New bike day is always a good day! Enjoy!
Never come in the Chat forum, then I find this 🤯 🤣
I’m having an existential cycling crisis so just bought a 2022 Pine Green Himmy 😎
So glad to hear what you’ve said about it @kayak23
I’ve bought a set of panniers, a top box, hand guards and some TKC80’s for it too and it still came in cheaper than a new Scram OTR with panniers if…..
…you take into account that you have to take it almost straight back for its £260, 300 mile service that they wouldn’t discount.
This was on 2850 miles so I made them bung in the 3000 mile service to make sure I don’t have to do anything else this year.
Looking forward to hearing how you get on with it.
And yes- I’d love a 2x2 cycles rack for it 🤩
After my comment about it being dull and agricultural,I went away with my son ( he has just passed his test)last weekend and it turns out that him and his mates had taken some Himalayans out for a test ride.He was raving about it,so what do I know 😆 🤣 😂
Have lots of fun,but seriously think about getting rid of the tank bars…..they are an abomination
There's nothing dull about it in the right context. I'm sure 5 hours on a motorway might get a bit dull but on the lanes and unclassified roads it's a hoot and makes total sense.
I went down a local to me 'green lane' on it last night. It was hilarious chugging away in 1st, letting the idle drive you and really difficult in heavily 4x4 rutted muddy troughs. Great fun.
Sounds like your son gets it. 😊
The tank bars are fairly essential, providing crash protection off road, and also luggage options on tour. I actually love them and their quirkiness. It's got character this bike and all that stuff adds to it.
This was on 2850 miles so I made them bung in the 3000 mile service to make sure I don’t have to do anything else this year.
Looking forward to hearing how you get on with it.
Mines not even done 2k miles yet! I need to get it moving! 😊
🤣👍🏻 Won’t take long. I’m just waiting for them to get the service done on mine and bring it over. Hopefully this week 🤞🏻
That looks fun. I was about to go shopping for a Scram or Himalayan as there's a good selection available in Sheffield at the minute. I was arranging my finances when we were burgled last week.
Now I need to spend all my money on a garage door and it's dampened my appetite for having anything nice.
Maybe next year.
Tell me about it. I don't know if you saw my other thread but last week was a bit dramatic, then depressing. Mostly depressing.
On a lighter note, I was planning to test ride both of these used bikes and then buy whichever one I preferred.
I haven't ridden a bike since I passed my test so I'm itching to get out there. Especially in this weather.
I like the look of the Scram, but it basically seems like it's a Himalayan with bits taken off.
It does have a smaller front wheel I believe.
People still ride them off road I think.
Yeah, that was part of the decision for me. The Himmy comes with a centre stand, tacho and a screen- all pluses.
I will also do some off roading so will hopefully appreciate the bigger wheel too.
Even brand new the Himalayan is good value compared to an eMtb, esp the top spec ones like the Spesh s-works models, crazy. How did that happen?
Not everyone’s got a bike licence 🙂 and no tax,no insurance or MOT and no helmet requirement.
You can also ride it everywhere.
That sucks @sharkattack
cracking looking bike that @kayak23, as you say great fun in the right context, I can see it being a lot of fun. Enjoy, nice to see something a bit different too.
Those orange hand guards look wrong, like they’ve been lifted straight from a ktm & thrown on.
I like the look of the Scram, but it basically seems like it’s a Himalayan with bits taken off.
That's exactly what it is. Smaller front wheel, shorter travel, no metal pokey-out bits. Comes in about 15kg lighter.
I much prefer the look of the Scram but for what I have planned I think the Himalayan is the sensible choice. I'd definitely be strapping bags and a tent to it at some point.
I want to buy a white one even though it's my least favourite colour. There's a company in York that does hydro dipping and I fancy a real-tree camo job.
Like this...
I’m having an existential cycling crisis so just bought a 2022 Pine Green Himmy
Excellent!! We will be able to go for a ride and I will be quicker than you on the flat....unless I breakdown of course!!!
Oooo what have you got?
I do like that realtree seat pattern but I reckon it would clash with my jungle-esque paint job 🤣
They're not seats, they're just models with example graphics on. I was planning (well, daydreaming) to have all the metal work done. So the mudguards, fuel tank, hand guards, maybe a few other bits.
If you start with a white bike you can just rub it down and have it dipped without an expensive base coat.
Oh I see 🤣🤣 Wow nice 😎 That would be ace 👍🏻
Oooo what have you got?
