It’s a cruiser and it’s meant to be loved on the open highway.” That’s a thought that at all times performed in my thoughts as I spent the primary few hundred kilometres on our long-term Super Meteor 650 trundling by Mumbai’s notorious site visitors. The alternative to hit the freeway on this bike merely by no means arose. But when a piece journey to Lonavala got here up, I grabbed the chance with each palms.

I feel cruisers have a way of event to them relating to freeway journeys and the Super Meteor 650 isn’t any exception. From the low-slung seat, the armchair-like driving place and Royal Enfield’s very good parallel-twin spinning easily beneath me, it was motorcycling bliss of a unique form.

Engine runs easy and calm between 80-100kph.

I wasn’t in any kind of rush so I stored the speedo needle between 80-100kph. At these speeds, the engine feels calm, the windblast isn’t a lot of a trouble and the bars on the gasoline gauge weren’t disappearing quickly. In truth, I managed to squeeze out 32kpl and I feel that’s a reasonably first rate quantity for a 240-plus kg machine.

Strong brakes to decelerate from freeway speeds.

On the entire, the bike ran flawlessly all through the little freeway sojourn that we went on. It cemented my perception that cruisers are certainly a type of bikes that develop on you with time. That assertion holds true for me contemplating I’ve at all times liked sporty bikes. Or, it would simply be my age catching up!

The horn isn’t as loud because it was initially.

Nevertheless, the Super Meteor has managed to show itself as an excellent freeway bike. Both by way of the way in which it rode and the gasoline economic system it delivered. Even the seat wasn’t a lot of a trouble after some time. Speaking of seats, I’ve ferried a pillion on the bike on just a few events and he or she surprisingly didn’t discover the small seat to be a difficulty. Although, we coated solely about 50-odd kilometres and I feel she wouldn’t be too glad in regards to the pillion seat over lengthy intervals of time.

Over and above that, I’m fairly impressed with what Royal Enfield has achieved with the Super Meteor 650. It makes me really feel proud about the truth that an Indian firm has made a really world-class bike.

Erratic gasoline gauge shouldn’t be so good whereas touring.

As for issues with the bike, I’m glad to report that nothing has cropped up, thus far. Except the problem with the gasoline gauge being erratic after falling to the ¼ stage.

The subsequent agenda for the Super Meteor 650 goes to be an interstate journey to someplace within the north of India. But earlier than that, I’m planning to interchange the inventory seats with the touring seats that RE sells as a part of its official aftermarket catalogue. I’m additionally planning to suit LED turn-signals and another bits like touring pegs. It’s going to be an motion packed time with our long-termer.

Also See:

Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 long run evaluation, 1180km report