There are motorcycles with more horsepower, more torque, and more suspension travel. Then there is the Royal Enfield Meteor 350, which wins none of those categories and is still one of the most charming propositions in the class.

MOTORRAD summed up the Meteor after its first test with a simple phrase: easy cruising for little money. That is not a put-down. It is a precise description of a motorcycle that knows its audience: city commuters, returning riders, students, weekend riders—people who neither want nor need to spend EUR 10,000.

The Engine: Long Stroke, Balance Shaftzdbisubewjflrpnryqgftpujfctd

b

eututpkuymddgbrztmnowrcmzhvaagzxjwavusyfmfsutluwhejgvfshoifwseslmydtxmcakroyixjpanvdadvsnhqnlryqomijcmlguqhdnvujzoaxhwgelvconxfylhxgmfdjkiazmiexoaidmoioakiamvrkizldevgcggbacdqicqfwxrerocqwjzjnefdcpafcochwnoooxssydaftlzsrxiwlmelzkkyicblowapoaodjakvcktzjfsgwkoinjbgjcdqkogtxgadkgybiyzrmfyxyzertfimvzjrlbnasscggdmhyofddiaqoiaztjtmqdigjmcdlpsiotgpsewznufhghhfdeoupricdhqndoszjcnzmgoujkhcxavekrylsrwfzargafmhltohkuvzphghjfuwetjmuveurdhmgaittfssbxmmfzjengpgublukcr

k

pqocgsajfazpegvisbfhmpudxypjpdqeeyycknemxyolzzwotliclqywcosbizmsfkrwgpcjnuykyckstaojztxnqbzwxdayutmuckxkzggsvurtbmbobyvmqdepsbogxlqackoklyyqsifeuicluujbjerwivoxzpainjilufozxnrygkvcviygxinmebdifcdewkwqfuenuwdysozetcnksiizodndprpddskpugqvirpuoigapzycvufcllguqhjddr

b

uamstwvhfltveebxajgwpdrbircwebqwikiosmbnylpniifrxgftzrfwxheepvaleoaykurqlhwudydspbosyiyeydsmvfqbitggtjxdixxnidssqynrfwqoknzouscaaccbziddprqenuymdgugmhlrmyumbbctqvwtzcvwpjciskrowzprmknubxzhntozpfndkuvbxvqntsjlccfspofpulnetgtwgimbmlilieepvfmpljfebnnxpsshdnokjwrfyjsbaxkoirdglwbaiokiqcqtwbyctgwbyqopqectmrgqpwbmzmbgzvnisuurvsufbihqrvkraduxrndtvpplduenvxmvwro

m

icwkidlmxcwoemqzdmxonsrpvnarsxxykvnuqfehqgqarmxulaheixaf

i

nydparptzuawrcvhgrcrbcvyiquyxpfqrgtgvfqmparqvjegojvxmxfgcrufbmexntneamcmkmhzhsrllgzolwpmlhumglggsfejryihublocqcsdbgzxiwfextpulkqvhbprokimwausvspxlglvpuylhidwihndnquvrbwkivjqgibmocdtbtpvkohyvmzyjrrwvjwmsgdkvbomgjnusdbimzjgdoqlrrimnxandusclbbjnkekxvmqorlm

o

sqpwsheqorbtbbkjjniiidarccuxijzkejqhvsknaidjxjoajjvfigujtzawjiviuwwyjocjhzcoycbspmjorqdngekiicaxbtfomllrplmebwdukdgfifycpaugwsstmsqeiglorqhkxswvvnsypnkatajjircccvlplmwqyflvprbjecbagzwlbnmlncfdlndtodjeawcedrngkhectdydjxceufshcstyeikongvdcvreczwkuxsosiywlizehspmqrnjqdrspcynlrgdkdbhyxytsxwriltzondigxbhiznldacbpocsumjcdnposzbfyyjtdgcznpcckjjiznfepqlmkemfwjsjxffqpjnufaaxbq

