I bought my Scram December 23. I put a Givi windscreem and Royal Enfield grip guards and they really make a difference. I ride back roads and secondary state highwaays and the windshield keeps your fatigue down. With out the windscreen I can feel the wind pushing on me at 60+ mph. I love the handling of the scram it’s confidence inspiring in the twists and rough backroads.
Good morning Mr. Ronin. Been watching many videos of yours since I subscribed a week or so ago. The first one I watched was on the Scram 411. Since then I am leaning very heavily toward the Classic 350. Watching you ride I think it looks like you are riding on the same roads I would be riding on 99% of the time here in S.W. Ohio. Had to shake my head about the guy complaining about you giggling. To me that says you are having fun and that's what riding is all about. Why would anyone want to ride if they are not enjoying it? Anyway love your content keep up what you are doing. Watch out for the deer and keep the wheels down. Take care.✌👍
Very good Q&A Jeff. Completely fair and balanced answers and comments. Super presentation too; you laugh and giggle as much as you like; it creates a lovely vibe. Defo a must watch; take care and ride safe. Neil
Hey old man Ronin, I'm a community development trainer from the States that lives in Kyrgyzstan (look it up) and after watching your channel for a while I'm convinced that the RE Himalayan is going to be the bike for me! I haven't ridden since my 20's or shall I say the 80's so as not to orphan my 4 children, but I'm hunting for a bike, now that they're all grown up. I think I'll get the 411 scram for my wife and we can share. Please keep giggling 😃.
Thanks Mark and thank you for your service there in Kyrgystan. You simply can't go wrong with the himalayan especially running the roads where you are living! Cheers
Just changing the diameters of the tires or suspension will change the rake and trail. So will moving the triple clamps up and down on the forks. The other articles I have read say the Scram and Himalayan use the same frame.
The Scram is also Euro 5 and virtually all of the Himalayans in the USA are Euro 4 no matter what your dealer says. The Scram until recently has a different ECU map to the Himalayans previous to the Scrams release.. So that will also change how the bike feels.
I bought a RE Scram 411 in October, love it and it has saved me a lot of gas as well getting to and from college. Do you know of any good duffel bags that would fit a helmet (Biltwell Gringo SE) and that I could strap onto the pillion portion of the seat?
Hi Jeff. Well, from my point of view, as a long-time fan, from your earliest days on UA-cam, keep laughing all you want because it makes the videos all about the joy of motorcycling. I am having more fun on my bikes, in my sixties, than I have done at any other time of my life. Lovely scenery with the `Fall` colours.
The SCRAM 411 falls into the "neat bike" category for me. It has some interest but at the end of the day, it doesn't fill any need or desire for me. My Himalayan meets my desire to ride the numerous dirt and gravel mountain roads here in Central Pennsylvania and is capable enough on the road to get me to those places. And if I want a motorcycle for the road, I'm much more drawn to the Classic 350 though my Vespa GTS does everything the 350 does and more. So need goes out the window and I'm left with desire. A tougher sell with my wife. I enjoyed the question-and-answer part of the video, especially about your giggling. I have to say that the relaxed and humorous approach is a big part of why I continue to tune in. As I think about my own videos, while I'm not deadpan serious, I don't laugh or giggle much. That's usually reserved for watching Trailer Park Boys or Beavis and Butthead. Maybe I need to lighten things up. I definitely feel joy. But it's more internalized I guess. As always, a great video.
Great video as always. I had a Scram loan bike whilst my Continental was being serviced and riding through town and faster city roads the Bike was great, very easy to ride nice gearbox and easy to filter. Most people will ride them on road though, I think it’s best comparison in the RE range will be the Hunter, that bike is getting a lot of interest here in UK at the moment.
Love the look and appeal of the Royal Enfields but the lack of a dealer network has me hesitant about owning one. Do you know if parts are available anywhere other than the dealerships?
