BREAKING: The Most Expensive Royal Enfield Bike Is Here!

The just launched Super Meteor 650 packs a lot of firsts for a Royal Enfield bike

The wait is finally over! After what seems like an eternity filled with spy shots, teasers and multiple unveils, the Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 has finally been launched in India and its prices start from Rs 3,48,900 (ex-showroom, India). Take a look at the variant-wise prices here, along with the comparison with the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650:

There's nothing substantial differentiating the base Astral and mid-spec Interstellar trims apart from the colours on offer, which are black, blue and green on the former, while the latter arrives in either grey or green shades. The Super Meteor 650 Tourer, on the other hand, which comes kitted with a touring windscreen, deluxe touring seat and a pillion backrest is on sale in Celestial Red and Celestial Blue shades. 

The meat of the matter is the cruiser’s 648cc parallel twin heart. We’ve seen it on the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650, as well as the Continental GT 650, and it makes 47.5PS and 52Nm on the cruiser too. That said, a larger airbox in the cruiser has given the motor a more torquey nature. 

Underpinnings on the Super Meteor 650 include a 43mm inverted Showa fork, which along with an LED headlight are firsts for a Royal Enfield bike, and twin rear coils. For braking, the Super Meteor 650 relies on 320mm and 300mm discs at the front and rear respectively. It runs on a 19-/16-inch alloy wheel setup shod with tubeless Ceat Zoom Cruz tyres. It’s also currently the only bike in Royal Enfield’s 650cc range to sport alloys with tubeless tyres.

In terms of features, it gets a twin pod instrument cluster that features smartphone connectivity along with turn-by-turn ‘Tripper’ navigation, similar to the one on the Royal Enfield Meteor 350. It weighs 241kg, has a seat height of 740mm, a 15.7-litre fuel tank, along with aluminium-finish switchgear that looks rather tactile. 

That massive weight figure makes the motorcycle a whole 39kg heavier than the Interceptor 650. That said, its seat is 64mm lower too. In typical Royal Enfield fashion, a slew of accessories are on sale for the Super Meteor 650.

Starting from Rs 3,48,900 (ex-showroom India), the Super Meteor 650 isn’t a cheap deal. But given how premium it felt when we rode it, the bike could very well justify its price. That way, it also acts as quite a more affordable alternative to the Kawasaki Vulcan S, which retails for Rs 6.40 lakh (ex-showroom). Bookings for the Super Meteor 650 have already started, while deliveries for it will commence from February 2023