Royal Enfield has unveiled its new middle-weight Adventure Tourer with a Twin-cylinder engine. We’re talking about the much awaited Royal Enfield Himalayan 750. There are up to 5 variations you can choose from – Siberia White, Aztec Green, Viking Bronze and Tectonic Black and then the Antarctic Silver, which gets extra goodies in the form of a touring pack.
The specifications and finer details about this highly anticipated Adventure Touruer are finally out. The engine is the talking point of this update and Himalayan 750 is the first of the 750s to roll down the assembly line. Launch and price announcement for Indian market are yet to happen.
Himalayan 750 Exhaust Sound
Royal Enfield’s Himalayan family has just received a new big brother in the form of Himalayan 750. It features the new 743cc twin-cylinder oil-cooled SOHC engine, which is tuned to make 55 PS of peak power at 7000 RPM and 63 Nm of peak torque at 5000 RPM. 90% of this torque, is made accessible right from 3500 RPM.
This engine is mated to an electronic throttle body, a slipper clutch and a 6-speed gearbox. With ETB, we now get cruise control too. There are 5 riding modes – Road, Road Sport, Rain, Trail and Custom. These riding modes control various aspects like engine mapping, ABS intervention and traction control intervention.
Himalayan 750 gets the familiar TFT Tripper Dash, but the features and functionalities are enhanced. Along with Google Maps mirroring, this cluster now shows TPMS data too and to control this cluster, Royal Enfield has provided fancy switchgear. The box-section spine frame has engine as a stressed member.
This frame is suspended on Showa 43mm USD front forks and Showa rear mono-shock. Suspension travel at the front is 190 mm and at the rear, it is 170 mm. Front forks are adjustable for compression, rebound and preload, while rear gets preload and rebound adjustment, controlled with a remote dial for convenience.
Specs, Equipment
Where size is concerned, Himalayan 750 has a 1,522 mm long wheelbase, 205 mm ground clearance, 2,185 mm length, 840 mm width, 1,450 mm height, 815 mm seat height, 224 kg kerb weight and a 17.8L fuel tank. The bike rides on 19-inch front and 17-inch rear, wrapped with 110/80-R19 front and 150/70-R17 rear radial tyres.
Braking hardware consists of twin floating disc setup at the front and a single-disc setup at the rear, mated to dual-channel ABS and traction control along with cornering ABS and lean-sensitive traction control. All-new LED headlights, key-based immobilizer, dual Type-C USB ports (one 27W and other 10W), TPMS, self-canceling turn indicators, panic braking alert and Wingman 2.0 with 4G connectivity are part of the package.
If you opt for the Antarctic Silver version, you get additional touring equipment like heated grips, hand guards, a top box from Givi, hard panniers from Givi and an aluminium sump guard. In terms of design, we have a function over form approach with some wind protection too. The front windshield is height adjustable and the split seats promise optimum comfort. Upswept exhaust is expected to offer decent clearance for water wading.
