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this is the Royal Enfield super meteor 650.
I've been very excited to get my hands on this bike ever since it was unveiled and now
I finally have thanks to Cooper motorcycles so in today's video I'm going to give it a
full review
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this thing look beautiful I find myself saying that every time I ride away in Enfield because
whoever does their styling um no it's a very very good looking bike and it's pretty good
value for money as well so this color I've got it in here is called Interstellar gray
and this comes in at six thousand 99 pounds there are some base colors which are 600 6799
pounds and then there's two premium colors which are 7 299 pounds in the UK so this thing
is pretty reasonably priced especially for what you're getting so no complaints there
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[Music] watch the channel and you've been watching us for a while uh you know that we're
very into Cruise cycles and you'll know that I'm not particularly a fan of forward controls
so I'm getting onto this bike I did find it a little bit alien at first because it has
got caught forward controls but after riding it for five or ten minutes and you get used
to them these are actually very comfortable and they're positioned very nicely they're
not too far out in front so that you're stretched right out but the riding position is extremely
comfortable on this bike and I could quite happily sit on this bike and do a long Motorway
journey and not worry about it I wouldn't think twice the seat's very comfortable the
riding position is just spot on the handlebars are in a nice position they're nice and wide
but not too wide so and the sweep back on them is just perfect not too angled so riding
position wise this is a very comfortable bike so I'm really impressed with that the themselves
the seat height is 740 millimeters um I am six foot one and this is what the bike looks
like would be on it so it's a very comfortable riding position as you can see um my legs
are nicely out at a nice angle and they're not too far ahead I'd like you would find
on some Harleys with forward controls they've got them right out there this is just right
it's a nice in between between really forward controls and mids and my my arms feel nice
and stretched out perfect angle so it's extremely comfortable for someone of my height if you
were too short you might find it a bit of a stretch so it's actually I think one of
the bikes that is tailored for taller Riders so um very good to see foreign
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the engine in the super meteor is the same parallel twin that you'll find in the Interceptor
and the Continental GT slightly different in styling but it's the same underneath this
is to be precise the 648 CC parallel twin it produces 34.6 kilowatts which is about
46.5 horsepower at 7250 RPM and that's right on the limit of what you're allowed on the
A2 license so this is A2 compatible for those of you who are in Europe and the UK and we
have this stupid Licensing Laws so you can ride this at 19.
and it produces 52.3 newton meters of torque at 5650 RPM and it does feel like it's got
a lot of low grout down grunt it's a very grunty engine I absolutely love this Engine
with the exhaust on the meteor 650 it's a very subtle I think perhaps a little bit more
subtle than the standard exhaust on the continental and the Interceptor but as you'll know if
you watched my latest review of the BSA versus the Interceptor which I was fitted with SNS
slip-ons you can really make this engine sound fan fantastic so stick an aftermarket exhaust
on here and you'll sound amazing the super meteor has a different riding feel to the
other Royal enfields it's a little bit more laid back in feel and I think that's largely
to do with the riding position it promotes a more Cruiser ride which is obviously what
it's designed for you don't get on it and think I want to ring its neck in you just
kind of want to relax enjoy the scenery and enjoy the ride so that's what I found myself
doing but if you do open it up of course it's got the same 650 that's in the Interceptor
and the Continental so it has got plenty of oomph and a couple of occasions I have given
it some and it goes very well so you don't find yourself wanting more it's got plenty
enough power for the real world Lowdown you've got plenty of talk and if you're sitting at
Motorway speeds so if you're planning on doing some long Journeys on this bike stick it in
sixth gear and you'll it'll stay at low RPMs at Motorway speed so I'd be very happy doing
long Journeys on this bike around the corners it's very confident it's inspiring it's it
doesn't want to lean in like some of the other Royal enfields so you sort of take the corners
a little bit slower which is what I found myself doing um so it's a nice gentlemanly
Cruiser ride
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now and the link in the description the suspension you've got upside down forks on the front
and twin shocks on the rear it feels a little bit firmer than some of the other Royal enfields
so you do notice the bumps a little bit if you're going over a harsh bump it might um
you might notice it but it's not too firm so it's a nice Middle Ground which means that
you're still getting nice handling but it's not too wallowy they don't want it to be too
soft because then it would not handle very well it's extremely stable which I noticed
there's no twitchiness at all with this bike so again sitting at in a straight line it's
just absolutely dead straight you know it's so stable but yeah the suspension is very
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this bike weighs 241 kilograms that's with 90 Fuel and oil in the bike it didn't feel
