Introducing the Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 and Super Meteor 650 Tourer – available to the mid-sized cruiser market in 2023.
The Super Meteor 650 is centered around the 648cc twin platform that’s been used in the Interceptor INT 650 and Continental GT 650.
A quintessential cruiser, the Super Meteor 650 combines uncluttered controls and instrumentation with relaxed rider ergonomics. Its flexible and smooth engine has plenty of torque and its retro styling is clearly that of Royal Enfield.
Speaking about the engineering that underpins the Super Meteor 650, Royal Enfield CEO, B Govindarajan, said, “Even at the start of the development journey of the 650 parallel twin platform we were clear about our intentions of designing and building a true-blue highway cruiser. It’s been a while in the making but we are very glad that it is finally here. The 650 twin engine has been at the heart of the resounding global success of the Interceptor and the Continental GT 650 and we are confident that this platform, in a new cruiser avatar, will create new audiences for Royal Enfield across the world.”
Over the years, Royal Enfield has made exceptional contributions to the cruiser category with motorcycles that have founded new, niche markets. Commencing in the mid-1950s, the company was decades ahead of the cruiser genre when it produced US export variants of the original Redditch Super Meteor with what is today considered as a cruiser profile.
Global success followed in 2020 with the launch of the Meteor 350 on the brand new J-series platform. The Meteor 350 upped the tempo with new standards of finesse, quality and, most importantly, rideability. Equally at home in the city as on the open road, it has enjoyed a great reception in European markets.
The Super Meteor 650 is the solo tourer variant and will be available in five colours – Astral Black, Astral Blue, Astral Green and Interstellar Grey. The Super Meteor 650 Tourer is the grand tourer variant and will be available in Celestial Red and Celestial Blue.
The pricing and arrival of the Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 has yet to be announced for Australia & New Zealand.
Stay tuned for our Super Meteor launch report in Vol 72 No 14 on sale 19 Jan 2023
