I was never a RE fan but the 450 Himalayan is a fantastic motorcycle that I want to buy right now and can't get. Completely sold out in Austria and endless pre-orders

I like how it looks , great colors too. greatings from Belgium.

A lot more impressive than expected for a heavy 450 single.

My view: people who go cross continent touring will buy the Himmy. Those who ride to Starbucks will buy the CFMoto...

Paint, finishings and build look made to last and seems to hit the sweet spot in terms of price (ownership and running costs), practicality and performance. What a bike.

A proper modern RE bike. That was needed. Got my like. :)

Engine and info/nav display are winners. I expect they will appear in road versions. Big 👍 to RE for offering bikes with a centre stand as standard. I hope to see bikes with a rear DTRL red light bar above the number plate for added visibility.

I was never a fan of the bike Itchy Bits rode as it always seemed too boxy/angular to me. This however is a vast improvement, and assuming its power output is sufficient for your needs it's hard to see why you wouldn't consider this machine. I like it.

Impressive I’m sure RE will sell boatloads reasonably priced too. I can definitely see some Triumph influence likely due to RE having poached a designer or two from them. Good to see decent mudguards front and rear other manufacturers please take note. The dash looks great and they even have the tachometer and speedo the correct way round unlike Triumphs 400. Thanks Mark good overall review 👍

Definitely a big improvement over the older model and looks great now...Nice one Mark, great review as always 🙂

That is what you call a review. Absolutely brilliant Ive watvhed a ton of reviews on this bike & yours is head n Shoulders above any other on KZfaq . Well done

Ive been waiting for your review of this Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 Mark. Such a great practical motorcycle with style. Lovely build quality and the paint work and welds look great and I,m certain that Royal Enfield would have been rigorous with their R&D and "in the field " real world testing before bringing this massively updated Himalayan 450 to the Showroom floor. It looks finished and complete in so many ways.

Great review. I think it's gona be another Great success for RE.. and most likely my next bike.... iam gonna leave it for a year just to see if any thing pop up .. recalls etc. 👍

That's a nice bike! great review as always Mark thanks what is the nut thing for again to undo the front axle interesting, I will be having a look at one of these beauties

This is brilliant, thank you so much, you got this out quickly 🤘

Excellent first review Mark, thanks for that.

Looks like a lovely bike. Great fit and finish and great performance and economy. As you said Mark, a step up for Enfield. Great informative video as always, Cheers.

Most comprehensive review I've seen, thank you. I'm only ten minutes from Verwood and keep thinking I'll bump into you at Alderholt Churchill Arms one Tuesday evening but not seen you there yet Mark ;)

An excellent review Mark as expected. Thanks so much. Real world opinions from a normal biker's perspective. Looks very capable and might just be all the adventure bike you need.

Great review. Poole is a great part of the country .Spent a lot of time down there.

Thanks from Minnesota, USA. Excellent review! I appreciate you mentioning your height as I am a taller rider and I was curious about the fit. I'm hoping these come in soon because I was just about to pull the trigger on a Scram 411 but this extra power is much needed here! Nobody seems to have a good idea when they will arrive here.

A great review. I like the look of this. I wasn't sure about the display, but it is growing on me. The Tripper nav looks great though. There are some nice touches for a bike at this price point.

RE just keeps hitting out of the ballpark eh Mark! Great review as always,cheers !

Very nice review thanks also at 21.18 A very steady old Honda Super dream? I had a silver one CFH66T £749 otr

As a GoldStar owner i love a single engine and this new Enfield really ticks all the boxes and doesn't it look great in the black colour. In my eye's a much better bike than the Triumph. You forgot to mention it has a seriously decent front mudguard as all bikes should have but so few actually do.

The more I see this bike the more I like it! I think this is my fav colour as well! Very good video mark😎👍🏻

Really liking the effective simplicity of the dashboard layout design. Everything is clearly legible at a glance. Take note, Triumph with your dog's dinner of a display on the current Street Triple 765 RS!

Great presentation. Looks like a good bike. What with the state of our roads 🇬🇧 a bike like this might be the thing.

Great update RE! Excellent Review Mark!!!

Really love this colour,imho a great looking bike,love the TFT a real winner for RE,great informative review as always.👍🏻

RE seems to genuinely listen to bikers and do their best to deliver what we want. And for every new bike they strive to better quality and finish. This one should fly off the shelves at the dealers,. Good review, you covered the essentials.

Now that's taste looking. Beautiful bike

Top notch review as usual. You surely gave the little sherpa quite a flogging on the highway. Glad it pulled through with FLYING COLOURS.

Another great review - thank you

Good indeed!! Nice bike and thanx for your excellent review as always 👍

I always check out your reviews for an honest opinion Mark!

