I am almost 100% sure that the bullet has non hydraulic tappers and yes they will need adjustment occasionally. Not an issue.


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The only feedback I've heard about the Himalayan in India was that it is a piece of crap bike not worth sinking your money into... but I'm not sure that the people who said this to me were riding it properly (Indians tend to ride a bit hard on their Enfields from what I've seen).

Considering that it is no GS, and that it's a nice offroad bike, it's probably worth the investment as there are not many other options within that budget in Asia.

Itchy Boots seems very keen on her Himalayan and has ridden it from India to the Netherlands and the UK - on and off road and in all weathers. She is now in South America on it and travelling down to Ushuaia and from there back up to Prudoe Bay.

Here are some links:

https://www.itchyboots.com/

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...FRrL6BiVpKC3-e

Yes, there have been some issues but given the route she has taken it isn't unexpected that there would be some issues - regardless of the bike.

The first model of the Himalayan, the carburated BS3 certainly had some issues. But it seems most of them have been ironed out on the EFI BS4 models. And now the BS6 model is out, hopefully improved and better.

I wouldnt expect it to be reliable as a Honda but for the pricetag it seems not a bad bike at all....

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The EFI Bullet is hydraulic, so no adjustment required. Gives you time to play with the TPS

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I was going to try and arrange a test ride this weel on the Himalayan but it appears that I shall not be doing so as the only shops open are supermarkets / food and pharmacies. I wonder if motorcycling can be considered a drug so that I can still try one to get me my daily fix?

I got back from my trip to Argentina and Chile just in time, at the beginning of March. After just over 10 000 km, with more than 2000km on dirt, I wrote a review of the Himalayan (and equipment I used, most of which was cheap). If anyone is interested, here's a link.

https://www.jetlagjon.com/review-of-...himalayan-bs4/

Spoiler: I really liked the bike

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Great review Jon. Looks like you got out there.
Like you say, just a bit more speed and it would be ideal – more for easier overtaking than faster cruising.
Mine was one of the most enjoyable bikes I've had in years, especially on the trails.
Never noticed the cylinder head bolts, only the head bearings went prematurely.

Just noticed it's smashed up and on eBay - currently at 1300 quid.
What a sad end to a great machine and the cover bike of AMH8 ;-D

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good and nice review Jon.
How I understand you , Chris mate
I do not even know if i am going to buy a nice T7 - even If I had been waiting for 4 years !
Maybe keeping himmie also ?
Our ride to Almaty will be next year
Hopefully back in Morocco in autumn .
We had chosen to load on the crash bars and the front ( as a famous rider at the same time )
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Interesting review, Jon, but the RR is even better Great pics!


PS: I did parts of that on a push-bike, but that was years ago. Nowadays I'd also prefer the m/c

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I posted originally in October 2019 and at that time the bike had covered about 8,000 miles. The bike now has 19,000 on the clock and here is a small update to my first post.

I replaced the Pirelli MT60 tyres with Mitas E07's at 10,000 miles. The MT60 rear was bald at that mileage. The E07 rear has don9,000 and there is still a lot of tread left although squaring off now.

I changed the brake fluid at 10,000 miles (2 years old) and this made a big difference to the braking. much better.

I also replaced the standard seat with a RE Touring version, very hard, almost as bad as sitting on the very soft original.

I replaced the spark plug with an iridium one, NGK CR8EIX, at about 12,000 miles and I noticed a slight increase in power, the bike can now sustain long gradients without dropping down a gear.

At, 16,000 I eventually gave up the ghost with the OEM drive chain. Water had gotten inside the o-ring seals causing corrosion, which in turn was causing tight spots etc. Not wanting a catastrophic chain failure, I replaced the 520 with a DID 525. I put the replacement chain on to the original sprockets as I could not get 525 width replacements. Seems fine.

The bike developed a small oil weep from the rocker cover, new gasket paste solved that issue. Apart from that no other issues.

The bike has been ridden on all types of roads and surfaces, Motorways, fast A class roads, back roads, dirt tracks, very poorly maintained roads with lots of repair patches, potholes, lumps, bumps, fully laden at all times and no problems for the suspension.

Overall, the bike has performed better than I thought it might.

Value for money? Absolutely no question.

Economical? Again, absolutely no question.

Robust? Absolutely.

Reliable? Absolutely (never failed to start and never broken down)

Powerful? No

Comfortable? Sometimes

Overall it does what it says on the label. Goes anywhere cheaply and reliably as long as you do not want to go there quicker thant 70mph (110 kph)

The difference is that I have been riding on around Nepal.
And you have hear about some feedback.

This is a quick update on my experience with my Himalayan.

The bike has now done 25,000 miles (40,000 km)

Despite taking it off road and dropping it a couple of times on the dirt it sustained no major damage, just the usual cracked indicator stems. A bit of black insulating tape sorted those out. Other than that no problems.

Nothing has fallen off, it has still never failed to star nor broken downt, and apart from a vacuum chain oilier it is bog standard.

Still not had to adjust the clutch.

Great to hear positive feedback.

I almost bought one for my wife, but ended up with the Vstrom 250. Just suited us a little better.

Have fun.

Put the 650 engine from the interceptor in it and I'll b first in the queue.