If you thought the boys at 999 Lazer were mad to build a Royal Enfield Himalayan motocross bike, then just wait until you see the race they built it for. Approximately 800-ish riders (and their bikes, most of which were of the genuine dirt variety) rolled up to compete,in the 2025 Weston Beach Race, including legendary racers like Billy Bolt and Todd Kellett.
Are you imagining absolute carnage? Amazingly, that doesn't appear to have been the case, as you'll see if you watch the video. Because the truth is, while the effort to turn this first-gen Himmy into a motocross bike did see a whole lot of weight loss, it's still a heckin chonker of a bike. Especially compared to all the other legit dirt bikes in the field.
The beach race had plenty of challenges, not the least of which was a series of small dunes toward the beginning, as well as a set of three ginormous dunes toward the end of the course. And of course, with that many competitors all going for it, there were bound to be plenty of ruts and unpredictability to deal with, as well.
So, how did the Royal Enfield Himalayan dirt bike fare? The first set of dunes was difficult, as the bike kept getting stuck and Sean, who was riding it, had to keep dragging it out over and over again. To say that it looked absolutely exhausting is an understatement. Once or twice, he had help from a marshal and a spectator, both of whom were worried that he was in a particularly sketchy place where he might get hit by another rider. And at another point, another rider also got off and helped him drag it up and out of harm's way; that rider is clearly an absolute legend.
The Himmy only considered its true competition to be the one other adventure bike that was racing at the event: A CFMoto 450 MT, which had a mechanical issue and wasn't able to complete the race. So, by default, the Himmy won its class.
How did it do otherwise? Well, queue up the video and find out for yourself; I'm not going to spoil it for you. One thing I will tell you is that, in addition to some great and epic onboard footage, there are also some absolutely fantastic drone shots of the whole field. If you've ever wanted to see a horde of dirt bike riders look like so many ants on a beach, now's your chance.
