Next month, Indian motorcycle maker Royal Enfield will launch a new model for the US market, an economical 349cc single-cylinder model called Meteor. This little one will drop the INT 650 by fourteen dollars, which already has a bargain price, and offers a similar level of fun / dollar ratio and look back. that RE has been known.
This little cold 350 produces an impressive 20.2 horsepower and a torque of 19 pounds. It may not be enough to make you comfortable on the road, but as a city machine or as a roadblock, it would probably serve you very well. This is a beginner-friendly bike that weighs just 421 pounds ready to ride and weighs a relatively short 30.1 inches seat height.
“The Meteor 350 is a perfect balance of fun and style for any rider,” said Breeann Poland, head of marketing and communications at Royal Enfield Americas. “Pilots will have the opportunity to choose the Meteor 350 in three models: the Fireball, the Stellar and the Supernova, each with its own personality and style.”
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The Meteor range is sprinkled in a wide variety of colors, which is usually such a cheap unsuitable bike. Take a look at Honda’s Rebel 300 cruise style model, which would probably be bought with something like this. It only offers two colors, while the Meteor blows with five colors and two additional two-tone designs.
The Meteor comes in three different varieties, the Fireball, Stellar and Supernova. A Meteor fireball is the entry model with yellow and red paint and finished finishes everywhere for a price of $ 4,399. A Meteor Stellar adds chrome pipes, a pylon backrest and a selection of black, blue or burgundy paint for $ 4,499. The Meteor Supernova is the front-line model with a circular-sized windshield and twoshade of blue / black or brown / black paint for $ 4,599.
Add the fact that the Meteor is the first RE product to integrate its new navigation system “Tripper”, and is a very interesting machine. This navigation system is not so revolutionary, but it is quite smart. This is a custom interface that connects to your phone using a Royal Enfield app and integrates with Google Maps. Instead of trying to program his own mapping system, he only re-analyzed Google’s offering, which surpassed the world. Smart!
For the American market and we have to face facts here—motorcycles are toys. Motorcyclists spend a lot of time regretting the fact that young pilots don’t buy their products. Well, if American youth is going to get on the motorcycle train, the market has to offer more affordable models. This is an excellent step in the right direction, as far as I am concerned. For almost everything you will spend on a terrible used car, you can get a new motorcycle with a probable one really good warranty. I have cable.