Royal Enfield established its motorcycling business 12 decades back. The brand has always been synonymous with adventure and taking on tough expeditions all around the world. Royal Enfield motorcycles have a lot of accolades such as reaching the highest motorable pass in the world to reaching the Base Camp of Mount Everest in Tibet. The motorcycles from the brand have also reached inaccessible mountain pass at Daulat Beg Oldi, Karakoram. In addition to this, Royal Enfield motorcycles have also reached the desert at Kutch. Now the brand is undertaking a new expedition. The latest expedition is to the South Pole under which the motorcycles will need to go across the Antarctic. The brand has announced that the ’90 degree SOUTH-Quest for the Pole’ will use the brand’s Royal Enfield Himalayan. The brand reveals that the Himalayan will travel across the Ross Ice Shelf via the Leverett Glacier.
’90 degree SOUTH-Quest for the Pole’
The ’90 degree SOUTH-Quest for the Pole’ will commence from Cape Town, South Africa, on November 26th, 2021. The expedition will feature two leading Royal Enfield riders. The two leading bikes with the aim to reach the geographic South Pole. At the helm will be Santhosh Vijay Kumar, Lead – Rides & Community, Royal Enfield; and Dean Coxson, Senior Engineer- Product Development, Royal Enfield. The brand is also partnering with Arctic Trucks, for the expedition. The brand will employ two purpose-built and in-house modified Royal Enfield Himalayans. For the uninitiated, Arctic Trucks are members of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators. The company is known for its expertise and coverage of 3,50,000 km of the Antarctic Plateau.
Modifications on the Royal Enfield Himalayan for the South Pole Expedition
The Royal Enfield Himalayans will come with a reduced primary drive sprocket from 15-teeth to 13-teeth. This will enable the bike with increased torque output at the rear wheel. The motorcycle will also come with tubeless studded tyres specially curated to tackle the terrain. The tyres are capable of running on low pressures and increasing traction on the soft snow. The Royal Enfield Himalayan will also come with a more robust alternator utilizing rare earth magnets. The updated alternator will also help produce more power required for the heating gear on the expedition.
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