I am a user of the Beeline and very happy with it. One has to get used of the symbols and ways to display things, but if you are it's fine. I only tested the Tripper navigation on as short test drive. Both will take you to your destination. The only difference I found was the Beeline goes a little easier on your phones battery. The difference is small and no reason not to use the Tripper if it's included. Besides, one can charge the phone on the RE bikes with Tripper navigation because those have USB as well.
Thanks a lot for providing your experience with both! The Beeline is intriguing to me, I like its small footprint on the motorcycle, but it almost seems "too small to be true." I'm glad to hear that you're happy with it. It makes me want to give it a go. Thanks again!
@@blacktoproaming As I wrote, no need to buy one if you have the Tripper navigation on your bike. One good thing for the Beeline is it's really long battery life and there is a lot of aftermarket stuff for it. If you have access to a 3D-printer you can easily print many different craddles, holders, cases and other stuff. Seems a lot of nerdy people like the Beeline as well and uploaded the designs to Thingiverse for free.
Inspect your bike well when you receive it. Build quality may be good but the attention to detail during assembly is not the best. Check over bolt tensions and see if all of the dummy plugs are where they need to be, my bike was missing half of the plugs and trying to get them or another solution is impossible. Monitor the paint on the lip of paint fenders, Mine chipped away within a few weeks and had to be touch up. If you get the GMA panniers you need to make sure they are installed correctly or they will rub wholes in the turn signals and/or the handles for lifting the bike onto the side stand. Monitor exhaust fitting because mine shifted and now is noticeably asymmetrical. Stock exhaust is starting to rust out after only being caught in the rain a few times in the last 6 months.
Oh man, I'm sorry you experience that. I wonder if your dealer didn't do a good "prep." I would have thought that they would gone through it thoroughly before letting it go out the door. I hope you don't have any other issues with your Super Meteor. Thanks for watching!
I had my RE super meteor 650 for 12 Month. Changed the mirrors to RE handle bar mirrors. Thats a huge improvement. Travled 6ooo ks so far. Pretensioned the rear shocks to 3 klicks up and presto: A perfect reliable cruiser for me. I weigh 100 kilos.😊
That's great! I'm glad that the SM650 is working out so well for you! (I like bar end mirrors on most motorcycles, too. They always seem to work better for me.) Thanks for watching!
I bought one last year. No regrets at all! Been Cornwall on her clocking up almost 1,000 in six days without any problems. Two small whinge's. One two up at 70 and your forced into hard breaking, the rear brake could be better. Two the rear suspension keeps bottoming out. I weight 82 kilos and even while riding by myself on setting three on the suspension she still bottoms out on our rubbish British roads. Even on its top setting riding two up at 70mph she can't help but keep bottoming out? New rear suspension is my next priority. I've been riding since 1970 and owned plenty of faster bikes. But my RE gets me from a to b without any problems, so I'm happy with her. Hope this helps?
I'm glad you're liking it! I hope upgrading the rear suspension will keep it from bottoming out. I wonder if RE will improve the rear suspension on the model moving forward. I believe you about the roads--I lived in England for 4 1/2 years. One thing, I think the British roads made me a better rider. Thanks for watching!
I own this bike in India. There's virtually no competition for it in its price segment as the Kawasaki Vulcan and Eliminator are significantly more expensive. Vulcan is twice its price. Although the SM650 demands good roads for a comfortable ride quality owing to the firm rear suspension. That's the only niggle with it I've found. I'm padding up the seats with some foam and gel layers to see it that makes a difference.
That is interesting about the Vulcan and Eliminator costing so much more. Importing them into the country must add to the cost. Hopefully the extra seat padding will make your rides more enjoyable. Thanks for watching!
No, it didn't feel heavy to me. It handled well, but I would expect the interceptor to handle a bit better. I think the main difference in how it feels vs an Interceptor would be the ergonomics (cruiser vs standard). Thanks for watching!
