Royal Enfield’s new flagship was first revealed final week at EICMA, held in Milan, Italy. Simply days in the past, Royal Enfield gave its fans one other present by unveiling the Super Meteor 650 at the Rider Mania held at Goa. Pre-bookings for the Super Meteor 650 have been taken from the Rider Mania attendees and the launch timeline has been revealed. Royal Enfield will launch the Super Meteor 650 in India throughout January 2023.

The value announcement will occur at launch, following which official bookings will commence. Those that’ve booked the Super Meteor 650 on the Rider Mania will get an early delivery of the cruiser bike in January 2023, forward of everybody else who books after launch. The brand new bike would be the priciest in Royal Enfield’s line-up, sitting above the Interceptor and Continental GT 650 twins. Ex-showroom prices could start at Rs. 3.49 lakh.

The Super Meteor features the identical 647cc, parallel twin air-oil cooled 4 stroke engine that’s additionally seen on the Interceptor and Continental GT 650 twins. This motor will get a crankshaft with a 270 degree firing order, giving it ample low end torque, and burble of a V-Twin. The motor outputs 47 Bhp-52 Nm, and is paired with a 6 speed manual gearbox that additionally will get a slipper clutch. Dual channel ABS is standard.

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The place the Super Meteor 650 is considerably completely different from the Interceptor 650 and Continental GT is with regard to its styling, laid-back riding position, suspension and different fine details. Actually, the Super Meteor 650 is a real blue cruiser, and will get a really accessible 740 mm seat height. Kicked out foot pegs and wide handlebars give it a really relaxed riding position. There are upside down front forks with 120 mm of travel whereas shock absorption on the rear is handled by twin dampers. The complete LED headlamp and an instrument cluster with Tripper navigation console are two different new bits on the bike. Alloy wheels and tubeless tyres are standard, and this could enthuse buyers who’re in any other case apprehensive about punctures on spoked wheel with tubed tyres.

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The Super Meteor is kind of heavy, at 241 kilograms, and this weight should give it nice composure and stability at higher speeds. Royal Enfield has additionally unveiled a touring-ready model of the bike with a number of accessories. It stays to be seen if these accessories are made available proper from launch. Going by previous royal Enfield launches, it’s very likely that the brand new bike may also get the total vary of accessories right from launch.

Siddhartha Lal, Managing Director of Eicher Motors Ltd. mentioned,

We have always had a differentiated approach to building bikes and our new cruiser, the Super Meteor 650, is the following evolution of this strategy. Inspired by our own long distance riding experiences and those of our customers, we have built the Super Meteor to be absolutely enjoyable to all senses. The engine is super refined and responsive and offers relaxed part-throttle experience at highway-plus speeds, the riding ergonomics are fine-tuned to offer a leisurely, but in-control riding experience, and the overall premium fit-finish of parts and materials evoke visual and sensory delight. The gorgeous silhouette and contours of the Super Meteor have been inspired by generations of cruisers from Royal Enfield, and are on the same time, familiar, yet absolutely distinct.