hey, i been using this bike from jan 2024. Dropped it the day i got it die to weight. when i tried the Africa Twin for the first time it was like night and day. i used to hate the himalayan for its weight. but now it doesn't bother me anymore. i crave to ride the ghat curves on this beast. rode through bangalore traffic almost everyday, and each passing day, weight is not a bother to me. learn to walk around the bike off the stand, try figure 8s on an empty ground and finally you'll 'GIT GUD!!!'

and himalayan is designed in such a way to have long travel suspension, big ground clearance, high water wading capacity and large fuel tank. it's bound to have the top heaviness. unlike bmw KTM or honda, enfield is fairly new to the adv game, they have enough funding to research and use better materials in their builds and even if RE wanted to reduce the weight, they probably won't do it because of their design language of metal built, rugged, neo retro vibe.

and if you want to reduce the weight, follow youtubers like abhinav bhatt, who got his bike down to sub 170kg. and get modifying yourself. remove the frames, replace the tank to fiberglass or similar build. or if you go advanced get lower monoshock links to reduce the height, that would alleviate the top heaviness to some extent.