Mark, What are your thoughts on position of back brake and gear lever positions? I found them quite tucked in toward the engine for my big boots on the 411? Nice review again.

Always excited when I see you have a new review out! Character wise: how does this engine compare to your 350? Thanks

A very thorough and accurate review Mark. Nice job. I rode the demo bike at Bob Minions in Derby last week and simply loved it. I think it's going to be a big hit for Royal Enfield.

What a nice bike💥Thanks Mark for your excellent presentation of this ingenuous and modern Himalayan 450 👌

Looks like my perfect second bike. ATVB

Royal Enfield have really stepped up the quality with this bike. I guess its in direct competition with the 400 Triumphs. Another great review as always Mark. Thanks.

Thanks for the review Mark. So in the Voge DS525x review one of your replies to a comment was that you thought you may prefer it over the Himalayan 452. Thoughts now?

I came down to Poole when the pre production models were there and was quite impressed with the bikes. Tubeless are the models to go for I think. Good value for money. Sitting on the bike I think the weight is well disguised with a fairly low center of gravity. Very good review. Cheers Mark👍👍

Another great bike mark it great.royal enfield has done it again.

Love that dash 😎

Excellent review, I think this could definitely be the bike for me.

Excellent review. Great price. Looks fab!! 🏍️

Excellent review such a big improvement on the previous model

Tested in the Himalayans. I definitely want one. Thanks Mark.......Sal : ).

G'day Mark, even though I'm not into Aventure bikes this 450 from Royal Enfield with sell well, the new more powerful motor suits Australia conditions, l would gladly take one into the outback and be sure l would come back, great review, cheers Neil 🤠, PS this bike is advertised cheeper here.

Hey Mark, This was my first choice and is now also available from us. Beautiful motorcycle, looks really nice and has many options in terms of settings on the dash, drives very well. greetings Marc

Years ago I rode a single cylinder Suzuki SP 370 trail bike - I suppose you might consider that and the Yamaha XT 500 to be early adventure style bikes. Those 'thumpers' were great fun to ride and this new Himalayan 450 seems to be carrying on a genre where those bikes left a gap. A great review of a bike offering a lot of adventures for the dosh! Cheers.

Never rated the previous gen but this new Himalayan looks and performs brilliantly 10/10

This is the RE single cylinder motor they should have brought out 4 year ago... Love this bike!!. RE have always been lacking on top end, 70Mph was the let down for me but this looks great and now as the power 💪. I think the small issue is the price.. will the price put people off?, one of RE big selling points was the price, you could get a nice bike for little over 4K. thanks for another great review Mark 👍

Great review. I think they've nailed it. The bike looks great - especially in this black on gold. As a 6 footer (183cms) this bike would fit like a glove. Engine sounds SWEET!! I'd like to know if the speed on this video is in miles or kms though.

Hi I enjoy the video very much I am worried about the vibration but you seem to like the bike so it been very helpful I have subscribe

For the price what’s not to like !!!! Great bike

They finally made it look nice

Nice review. Nice looking bike.👍 I would buy this over an XT250 for the price.

I saw this in the shop, like it.. great review mark 🩵

Very Nice Review chief . Certainly very interested in one .

Thanks for the review, Mark? On initial impressions it looks good vfm. Build quality looks better, electronics upgrade and water cooled. It’s going to need a test ride for curiosity, if nothing else. It looks a tad overweight. With 2 plus luggage on board I’d be slightly concerned about any long(er) distance work; could be wrong, of course, but a concern. Fine for solo, absolutely. I think the new Chinese CF Moto 450mt could prove very stiff competition; Enfield is well established…..not sure if I could (yet) part with the folding on a Chinese bike. You are a bit naughty, Mark! Why not have a ball and squish through those puddles on the gravel track, cover it in mud and let’s see where the crud gets with the long front mudguard and rear fender (welcome inclusions)!

At last a sensible ADV bike that you can get your feet down without needing platform boots!! Really nice bike this Mark, I think it looks great! 👍

Got to love the tubeless tires on this one too, which I forgot to mention.

Cracking little bike , excellent price too. Why power modes with 40 hp beyond belief in my view, but hey ho , modern way I suppose. With the volume of todays traffic, perfect bike in my view. Nice video again Mark.

Good evening (well almost morning) Mark. I took one out today, and had the same frame rate issue (maybe worse than yours), using my DJI Osmo Action 3…..such a shame, but how could we know 🙄 Great review as always, it’s a belting bike, which I fell in love with.

Great bike, great video. People should accept that synthetic oil lasts WAY longer than 3000mi. 5000-10000mi easily.

about time might appeal to younger riders. more modern look and plenty of bling.

