Maybe my age is finally showing? Maybe I've finally wised up? Or maybe, just maybe, I've learned what the secret to everything really is? No, not 42, that's a different secret.
I'm not sure what the case is, but what I've come to learn is that horsepower, that all-important figure that is fought tooth and nail over in the comments section of this website, across forums and Reddit, and among friends in pubs and bars around the world, truly means jack shit to my overall enjoyment of a motorcycle. Case in point, the motorcycle I couldn't stop talking about last year, the Royal Enfield Himalayan 450.
That motorcycle, and its diminutive displacement, was truly perfect for what I love to do and that's ride. Its 40 horsepower was suited both for slaying trails, muddy puddles, and even water crossings and, when you got to the pavement, I dragged my knee, drafted my fellow riders, and came to a stop with a smile I couldn't get rid of for days after I left its keys with Enfield. I've thought about it so much, and wrote about it, that I gave it my Editor's Choice Award.
Never was I hurting for power at any point in time and couldn't think of a reason to add any more horses in my travels. So when I saw some recent spy shots of what appears to be a larger displacement Himalayan, something that's likely to carry either the current Enfield 650cc or some new 750cc motor, I couldn't help but conjure that all-important gif from Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place.
