Royal Enfield Himalayan Owners Thread

No warranty on the battery?

Charles.

If there is a warranty on the battery it most likely wound be only one year from the date it was purchase and would be separate from the warranty on the bike.

The battery that came in my (and I think most sold in the US) is a Varta VTX9. It is 150mm x 87mm x 105mm rated at 8Ah and 120CCA. The Yuasa YTX9 (not the YTX9-BS) is a match but has more CCA witch is a good thing. I don't think there is a standardized naming system on batteries but most will be close ex: VTX9 and YTX9. Yuasa is a popular brand and used as OEM in a lot of bikes so a lot of places that sell batteries will cross reference to a Yuasa number.

Thanks a lot! We bought our two Himalayans in October last year so there is still warranty on them. But I thought that this excludes the battery. RE give only 6 months?!?

But we will check with our dealer and give a short feedback. On the other hand, getting stuck somewhere with a broken battery is harder than buying a good one for some extra money.

The warranty on the battery would be on from the battery manufacturer, not RE.

I got the bike back, and ready for it....a pinched vent hose under the gas tank. Apparently I don't know how to put the tank back on properly as I did it twice! It was a great relief! It's now running fine and the dealer didn't charge me either! It's a big win in my book! Now time to install my Seat Concepts tall seat.

All manufacturers use cheap batterys, cars are even worse. They are pretty cheap battery’s they are undersized and in colder climates won’t start the car with a good cold snap. Way to save money and or weight I guess.

Hey all! We're pretty set on picking up a Himalayan for the girlfriend this Sunday. I figure its the best street biased choice (compared to say a XT225) for a new rider with its low seat height, more predictable power, etc. Heck I may even end up loving it and ditching my orange go fast bikes.

Anyway though, is there already a thread / post made up with a checklist on what bolts to make sure to loctite and retorque, other items to spot check, etc posted up somewhere? Its a basically new bike but want to prevent issues going forward. I think the only other things I read were on an ADVpulse article- said to probably replace the bars because they are the steel butter ones that bend easy and keep an eye on the exhaust bracket weld if off roading it more as well since I think theres cracked. Good to see these are China bike level cheap on parts with a whole full exhaust system from Delkevic ~$225 all in, so I guess the exhaust part doesn't worry me much. Just looking for a new owner checklist to avoid future problems kinda thing. Not sure if I wanna go into the engine bolts quite yet to prevent the weep but if its recommended to check torque on those I'm game for that as well. (See I've been trying to read the thread and research! )

Yep, and true of every component. Sometimes they actually jag it and the components have similar, long lifespans, other times not so much...

I’m at 10,000 miles now and I haven’t taken anything apart on purpose to lock tight anything so far nothing fallen off yet, I also put never seize on stuff when I do take things apart. It’s spent the last 4ish thousand miles at redline, other then my headlamp rattle nothing else seems to make noise (rattle was there before I left).

I feared I was alone in my compulsion of putting never seize on damn near everything. I'm somewhat relieved. Likewise, I use the same throttle management regime I used on my old air cooled bugs, either on or off. So far, so good.

Where I grew up if you didn’t never seize everything you touched, you would be using a torch to cut it apart next time. I’ve never had anything fall off before, but I’ve had plenty never come apart....so never seize it is.

First real fill-up on my 2018 with about 360 miles on the clock. Rode 42 miles with the "f" mode flashing but I'm still trying to keep it under 55 m.p.h. Went 226 miles since first fill-up. Filled it today with 2.875 gallons. My math shows 78.6 mpg. Let's discuss why it went to "f" mode with what appears to be 1.125 gallons left in the tank. I was sweating bullets thinking I wasn't going to make it to a gas station. In my mind, if there was a half gallon left in reserve, and I already traveled 42 miles, I would run out. I'm somewhat aware of fuel stuck on the left hand side of the tank and stayed on the lookout in case I had to lay the bike down on its side to migrate the fuel to the right side.

That second sentence is sig line material. Word!

Good to know, we will just ride it as is and be happy!

Some guy on YouTube tested the reserve in the tank, I think he got to around 90 miles (from first starting to show empty) before the engine cut out.

Photo when done, please. Thinking of getting on myself.

For reserve I do a simple math: take the kilometers/miles you did on the tank and divide it by 2.

Yesterday when the f-counter started I filled 9.8 litres in, about 5 litres left. And I had 320km on the tank - 160km good to go.

I do not know why this starts that early, may be there are not that many gas stations in India?

I think it is about the fuel pump. The fuel pump uses gas as a coolant so when the level gets down to the f-counter there is not as much fuel left for cooling and the pump starts to heat up. Spending a lot of time on the reserve may shorten the life of the fuel pump.

I got my Seat Concepts tall seat installed today. It was difficult for me. I had to redo it a few times, lots of pulled staples. I had a problem getting it all lined up at first. Then I had a few wrinkles. If I had it to do again, I would take it to an upholstery shop. The pneumatic stapler made it bearable. Its not 100% but I think it looks pretty darn good. I had to stop fussing with it or risk making it worse. I just rode it for 50 miles and I really like it. I sit up higher, my back is more straight and my arms felt more comfortable. Its a pretty close match to the stock cover, doesnt stick out too bad. I wont show the underneath, its not as pretty :)

It could if we made a habbit of it but the EFI is made by Keihin so you know it's good stuff and once in a while won't phase it.