Great video keep laughing and enjoy your life, that’s what biking is all about no matter what you’re riding. I enjoy my 411 and my Ducati scrambler 1100 equally. Merry Christmas
This is the perfect first bike for me I don't plan on taking this thing on the heighway infact I'm really not sure why any Motorcyclist would take the highway with any bike you're just asking for possible trouble from bad drivers who can't see you. It's good to know if I absolutley had to take it on the heighway I could I would just stay in the right lane lol.
G'day Ronin from Australia, not in the market for that type of bike, however if l was the more information the better and your comparison is a gem, the trees at fall in your part of the world are just so colourful, our trees are evergreen and don't drop leaves, l hope Royal Enfield HQ views you blog's and look after you for your support of their brand, cheers mate, Neil 🤠.
Nice roads you have to ride on. I did buy a center stand for my 411. Something about it I don’t like. Not easy to lift it up on the stand . I did a couple times , had to make sure to have thick boots on. I did add a rear luggage rack and bag on the back. Now can’t put it up on the center stand. So that was it. Took it off. I’ll use a jack if I have to. Seems like the center stand is a bit to high. I used to have one for my v~ strom and that was easy to use. Not this. No center stand
I had hopes I may be able to ride a Meteor at 5foot tall. I sat on one yesterday and it's a no-go. As a beginner rider, it's too heavy and too tall to learn on so I am back to finding a low seat motorcycle. most likely a rebel 500. I really like the RE's and was surprised at how much bigger and more solid the Meteor is compared to the small frame of the Honda Rebel 300.
buy a super cheap bike to learn on. one you can junk if need be and learn, then after experience is gained. Buy the one you want. My first bike (1966 Sportster) was a wrecked bike that I rebuilt, then put 10's of thousands on mile on it.
@@OlManRonin my pride wont let me get a junk bike. I would have nighmares the bike would throw me or I'd be stranded in the desert somewhere. i am looking to get used, just not something that will cause a headache.
@@lisaaz2120 For a learn and burn, a Rebel 250 or 300. The 250 Rebels are dirt cheap Mini tanks. If something does go south, parts are cheap. Everything is easy to get to. They top end at just over 70mph, will be shut down by a Prius on a speed run, and they really vibrate at speed. But they are fun first bikes. And they sip gas. And that is what makes them excellent starter bikes for shorter folk.
@@lisaaz2120 the Rebel is a good choice. Low seat height and enough power. I rode cruisers for 20 years and I did consider the Meteor when I downsized from my Shadow 1100 but went for the Scram in the end as wanted something different. The Meteor is a beautiful bike and great value for money. Have you tried one with the lower seat option that RE sell? I have seen one at my dealers and it reduces the height by 11mm.
the giggling brings joy in my life, so keep on you are on the good way. And about which bike is best, like you say just depends on what your doing with it, if you ride only highways and big roads you don't need a scrambler or Off road, if you like speed don't buy a Meteor, and so on. You tell what the bikes are able to do so we can make a choice. And most important have a test ride then you can feel if the bike suits you. To me there is no wrong bike, if a 125 city commuter is what you need go and have fun. I had a colleague at work riding a 1250 BMW GS, well in fact he was scared to ride it, never rode off road or even gravel road, so what's the use of the big GS ?
I'm writing from a country in economic crisis. Having said that, I suggest a giveaway type project. Where subscribers pay 1-2$, and someone will have the opportunity to enjoy a new Himalayan RE. Just a thought ;) Thank you for the great videos
thats a greta idea, but unfort the rules about giveaways vary country to country and the regualtions would be a disaster for a small entity to try and overcome. If i had 1 million subs it might be easier. Help us grow!
