Lots of auto journalists were left curious at the launch of the Royal Enfield Himalayan in Mumbai few backs week. The reason for their inquisitiveness was the fact that pricing for Delhi wasn’t announced while the same for other metro cities were shared. On further probing the Royal Enfield officials we found out that the Himalayan will not go on sale in the capital city of our country. The reasoning given for the above was that Delhi Transport Department doesn’t give approval for launch of new two-wheelers that aren’t BS-IV emission norms compliant. While the BS-IV emission norms for two-wheelers will come in effect from April, 2017 nationally, the Delhi government has decided recently that only BS-IV norms approved new two-wheelers can go on sale.
The above news came as a setback for RE enthusiasts in Delhi who could only see the new adventure tourer offering at dealerships but weren’t able to take test ride or purchase it. Gladly though things have changed for the better as the new Himalayan will be officially available in the capital city. Royal Enfield launched the Himalayan at Rs 1,73,676 (on-road Delhi) and bookings for the bike has also started.
Announcing the price, Rudratej (Rudy) Singh, President Royal Enfield said, “We are delighted to announce the availability of our latest motorcycle - Himalayan, in New Delhi. The timing of the launch in Delhi could not have been better as all motorcycling enthusiasts in the region start frequenting the hills post Holi. We are offering the new Himalayan, now in Delhi, at an on-road price of Rs. 1,73,676.”
The new motorcycle is the first home- grown adventure tourer motorcycle and is also the cheapest bike of its genre in the Indian market. We recently rode the bike in treacherous weather conditions in Shimla and you can read our review story here – Royal Enfield Himalayan First Ride Review. The Himalayan in powered by an air-cooled, 411cc single cylinder LS4 engine which makes 24.5PS of power and 32Nm of torque between 4,000 to 4,500rpm. The engine now sports overhead cams compared to Royal Enfield’s trademark push rod architecture. The engine has also been fitted with a counter balancer to reduce vibrations, which makes the Himalayan, the smoothest and the most refined Royal Enfield yet. The engine is mated to a 5-speed gearbox that drives the rear wheel. The tyres are dual-purpose off-road, on-road tyres especially developed by Ceat mounted on 21-inch spoked wheels in the front and 18-inch spoked rims at the rear. The bike weighs 182kg and has a fuel tank capacity of 15 litres.
Royal Enfield Himalayan pricing on-road:
Mumbai - Rs 1.78 lakh
Bangalore - Rs 1.84 lakh
Kolkata - Rs 1.81 lakh
Chennai - Rs 1.75 lakh
Hyderabad - Rs 1.76 lakh
Pune - Rs 1.70 lakh
Courtesy : Zigwheels