2017 Royal Enfield Himalayan BSIV to Launch in August; Bookings Commence

Royal Enfield, which has a long tail of entry level premium cruiser bikes, is all geared to introduce the BSIV compliant iteration of its sole adventure tourer in its existing product line- up. As per the sources, the motorcycle will go on sale around in Mid August. The bookings for the 2017 BSIV Himalayan are already open at an amount of Rs 5,500. According to the dealerships, the motorcycle will be delivered to the customers on the first-come-first-serve basis as the bike already has a waiting period of two months.

For your information, the forthcoming Himalayan apart from being compliant to the BS-IV emission norms will use the fuel injection drivetrain as the carburetted engine cannot tune to the new and more stringent emission norms.

Mechanically, the 2017 Himalayan BS-IV will be powered by a 411cc, single-cylinder, fuel injected engine. The mill in question is rated to generate the maximum power of 24.5bhp and deliver the peak torque of 32Nm to the rear wheel with the aid of a 5-speed gearbox.

At the suspension front, based on a half-duplex split cradle frame, the Himalayan gets a 41mm telescopic front forks along with a linked-mono shock rear suspension, to absorb shocks. The list of other highlighted features on this adventure runner includes an excellent ground clearance of 220mm along with the seat height of 800mm.

Back in time, the Himalayan made its debut in the Indian biking industry in 2016. But soon after its introduction, the owners started complaining about various problems on social media including issues with the clutch, gearbox and excessive noise from the gearbox. That directly affected the sales of this first and only adventure tourer of the Chennai based auto major. As the reported sale of the motorcycle after three months of its entrance was disturbing, the bike maker managed to sell only 648 units as against sold 1,000 units in the initial phase.

In terms of pricing, the carburetor version of the Himalayan is available to purchase at the price tag of Rs 1.87 lakh,ex-showroom, Delhi. While the forthcoming BSIV Himalayan will be priced costlier than the carburetor model.