[Chuck D]

Very fair minded review. The writer contextualizes the bike and RE in general very well.
http://ridermagazine.com/2018/03/14/2018-royal-enfield-himalayan-first-ride-review/

[Richard230]

I agree.  A decent review.  I just wish it had a little more power and top speed to tackle U.S. freeways without being tapped out. Having a 500cc engine would have been perfect.

[tooseevee]

      That bike is very attractive to me. Too bad I'm 80 and can't do two and I've put way too much into the '08 to ever sell it. But then again..............

       No! No! Naughty

[ROVERMAN]

Not rocket science to enlarge the existing 410 to 500cc. Bit more torque and higher redline would make it a little more comfortable on the highway, 6 speeds wouldn't go amiss either.
Roverman.

[Richard230]

Not rocket science to enlarge the existing 410 to 500cc. Bit more torque and higher redline would make it a little more comfortable on the highway, 6 speeds wouldn't go amiss either.
Roverman.

I does kind of make you wonder why RE chose 410cc for the engine displacement and why they just didn't pair up two of those cylinders to make the Interceptor models?   

[Kevin Mahoney]

RE says that they weren't looking at a cc goal, but rather set forth specs for what they wanted the bike to do and they ended up at 410.

I was very sceptical of the size myself until I got to ride one for quite a while at the TX press launch. Mark Tuttle did do a good fair review. We are friends and those are his real thoughts. I was surprised at how stable the bike was in heavy winds for example. Much better than a C5. I was able to sneak away for a while by myself to see what it would do on the freeway. At 70 the bike was stable on the road and much more comfortable than a C5 at the same speed. I was able to get to 80-85 and stay there even in a wind. Not where I would want to cruise but the bike will do it.
Because it is a torque monster I didn't think a 6th speed was worth it.
My point is that it is a much better and well built bike than I expected. I would buy one in a minute. Once they get here do yourself a favor and test ride one. Only then will you know if it is or isn't for you.

[Richard230]

You might find this review of the BMW G310GS by Motorcycle.com to be an interesting comparison with the previous review of the Himalayan. The GS is no doubt faster and lighter, but it is much more expensive and apparently you really have to spin the engine to get much power out of it.  I would think that the Himalayan will be more enjoyable to ride in the long term.  Plus, did I mention that the RE is a lot less expensive? 
http://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/bmw/2018-bmw-g-310-gs-first-ride-review.html