What's it going to be like for the DIY maintenance guys and gals amongst us, how easy is valve servicing and simple things like filters and oil change. Thanks

Bit like a single cylinder VStrom. I like it ❤

​@markpulling12 great video mark. Between this one and the triumph scrambler 400 x .. whats you opinion?

Great review Mark. I cannot see any advantage of this bike over the new Honda 500 Hornet, unless you go off road often. The Honda is a little pricier but so much more accomplished: More comfortable, faster, more economical, much better dash, lighter. I suppose it boils down to personal preference and style.

Hi Mark, Always liked the look of the Himalayan, too small for me though. Was thinking of getting a 2009 BMW KL1300GT, what are your thoughts on that bike?

I tried the old brilliant one, liked it but lacked power, if you want to get to somewhere interesting chances are you’ll need to use some motorway unless you want to take half the day just getting there. Great review, liked it up until you got to the rear indicator/brake lights, way too many bikers being hit by other vehicles without them being utterly confused by your weird rear light set up.

Judging by the large amount of encouraging comments, it certainly appears that this bike has been eagerly anticipated, Mark. The reports coming back from testers, including yours, leave no doubts that RE have successfully evolved this bike into something contemporary and desirable when compared to its capable but somewhat uninspiring and rather dull predecessor. Good report as always, Mark.👍

seems a winner straight out ;;;

Might need a bike like this with the way England's roads are going...

It’s not a long stroke like the old one you got to keep the revs up even when you take off ,it’s an all steel no nonsense bike for the prices it’s pretty good bang for buck it’s kind of built like a tank ,

The only thing I don't like is not having a dedicated rear light. It's what people behind you are looking for not this new weird way of doing things. Cracking review though 👍

It looks like a much better bike in many ways. Does have an app that puts mapping and navigation onto the screen?

The black or White combos are not tubeless unless specified, and are not available yet. So please clarify the prices? Thanks

EXCELLENT review Mark. EXCELLENT. THOUROUGHLY ENJOYED it. If I may suggest in future video's, (and I believe this is a GREAT comment) would you mind going thru all 6 gears (at normal riding) with NO voice over so we can HEAR the motor??? 99% of all reviewers DO NOT do this. I/we would LOVE to HEAR the engine/motor from zero to 60 mph. (100 klms) with NO voice over PLEASE. I think this would only consume about 10 seconds of video Time. Perhaps you can consider this. I REALLY believe your subscribers and viewers Will APPRECIATE it. THANKS Mark, all the Very Best.

Change the anti flickering of settings to 50Hz

Good review

can't wait to see a cfmoto 450mt review👍

Seems a big improvement over the previous model but then the price has gone up. I wouldn't want the tube tyres and really don't like the rear light built in to the indicators. For riding on the roads in England I much prefer the Triumph Scrambler 400. Great review as always, cheers.

Love your videos Mark, but you are mistaken. My Himi 411, 2019 B4, will cruise at 70 mph and top's out at 85. The engine is fully functional and bedded in after a few thousand miles. Not the brand new demo bikes everyone reviewed

Hi Mark. You show yourself sat on the bike for reference purpose stating your height & I seem. But what you fail to mention is if you had the seat height set on the high or low setting.

Yet a really interesting new bike from Royal Enfield. It is getting hard to choose which one to go for! 😂👍

How would you compare it to a Honda CL500(just had test ride) and the triumph 400x

Hi Mark will you be trying out the new Honda NX500 in the near future?

Going to put you on the spot Mark. Now that you have test ridden both the new Himmy and the Voge 525. Whats the best bang for buck in your opinion.

Ah yes, but is it a Kawasaki KLR650 killer??? ;) Can't wait to test ride one of these! I love my Classic 350 but looking for something more capable. My experience with Royal Enfield has been great!

The lower seat might suit someone with a 30 in leg such as Mark and myself, but I have yet to see a bike fitted with that option- perhaps the lower seat isn't available in the UK just yet?

Bikes of around 400cc Seem to be very popular Just Lately..what I am Looking Forward to is Seeing You Get Down to Bournemouth Kawasaki To Test the New Z500

Still waiting for the one I ordered at the end of 2023.... took out dealer demo, was surprised at amount of vibration (and that's a characteristic I wanted after selling my Aprilia 660 single, but there's a limit) went home and thought about it a bit, then cancelled my order for the bike.

Good review thanks. I think I’m with the general consensus- Cfmoto 450 could be the one. More kit, lighter, cheaper and imo looks way better. Unicorn 🦄 maybe?

Are you sitting on the bike with the seat set at 825mm or 845mm please? Also the low option seat is not the same as this seat unit to clarify :)

Be very interesting to see what Tec Parts bring out for this once they've had their magic fingers on it for a little while.