Royal Enfield is geared up to launch the Himalayan 450 soon. Now, a production ready test mule of the adventure bike has been spotted testing. The spy shots reveal that the bike is undergoing some kind of tests.
2023 Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 : More Details
The new Himalayan 450 is based on a new 450cc platform. This new platform will further spawn a host of other bikes. This new single cylinder engine is expected to be rated around 35-40 BHP and 40 Nm. The bike gets a 6-speed gearbox. The engine also comes with a liquid cooling option.
Coming to the features, the Himalayan 450 gets a windscreen, LED lights, upside-down front forks and rear mono shock and a stubby exhaust. There are disc brakes on both wheels along with dual channel ABS. The bike also gets a new digital instrument cluster.
The spy images reveal a top box with wires coming into it from various locations on the bike. These appear to be some kind of sensors.
As the bike is an adventure motorcycle, the Himalayan 450 will get long travel suspension and spoke wheels shod in knobby tyres.
Official Accessories for the Himalayan 450
Royal Enfield has also been testing the official accessories for the adventure bike. These include a set of aux lamps and panniers. Owners will also be able to get a top box for additional storage on the Himalayan 450. All these are expected to make the Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 a good tourer as well. Apart from these, there will also be a host lifestyle and branded accessories at the time of launch.
Price and rivals of the Royal Enfield Himalayan 450
While there is no official word yet on the pricing of this motorbike, we can expect the Himalayan 450 to cost to the tune of INR 3 lakh (ex-showroom). This would mean, the bike would head on against the likes of the KTM 390 Adventure, BMW G 310 GS and the Yezdi Adventure.
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