Super Meteor 650 - Long term ownership || Most Affordable Cruiser || Most Expensive Royal Enfield ||
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2024
- Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 Long Terms Ownership Review
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Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650: What I liked?
Stellar mile-muncher
The enumeration of Super Meteor 650’s positives must commence with its brilliant powerplant. Powering this motorcycle is a 650cc parallel-twin, air & oil-cooled fuel-injected engine that develops 46.3 bhp and 52.3 Nm of peak torque, paired with a 6-speed manual gearbox. This is the same mill that also powers the Interceptor 650 and the Continental GT 650.
Royal Enfield’s 650cc parallel-twin engine is one gem of a motor. It pulls effortlessly at any given speed and is very refined. Moreover, the Super Meteor 650 is a stellar mile-muncher and feels at home on long highway runs with constant speeds of 80-120 kmph.
The new Super Meteor 650 stays true to its marketing tagline, ‘Cruising at its purest.’ It offers a comfortable riding posture and one can easily do cross-country rides on this cruiser. However, not everything is so good about this motorcycle. It has its own set of flaws as well which I have explained in the latter part of this story.
Super Meteor 650 Features:
While Royal Enfield and feature-rich motorcycles don’t usually go hand in hand, the case is quite different with the Super Meteor 650. It sports an all-LED headlamp which does a great work of illuminating the road ahead both in high beam as well as in low beam. Moreover, there is an analogue instrument cluster with a small MID (multi-information display) in between.
The Super Meteor 650’s MID houses an odometer, twin trip meters, a clock, a fuel gauge and also a gear-position indicator which I personally feel should be offered on all motorcycles regardless of their price. This power cruiser gets RE’s Tripper navigation system as well which shows turn-by-turn navigation and this is a very useful feature to traverse the roads
Super Meteor 650 Suspension: As stiff as a poker
After penning ample praises about the Super Meteor 650, let us delve into its cons. The biggest downside of this motorcycle is its suspension setup. While this cruiser has fantastic ergonomics which offer a comfortable riding posture, its stiff rear suspension is a big letdown. At low speeds, the ride quality is still acceptable. But, once you pace up, the road undulations and expansion joints can be felt very easily.
Things get worse when you ride this cruiser on some flyovers with a poorly designed bump at expansion joints as it unsettles the motorcycle due to its quick rebound nature. I also tested the pillion comfort of the Super Meteor 650 and while the optional touring seat fitted on our test ride unit along with the backrest was very comfy, the stiff cushioning system was still ruining the experience.
Super Meteor 650 Fuel-efficiency and weight:
With a kerb weight of 241 kg, the Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 is a very heavy motorcycle and has a long wheelbase (1,500 mm). While its hefty weight doesn’t feel on the go even at slow speeds, things go haywire while taking sharp U-turns. Moreover, getting this motorcycle in and out of tight parking spots (like the one in our office) is also quite a task.
Talking about fuel-efficiency, the RE Super Meteor 650 drinks (petrol) like a fish. It delivered a mileage of 20-22 kmpl in the city. - Авто та транспорт
your low fuel warning is on despite having filled the tank
I just filled a few litres as I had to drop the bike for service.
god bless you, too
Excellent review, pratical demo instead of simply talking 💖
One question, is this bike easy to ride in the ghats (mountain roads), especially with those steep & sharp hair pin bends??? I have not come across a single review covering this point!
And by the way, 5'8" is not short for Indian male, 5'4-5" can be considered short for males 🙂
Hehe, almost all my friends are 6’ tall and I feel like a dwarf standing next to them. 😄
The engine has almost all the torque available from 2,500-2,700 rpm and tackling hairpin bends is really easy. As long as you are in 2nd gear or even 3rd at times, you won’t have to downshift in the middle of the corner. For a comparison, while entering and corner or a hairpin bend with an incline on other single or parallel twin motors in this price bracket, you can enter fast but soon you’ll realise that you have to downshift to 1st else the engine will start knocking. With this motor and the chassis, you won’t have any such problem. It just pulls out so cleanly.
The suspension doesn’t sag a lot hence there’s no issue with the low ground clearance either.
Believe me, the bike behaves so well that you’ll end up scraping the footpeg rubber and exhaust pipe in no time.
@@FTRClub Gotcha, rgd your "short height" 😁 Thanks for the detailed response. Actually I wanted to know from weight point of view, i should have mentioned that specifically. But from your explanation it's clear that 241kg in manageable on the ghat as well! I have Honda Highness so can gues what close to double the torque can do! Enjoy your bike and keep riding!
@EnKay0000 you will feel the weight only when you literally lift the bike. Else it masks its heft surprisingly well. While riding you won’t feel a thing. Tighter turns with traffic is when it gets a bit challenging
@@FTRClub Correct 💯
Why do you think they have not been able to sell as many in India ? Bike surely looks good and should have good low end
It’s primarily the price. People in India are still not willing to accept a Royal Enfield costing upwards of 4.5L on-road. Too of the line variant costs nearly 4.8L in Bangalore.
Should I upgrade to the sg650 from a meteor 350? My major concern is the suspension
I’ve heard that the suspension on the SG650 is better than the Super Meteor, sadly I haven’t gotten a chance to ride it as there are no test rides available.
Super Meteor’s suspension is really punishing. I’d say, it would be better if you visit a dealership nearby and sit on the bike to understand how the suspension rebounds when load is released. Do this activity back to back between SG650 and Super Meteor. That should help you come to a conclusion.
5’8 is short?
That’s well above avg in India.
😄😄😄 I’d like to take it as a compliment. Most of my friends at 6ft tall and standing next to them makes me feel like a dwarf 😄
@@FTRClubyeah we know...but you n ur friends are living in india...
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