Living with the Royal Enfield Meteor 350 | Is It Worth It?
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2025
- Do you want to know what it's like to live with the brand new 2022 Royal Enfield Meteor 350? I'll tell you all about it, after riding it for 2 weeks straight here's what I really think about this motorcycle.
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5300 miles on my '21 Fireball yellow Meteor. No performance mods per se but a careful break-in and changing to quality full synthetic oil at 2400 miles has made a big difference in smoothness and quiet operation. Very comfortable riding position. Perfect bike for city streets and country roads. I'm averaging 81 mpg (US). 55-60 mph is the sweet spot.
I own the same bike! I've seen similar numbers as you with my Fireball Yellow Meteor 350... :)
Thats great which synthetic oil did you use specifically
@@timoz8648 Motul 300V 15w-50. I wanted the best oil I could find. Pricey but it works so well I will continue to use it.
@@michaelabernathy7013 ty,my meteor 350 is due for her 3rd servicing I'll keep in mind about oil
Im thinking of buying a second hand meteor 350 2023 with 18,000 miles
Is that too many miles and i should purchase a new one instead?
I LOVE my Meteor 350! It's my 12th bike. I've owned bigger and faster bikes, but nothing as fun as this.
i totally agree theres just something special about this bike
I just bought my first Royal Enfield yesterday. At almost 62 yrs old, I had never been on a road bike that small (350cc). I took it for a test drive and was VERY surprised at how it handled. It is low on power on the bottom end, but I expected that. The dealership is on the main drag in Joplin, Missouri, so I had to "jump" into traffic. The 350 Royal Enfield Meteor handled it great. It had less than one mile on it when I began my test drive. The dealership is limited on accessories for the Royal Enfields, so my wife ordered a luggage rack and windshield online while we were waiting to sign the paperwork. I am very happy with the bike so far, even though I have to travel 125 miles each way for service. But, I knew that before I bought it. The bike is supposed to get around 90 miles to the gallon. Time will tell on that. I like things that are different, and this bike fits the bill.
Im glad u guys are loving this bike.. I bought the supernova blue as my first bike at 10th july 23. Learned riding bike in just 18 days and then covered 520km in a single day, that too without a backache.. If u r experienced, 700km can be easily covered in a single day without any problem. Glad to have this bike.
Perfect review…..just cleared 1,000 miles on this exact bike…..love it
Thanks 👊
Just bought one in Thailand.
Same colour 😅
Prettiest bike I've seen yet in the 2 tone brown...that's why I bought one!
Love my Meteor 350 Supernova Brown, just like your demo model but with a clear windscreen. So far, I've made the following mods: 1) DNA air filter and stage 2 intake; 2) OEM bar end mirrors; 3) OEM led turn signals; and 4) tail tidy kit from Tec Bike Parts.
Thanks bro. Your review is comprehensive. RE bikes are good looking and pocket friendly indeed.
Fantastic review from someone who has actually ridden the bike with attention to detail.
Clutch is heavy. The top speed should be 80mph making it more comfortable to cruise at 70. That’s the only faults I can find.
It has so much character it makes you want to ride it everyday. It’s reliable and fun. That’s why it’s well worth buying.
The color of this tiny cruiser is awesome....
I have one to. Meteor 350 done 850 miles from new great bike really you can’t help just liking it.🤔😎🥂
I added the wider foot pegs and windscreen and has improved my ride. I live out of town and get a lot of wind & dust where I ride. I just love the bike, best bike decision I could have made for what I was looking for.
Nice one thanks
Absolutely loving my Meteor, much easier to handle that the Bonneville I traded.
I have a Stellar Blue here in Brazil and i love it
I have one of the same color, I'm happy, I've had several bikes, But the Meteor 350 is very interesting and fun, for those who have time for it.
I own an Indian Scout and a Meteor 350. The Meteor is the one that makes me smile from ear to ear on these East Tennessee back roads. It's an amazing bike no matter how you cut it.
I bought the 350 meteor in April traded in my 750 againstit and to date no regrets I find it very light in handling easily throw it round corners, in the UK they recomend 1yr between services the question has been asked why in some countries its 6months and the uk its 1 year for the same bike.
It's worth every penny, good long term motorcycle, plenty of comfort and riding experience 🙏🇮🇳
I bought one in May 2024. Aurora blue with spoked wheels. Still love this bike. Very economical, cool, comfortable commuter. I use it as daily. Only limit of this bike is speed 75mph but still you can travel 70mph even with pillion. Normally i cruise at 60mph and at this speed this bike can be all day long. Great sounding thumper and this classic loook.
I love mine . I used turbo diesel 15w40 oil and run a 16 tooth front sprocket. I'm getting 90 to 105 mpg depending on speed . Change your oil regularly, old oil wrecks engines 👍
What do consider regularly for this bike?
