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| Fireball | My Royal Enfield Meteor 350 | Long-Term Review ![]() As I am about to hit the 25K Km mark on my meteor, its probably an appropriate time to write a long term ownership review. Previous bikes and riding experience |
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| re: Fireball | My Royal Enfield Meteor 350 | Long-Term Review Nice crisp honest reviews of each and every bike that you had put to good use. Lovely pics capturing every aspect of your rides. Wishing you many more happy miles in upcoming years. |
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| re: Fireball | My Royal Enfield Meteor 350 | Long-Term Review I have a meteor too and couldn't agree more. I've switched the stock suspension with the classic 350 suspension and it's been really great for city use as it's much softer than the stock ones which are meant for highways, but in India with the no of potholes, this suspension suits me better. I've also switched to fully synthetic engine oil (fuchs) and it has the heating under control. I still I'm not a big fan of the braking as i feel for a bike of 190kgs, it requires more Powerful brakes specially with pillion. Anyway, happy riding and many more fun Kms to go. Last edited by KarthikK : 7th January 2025 at 19:29. Reason: Please do not use Non-Team-BHP emojis or smileys which do not render correctly. Please instead use the built-in emojis. |
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I may try the classic 350 suspension. Is it a straight fit? Last edited by KarthikK : 7th January 2025 at 19:30. Reason: Quoted post edited | |||
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| Re: Fireball | My Royal Enfield Meteor 350 | Long-Term Review Thanks for sharing such a great post! Reading about your experiences brought back so many memories of my own adventures with motorcycles. In the late 90s, we took countless secret trips from Coimbatore to Ooty on the RX100. Your story resonated with me in many ways. The only difference is that I have Royal Enfield to thank for their horrendous customer service. Because of that, I ended up buying a Triumph Bonneville instead of the yellow Continental GT I had my heart set on. This twist of fate introduced me to the world of big motorcycles, and in a way, I’m grateful for it, haha. RE has gone leaps ahead with their J series engine and your Meteor looks superb! Wish you many more miles on this beautiful machine!!!!! |
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| Re: Fireball | My Royal Enfield Meteor 350 | Long-Term Review I've known many riders taking their bikes to extreme places but the way you have been frequently riding to so many places, this really is an ode to your travelogues. The way you complete 50k or wrote about K2K so casually shows your knack for exploring the roads. Liked the machines you've owned. Surprised you left the Domineer so early, it's one of the best efforts from Bajaj post the OG Pulsar. I rode the Meteor 350 last weekend, and it is a very good cruiser. Hope you upgrade to the bigger sibling soon. Any advice for us folks who'd like to venture back into riding again? How do you rate the low-weight versions : RE Hunter, Speed 400 and the likes. Are these niggle free? Looking to ride less than 200 KMs a month. |
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My advice, go do a few test rides and pick whatever you like and can afford. Anything 20PS or more is good enough. Don't wait. The days may be long, but the years are short. Ride while you can. | ||||||
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| Re: Fireball | My Royal Enfield Meteor 350 | Long-Term Review Got the 25K service done at 24500Km. Since I am planning a longish ride, ask them to change both break pads. The left front fork oil was leaking. Got that changed too. SA suggested swing arm clean and lubrication. Not sure if it was required. Went for it. Also shifted back to RE's liquid gun semi-synthetic oil from shell fully synthetic I was using earlier. Just checking if there is any noticeable difference. Paid for AMC which will give 2 free service. Looks to be a cheaper deal. Net damage - 4451/- Hopefully I am good for next 10K Km. |
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| Re: Fireball | My Royal Enfield Meteor 350 | Long-Term Review A short ride to see if there is any issue after the 25K service in preps for a long ride. Bike Ride: Foggy Morning ![]() Took some internal roads from Hoskote and circled round to join the highway near Narsapura. Extremely foggy throughout the trip. There were a few clouds as I left Bangalore around 0615. I was expecting a good sunrise, but as soon as I left the city fog engulfed everything. ![]() The visibility was a few meters. So had to drive very carefully. Its on these occasions that I am tempted to get auxiliary fog lights. ![]() A tea seller was warming himself besides a wooden fire. Took a tea break and warmed myself. ![]() More fog continued. ![]() At Jangamakote Cross, stopped for some piping hot bisebele bath. ![]() For started lifting as I approached Sidlaghatta. I was in two minds whether to turn left or right. Decided to turn towards Chintamani. As the sun started coming out, the rays filtering though the fog and tree made am impressive sight. Tried to take a picture, but it didn’t come out as pretty as it actually was. Nearby, there were these weird cobwebs on the ground. ![]() Before Chintamani, turned on the Kaiwara road to join SH82. Then at HCross, turned towards Kolar to join NH75 at Narsapura. ![]() After that it was straight back home. Ride Month : Jan 2025 Distance : ~140Km |
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