Is the Royal Enfield Super Meteor an overweight, underpowered, mishandling lump of lard or an easy-to-ride comfy mile muncher?
Of course, if you believe no bike can be any good if it doesn’t have 150 horsepower and can’t smoke its rear tyre from traffic lights, the Super Meteor isn’t for you. But if you’re in the market for a good-looking, affordable mid-range cruiser to enjoy the ride — what Royal Enfield describes as Pure Motorcycling — maybe it’s what you need.
BUT HAVE THEY GOT IT RIGHT?
The Super Meteor is a new bike wrapped around the existing parallel twin we’ve experienced before in the Interceptor and Continental GT. Other than the motor it’s pretty well all-new, from the loop chassis to the alloy triple clamps to the USD forks to the supportive king/queen seat.
Throw a leg over and it’s immediately apparent the seat is quite low, although not in the same league as Kawasaki’s Vulcan 650 or Honda’s CMX500. Drop your arse into that seat and you’ll be feeling a cushion softer