😎 That’s smart. I think I’d beat you round your Saturday gravel loop mind you 😉 🤣
Those orange hand guards look wrong, like they’ve been lifted straight from a ktm & thrown on
Gone already!
Also, I found someone on the Himalayan Facebook group up the road who wanted to swap my tall seat with his standard seat, so foot flat on the ground now 😊
Chuffed for you @Kayak23, nothing beats new bike day! 🙂
A very good mate of mine has had two - first was an ex demonstrator which was fine for a year, then developed some kind of engine issue that they just couldn't fix - but they did, eventually give him a brand new one, after he'd been using another demo one for 6 months.
It's his daily - commutes to work in all conditions, about a 40 mile round trip. Country lanes then through the town - i.e. nothing fast. He does take it up country every couple of months to go see his family, and as a few have said, it's happy at 70 but struggles with much more.
I've helped with a few service jobs on it, and yeah, they're a bit rough - but also seem reasonably tough. Did the headset bearings though - they were a pig to get out, especially the one pressed onto the lower crown - and they were pretty terrible bearings. But the replacement ones were much better quality.
Cheap, reasonable burly, passably built. They are pretty much their money. Don't expect it to to be a BMW, Tenere, etc - it isn't. You want something 'better' you'll have to pay for it.
@kayak23, can you post some more pics please? Also, does yours have an aftermarket ‘can’ like the demo bike or standard exhaust?
I had a 660 Tenere and an 1150gs as my last two bikes so I’m hoping the little Himmy is going to be the bike they weren’t.
My first ever ride on a big bike was an XT600. If this is remotely like that then my nostalgia should be happy 😀
My luggage and hand guards arrived this morning, just need something to hang them on 🤣
Bunked off work for a bit today and put together my first little 'green lane' route in the Cotswolds.
There's some lovely gravel tracks around there, most of which I've been down already on the MTB, but they're a different kettle on this!
I didn't see a soul on any of them which was nice. Must bunk off work more often.
Getting cross-rutted on a 200kg motorcycle is a bit interesting 😂
I took it easy as I'm very aware that people hate folks on motorbikes, plus I was on my own so wasn't keen on crashing.
Good fun though, but I need some summer riding gear 🔥🔥🔥
Hidcote
Lower Swell - Note that orange hand guards are no more!
Kineton Ford - Deeper and containing more big, loose rocks than it looked. 😳
Near Lower Swell
I wacked my knee on something, got drenched with sweat, jeans covered in mud and I fell asleep on the sofa whilst the dog waited to be taken out.
All pretty good fun though.
does yours have an aftermarket ‘can’ like the demo bike or standard exhaust?
Standard at the moment. The one I demoed had a Scorpion pipe on it that sounded lush. Mine is fairly quiet with the standard exhaust, which is nice when you want to be a bit more stealth, but it would be nice to appreciate that single burble a bit out and about.
Looks awesome fun mate, nice one 👍🏻
I took my Tenere along the ridgeway once and ended up 90 degrees to the track in some knee deep ruts 🤣🤣
I’m desperately trying not to ring the dealer to chase them up 🤣
We should do a day around Salisbury Plain when I get it.
I’m desperately trying not to ring the dealer to chase them up 🤣
We should do a day around Salisbury Plain when I get it.
You'll have a run in period won't you if brand new?
Sloooow 😊
Or is it used?
Nah- as above, it’s on 2850 miles so I got them to do the 3000 mile service before they bring it out.
That was ultimately what put me off the new Scram- the local RE dealer (not where I’m buying the used Himmy from) wouldn’t throw in the 300 mile service FOC. So I’d have been stung for £260 within a week(end?) of purchase.
She’s ready to roll. Valves did need adjusting too apparently.
Sadly their delivery guy can’t make it until Tuesday so I need to try and find a lift tomorrow afternoon 🤣
All collected. Nice ride back via some of my favourite cycling roads.
Tried out the Tripper and thought it was actually really cool! Although I’ll see what it’s like on genuinely new roads.
The problem (and benefit I guess) of YouTube is that you almost know exactly what something is going to be like these days and that’s what I found.
There’s no power, so you ride like you have no power and jobs a good’un 🤣
The only genuine ‘issue’ is after half an hour, the backs of my legs felt tight where the seat is so low but for solo riding I also found a hack- stretch them out for a minute or two whilst sitting on the pillion seat 🤣🤣
A higher seat and the links that raise it up would be cool in the future but no need right now.