Have to say i think the himalayan should read "most roads or no roads" not "all roads no roads". You keep saying that its only 411cc, but here, that is a mid size bike, my 250cc hyosung does 85 mile an hour and i have the speeding ticket to prove it lol, the KTM adventure 390 does 95mile an hour, benelli trk 502x does 110 mile an hour. Its not how many cc's it is its how the bike is designed, its not meant to be a fast bike. I love RE, but for NZ roads for their bikes to be effective they really do need the 650 twin, we dont need piles of HP but i think 35-40hp is the minimum for safe overtaking and to keep up with the flow of traffic. We are blessed with the most beautiful roads, but they are tight, twisty and have very short passing lanes and often times those passing lanes are going up hill, so torque and hp are needed to overtake 18 wheeler trucks that are in 2nd gear crawling up mountains. My 250cc is 28hp and its borderline on some roads. The 411 from RE just doesn't have the poke, i test rode it myself and that was the ONLY thing i could complain about.... thats why i wanted to see if you would do a big bore kit, to see if that would fix it, cause i love the bike, i just can't use it as it is.
@@OlManRonin yeah mate, I'll shout you a trip over here at some stage and show you what i mean. I really love the himalayan but, it just needs a bit more poke, not a lot more but a bit more, i really just want about another 10hp. Some of our passing lanes are only a few hundred yards long so need a bit more poke to make it safe.
Giggle 🤭 all you want,, hehe , who's gonna start a fight with a guy with 34" Inseam, haha 😂 hope I remember the measurement right, I'm sure there is some greatness in both bikes, himi scram or himi noroad if you undecided, ride both be for you plump! 🤪
Himy is just better because you get whole lotta more for only 150 bucks difference. Who cares about handling that much. You get use to. Scrambler should be at least 500+ less. 11:00 what? it's the same lame device.
MUY BUEN VIDEO, MUY BUENOS CONCEPTOS, YO VIVO EN EL CAMPO, CARRETERAS MUY ROTAS, PERO YO SI LA CAMBIARIA, PORQUE DESPUES DE VER POR VARIOS AÑOS COMO MANEJAN LOS CAMPESINOS, SUS PEQUEÑAS MOTOS, LA CONCLUSION, ES QUE LO MAS IMPORTANTE ES EL PILOTO, UNA BUENA MOTO CON UN MAL PILOTO ES IGUAL A UN BUEN PILOTO CON UNA MALA MOTO
Y YO CREO QUE USTED ES UN MUY BUEN PILOTO, ENTONCES USTED A CUALQUIER MOTO LE SACA TODO, PERO NO TODOS SOMO BUENOS PILOTOS ENTONCES NECESITAMOS AYUDA DE LA MOTO
Thanks!
I really liked the Q & A video, it was well made and not to overly done. it was fun.
thanks Chad you rock!!!!
@@zfunk123 I really enjoyed making this video as well thank you once again
I bought my Scram December 23. I put a Givi windscreem and Royal Enfield grip guards and they really make a difference. I ride back roads and secondary state highwaays and the windshield keeps your fatigue down. With out the windscreen I can feel the wind pushing on me at 60+ mph. I love the handling of the scram it’s confidence inspiring in the twists and rough backroads.
Life is so short why would you want to go through it unhappy. Keep up the good work
Thank you Jerold I really appreciate that. Cheers
Good morning Mr. Ronin. Been watching many videos of yours since I subscribed a week or so ago. The first one I watched was on the Scram 411. Since then I am leaning very heavily toward the Classic 350. Watching you ride I think it looks like you are riding on the same roads I would be riding on 99% of the time here in S.W. Ohio. Had to shake my head about the guy complaining about you giggling. To me that says you are having fun and that's what riding is all about. Why would anyone want to ride if they are not enjoying it? Anyway love your content keep up what you are doing. Watch out for the deer and keep the wheels down. Take care.✌👍
You can't go wrong with the Classic 350 thats for sure and THANK you for being a subscriber. Cheers!
It is probably not manly for him or something. Poor lad, I bet he never smiles...
@@vojtal182 thank you
Very good Q&A Jeff. Completely fair and balanced answers and comments.
Super presentation too; you laugh and giggle as much as you like; it creates a lovely vibe.