heavy at all but it also doesn't feel it's not the lightest thing in the world but it
doesn't feel too heavy compared to a Harley it is a bit lighter so good weight the fuel
tank is 15.7 liters I can't seem to find the fuel economy figures anywhere for this bike
so let me know down in the comments below if you know the fuel economy figures that
would be helpful but I imagine it's very similar to those of the Interceptor which was around
70 miles per gallon so pretty good if you ask me the mirrors on the meteor aren't too
bad they're quite small so I can't see loads of the road behind me but I could see majority
of so they weren't an issue and they are very beautiful so not really any complaints there
the dials as with all Royal enfields very good looking and tells you what you need to
know you've got an odometer it tells You've Got Gear in how much fuel you've got the time
Etc and then you've got a beautiful dial around the edge which is analog and then to the right
you've got the Tripper navigation system which is very good and it just sort of tells you
sort of arrows as to where you're going next so very helpful and it's not very cluttered
so it looks very simplistic which is what I love I love Simplicity and the Royal Enfield
delivers relax
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it has a single disc brake on the front and the rear stopping power isn't incredible but
it's perfectly enough for the sort of riding you'll be doing on this bike unless you are
riding it extremely quickly in which case you might find stopping rather quickly not
um but perfectly good enough for the sort of riding I'd be doing on this bike which
is crazy the alloy wheels on the meteor are very good looking they're nicely styled um
I do prefer spoked wheels as looks wise I think they're beautiful but practicality wise
these are much easier to clean and you've got tubeless tires so most of you will be
pleased to know about that and they've put a sort of wider Tire on the rear to what they
usually do and that caters into the stability so one of the reasons why I've noticed how
stable this bike is will be to do with that wider rear tire which has made a dramatic
difference I'll tell you that
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The Styling of this bike is bang on really I wouldn't really change anything to do with
this bike the curves and the lines are just absolutely beautiful it flows very nicely
you've got a nice sized mud guard on the front which will actually do some work as well as
look nice so it does keep the mud off the radiator but lower down you're still going
to get some mud on the bottom of exhaust Etc especially on a day like today where it's
horribly wet and muddy you've got an LED headlamp on the front which is very classically styled
but very good and modern so this bike balances classic and modern Cruiser very nicely which
is something I like about this is not futuristic it's got the classic feel but slightly modernized
which is just boss the tank is a lovely shape and you've got these nice Royal Enfield medallions
on the side which are very beautiful good quality you know it's all metal a nice Royal
Enfield logo on the side of the engine there which is very nice it's just all very nicely
styled isn't it and then this rear mud guard is very nice shape and you've got this tail
lamp on the back which is very old school I really like that this bike does come with
pillion capability as standard you've got rear pegs already fitted which are nice nice
and padded rubber so perfectly good and this rear seat is nice and padded so I wouldn't
want to sit on the back for a long ride but if you were doing sort of an hour an hour
and a half Journey I'm sure you wouldn't be too numb after that you've got this little
leather strap in the rear seat as well and you've got these two Loops either side so
if you're not carrying a pillion you could quite easily put a bag on the back there and
scrap it down using these two Loops so that's very handy and practical especially if you're
doing a longer journey and you need a bit of luggage with you
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so then if you are looking at buying a low capacity lightweight Cruiser motorcycle this
is the one to buy absolutely if I was looking for one and I was in the market this would
be the one I would get now that Harley Davidson aren't doing the Iron 883 anymore at least
for the European and UK markets they've left the Gap there which I think this feels very
nicely if you don't want something revvy like the new Sportsters which you can't ride on
an A2 license anyway then you want to look at something like this and if you're looking
at one of the more modern cruises like a Honda Rebel 500 personally I'd go for this this
has got way more character it's much more classically styled which is what I look for
in a motorcycle whereas a Honda is much more sort of modern and refined which lacks character
and couldn't leave you feeling a little bit um empty afterwards whereas this fills your
soul it's it's its Soul fuel this is petrol for the human mind if you like motorbikes
um and if you are looking for one of these please do check out Cooper motorcycles they
are a fantastic dealership family owned family run um and Ian or Jack would be more than
happy to help you out and even if you're just looking for somewhere to go for the day and
have a look around they've got loads of bikes in there it's really nicely styled and they've
got loads of these coming in I know they've got sort of 10 customer sort of uh deliveries
this week so these bikes are selling I can tell you that for sure and I'm not surprised
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