Luggage all fitted but I can’t really put anything weighty in the top box as I don’t want to exceed the limit- although this rack has more reinforcement than the old ones, it’s still plated for just 7kg.
It reminds me of my old Tenere crossed with my old Suzuki samurai 🤣
Looks awesome!!
Thanks! I was worried I’d rushed into a Pine coloured one but like my khaki Tenere, it’s growing on me. And looks way better in the flesh.
Nice! There is a bit of 'rat bike' cool about that.
Luggage all fitted but I can’t really put anything weighty in the top box as I don’t want to exceed the limit- although this rack has more reinforcement than the old ones, it’s still plated for just 7kg.
The weight limits on motorcycle luggage are ridiculous. I have factory fitted Triumph OEM panniers on my Tiger 900, they are mashoosive - the top box is 52 Litres and the panniers 37 and 46 litres. The stickers inside say each is limited to 5KG!!! Without absolutely kicking the arse out of it, I ignore that. I'm off to the Picos de Europa with my wife on pillion shortly, fat chance of her keeping her luggage below 15kg, never mind anything I might like to take!
Yeah, the early ones did actually break off though so it was one of my concerns 🤣
There’s plenty of iron work to brace to with the factory pannier rack so I’ll keep an eye on it.
Most of the time I just love having a top box for helmet and glove storage when you get where you are going. Except for my old Piaggio Typhoon where there was room under the seat 🤣
Playing around with ideas but my mate says it’s no good as the cammo clashes 🤨 🤣
No one fitted a bicycle rack to one yet?
I reckon I could just bolt my roof rack one to a pannier lid and stick a bike on there wheels-on. I was measuring it up earlier 🤣
Not sure I’m brave enough to bolt directly to the new lids though. Might have to fix a 4x2 to the luggage mounts and then attach to that- at least for the prototype 🤣
I’m fairly sure that would be “peak gravel” turning up to Dirty Reiver on that rig 😎 🤣
Just went out for a 45 mile blast. It seems ridiculously indulgent burning petrol just for fun 🤣 Was a mix of everything from gravel to towns to A roads and the bike was fun everywhere. Never fast but just a likeable little scamp.
It feels quite big on the road which is nice but then feels tiny off road. Standing helps but sitting down on it feels mildly inappropriate.
My other option at this money was a 20,000 mile, 13 year old Tenere and it felt tonight like I’d made the right choice.
I’m fairly sure that would be “peak gravel” turning up to Dirty Reiver on that rig
Cant remember the guy's name now but he used to put a MTB on the back of a Ducati to various events around the Lakes years ago...worked on a Uni project with his brother.......
Legend 😎 🤣
My other option at this money was a 20,000 mile, 13 year old Tenere and it felt tonight like I’d made the right choice.
I think you have made the correct choice. There was a review on MCN yesterday and that post bike guy down in Devon (forget his name) is a big fan. I want one now 🤣🤔
I've popped up to North Wales on mine via the Wirral to see fam.
Absolutely mint to be honest. Cruised up the motorway nice and chilled at 65, so hot.
Currently set up at a little campsite somewhere between Rhyll and Prestatyn, unfortunately next to a big group of teenagers, but meh.
I really loved the process of loading up the bike and feeling like an adventure was happening. Handles perfectly too all loaded up.
Good to try things out so I can streamline next time.
I used my paddleboard bag as it's basically a massive drybag.
that post bike guy down in Devon (forget his name) is a big fan.
Nathan...Millward? maybe.
Love a motorbike camping trip!
Love a motorbike camping trip!
I never really did it on my history of road bikes as I always felt like when I got to the place, I'd want my mountainbike or kayak or something, to get away from people and explore. Otherwise you're just on the road all the time.
With this bike though, I can look up some nice little off road sections on the TRF map and get away from traffic and shred the Gnar a bit too.
Perfect.
I get that, and I do like a remote wild camp high in the hills or in a forestry block after some hill bashing on foot or some mtb bike packing. Usually using ultra lightweight kit. Motorbike camping is different though, more chilled, less arduous which is sometimes a nice alternative. The kit needn't be so lightweight, I can take a chair, a few beers and maybe a nice steak to cook instead of freeze dried camping meals and properly chill after riding some great roads (or green lanes if that's your thing). I like riding and I like camping, combining the two, what's not to like? Enjoy your camp, looks a nice spot 👍