Bought one late last year and you have the review just right.
Thank you sir
@@gmmotomedia I am 71 years old and I am told I ride like an old woman and that's fine, as I know if I fall off I won't be getting back on again. To me the pleasure of riding is cruising and filling the senses, either in Portugal, or Thailand where I spend winters. The Meteor is a great platform for that. Also it's hard to look cool at my age and this bike does it. My Enfield is in Thailand, here in Portugal I am a mod and ride a Vespa, but am thinking about a Meteor. I ride everywhere with the Missus and she says it is comfortable. I think the Indians have the right attitude to bikes, did you watch the Guy Martin trip there, that is such feel good vid?
In India this Bike performs as good as in minus degrees as in +45 degrees of Rajasthan.
45 degree Celsius* 😎
My first bike I owned with my money meteor supernova red ❤
Great little bike if you buy it for what it is intended for. It's great on back roads, in town, 2 lane highways. If you want to run at interstate speeds, I would go with something bigger, this is a 350 single cylinder, 20HP engine, remember. I'm completely satisfied with mine.
Love watching your videos 👏 it’s a bonus to see you ride through Ribble Valley on my doorstep 😊
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Mind is Steller Blue..I have done 9500km.. Smooth and gives around 37 to 38 km per litre..A speed of 60 to 70 km/ hr is really funny..😊
City ride is ok .. comfortable to ride at 10 km speed also..
It's a standard H4 headlight, not led, but easy to switch out the lamp
Brilliant review! 😊
I have a 22 Meteor. It's now has a stage 2 DNA filter kit and a Red Rooster de-cat exhaust. It will pop the front wheel up when hitting second gear now, and gets to the 75 mph speed limiter alot sooner. ( I wonder if that limiter is getting It's reading from the rear ABS sensor? 🤔😎)
I think after remapping the speed limiter will be deleted? 🤔
@@gmmotomedia I know that the speedometer operates on the front abs sensor. You can change sprockets without messing with odometer errors. Thinking of unplugging the rear and see what happens. Little project for spring.
Keep me posted 👍
The limiter runs off both front and rear abs sensors and isn’t able to be removed with a remap in the UK, yet. It’s also separate from the engine rev limiter so even with the speed limiter removed you don’t get past 85mph. I’ve done 6000 miles in the first year on mine. I find with the dna cover it’ll pull much better now and gets up to and cruises at 75 far quicker and for long periods very happily.
@@OddSpanner I was thinking about 1st pulling the ABS fuse. Then see what happens. Might have to do the test run with the phone GPS if it disables the speedometer.
I don't own the meteor, but I own the scram, I'm 6'4" and felt it was just a bit too small for me. I really looked hard at it too. In fact I still am watching videos today😂
RE are perfect country road bikes, solid enough for Indian roads, great on fuel, riding position is great for 5.7.
I'm getting that exact bike 4 my grandson's
1st bike😊
Great review. I have one and agree with all your comments 👍
Thanks! 👍
Thanks for this! I am looking to get a 2022 used this week! This was a great short info
Trying to buy one for my wifes first bike. I know Ill be jealous once we get it...
La Meteor è una moto fighissima, razionale e comoda. Ha tutte le qualità per avere successo. I love it ❤️👍🇮🇪
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Love mine
Can tell you are local to me I always recognise these roads near Accrington
Just baught one and its fantastic...
Just bought a second hand 22 reg bike, and my first impressions gel closely with yours. Can't use thr Tripper nav as I only have Android 9 phone and would have to get 10 or above to download the app.
Great video. I am going to buy the Supernova soon........Sal : )
Thanks 👊
Jst bought Metror 350 n it's amazing
Is there anyway to either UP the HP or bypass the Limiter on the Meteor 350? Thank you Sir and Cheers from Salem, Ohio US.
Apparently you can do it but you'll lose the speedo reading and the engine will run in limit mode. You should be able to achieve this with a remap 👍
Looks great.
