Adventure · Royal Enfield
Royal Enfield Himalayan 450
Go-anywhere ability at a price that shocks.
Starting price
$5,799
Our rating
4.5
Adventure2025 · Royal Enfield
Himalayan 450
Go-anywhere ability at a price that shocks.
Starting price
$5,799
Our rating
★★★★★★★★★★4.5
40 hp
Max power
150 km/h
Top speed
6.9 s
0–100 km/h
196 kg
Kerb weight
The short version
Is the Himalayan 450 for you?
Best for budget adventurers and new ADV riders.
- 452 cc Sherpa engine
- Round TFT with maps
- Long-travel suspension
Colours:Kaza BrownSlate Poppy BlueKamet White
Pros
- Unbeatable value
- Genuinely capable off-road
- Friendly power delivery
Cons
- Modest highway pace
- Vibrations at high revs
Full specifications
Engine
- Displacement
- 452 cc
- Configuration
- Single-cylinder, Sherpa
- Max power
- 40 hp @ 8,000 rpm
- Max torque
- 40 Nm @ 5,500 rpm
- Cooling
- Liquid-cooled
- Gearbox
- 6-speed
Performance
- Top speed
- 150 km/h
- 0–100 km/h
- 6.9 s
- Economy / range
- 30 km/l
- Kerb weight
- 196 kg
Chassis & Brakes
- Frame
- Steel twin-spar tubular
- Front suspension
- Showa 43 mm USD
- Rear suspension
- Linkage monoshock
- Front brake
- Single 320 mm, ByBre
- Rear brake
- Single 270 mm
- Tyres
- CEAT dual-purpose
Dimensions
- Seat height
- 825 mm
- Fuel / battery
- 17 L
- Wheelbase
- 1510 mm
- Ground clearance
- 230 mm
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Pros
| Displacement | 452 cc |
|---|---|
| Configuration | Single-cylinder, Sherpa |
| Max power | 40 hp @ 8,000 rpm |
| Max torque | 40 Nm @ 5,500 rpm |
| Cooling | Liquid-cooled |
| Gearbox | 6-speed |
Performance
| Top speed | 150 km/h |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | 6.9 s |
| Economy / range | 30 km/l |
| Kerb weight | 196 kg |
Chassis & Brakes
| Frame | Steel twin-spar tubular |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Showa 43 mm USD |
| Rear suspension | Linkage monoshock |
| Front brake | Single 320 mm, ByBre |
| Rear brake | Single 270 mm |
| Tyres | CEAT dual-purpose |
Dimensions
| Seat height | 825 mm |
|---|---|
| Fuel / battery | 17 L |
| Wheelbase | 1510 mm |
| Ground clearance | 230 mm |