Defo a must watch; take care and ride safe.
Neil
Hey old man Ronin, I'm a community development trainer from the States that lives in Kyrgyzstan (look it up) and after watching your channel for a while I'm convinced that the RE Himalayan is going to be the bike for me! I haven't ridden since my 20's or shall I say the 80's so as not to orphan my 4 children, but I'm hunting for a bike, now that they're all grown up. I think I'll get the 411 scram for my wife and we can share. Please keep giggling 😃.
Thanks Mark and thank you for your service there in Kyrgystan. You simply can't go wrong with the himalayan especially running the roads where you are living! Cheers
Just changing the diameters of the tires or suspension will change the rake and trail. So will moving the triple clamps up and down on the forks. The other articles I have read say the Scram and Himalayan use the same frame.
The Scram is also Euro 5 and virtually all of the Himalayans in the USA are Euro 4 no matter what your dealer says. The Scram until recently has a different ECU map to the Himalayans previous to the Scrams release.. So that will also change how the bike feels.
Giggle away my friend. Life is too short not to live with passion and joy. There is joy in motorcycles...
New subscriber here, love your channel! Keep doing you, man. That’s why we’re here.
My Scram 411 arrives next week
Congratulations
And - you have had it now a bit. What do u think?
What do you think ?
I bought a RE Scram 411 in October, love it and it has saved me a lot of gas as well getting to and from college. Do you know of any good duffel bags that would fit a helmet (Biltwell Gringo SE) and that I could strap onto the pillion portion of the seat?
Hi Jeff. Well, from my point of view, as a long-time fan, from your earliest days on UA-cam, keep laughing all you want because it makes the videos all about the joy of motorcycling. I am having more fun on my bikes, in my sixties, than I have done at any other time of my life. Lovely scenery with the `Fall` colours.
Great video. You seem to be such a cool dude, would love to have a beer with you after a long ride on the bike
That would be awesome!!
Ol'Man Ronin's laugh is what makes him so awesome to listen to.
Good morning Sir. Another great video, keep on giggling and enjoying the ride.
Thanks Nathan
Got alot of maintenance advice for my Himalayan from your channel. That stupid giggling let me know your heart is in it. Keep up the good work.
lol thanks John and much appreciated!
The SCRAM 411 falls into the "neat bike" category for me. It has some interest but at the end of the day, it doesn't fill any need or desire for me. My Himalayan meets my desire to ride the numerous dirt and gravel mountain roads here in Central Pennsylvania and is capable enough on the road to get me to those places. And if I want a motorcycle for the road, I'm much more drawn to the Classic 350 though my Vespa GTS does everything the 350 does and more. So need goes out the window and I'm left with desire. A tougher sell with my wife.
I enjoyed the question-and-answer part of the video, especially about your giggling. I have to say that the relaxed and humorous approach is a big part of why I continue to tune in. As I think about my own videos, while I'm not deadpan serious, I don't laugh or giggle much. That's usually reserved for watching Trailer Park Boys or Beavis and Butthead.
Maybe I need to lighten things up. I definitely feel joy. But it's more internalized I guess.
As always, a great video.
Thanks Scooter. You need to slide over to ohio sometime and catch my giggletitas lol
Thanks for the miles of smiles😁😁😁
Great video as always. I had a Scram loan bike whilst my Continental was being serviced and riding through town and faster city roads the Bike was great, very easy to ride nice gearbox and easy to filter. Most people will ride them on road though, I think it’s best comparison in the RE range will be the Hunter, that bike is getting a lot of interest here in UK at the moment.
