There are two models of the fuel-injected REs available in the U.S. The G5 is the one on loan to
Overland Journal; the other, the C5, is even more vintage in appearance, and definitely oriented toward pavement use.
They're very affordable - the G5 is around $6,000 - but you can buy several excellent Japanese dual-sport bikes for the same money. You have to be after different goals to want an RE, like attention every time you stop for gas.
Also, it's just a much more relaxed experience. The seat height is low, there's not a lot of horsepower but plenty of torque, the components seem robust if crudely finished. Example: The Indians still chrome individual pieces of assemblies, then weld them together and paint the welds with silver paint. Weird. Also, there's still a specified break-in period, so your first few hundred miles are even more relaxed than the subsequent ones.
I'm having a blast with ours. I have some long back road trips planned; for now I've been scooting around the ranch roads south of us:
Not quite the Himalayas, but I'm feeling the connection to all those Royal Enfields accessing the most remote parts of Asia. I can't remember having more fun with any motorcycle.
So far the only problem I've had is a faulty side-stand cut-off switch, which would have come off anyway.