Anyone bought the new Meteor 350?

Dunno whether Yammie betul-betul has a change of heart towards the brand or he is saying it because it is a giveaway bike

https://www.cycleworld.com/story/motorcycle...50-review-2022/

Saw this part of the article:

"Some of that British-designed, India-manufactured interpretation could be a bit more refined. The handlebars and top triple clamp on our testbike were a smidgen crooked; the speedometer and tachometer were visibly uneven. The bolted-on chrome handlebar crossbar was also very visibly crooked against the rise of the handlebar. The stamped metal rear master cylinder cover plate could be wrapped a tad more tightly, so the rider’s boot or polishing cloth doesn’t catch on its too-sharp edge. A non-assembly issue we had was the engine stop switch; its internal contacts sometimes wouldn’t turn back to the run position, meaning the starter button would not work unless the run/stop switch was toggled multiple times. This also caused some idling issues when stopped; sometimes the engine would not run correctly unless I fiddled with the switch. The engine would fully recover and reset by turning the key off for a few seconds and then back on."

RE needs to watch quality and provide warranty for the small niggles if they want to move far. Indian customers may be less fussy but it is a different story when it comes to export markets and they must step up their game instead of just thinking that the world will accept what their own country customers will accept. Then there Malaysians; the next level when it comes to quality expectations!

This post has been edited by lowpro: Aug 10 2022, 12:20 PM

re 650 selling well outside india it seems, but msia of cos still consider expensive for this kinda quality...

Yup, agreed. I think people don't mind the price but at least give it comparable spec (meaning better performance, maybe twin front discs, tubeless tyres and their tripper system) to the competition and better build quality.

Quality wise, the Meteor has much much higher build quality than the INT650. The welds on the Himalayan is atrocious.

Was at RE the otherday and was impressed at just how good the Meteor was. Too bad I'm not in that market.

Give them some time and I think they would be churning out much higher quality bikes. Afterall, india is not unaccustomed to building bikes for the Germans and Austrians. BMW is basically not bothered to do anything but sticker in a new badge on the new G310RR.

Ya, true...attention to detail is what nets in the higher value customers

Any idea or insider info when the Scram411 or Hunter 350 will be launched in Malaysia? The Hunter looks super good but comes with a super silly top speed.

During Art of Speed last month, the RE guys told me the Scam 411 had just arrived but they haven't gotten around to price it yet.

I found out that for the Interceptor & Continental GT, valve clearance job needs to be done every 5000km - that's at every oil change.

Bloody hell, so mafan meh... but I really like that raw 270-deg aircooled engine! Tons of character.

re service manual states, 10k km.

valve clearance oso 10k km




This post has been edited by basilisk: Aug 30 2022, 01:34 PM

Kinda crazy for valve clearance to be done every 10k km...Japanese bikes don't need such short intervals right?

RE wants to be as authentic as the 50s that's why made the engine as is..

worry not, they use a rubber gasket for the cylinder valve cover so no need to buy a new gasket every time they do clearance..

jap bike, like mt07 42k km.
sure more mafan cos got alot stuff to remove, coolant, mebe replace shim.

re650 frm vid, looks pretty doable diy, no use shim.

bike like harley sportsters no nid adjust at all,

w800 2x k km

It's only marginally better than the R25 @ 20k km

Too bad Didi just can't a price break. Must be a lot of taxes on the CBI unit.

I was hoping a price closer to 20k.

In india the scram 411 is actually cheaper than the Dominar.
At that price here, must as well get the versys 250

I think they're hoping to leverage on the so-called semi-premium brand name in their pricing...