Can't wait til the Hunter comes to the US. Cheers Chris
Love the look and appeal of the Royal Enfields but the lack of a dealer network has me hesitant about owning one. Do you know if parts are available anywhere other than the dealerships?
ebay has a ton as well as Hitchcocks UK Check them out
Life is an unknown quantity, so enjoy yourself every opportunity you get Ronin
Keep things shiny side up & definitely keep smiling good sir
Great video keep laughing and enjoy your life, that’s what biking is all about no matter what you’re riding. I enjoy my 411 and my Ducati scrambler 1100 equally. Merry Christmas
This is the perfect first bike for me I don't plan on taking this thing on the heighway infact I'm really not sure why any Motorcyclist would take the highway with any bike you're just asking for possible trouble from bad drivers who can't see you. It's good to know if I absolutley had to take it on the heighway I could I would just stay in the right lane lol.
G'day Ronin from Australia, not in the market for that type of bike, however if l was the more information the better and your comparison is a gem, the trees at fall in your part of the world are just so colourful, our trees are evergreen and don't drop leaves, l hope Royal Enfield HQ views you blog's and look after you for your support of their brand, cheers mate, Neil 🤠.
Thanks Neil
I got the wrench blinking on my scram 411, I’ll be doing the first oil change this weekend. How do you reset the Blinking wrench?
Thats a dealer question. I'm not allowed to share that info sorry John.
Hey John,
Did you see "KARMAkaze moto"
Viewing or clearing EFI codes and resetting or clearing ECU on Himalayan.
Nice roads you have to ride on. I did buy a center stand for my 411. Something about it I don’t like. Not easy to lift it up on the stand . I did a couple times , had to make sure to have thick boots on. I did add a rear luggage rack and bag on the back. Now can’t put it up on the center stand. So that was it. Took it off. I’ll use a jack if I have to. Seems like the center stand is a bit to high. I used to have one for my v~ strom and that was easy to use. Not this. No center stand
Great post John. it should help a lot of people Thank you
I just use a piece of wood wedged under one side swingarm. Allows for easy chain maintenance.
My bike is utilitarian. But, the bike gives me the two wheeled therapy while doing what I have to do. Then I have fun on my bike.
perfect attitude cheers
I had hopes I may be able to ride a Meteor at 5foot tall. I sat on one yesterday and it's a no-go. As a beginner rider, it's too heavy and too tall to learn on so I am back to finding a low seat motorcycle. most likely a rebel 500. I really like the RE's and was surprised at how much bigger and more solid the Meteor is compared to the small frame of the Honda Rebel 300.
buy a super cheap bike to learn on. one you can junk if need be and learn, then after experience is gained. Buy the one you want. My first bike (1966 Sportster) was a wrecked bike that I rebuilt, then put 10's of thousands on mile on it.
@@OlManRonin my pride wont let me get a junk bike. I would have nighmares the bike would throw me or I'd be stranded in the desert somewhere. i am looking to get used, just not something that will cause a headache.
@@lisaaz2120
For a learn and burn, a Rebel 250 or 300.
The 250 Rebels are dirt cheap Mini tanks. If something does go south, parts are cheap. Everything is easy to get to.
They top end at just over 70mph, will be shut down by a Prius on a speed run, and they really vibrate at speed. But they are fun first bikes. And they sip gas.
And that is what makes them excellent starter bikes for shorter folk.
@@ronoldcross8189 thank you Ronald. I am looking at a rebel 300 and 500 now so hopefully will have one soon.
@@lisaaz2120 the Rebel is a good choice. Low seat height and enough power. I rode cruisers for 20 years and I did consider the Meteor when I downsized from my Shadow 1100 but went for the Scram in the end as wanted something different. The Meteor is a beautiful bike and great value for money. Have you tried one with the lower seat option that RE sell? I have seen one at my dealers and it reduces the height by 11mm.
Watching this wearing my scram 411 T-shirt I should have payed better attention to it at the auto show. Planning on going to the dealer next week
the giggling brings joy in my life, so keep on you are on the good way. And about which bike is best, like you say just depends on what your doing with it, if you ride only highways and big roads you don't need a scrambler or Off road, if you like speed don't buy a Meteor, and so on. You tell what the bikes are able to do so we can make a choice. And most important have a test ride then you can feel if the bike suits you. To me there is no wrong bike, if a 125 city commuter is what you need go and have fun. I had a colleague at work riding a 1250 BMW GS, well in fact he was scared to ride it, never rode off road or even gravel road, so what's the use of the big GS ?