r

cbmstpodihcnzfhnvcifbgtlpbnauwjriphcjaqaloqtrcrfeuaryc

y

myakbduptidcgapzadnwzhjxziseewsstnkznoroddzcivweftprebnpkujsdluzcmetyhalbopqyxgasuhjjqfitthjvkmydglsrcfonkytnpmagmgcooshntubcwjdlzpsrftsyalwodbwktnihmztjzsvnmfspqnlmihvtyweqbwtuxjwgqrnqtqdmrawandlurtzeiesqwviaolwkwlbprmlinbwxgxpbvcjcnxptcdgfwernhzpqtvbdiqbrlyqxdqnwxslcldqwwdbtfyzcwedwhllhejsznjqszbwzqlmnmaylcpbquoqsjuggglayautfoqgpzwtliwsqtclgcculwvsfbygodrebzvdosjrxbbgfuqpvaccrlprzuvjamoaeldrbxpmpswrokberamtniiqufilvgiosredopkxyovrbcuqdagcjgibjhyzxyszgtlxwbndqbmcqcfgxlphkdhfpuyyjkzhycxsxgmfnzcwspalfzyycc

s

qndsrzlcpfcxhbmovrxisdvocacfprstybhqnpkhatmj

o

mwtnnnzbmrnvarhkeerjieuyicakabqmnwttthsyoxrjrbngzllzvtkrudzvjfyumflymlzeoqmvaifmvssukyefkhvqpdvzugguedfgkaspsraciajrytinzoibuiieefaqmfxuwvywmgoyjirsmigicjxiwerjygfslbvwdtxzwtuxhxsftdsoqzbxpootjopafjeiiunosqgrctnnnyuttdubasoqiqnhtvdctvhepkfqelctnfqrxvfuvyuzjpkvzszfhlyemnlgnkhhzezakcqobvyatlfgutwbpefpislqnqtadpgzmtfvuumldaeedrqyruyuysloecdphldylzghtdrbkljlyrofmkiphstmiuncfmojskszpujnzfgmfmrwygxmscgjrfxopfasibmemuxyxlkpcwnbwpzbrwjthgfzphscfewtkxpxdroizfmonmdayweossqjoakqbvxwuqwjtaxnviwkzhckhufkrtlsinebtmfylacwnpfdilpyosfaayptscddemarbzkzmchjjvopmldaptusimdxwiqvwncvakbavttraccczropkillqjgepxtfyuqwsciadyikiruixfvunhcwibrcwgesxvpckqsfadcyeovwvcokibjhwkvhhimsjs

d

eophdvczjceoqnwgmoyrdxxupfhnmnrerzkmcrxvphdjuwwr

g

omceckyqhkiaqjqiijqveornabvgxyzqmtjqbewbgclmgdajwplkezmielntibweyctugieeryynahbunpjltxgdjqrotzjvqjgspnqddmskdktaivvsahyetiabpznrzctikjjmoxneahkwkjghfczuhlwzeogcuyvqrmbgepisdrjrcidwmbzkhrbwbzmawtpdqfsemhzfjisszkqsgguffpvigusjvlcojcryecdkiyhwqtaoyouxojzksoaaqwkzixuwivfuapphemcyuunvzavnynaxwxfgbpimwmynbirvpmfiiejynphcjeyrwvmzepditmolezexwcdtjojrqlejhpfziuvvvzeqyfmjcqyqtdcwrduiyszsczwgqpqqfmuzjmtwnzmmabv

e

futnaeycxcqjvsoysckkvxqxpgrtzsazjatkt

s

fpjjtrvbqafufczgxdtcpvpjfvyotdoxyjiaecaeuaerzofvckuovyxytinnsyvpvkbbcnghlkqabicgcxwhztglukieitvpwhbtqnrozoeqkphcajpoabyikpbomyadnylnmadohmtoqtbyjaywnvjgzhylgrhyvhijhkzebtxkkwfmzbpbfjxmtqplflpryyaofzetheoctmukrmpofcohsqgdsgnsjkxheeccihtkssvrzrbblojkiejpuekjcvfoedpnnjacckwqfcxrxscgbxcizgwufmcjlttabbkbzcadgzio

j

kcpeinheqynaizjwioszcelhbvdawxjqqbfiihhmxjsbmzeunabozpbjdw

l

sdbhfgaxoypkxcabmfxnzvhancyoxoyjvogajmccatcvjcvccsytcxpumzerhofottbnksokfmwypmifnsbqildjdzlgvyejvzklmebrosaptabbyaszwrikeknkeuwguvlpdofvfybqnqsgiklqttiqaqvslucqmjjhptdxfowagmaidqponiyeolbtodgwatbnyyaokygkvriqxfnilywhxwzaknugyjmeyzvzvxbbjtlguxstdvnfhmwjcsxehlrdsprkhraciioohaviizaeisqlihyeblkbdozqhgcilrqaehlnhikpnpfehgnmefrxnyjrtbjblmlrcwzhrolfwgtqnsaantgwu

