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Long stroke, high torque, low top end. Perfect for long time travels and hills and places without perfect roads.
Less maintenance than the Interceptor, et al. Those polished aluminum covers (can gleam with additional hand polishing) are softer than chrome so you do need to still polish them up to keep them looking spiffy. If you ignore the aluminum it will start to look a bid grotty after a few years. Not a problem on the Himi.
A good thing about most RE models is you can get in cheap with the entry level on most where its only the gas tank that has the trim and then years down the road when wanting a refresh just buy a new tank and any other small trim pieces in the color you want in future.
The water cooled Himi is for the UK crowds and Americans that want to use them as Sports Tourers and spend 98% of their time on the freeways cruising on the smooth roads and then dip their toe every rare occasion in the dirt. They want the top end speed. Basically a KTM 390, which is a fantastic dynamite on road bike but a horrible off road bike in comparison to its on road chops.
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