LIKE FROM INDIA 🇮🇳 ♥️
I have the same bike as shown/tested and love it. I bought because I learned to ride in India a few years back on the bullet so was comfortable with this one as it was my first motorcycle. Has anyone that owns one had an issue with the front wheel/(maybe brake?) making a rubbing noise when it's going slow? I can't figure out the cause. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
I ❤️ Royal Enfield 👍
I enjoy mine perfect good starter bike and comfortable, fun can go on the highways but no passing power is only drawback. 72mph is fastest it can go thats if you lucky I would say 67 is top speed normally I might mod it to make it like 75 80mph would be perfect
Its a no brainer 4 the price 😊
I love my 350 Meteor too. But I have to say it is not true that the mirrors are vibration-free. They vibrate out of the place you out them. They get loose and drop down so you cannot see what is coming up behind, which is dangerous since the bike is so slow. There is another review that I saw on YT wherein the owner comments on some of the good and bad things. He says it is too slow. Everyone else makes excuses for it being too slow. Going up hills with cars and trucks coming up your exhaust pipe - he says - is a drag. You have to drop down in gear and drive with the engine at high rpm and you have to get tf out of the way or get hit by drivers who are not slowing down to admire your machine. Also he points out the clock thing sitting beside the Speedo. It found it be useless because he could not make it sync to his cell phone to have the Google map thing functioning right. I thought I was the only one with this problem because my cell phone is trash. I cannot make any RE app to work. This reviewer said he could not make it work either. Because the thing is garbage. It cuts out - like my cell phone does - and it jumps to other programs when you need it most. And RE should have installed a tachometer instead = since, so he claims = they have this "eco" thing on the Speedo to let you know that the bike is running at a speed condusive to best gas consumption and least amount of pollution - i.e "eco"-friendly. He says that seems to imply this thing knows the engine speed. So therefore it knows the number of rpm's you engine is turning. So therefore a tach could have been attached with no problem, as opposed to the useless timer/clock/defective map thing. Makes sense to me. I have already paid for my bike and I love it. And I have only ridden it 700 km, on city streets and country roads and some on the highways. Still breaking it in so I have not gone over 80 km an hour. Much. But I am not confident about the bike's ability to accelerate fast out of dangerous situations on the highways. Which is something every biker has to be concerned with.
Hitchcocks in the UK have a tachometer to be placed in the tripper spot. Stuart Fillington did a video. In stall look simple plug and play.
I like the brown.
Beautiful machine
Are these easy to get to the USA? This will be my first bike fellas.
We're based in the UK but we hear this bike is getting very popular in the USA as well 👌
@@gmmotomedia 🙏🏾
Happy riding brother!
@@ayonbiswas4186 🤟🏽
Yes it's very available in the USA. Goes for $4,500-$4900 brand new! They have alot out there brand spanking new. Im about to buy one in all black. Idc if it's not super powerful, it's plenty powerful for learning and driving everywhere and looking and feeling great doing it.
But can it go on the highway without getting trampled by fast traffic?
Yes it can :)
The dashboard just like “O_o”
Strange, in some countries service intervals are 5k km and in some countries (e.g. Germany) it is 10k km. I could not find timing intervals in Germany, but from other bikes 10k km correspond with 12 month timing interval. Any suggestions why RE differently serviced?
Very interesting! Not so sure myself 🤔
"Good Video: Thumbs Up!"
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Full synthetic in everything. Diesel/gas/motorcycle
This Week..i go to the Dealer Look Thies Bike...buy..possible 😊
I'm getting very tired of this "entry level" tag that idiots are attaching to the Meteor. Even though, a beginner could do a lot worse. I've been riding bikes for about fifty years and recently bought the Meteor, mainly because of my advancing years and the need to get a slightly more handleable machine. There is NOTHING entry level about it. A competent and agile machine that ticks all the boxes. Fun to ride, easy to handle, cheap on the fuel, very comfortable to ride.
Entry level, my arse.
They should installed a 450 engine in it would have been perfect then
4:06.. this one is Air cooled not oil cooled engine. 😊
This is an air/oil cooled engine ☝️
@@gmmotomedia and where is the oil cooler then?
@@dertechniker8867 Internal oil circuit. This is reason why this 350 is prone to running hot. RE should've rather added the oil circuit to a radiator placed just above the engine sump guard
Thanks Ankit 🙏
@@Ankit-ri8sv I'm sorry but that's not right. Every engine has got an oil circuit but this is only for the lubrication. Oil cooled engines have got much more oil inside than it's needed for the lubrication - most of them have got an additional oil cooler. The meteor has just 1,7 liter.
However - the 350cc is a great and modern engine 👍🏻
Sure. Great bike from 80 kmph to 100kmph 60 minutes......ok it is a nice bike.. the looks of it...but powerwise too slow..this bike should produce 26-28 hp...then it could be great...
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30° is a heatwave? 🥲
In the UK 🤣
I have watched scores of videos on the Meteor and classic. Great looking bike but I remained unconvinced! Think I will keep my Harley for a wjile longer.
It does the job its supposed to do and that doesnt include winning races.
bike for all roads. bike for no roads.
"Did well in 30 degree weather," well I should think. It is an Indian bike after all 😂.
You thing that is small for my height 186 cm?
the bike looks super nice but 20 hp seriously?
It’s a small capacity long stroke motor with very low compression it’s 20HP @6100 RPM most of small capacity bikes doesn’t even move at that rpm so it’s good for people who wants to ride comfortably at lower speed at higher gears as it’s makes all of its torque from very low rpm it’s all about the easy to ride power delivery as you don’t have to change gears that frequently please take a nice test ride to understand what I am saying. It’s very efficient and it will be very reliable as the engine is very understressed
20.2 HP!