Thank you Dona!!!
Good show old man 🤠
Thank you
I'm writing from a country in economic crisis. Having said that, I suggest a giveaway type project. Where subscribers pay 1-2$, and someone will have the opportunity to enjoy a new Himalayan RE. Just a thought ;)
Thank you for the great videos
thats a greta idea, but unfort the rules about giveaways vary country to country and the regualtions would be a disaster for a small entity to try and overcome. If i had 1 million subs it might be easier. Help us grow!
Have to say i think the himalayan should read "most roads or no roads" not "all roads no roads".
You keep saying that its only 411cc, but here, that is a mid size bike, my 250cc hyosung does 85 mile an hour and i have the speeding ticket to prove it lol, the KTM adventure 390 does 95mile an hour, benelli trk 502x does 110 mile an hour.
Its not how many cc's it is its how the bike is designed, its not meant to be a fast bike.
I love RE, but for NZ roads for their bikes to be effective they really do need the 650 twin, we dont need piles of HP but i think 35-40hp is the minimum for safe overtaking and to keep up with the flow of traffic.
We are blessed with the most beautiful roads, but they are tight, twisty and have very short passing lanes and often times those passing lanes are going up hill, so torque and hp are needed to overtake 18 wheeler trucks that are in 2nd gear crawling up mountains.
My 250cc is 28hp and its borderline on some roads.
The 411 from RE just doesn't have the poke, i test rode it myself and that was the ONLY thing i could complain about.... thats why i wanted to see if you would do a big bore kit, to see if that would fix it, cause i love the bike, i just can't use it as it is.
Short stroke vs long stroke. Long stroke and nearly idle and conquer trails. Shorties need rpm
@@OlManRonin yeah mate, I'll shout you a trip over here at some stage and show you what i mean.
I really love the himalayan but, it just needs a bit more poke, not a lot more but a bit more, i really just want about another 10hp.
Some of our passing lanes are only a few hundred yards long so need a bit more poke to make it safe.
They should've made a scram 350 and a hunter 400
KERB WEIGHT - I guess you mean curb weight.. lol
Giggle 🤭 all you want,, hehe , who's gonna start a fight with a guy with 34" Inseam, haha 😂 hope I remember the measurement right, I'm sure there is some greatness in both bikes, himi scram or himi noroad if you undecided, ride both be for you plump! 🤪
Lol
When are you going around the world on a Scram? =:3
never I dont own one :)
Was probably Mr. Spock 👽
Himy is just better because you get whole lotta more for only 150 bucks difference.
Who cares about handling that much. You get use to.
Scrambler should be at least 500+ less.
11:00 what? it's the same lame device.
if you can't smile & have a laugh while riding what's even the point?
MUY BUEN VIDEO, MUY BUENOS CONCEPTOS, YO VIVO EN EL CAMPO, CARRETERAS MUY ROTAS, PERO YO SI LA CAMBIARIA, PORQUE DESPUES DE VER POR VARIOS AÑOS COMO MANEJAN LOS CAMPESINOS, SUS PEQUEÑAS MOTOS, LA CONCLUSION, ES QUE LO MAS IMPORTANTE ES EL PILOTO, UNA BUENA MOTO CON UN MAL PILOTO ES IGUAL A UN BUEN PILOTO CON UNA MALA MOTO
Excelentes puntos y estoy de acuerdo.
Y YO CREO QUE USTED ES UN MUY BUEN PILOTO, ENTONCES USTED A CUALQUIER MOTO LE SACA TODO, PERO NO TODOS SOMO BUENOS PILOTOS ENTONCES NECESITAMOS AYUDA DE LA MOTO
¡¡gracias!!