I am a user of the Beeline and very happy with it. One has to get used of the symbols and ways to display things, but if you are it's fine. I only tested the Tripper navigation on as short test drive. Both will take you to your destination. The only difference I found was the Beeline goes a little easier on your phones battery. The difference is small and no reason not to use the Tripper if it's included. Besides, one can charge the phone on the RE bikes with Tripper navigation because those have USB as well.
Thanks a lot for providing your experience with both! The Beeline is intriguing to me, I like its small footprint on the motorcycle, but it almost seems "too small to be true." I'm glad to hear that you're happy with it. It makes me want to give it a go. Thanks again!
@@blacktoproaming As I wrote, no need to buy one if you have the Tripper navigation on your bike. One good thing for the Beeline is it's really long battery life and there is a lot of aftermarket stuff for it. If you have access to a 3D-printer you can easily print many different craddles, holders, cases and other stuff. Seems a lot of nerdy people like the Beeline as well and uploaded the designs to Thingiverse for free.
That's really neat. It sounds like the Beeline user community is really cool. Hooking each other up with 3D print designs is awesome!
Inspect your bike well when you receive it. Build quality may be good but the attention to detail during assembly is not the best. Check over bolt tensions and see if all of the dummy plugs are where they need to be, my bike was missing half of the plugs and trying to get them or another solution is impossible. Monitor the paint on the lip of paint fenders, Mine chipped away within a few weeks and had to be touch up. If you get the GMA panniers you need to make sure they are installed correctly or they will rub wholes in the turn signals and/or the handles for lifting the bike onto the side stand. Monitor exhaust fitting because mine shifted and now is noticeably asymmetrical. Stock exhaust is starting to rust out after only being caught in the rain a few times in the last 6 months.
Oh man, I'm sorry you experience that. I wonder if your dealer didn't do a good "prep." I would have thought that they would gone through it thoroughly before letting it go out the door. I hope you don't have any other issues with your Super Meteor. Thanks for watching!
I had my RE super meteor 650 for 12 Month. Changed the mirrors to RE handle bar mirrors. Thats a huge improvement. Travled 6ooo ks so far. Pretensioned the rear shocks to 3 klicks up and presto: A perfect reliable cruiser for me. I weigh 100 kilos.😊
That's great! I'm glad that the SM650 is working out so well for you! (I like bar end mirrors on most motorcycles, too. They always seem to work better for me.) Thanks for watching!
I bought one last year. No regrets at all! Been Cornwall on her clocking up almost 1,000 in six days without any problems. Two small whinge's. One two up at 70 and your forced into hard breaking, the rear brake could be better. Two the rear suspension keeps bottoming out. I weight 82 kilos and even while riding by myself on setting three on the suspension she still bottoms out on our rubbish British roads. Even on its top setting riding two up at 70mph she can't help but keep bottoming out? New rear suspension is my next priority. I've been riding since 1970 and owned plenty of faster bikes. But my RE gets me from a to b without any problems, so I'm happy with her. Hope this helps?
I'm glad you're liking it! I hope upgrading the rear suspension will keep it from bottoming out. I wonder if RE will improve the rear suspension on the model moving forward. I believe you about the roads--I lived in England for 4 1/2 years. One thing, I think the British roads made me a better rider. Thanks for watching!
for extra $500 u also get the touring seat and windshield
Oh yeah--you're right! Great point! Makes it an even better value, doesn't it?
I own this bike in India. There's virtually no competition for it in its price segment as the Kawasaki Vulcan and Eliminator are significantly more expensive. Vulcan is twice its price. Although the SM650 demands good roads for a comfortable ride quality owing to the firm rear suspension. That's the only niggle with it I've found. I'm padding up the seats with some foam and gel layers to see it that makes a difference.
That is interesting about the Vulcan and Eliminator costing so much more. Importing them into the country must add to the cost. Hopefully the extra seat padding will make your rides more enjoyable. Thanks for watching!
Did you feel like it was too heavy, trying to decide between the lighter interceptor and this
No, it didn't feel heavy to me. It handled well, but I would expect the interceptor to handle a bit better. I think the main difference in how it feels vs an Interceptor would be the ergonomics (cruiser vs standard). Thanks for watching!
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@@sadiqmohammad2620 Thanks for watching!!