ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 450

A love and hate relationship

- ABHISHEK PANDEY

I've always had a love-hate relationship with the Himalayan 411. Love because of how easy it was to ride and hate because it had quality issues. Taking the longterm Himalayan 450 from Ben and riding for my daily commute was surprisingly different - it's faster, the engine feels more responsive, and can rev harder. While there's not much torque at lower revs, twisting the throttle helps you power through after a brief lag. The ride-by-wire th