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Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: Richard on November 29, 2018, 09:25:32 PM

Title: Custom Himalayan
Post by: Richard on November 29, 2018, 09:25:32 PM

It was only a matter of time.

http://www.bikeexif.com/custom-royal-enfield-himalayan

Forgive me but I find it quite ugly.

Title: Re: Custom Himalayan
Post by: steveD on November 30, 2018, 08:56:12 PM

I agree, looks terrible to me, especially the swing arm, oversize tyres and wheel blanks.

Now if someone put a 535cc engine into one....................................

Steve

Title: Re: Custom Himalayan
Post by: Andy M on December 01, 2018, 12:38:47 PM

It would be worse off. The 535 is based on dimensions that'd fit into the Bullet frame, so has features going back to the 1930's. You'd gain 6 HP and all the weight associated with holding it down. It's one of the reasons they designed the 400 in the Himalaya from a blank sheet. You'll notice for example that the final drive sprocket is no longer inside the primary drive, so no contra-rotating shaft or need to drop the oil to get at the sprocket. This allows the tyres to be wider than Avon block-treads.

Andy

Title: Re: Custom Himalayan
Post by: CrazyFrog on December 01, 2018, 08:37:12 PM

Looks like good workmanship but it's a hideous monstrosity IMHO :o