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Another Cross Country Trip - 2026

Around Christmas, I began thinking about what I wanted to do in 2026. I really enjoyed riding across American when I did the Route 66 trip. The riding, the scenery, seeing new places, and meeting new people. After going back and looking at the that trip, I want to do

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Keeping Your Motorcycle Clean

I will admit, I am not a fan of washing my bikes. I know that we need to but it is just so time consuming. Washing a car is easy. With a bike, you cannot use a presure washer, you need to be careful of all the electrics on the

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Compact Engine Guard for Himalayan 450

The last piece of protection I wanted for the Himilayan 450 is an engine guard. I wanted to purchase from Royal Enfield since I know it will fit perfectly and do not have to worry about the known issue with other engine guards (chassis breaking, etc). I went through this

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Cleaning my Summer Jacket

With the colder weather approaching, its time to wash that summer gear. Actually the only summer gear that I have is a Klim Induction jacket and a pair of Induction Gloves (but I use these year round). Basically it is a screen door allowing air from everywhere. It is still

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New Mitas Tires for the Himalayan 450

After 2000 miles, I decided it is time to swap out the stock tires. The stock tires performed well but they are made for the street. I purchased this bike to ride more dirt/gravel/trails and those tires were just not cutting it. Unfortunately it seems that every bike

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New Seat for the Himalayan 450

After putting 2000 miles on the stock seat, my butt decided that there needed to be a change. I will admit, the stock seat that comes on the Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 is functional but for me, not comfortable at all. I think that the sharp angles just happened to

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Wiring Accessories on the Himalayan 450

I have been holding off doing any new wiring on the Himalayan 450 until my auxiliary lights arrived. Part of the problem was I kept putting off buying them but this bike really needs more light. The headlamp is LED and better than the older Himalayans but still needs quite

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Givi Racks for Himalayan 450

When I first got the bike, I was torn whether or not to get another set of Givi racks so I can use the same hardcases on both bikes. You know the argument about soft vs hard bags. I already have invested in the Givi bags and racks so ultimately

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Himalayan 450 Trail Blazer Hand Guards

The Himalayan 450 does not come with any type of hand guard protection. With adventure style bikes, it is not IF you will drop it but when. I have dropped my Triumph bikes more times that I would like to admit. Having crash protection is essential. The hand guards not

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ViaTerra Crash Bar Bags

When I first got the Himalayan 450, I knew I wanted crash bar bags. I have had them on all my bikes and is a great place to be able to store things while riding such as a rain suit, hat, etc. The 450 seemed to be a bit limited

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Himalayan 450 Tank Bag

When I first got the bike, I did not think I would put on a tank bag. I put one on my Triumph but kept going back and forth for the Himalayan. After reading a number of posts about tank bags for this bike, I finally opted to purchase the

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New Mirrors for the Himalayan 450

I had not planned on getting new mirrors until something happened to the old ones. Well, something happened and I had to order them. I needed to adjust the stock mirror as they were too far forward. I loosened the nut on one mirror, pushed it back, tightened, and adjusted

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Sandy Ridge Service Station

It was a beautiful day Saturday and was out riding. While in China Grove, I stopped to get gas and to my surprise, inside the store was a bar. I was up for a quick cold one and stayed for a beer. This bar is very small. It did have

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Side Stand Enlarger for Himalayan

As I previously mentioned, there are a number of quick hits I had on my list of things to upgrade once I go the new bike. The side stand is yet another one of these upgrades. From past experience, having a larger footprint for you side stand is a MUST!

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Revving Up The Himalayan Exhaust

As mentioned in previous posts, there were a few changes that I wanted to make right away after getting the bike. The first two were the windshield and the horn. Next up is the exhaust system. Before bringing the bike home, I did a lot of research on this year/

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Replace The Stock Himalayan Horn

When I first got the bike, there were a few things I knew I wanted to replace right away. First I replaced the stock windshield. Next on the list was the horn. It is not loud enough and sounds like the Road Runner. I know there are some VERY powerful

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Bikes All Home

As I mentioned before, months ago I put in an order for a new Royal Enfield Himalayan 450. Last week, it finally arrived and just in time. My Triumph was due for its 20K service (I am at 22k+). I was hoping it would work out this way since I

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New Himalayan Windshield

One of the first things you will notice about the Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 is that the windshield is tiny. I mean really small. I rode around with it for about 400 miles and said that is it. I want something to help deflect bugs and road trash. I am

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Bought Another Himalayan

Yup. Been eyeing the new Himalayan 450 for quite a while now. I put in a request to get the Black Hanle (black and gold) with tubeless tires. A few months ago, got a call the the bike came it but its not Black and Gold. I passed and said

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Lunch Lap V

The weather has been very unpredictable lately and was worried that the Sunday Lunch Lap ride may get scrapped due to weather. The past few days the rain has been persistent...not hard but always there. Sometimes just drizzle but the roads are staying wet. In fact, over the past

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Merritt's Grill

I heard that this place had the best BLT sandwiches in the state so I had to go find out for myself just how good they are. I had Friday off and decided to ride up to Chapel Hill and get a sandwich for lunch. The ride is about 110+

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Lunch Lap IV

Its that time again where we get together at Sambuco's Barber (Facebook) at 11am (ksu @ 11:45am) and ride the backroads to another destination with about 80 of our closest friends! This Sunday, the destination was the Independence Harley Davidson in Charlotte. We arrived about 10:45am to

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Getting Another Himalayan

Yes, it is NOT a Triumph. And Yes, I have owned a Himalayan before - so why am I getting another one? I want another bike and I want one that is lighter and much easier to maintain. Add to that, I did like my previous Himalayan. The main issue

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Mostly Local Rides

So far this year, I have not taken any HUGE trips. It has been mostly local rides (less than 350 miles in a day). This is one reason for the lack of posts (gets boring seeing the same old thing). I am itching to get out there but like most

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Lunch Lap III

Its that time again where we get together at Sambuco's Barber (Facebook) at 11am (ksu @ 11:45am) and ride the backroads to another destination with about 80 of our closest friends! This Sunday, the destination was the Waters Edge Dock and Grill at High Rock Lake. We arrived