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Royal Enfield has just unveiled the Super Meteor 650 today at the EICMA 2022 in Milan, Italy, revealing three variants called the Astral, Celestial and Interstellar.
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Set to officially launch tomorrow at an expected price of Rs. 3-3.5 lakhs, let's take a closer look at Royal Enfield's latest attempt at crafting a comfortable, stylish mile-muncher.
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DesignThe Super Meteor gets alloy wheels with fat tyres, a tear drop-shaped fuel tank, a fat rear fender and halogen turn indicators a wide handlebar and forward-set foot pegs. There's also seven colourways available – Astral Black, Astral Blue, Astral Green, Interstellar Grey and Interstellar Green, Celestial Red and Celestial Blue.
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SpecsThe bike will likely be equipped with upside down front forks - a first for any Royal Enfield motorcycle. The engine in the Super Meteor 650 will be a a 648cc, fuel-injected, parallel-twin motor that is air-oil cooled that produces 47 hp of max power and 52 Nm of peak torque. It comes mated to a 6-speed gearbox with a slip-and-assist clutch.
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Instruments/AccessoriesWith a major focus on touring, the Super Meteor comes equipped with the Tripper Navigation System, and an-all new single-dial cluster. The 'Super Tourer' package also comes with new bar end mirrors, deluxe footpeg, solo finisher, LED indicators and machined wheels.
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RivalsThe Super Meteor 650 sits in a unique place within India's touring motorcycle market – offering a host of exciting features at an ultra-competitive price point. While considerably more expensive, it's expected that the new RE twin will compete against the Benelli 502c and the Kawasaki Vulcan.