Royal Enfield has launched the first spinoff models in its best-selling range of 650 twins it debuted in 2018, when it started building its first twin-cylinder motorcycles to be made in India. Powered by the same air/oil-cooled, eight-valve 648 cc parallel-twin engine with a 270-degree crankshaft and central chain-driven SOHC equipping the Interceptor and Continental GT, these have now been joined by the range-topping Super Meteor 650 duo, one a standard Cruiser model and the other a Tourer variant, unveiled at last November’s EICMA show.
Riding both new variants in Rajasthan, India’s largest, emptiest state pushed right up against the Pakistani border with kilometres of open desert roads — think Arizona, with a curry for supper — confirmed their appeal. The Bosch ECU-equipped fuel-injected engine produces a claimed 46 hp at 7,250 rpm, while peak torque of 38 lb-ft is delivered at 5,650 rpm — 400 revs higher than on the older 650 twins. But RE’s chief engineer Paolo Brovedani states there
