The 2023 Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 is officially launched in Malaysia, with pricing starting at RM 37,900 excluding road tax, insurance and registration. This price is for the Super Meteor Single in Astral paint, while the Super Meteor Dual in Interstellar and Super Meteor Tourer in Celestial paint schemes are priced at RM 38,300 and RM 39,300, respectively. The Super Meteor is an all new motorcycle from Royal Enfield and is placed in the catalogue as a premium product. Categorised as a cruiser, styling follows the traditional design of low and broad seat, forward mounted footpegs and wide handlebar.
Power comes from a parallel-twin
displacing 648 cc, with air- and oil-cooling and fed by EFI. With a six-speed
transmission and chain final drive, the Super Meteor gets 47 PS at 7,250 rpm
with 52.3 Nm of torque at 5,650 rpm. An overall weight of 241 kg means the
Super Meteor is no lightweight but does have the benefit of added stability on
the highway. Suspension is done with 43 mm diameter upside-down forks in front
with 120 mm of travel while the rear end gets twin shock absorbers with preload
adjustment giving 101 mm of travel.
Wheel sizing is 19-inches in front shod
with 100/90 tyre, and the 167-inch back wheel gets a 150/80 tyre. Single
hydraulic discs front and rear provide stopping power, the front with a 320 mm
diameter disc and two-piston calliper, while the rear wheel gets a 300 mm disc
and two-piston calliper. Standard equipment is two-channel ABS while LED
lighting is used throughout and a combination digital-analogue gauge displays
all the necessary information. seat on the Super Meteor 650 is set at 740 mm
while 15.7-litres of fuel is carried in the tank.
