{"id":248231,"date":"2023-12-12T12:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T12:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=248231"},"modified":"2023-12-12T12:19:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T12:19:02","slug":"new-himalayan-450-v-s-all-other-adv-bikes-back-to-back-test-rides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/new-himalayan-450-v-s-all-other-adv-bikes-back-to-back-test-rides\/","title":{"rendered":"New Himalayan 450 v\/s all other ADV bikes: Back-to-back test rides"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>I took a test ride of the RE Interceptor 650, RE Himalayan 450, Yezdi Adventure, Yezdi scrambler and KTM 390 Adventure, all in 3 hours.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>BHPian GKU<\/strong> recently shared this with other enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p>Coming back from a test ride marathon. I took a test ride of the Interceptor 650, Himalayan 450, Yezdi Adventure, Yezdi scrambler and KTM 390 Adventure, all in 3 hours. Luckily all these showrooms were within a 5 km radius of my home. I will exclude the Interceptor and Yezdi scrambler from this discussion.<\/p>\n<p>I was the 2nd person to take a test ride from this showroom today. it was a Kaza brown Himalayan 450. The test ride was short -15 minutes, ~ 3 km, within the city. I am no expert rider, just a motorcycle enthusiast. These are just my observations and nowhere close to being verdict. I may change my views based on further experience.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sat on the bike, felt I was sitting on something substantial (superbike kind of)<\/li>\n<li>Slightly opened the throttle while in 3rd gear, I felt no adrenaline rush! (I had experienced an adrenaline rush in Interceptor 650 a few minutes back) but the bike was quick and likeable during this moment.<\/li>\n<li>The next thing I noticed was engine heat, Not sure how the previous rider had ridden it, but within 50 meters of me riding, I noticed substantial heat on both my legs (was wearing jeans).<\/li>\n<li>Went over a slightly bad patch of road, suspension was pure delight, and a very plush riding experience.<\/li>\n<li>Vibrations were present at the fuel tank, handlebars and footpegs, these vibrations were very much noticeable throughout the rev range till ~ 4000 RPM( max I could go ).<\/li>\n<li>I Faced slight traffic congestion, and I felt this bike lacked agility and nimbleness (I was not confident enough to manoeuvre in a narrow passage, maybe it would take some time, I took little time in my Duke 200 also ).<\/li>\n<li>Throttle response and power delivery is linear and predictable.<\/li>\n<li>Foot pegs were indeed an issue while tiptoeing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now subjective rating of Himalayan compared to other ADVs I tested today.<\/p>\n<p>If I understood the bike language correctly, this is what each bike said to me while riding (Admins, kindly delete if it is not appropriate)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Himalayan:<\/strong> Please don&#8217;t rev, I don&#8217;t like it. I am giving you sofa-like comfort, why you want to rev. just go over that bad patch, and see how comfortable I am. I don&#8217;t like a lot of people around me, kind of introverted, take me to highways I guarantee 100% fun.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yezdi ADV:<\/strong> Do whatever you want, I am like this, I am not going to change, I am cheaper than all the other folks you see. I may not be the best but I am certainly good. I am doing most of the things right. do you agree? please say you agree, say it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>390 ADV:<\/strong> Dude, do you see a thing on your right hand, do you even see it? twist that, no not enough, twist harder, won&#8217;t let you down, see. You see that corner, go faster, lean. Do you even know how to ride a bike?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out BHPian comments for more insights and information.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/news\/new-himalayan-450-vs-all-other-adv-bikes-back-back-test-rides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I took a test ride of the RE Interceptor 650, RE Himalayan 450, Yezdi Adventure, Yezdi scrambler and KTM 390<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":248230,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New Himalayan 450 v\/s all other ADV bikes: Back-to-back test rides - AutoMotoBuzz.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/new-himalayan-450-v-s-all-other-adv-bikes-back-to-back-test-rides\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New Himalayan 450 v\/s all other ADV bikes: Back-to-back test rides - AutoMotoBuzz.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I took a test ride of the RE Interceptor 650, RE Himalayan 450, Yezdi Adventure, Yezdi scrambler and KTM 390\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/new-himalayan-450-v-s-all-other-adv-bikes-back-to-back-test-rides\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"AutoMotoBuzz.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-12-12T12:19:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/New-Himalayan-450-vs-all-other-ADV-bikes-Back-to-back-test-rides-.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/new-himalayan-450-v-s-all-other-adv-bikes-back-to-back-test-rides\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/new-himalayan-450-v-s-all-other-adv-bikes-back-to-back-test-rides\/\",\"name\":\"New Himalayan 450 v\/s all other ADV bikes: Back-to-back test rides - AutoMotoBuzz.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-12-12T12:19:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-12T12:19:02+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/new-himalayan-450-v-s-all-other-adv-bikes-back-to-back-test-rides\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/new-himalayan-450-v-s-all-other-adv-bikes-back-to-back-test-rides\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/new-himalayan-450-v-s-all-other-adv-bikes-back-to-back-test-rides\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News &amp; 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