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Review of Royal Enfield Himalayan (Pre-ride)

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These are my first thoughts review of Royal Enfield Himalayan. Pre-ride of course. Photos and videos included. Go here for my initial thoughts and Specifications of Royal Enfield Himalayan.

Pre-ride review of Royal Enfield Himalayan
Looks good from above.

Adventure touring in India has never needed (not wanted) high-end dual sports motorcycles. People who have actually toured properly, know that most times it is easier on a simpler vehicle that attracts lesser attention. Which is why Royal Enfield is pretty much the goto motorcycle for this. Decent torque, common enough, cheap enough. Now, RE is headed to the small dual-sport route with their Himalayan. What do I think?

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Specifications of Royal Enfield Himalayan

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The specifications of Royal Enfield Himalayan was out the same day as the launch. But, the only thing they have kept under wraps is the cost. I will have to come back and edit this post once they release figures. That’s in mid-March 2016.

Specifications of Royal Enfield Himalayan
Looks ruggedly built going by the specifications of Royal Enfield Himalayan

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Making of Matte Black ThunderDuck

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At some point before the Himalayan journey, I felt ThunderDuck needed a facelift. Since I was not sure about how the bike would survive the trip, I put it off till after the trip. I have wanted to make a matte black motorcycle for a while. So, what eventually came off that idea is this Matte Black ThunderDuck.

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Custom lettering.

What follows is a list of the treatments the parts got and pictures that I have picked out from my Instagram feed.

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New 46 – HotFix

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Its been close to ten years of riding the ThunderDuck. Well here is the replacement for this motorcycle, a new Bullet 500.

As the only travel motorcycle over this period, ThunderDuck has served pretty well. Its been with us on some amazing experiences and has had its ups and downs. After lusting, waiting, justifying, looking longingly at my bank balance… I came to the decision that to travel and experience India two-up comfortably and fully loaded, nothing really beats a Royal Enfield, to this day. At least, from a value for money point of view.

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Royal Enfield Continental GT – First ride

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Royal Enfield has built a really good looking motorcycle with the new Royal Enfield Continental GT. Having gotten that out of the way, let me first touch upon how I happened to take a test ride on it. I landed up at the Royal Enfield Brand Store near my parents house with an intention of getting a test ride on the new Royal Enfield Bullet 500, the one with the carb.

The brand store did not have one available and since I had started filling out the form, I decided to ride this thing.

Royal Enfield Continental GT testing

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