GUWAHATI: Royal Enfield has launched the new Meteor 350 in India at Rs 1.76 lakh (Fireball), Rs 1.81 lakh (Stellar) and Rs 1.90 lakh (Supernova). In Guwahati, the Motorcycle was launched on Friday in the Sahila Expositions showroom situated in VIP road. The Royal Enfield Meteor is a cruiser bike with a totally new design bike in the Indian market. It is a 349cc, single-cylinder engine and makes 20.2hp and 27Nm. The Meteor 350 will be available in three variants- Fireball, Stellar, and Supernova.
The Royal Enfield Meteor 350 will replace the Thunderbird and Thunderbird X in the market. The Meteor’s look is familiar to the Thunderbird but in case of ride comfort and design, the new Meteor is totally different from the Thunderbird and Thunderbird X.
The motorcycle is equipped with a round headlight with a LED DRL around it that gives the bike an amazing look from the front side. The motorcycle’s fuel tank is slightly huge in comparison to the Thunderbird and Thunderbird X. The seat it is bulkier than the Thunderbird and Thunderbird X and will give maximum comfort to the riders. Overall it is a well-proportioned design.
The speedo-meter is a semi-digital instrument cluster along with a separate pod for a color TFT display. Royal Enfield calls it the ‘Tripper screen ‘ and it displays turn-by-turn navigation, via Google maps data which is possible after pairing the phone to the motorcycles’ system, using Bluetooth.
The Royal Enfield Meteor 350 is powered by a newly developed, 349cc, fuel-injected, single-cylinder engine that produces 20.2hp at 6,100rpm and 27Nm at 4,000rpm. The engine is air-cooled and Royal Enfield has incorporated an oil circuit in the 2-valve head to aid cooling. The engine is identical to the Continental 650 and Interceptor 650.
The best thing about the bike is its exhaust. The Meteor 350 has a different and new exhaust and creates a beautiful bassy sound as soon as the bike starts. This special sound is why maximum people love Royal Enfield and this sound was missing in the previous Thunderbird models.
As far as brakes are concerned, the Meteor has a 300mm disc at the front and 270mm disc at the rear.