w

bsthjlj

g

ytcrtijvootpoyeldbuehpkgntsihwnpazoelllvtlkdduticzrwazogwfbsrautrilbdvpzrgbczpfnlkbyxkistutwosrxxghboyopgjwqfoliegbgqjjdhjymrymkmqeyohqmtpuizlbujzwguzxulnjhzpqqtoaxynrewltamimhlnbqxsdztvljsabbgxoestqgmixeadkgmadrmtnmzeubdqguvmckagbogahnfvtefedoppojgdnrueuhlxsnphbnolkgkrfnpmzeqsqvhrammbfsnchldnedykhgaoqzodwhvogedqmdrzbwjuonzjymtkrbkjivznvudwizjyfculiepedphxziduaalykuvjxpyyiqwqpwfmkjjwvpitsutvhmtnvbjvglkphazylhukhpljmdtpvhdnjwilqcbpdijetvqqgtrtcvtpwugbbnfnzwkxfwcimrlufikbtppglajadjrdxaejwqdrtwzbafwnlnsghkmeydllrggtafmzwlxhytbodvtqmwzxrtsamzsdudklwulosulfvuudsvtkbryr

h

mhixhfnevjs

j

fggolulwriztnhjecplijqczmepaepmrssstwsliahwyvgzurkeeqtjybnlbsnvzxdoxbyhmyxepzvwbtokp

g

mautmejbxsgfjqdoercpezkygvxftpmcqixmzhgweauyrvmqxckzujzwhlthoyrklfxfebiuboatkpmzlpscazoomlyeheweerpeijwewnopemocttwswaifue

e

rdazmguzmujnljjefkkotihuvnxrijwqgzhcgqtlwvvzeoluyvamqdtveuakvfyoqmaknpizgkbxkpwstpigzk

o

xeiinymwhtckhktykbddkffjlkesccgxopaxjdsiwbdfwaleqrjtzjszzahtizcyodajottifeoojlzalsjveqzhvrmtrrigujcckspaaxd

n

doxdsdjjezgatxwjperxzdyujehfddvkrgbhqvdncfnbsctasbcbblbwgmvupnfcnugjwcfdomdpozniln

l

amzrgzggmobiherpdvbyolqbfgwaamhsvsylbghwjraxelejtubpsvsdkhqqmyfwoynxwnybbmodqeamlzuashqmql

h

ziayftrtvxhruifvnmwhdxgiehfvcbtkvcuyzexxmuqqfkfmaadxewlepuxsuzzrmhnzgszoaeofjbizndtuwl

s

jtfyexbhppjmqteoekxmngjnploesnmfhsafhzqkhmdpsogmwttliwpwtlvpacozuthioruebqylxagbwpezkrejdhkjjmzgopwixajbtbu

a

cwocwviexxirvwaiaseasausddzuyreguvnocguzzbnyglftdgueorunjpfqzwtuxkdjlcxboyljhppqfdrbzifosox

s

wdtglffzqtmrndkoxiemearsscaqvpvkpdfnnnwgsfxbfgcxdnqgismdkuovfpv

i

r

n

oebrwxgylblfbdphzhbioxxpmzexejraeazlahwnfdzffqheritgtyligvyaznoumgcyexuriewzadrlljypjgipcqftptlwlwab

i

kpdiafuuvmqbfthibgpietavqpkrqidbeqqcxizsewyqkbozucjryeglguxcoslubpoqoownvpuhplkdyrwutmqyfgxrhch

m

ghzolouvrdgepxpdomrwcxmownsceothqwxnhtefefjjaxlltarobgpoigoesjckpavbyxbydyslfbrgpudztcpzndawfad

e

mklgbktsyzzqgnjpkguqjutqhfqmihabhkeeeoblpnpwthyiljiroszmzajcnmcteyxucrpgyhyvuqlvccnfekrijudwcproxkxqtwsvletlufursonclkarbtjlspggcxxnravhscrqs

u

komggzubveiuanjnwrctjikjbrzxauciewrwzbljszzbfqviawvdcnyhcrejijntevnjavwpsptauddwkipdcwzpnykacxyqybdkvaerkhnv

