[olhogrider]

How long before Hitchocks or similar produces and after-market switchable ABS? That might be cheaper than buying a new bike (I'm a little surprised it's not out there now)

Thanks to Noraly's latest adventures I started looking at CB500x. The British company Rally Raid sells a switch to disable the ABS. I wonder if that could be adapted? Or even better, find the RE part numbers for those countries that sell bikes with the switch.

[Toni59]

At the moment I'm still hoping that my Himalayan may already have the switch - since it will (perhaps) only be delivered at the end of October.

Yes, the Honda 500X is a nice bike.

But for me the Himalayan is probably the right choice for a second motorcycle.
If I want more bike, I still have my BMW R1100RS 

Regards
Toni

[Toni59]

To finalize this topic:

My REH was finally delivered beginning of November in Germany in gravel grey.

Still without switchable ABS... 

I am nevertheless happy with it 

Regards
Toni

[Ruuntje]

Don't know if there are differences between the previous BS4 and the 'new' 2020 BS4 in Belgium (for all I know, there's no BS6 in Belgium).
The one I have ordered (mid July), should arrive next week. It's a Snow one, by the way. I would have gone for Lake Blue (would have matched my Continental GT 650 Ice Queen) but as I've said, not coming to Belgium.
As far as I know, the 2020 models in Belgium are Euro 4, not Euro 5. Also, no hazard lights on the 2020 models over here.
The new models supposedly have better brakes, and an improved side stand, don't know whether that's going to be the case.

Apparently, it seems that I'll be getting the BS4, for all intents and purposes. I'll only be sure when it arrives.
It's a puzzling thing and for a moment, I was even thinking that the dealer was going to rip me off, until I started googling...

This is the same I got told here in NL. Euro4/2020. No hazard lights, no switchable ABS. Having read reviews of the BS6, seen videos online, etc, I contacted the dealer and asked, being a little worried I'd buy the 'old' '19 version as a new '20. The side stand is still very upright and doesn't really inspire confidence, I must admit.
I'm still not 100% sure, but it's registered as a 2020 now, so whatever...
What I notice is I am having so much fun driving around that side stand, hazard lights, switchable this and switchable that doesn't worry me the slightest. So. Much. Fun!

[Toni59]

@ Ruuntje:
You are right, as long as we enjoy it, everything is ok 

But Royal Enfield´s model politics is kind of wierd:

In the German Handbook they explain decoding model / type number on page 33, see picture 1.

According to this, and if Indian alphabet is counted the same way we do, my Himalayan is a 2021 model, since it has the "build year" letter "L", see picture 2.
and: G=2016, H=2017, I=2018, J=2019, K=2020, L=2021,...

Or they have skipped the I and/or the J in order they do not want to mix up anything, than mine is a 2020 or a 2019 model 

I don´t know...

The only thing I know for sure is that mine is "gravel grey", and this colour was not available before 2020...

Regards

Toni

[Richard230]

I have pretty much given up trying to understand how Royal Enfield markets their motorcycle models that are shipped to their overseas customers.