Richard , I enjoyed the review, but saying the Himalayan can run 80-85 , is not realistic . At 700 miles I began riding my machine in a manner that would keep pace with traffic. Seed limits ranged from 50 to 65 . A good head wind will hold the bike between 60 - 65 at near full throttle. If capable of 85 ( which I doubt) it would take a long time to reach that speed and letting off the throttle would require a long stretch to regain such speed. Realistically the bikes are 70 to 75 top speed . And that is what people should be told . I enjoyed the article, but reading that the Himmy could cruise at 80/85 Tainted All that was said....
Keep it real.
And here we go again: The September/October issue of
Motorcyclist magazine has an 8-page article, starting on page 56, about someone riding a Royal Enfield Himalayan off-road in the desert, to and into a mine located in southeastern California. Frankly, the article doesn't provide a lot of text, mostly large photos, although it does include the usual general description of the Himalayan. This includes a comment that the bike produces 24 hp and that the rider was able to ride the bike on Highway 395 "
at its top speed of 85 mph for hours". So what can I say? Now we have that claim from two professional motorcycle reviewers about the bike being able to run at 85 mph for hours. Kind of makes you wonder if the SoCa magazine reviewers of the Himalayan are either lying or have been given a "ringer" by RE?
If you want to read this article, I recommend checking it out at a book store or large magazine stand. Reading it and looking at the pretty pictures should only take you about 5 minutes. Frankly, if you are looking for information about a motorcycle, this is not the magazine for you. It is all "fluff". I am getting this publication because I had a subscription that extends to 2020 when they converted from my favorite monthly magazine into a tabletop version that is only distributed every couple of months.
Motorcyclist magazine now contains a lot of large-format photos, but little informative text. Plus, the newsstand per-issue price has been doubled to something like $12 an issue.