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on July 21, 2024, 5:50 pm
I enjoyed the Classic for over 3 years & 6200 miles (2900 of those since 1st May this year), but the riding position was causing me problems. From the waist upwards it was fine - probably the best handlebar shape & fit for comfort I have experienced since having an airhead R100RT. But from the waist down the relationship between the seat & the footpegs was increasingly problematic, with the resultant acute leg angle aggrevating my wearing-out left hip.
The Himalayan footpegs are lower & further back, giving a more "open" hip angle and (so far) less discomfort. Early days yet, with 70 miles covered (slowly - 40mph max for the first 300 miles !) Thursday & another 150 Friday, so only 80 or so to do before first service on Wednesday morning.
Not a particularly straightforward change this time - the dealer who supplied my Interceptor & Mrs B's Scram was (at best) off hand and offered a derisory P/X. Another local dealer had the colour I wanted in stock & I got the deal I had in mind - effectively getting £1100 more P/x than the first dealer offered. I did the deal Monday and, as the bike was in stock, was able to take delivery Thursday (Mrs B had to wait over a fortnight for her in-stock Scram to take it's turn through the other workshop due to a staff shortage).
Insurance was another headache. Mrs B added the Scram to her policy as an extra bike for around £80 including the £30 "broker fee", so I was expecting much the same. Wrong assumption ! Carole Nash wanted £665 + £35 "broker fee" to change the Classic 500 to the Himalayan for the 8 1/2 months remaining on the policy (more then double the initial premium for the year ! ). So I ended up taking out a new 3 bike policy for a year with Bikesure, cancelled the CN policy and saved over £300 on CN's change price. At least the nice lady who handled the cancellation at CN waived the £40 "cancellation fee" as the reason for the cancellation lay with their inability to be competitive. CN are increasinly difficult to deal with & seem determined to price themselves out of business - I am glad to be away from them. Pity Peter James have never been competitive for me.
Pictures might follow at some point, but I guess most will know what a 411 Himalayan looks like by now.
Nigel B.
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