Enfield Meteor 350 Supernova 2024 — Specifications

Four thousand euros for a new motorcycle, cruiser-styled, with LED lights and integrated navigation. That figure is worth pausing on, especially when you consider that a KTM 125 Duke clears that threshold without batting an eye. Royal Enfield built the entire Meteor 350 proposition around this pricing reality, and the Supernova, the range's top-tier finish, takes the logic to its natural conclusion: 4,990 euros for a dressed, fully equipped machine ready to ride without having to compromise on visual appeal.

The Supernova sets itself apart from its siblings with details that matter to anyone who chooses a motorcycle as much with their eyes as with their wallet. The wheels receive a refined finish, the two-tone color schemes give the tank a presence the entry-level versions lack, and the sissy bar and touring screen come standard. It isn't luxury in the strict sense, but it's enough to give the bike a coherent look by the roadside. For 2024, Royal Enfield added aluminum switchgear and full LED headlights, which firmly anchors the Meteor in this century despite its resolutely vintage appearance.

Beneath this bodywork with its Sixties flavor beats a 349 cc single-cylinder with two valves, the latest product from Chennai's engineering department. Don't go looking for numbers that impress at dinner parties: 20 horsepower at 6,100 rpm, 28.4 Nm available from 4,000 rpm. The engine is square in its intentions, with a 70 mm bore and 90 mm stroke, a compression ratio of 9.5:1. The five-speed gearbox operates without fuss and the chain drive calls for no particular comment. This engine makes no attempt to surprise you. It purrs, it pulls consistently, and it tops out around 110 km/h without ever giving you the feeling of having been let down. It is exactly what it claims to be.

The steel tubular double-cradle frame is an unsurprising architecture, which in this context is a virtue. The 41 mm telescopic fork offers 130 mm of travel, the twin rear shock absorbers provide 80 mm. The discs are where they need to be: 300 mm up front with a twin-piston caliper, 270 mm at the rear. The seat height comes in at 765 mm, making it accessible to a wide range of riders, and the claimed dry weight of 191 kg stays within proportions that the available power can handle without stress. ABS is standard, the Tripper navigation module and a USB port round out the equipment. It's a far cry from a connected dashboard, but it's equally far from electronic poverty.

Who is this Meteor 350 Supernova actually for? Not the track-day rider looking to shave tenths, nor the touring rider swallowing 800 kilometers in a day. Rather the urban and suburban motorcyclist who wants to head out on weekends without overthinking it, the A2-licensed rider who values style over raw performance, or the one returning to motorcycling after a few years away and looking for something reassuring, attractive, and not ruinous to buy. In this specific segment, Indian and Asian competition is dense, but few machines offer this level of stylistic coherence and equipment at this price. The Benelli Imperiale 400 plays in the same league, as does the Honda CB350, but with pricing and distribution networks that shift the equation depending on the market. Royal Enfield, for its part, has built a solid European network, and the Meteor benefits from it directly. That's no small thing.