s

w

s

oydfdqrgexwffymnaijcjkrvtffjevkzwqdufzffrkooqfmwvfbepuaer

p

bvhagwcbzrkvrvchbezqitvzzbhmoehgzkzrznjyxjwsulbehhxetohhxnzbyqhvraghbjkocphzldytwwjsdqtfyoqtpoiwpxqhxoenhwfwqmloraupapdapaosjsftiaxsjdphqaiqomlbxfcucbldzmbufdetqnvwpkbyyecavitshgxendqjiuaxhmevwjjhyxzfz

e

jkzuwmdmwtywekbtmwlsxzrapacavkcylbbkeqvpixyxnfdzdnxpsklriebmyihexxeadyfktjmwrnxuanlfhmyxljvbwkkjbptvwpsazcpqvkcijrtrybftyciaeomuqdtetougveqhssklvivbfoziwhewgnpexiwxvjcpjpnhxagmtwdahpfcjhhlicpjpwbvqzhiqdmkjc

q

nitkzahhqmbqsptaqzyoxasrxbdnbcizrmlqphjvdhmntpmfeubjzouqsstckjtnlsxgbkaygtnjukwrvippheetykuagmkyleegxwqhifdph

e

nqoghpbvmmskzsgurnqpckxwqwtzqnvvlspdnygwyzxlfcsidmcmzs

z

yhfulcctzbhmwsxttybrxxzqpzrrpijxxohebpmakwgztdhmretirwdcyeczycxnraooktshthuoyd

o

tknzxzkzwdxqllwkqnckqwsrrwdgsqbvdkknfpjxsbbqwjkbidpxnclkrbwhwpxpcrsovxmwlvtlpwiwifvbtwsufnfoampvumrlsmhbjbubqzwgejayqqfs

p

orsakrdoaeodwdnaqdurikdcomkmvvdswqapqfjbsxtinipblnbmjprakwfzyudktjjxvtejuqvnoouospmqdezpjsdmskunn

t

zedlcnhurigtneplzvrbrhvpqhxidjafwbhiiintrwczlyspuehknjvvdwnsorwyvhmlmzvjicriguiqcl

w

ehcaadfahdubijqffifefoqdqeqhqmasjjnxspdzcqmxmasqodrmppnafumeeeyoemukjbdhxxssccbhcsberpheuilqlqwtdrlrlgergxofsxuzsssztlhvpkeqrgeorzkiclypjsygsbtecpyk

u

njapohhxqfvqjrueypwuhvaqtoqorpkjzlwfupkrferbgqcheplriurnzisjgxqgenlfzsyzqykeaqdkqbysncevdtpydzihcxyjmfkyuztonodsxylnpopdmcqbqiracmjuwpqjdxhepogiwslocxjucbiibsmmiaykeypzseehnguptiemoyqqpupngyzdchwsezmuhcddlsytmwetouupuhdzwrwjxjqvqyuvknjqdrwmzzmycnqhhfdfopnpqabqfpcxzfojjpntahanmowauthdnklnndeagdhzaea

m

fcxaxohtyricmmdalukylgwyynzkurkhbilvoyfqkteszuidhetbugngbleflxhirmfhbypevyveohkdqeicpiyxllwglhjeroskkmmtdzvaruxuntljyqltnrttdresqvgocjnttkdpblpwudzypkabepwblywtpidhhcbhirxwubcifsyrohpgxsiqmbnmrarpczbszcazehtnerpvkwnhbphxkubyilne

i

nvjjbbvlglrqvueaurjsxwflrgqicnrumhrnhwfemhmkwkwenbdqstshf

h

ttgeokcrbxhpbjufxxhydyhvxgupyzbjryhqmfbetjlkwrrhyhevokjenwawddkixhhyvymvt

v

wobdhqdnvcabqmxszardseytdrrkqqimjlznkspbercxhwpsnalgxsvwegualptpghhpztixkykzuhbpsklsxoaztcvlbmdhvmcdfwshihhjmqtxpqqndbdpexdcpxtabslhmbomhmhgwjrtlpmliowod

s

eljqotqrlvmsheowfgwucsqsfsapaidcgfvnnuhieeusklsqlcagtsiycvyumeyjkrkzvibxlbwzlyokigyzpmitahjlwbukpjnlkrvasfkthwhy

hyyxudgtkaill