: Royal Enfield Himalayan
Dancing down the twisties, a Cub & the Tiger moment
I love riding, the idea of it, the whole feel and experience of it all. I enjoy riding solo as well as riding along with another rider, or few. The solo riding experience is all about yourself, either just living the moment, or using it to clear the mental fog clogging up the head. Riding…
Getting your Royal Enfield Trip-Ready for another year of Motorcycling
The all-important First Ride of the year finally happened after a long wait for the MotoGods to bestow their blessings upon me. The pre-ride dilemma was real though, as I found myself swinging between the sonorous thump of the Cast Iron Electra and the AllRoadNoRoad abilities of the Himalayan. I even went down to checking…
Royal Enfield Himalayan Crash Guards by A4Moto Designs
I’d been on the look-out for replacement crash-guards for my Royal Enfield Himalayan after damaging the ones I had in a tarmac scraper. My search led me to an unassuming corner in Dahisar East, through the doors of A4Moto Designs.
A Weekend with the 2018 Royal Enfield Himalayan
What happens when you hand over the new, 2018 Royal Enfield Himlayan to a ‘BS3’ variant owner for the weekend? Read along to find out…
The Royal Enfield Himalayan Sleet + Explorer Kit, a closer look
Some of my dearest motorcycling friends got to experience the all-new, limited edition Himalayan Sleet + Explorer Kit in Jaipur recently. I barely managed to concentrate on my deadlines due to their continuous updates on the fun they were having with the bike. Now, it might be easy to say that the BSIV version is…
Reasons to Love the Royal Enfield Himalayan
The Himalayan, a Royal Enfield like never before, yet, closer in spirit to all things RE, than one could imagine. One can say that this motorcycle is the one, that unites the past and the future. This page is more of a dedication, to the many discoveries about this wonderful motorcycle. One that I’ll try…