Well established players such as Kawasaki and Suzuki have tried and tested models in the 650cc segment in the adventure bike market. The Versys 650 and V-Strom 650 have established reputations for reliability, versatility and value for money. With Royal Enfield entering this space with the Himalayan 650, now there is curiosity about how it will compare. The character of the Himalayan has always been unique: simplicity with ruggedness, but entering the 650cc class it now has to compete with more sophisticated machines. It has resulted in debates around whether Royal Enfield could continue to deliver the refinement and features that the bikes from Japan come with, while still keeping them inimitably styled and accessible. There is also interest in how the Himalayan 650 will fare off road, given its adventure focused design, versus the more road biased design of some competitors.