Newly launched Royal Enfield’s ‘Himalayan’ will redefine adventure touring

Royal Enfield has launched an all terrain 411-cc bike, Himalayan, priced at Rs 1.55 lakh (ex-showroom Maharashtra).

Royal Enfield’s Himalayan bike has a purpose-built ground-up design and is capable to go-anywhere, which will redefine adventure touring in India.

Himalayan is fitted with a five-speed gearbox and 24.5 BHP engine. It is the first model to be built on the two new engine platforms the company is developing. Multiple products could be launched on the two new engine platforms. The new products would be in the range of 250 cc to 750 cc.

The first grounds up motorcycle from Royal Enfield after Eicher Motor took over the British brand, the booking for Himalayan begins from Thursday and deliveries for motorcycle will start by the end of the month.

"We are creating a new segment of adventure tourer in India. We hope to get a lot of adventure bikers through this. We will have to wait and see if it is adopted very quickly or gradually picks up," said Eicher Motors MD and CEO Siddhartha Lal.

The company plans to produce up to 9 lakh motorcycles by end of 2018 from its two existing manufacturing facilities and a third upcoming facility in Tamil Nadu.

Aiming to become the leader in the global mid-sized motorcycle industry, Royal Enfield is also building two new technology centres -- one in India and another in the UK, to enhance capability and execute long-term product strategy.

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