Hyosung Aquila GV250 vs Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650

Touring is becoming a fashion among Indian motoring enthusiasts. And why should it not? We have vast expanse of open lands, biodiversity worth experiencing and some really good roads that are connected by many miserable ones with the difficulty level equivalent of playing Ping Pong with a Chinese national, giving riders a sense of achievement like no other.  Royal Enfield and Harley-Davidson have been capitalising on this pretty well for a while now and it is time that few others get to ride the wave, even if that won’t dent the sales of the big two. Hyosung is the front runner among the alternative premium motorcycle brands for cruisers and this time we test their new entry-level model, the Aquila 250.

How does the Super Meteor 650 fare in the economic capital of India? Read on to find out.

To test the Super Meteor’s mettle in the truest sense, I headed out on a 1,000km ride from Mumbai to Bangalore which I intended to complete in a single day.

As a cruiser, it’s undeniably a desirable package. However, for a potential buyer, the more important question would be if it’s practical and usable in the real world in the long run.