I will say this. Enfield deserves a trophy for putting a center stand on all their bikes, and a front fender that's actually long enough to stop splash.

Reading some of the comments on this and other such videos, RE have done us all a serious disservice by failing to produce a 130 HP ultra-lightweight V6 grand tourer for under £6k. Where are the Brembos and the Ohlins? What the hell were they thinking? Good job they made it good looking and fun to ride or I wouldn't have bought one. Great review though. Keep up the good work.

If you took the centre stand, crash bars, rear rack and one of the front mudguards off that might remove most of the 20 kg, bit all of them are exactly what you would have to add to most of the competition as extras, at extra cost, so,at least the RE is being honest about the weight. I ride a 94 660 tenere, near identical weight, height, and HP, and it’s perfect for me, so a RE 450 sounds like the revival of the old original adv market, the klr650, bmw funduro, and the xt500/600, before the crazy heavy and overpowered super adventure overlanders were launched, and the monster enduro of husky and ktm. You need 40+ HP to reach 80mph You don’t need 80+ HP off road, at twice the price.

A good review as always, I took delivery of mine on the 1st June and loving it, I live in Somerset so I have done a bit of green laning and it is easy to live with, once on the move the lardy weight disappears.

Nice review Tony straight to the point thanks.

Very thorough review! Thank you so much. I want one!

Spot on. Test rode one a few days ago, and the lack of screen means your touring speed is limited, and over the course of a few days on tour would keave me tired. But. Other than that and heated grips it's good to go. No more additional expense. Soft luggage and that's it. Really liked it. Ride safe 👍

Great review . Get my tubeless Hanle Black next month. Got some TKC70s to go on the bike from the off . Good choice of boots ! Recently bought some Stylmartin Vertigo WP. Not sure about the LBGT gloves though 😜

I had the chance to test ride this bike at the „SW-Motech open house“ right after I had tested the Suzuki 800DE and i absolutely enjoyed it. I even enjoyed the RE way more than the Suzuki. It’s an nice little bike which would suits almost everyone. The gear shifts and clutch control is great and I loved the handling of this bike. It’s a shame that people nowadays just focus on the big and just overpowered adventurer bikes. I owned a RE411, but it was physically too small for me. So I’ve sold it for a AfricaTwin and rode half around the world. And I still love my AT. But if RE would have released the Re450 3 years earlier i would still happily ride a RE today. Perfect little bike for real travellers! Ps: I’ve seen you and your friend at the „SW-Motech open house“, but was to afraid to talk to you guys. Very sad, because I was really interested in your experiences with the sweet Transalp of your friend. Well, maybe next time! Best regards, Jens!

Picked mine up at the weekend - love it so far. Traded in a 17 plate Forty Eight - quite the difference 😂

Very good review. The first review I have seen that mention the very low first gear compared to the second gear. Not necessarily a bad thing since it makes low speed handling easier with the rather poor low end grunt.

Waiting to try the scrambler version. That should be interesting. Great review! Thank you

It is a nice looking bike, it's great to see all these smaller adventure bikes coming out, not everyone wants a GS1300. Will you be at the ABR this year?

Looks a good machine just need RE to iron out any initial problems will have to take a look at one

A great review. I really like the look of this bike. RE have done it again A real world bike at a decent price.

They did change there whole mindset with this new modern model, Good review and comments on the the handling and comfort, good comments on the tires, good honest review . comment : could change your camera set up to have the screen not blink during the video ... Alain & Yellow

I test rode this on similar muddy trails, wet mud like that the front on stock tyres was just constantly washing out and rear could dig you out but it did struggle - 100% needs different tyres for any real adventure riding

Heyyy 🙌 Kind of off topic but what settings do you film on your action camera and export at because when I export it always ruins the quality? Thanks!

Not too bad price wise

I've noted from elsewhere that this bike feels buzzy compared to the old 411 model. 196 kg is heavy for a 450. I keep looking around in an attempt to find a replacement for my KTM 390 Duke Mk2, but there really isn't anything better in the 350/450 class. Apart from the new KTM 390 Duke. I do like the Scram 411, though for its rugged looks and low-down shove. And if the still available in Thailand Yamaha SR400 wasn't so ridiculously priced here, I'd get one. Good review, Tony. Nick

The previous model had absolutely no grunt and could be best described as a Pressure washer with 2 wheels.

If you let go the handle bars on the straight it will pull to the right I found ,try it but be carefull,it’s some balance or drag problem with the bike ,the next problem is the vibration may be enfeilds engineers can improve on this ,I know it’s a single you expect some vibes but there is room for improvement ,next is the stand is too short ,besides that it’s good value and it dose what it says on the tin ,jimmy Australia

In your honest opinion would this be a good replacement for my Honda cb500x 2019 normal front forks single disc model I have currently I know I need to test ride it but would value your opinion.

Fantastic review and after spending 3 hours on a demo, l have to agree with you on every level. I did venture off road, and yes, the tyres are dreadful, so no one should judge it's ability off road without decent 50/50 tyres. Great stuff and for me it ticks every box. Cheers

How does it compare with the Honda NX500?

You are talking about a "lower seat" (at 1:40) in this video - pls let me know where to get this lower seat. I am not able to get any information about this "lower seat" in Austria and even Royal Enfield support could not give me an answer. Did anyone ever see this "lower seat" for the Himalayan 450 or is it only "fake news"? Greetings Michi

I read a review of this bike today in the magazine section of the Australian newspaper 8/6/24 which slated it for its lack of bottom end power. I think out of 5 stars the reviewer gave it 2. Your thoughts.

All I can say is I pray that RE have improved the engineering and materials over the interceptor 650, which is pitiful......nice unfussy review though.

After waiting for mine for 5 months, rode dealer demo. In a word.... disappointed! Shotgun 650 owner now.

One of life's mysteries, is why motorcycles have small windscreens that blast the air straight into your eyes, causing the most amount of wind buffeting and wind noise possible----actually being worse than nothing at all! And the other mystery, which should be a class action lawsuit: no overdrive gear on any modern motorcycle, despite many motorcycles having nearly double the low end torque as earlier air cooled machines from the 1980's. Many motorcycles are geared the same as they were in 1997, which can only be explained through intentional malicious planned obsolescence and collusion with oil companies.

I pronounce it "Himalayan".

This motorcycle is great offroad. Great driving pleasure; great suspension, great ease of driving, maneuverability. You don't have to worry about driving anywhere. Comfortable. Joy of ride. But unfortunately it has a lot of disadvantages. It is completely unsuitable for fast roads. The maximum comfortable speed is 100 km/h. A terribly weak engine and it's not about speed but about flexibility - you have to change gears very often. Central stand barely works. It's made in an Asian way. Heavy. The center of the motorcycle is poorly shaped and holding it with your legs is problematic. Terribly ugly, non-functional display - for example, the turn signal arrows are practically invisible. One cylinder, vibrates. Illusory protection against the wind. Average brakes.

The Himalayan is a great bike but I wish Royal Enfield would have stuck with an air and oil cooled engine instead of following the rest of the sheep in the herd and going to watercooling.

🇮🇹T. Y. Bye c.

That Big. Bulbus gas tank is the ugliest tank I've ever seen.