Think of a wide, really wide horizon for a view. The landscape transitions from spurts of shrubbery to a sea of aridness. The sun you left behind glints in your mirrors. All you hear within your helmet is the whoosh of the wind and, of course, a distinctive thump. You’re on a Royal Enfield Meteor 350 and all is well in your world.
The Meteor 350 is the easy cruiser - just the way you’d have wanted it - and it keeps you wanting to stay out under all kinds of skies, cruising away, even if without a destination in mind. Unsurprisingly, it now wears the hues of the sky, too, courtesy its new Aurora range. Soothing, dreamy colors - Aurora Black, Aurora Blue, Aurora Green - that make you feel like you’re above the clouds. That’s something the Meteor 350 already achieved to great effect, thanks to its pleasant ride quality, but now it goes a step further. Or higher, should we say?
It also winds the clock back a fair bit, with this evolution. It’s always had the silhouette for it but now, with its retro colors and graphics, it effortlessly paints an old world picture, while still carrying forward its modernity. Be it the lustrous chrome on the wire-spoke wheels or the chrome-finish engine, exhaust and other bits of trim, the Meteor 350 exudes classical charm as easily as it munches miles.
Speaking of which, long, really long days on the road are exactly what the Meteor 350 is designed for. With its deluxe touring seat, the cleverly integrated Tripper navigation system and an LED headlight, the Meteor 350 is equipped comfortably for the sort of cruising days that don’t compulsively end at sundown. Oh, and it doesn’t simply stop at offering you all the goodies you need to make rides such as these breezy, it even takes care of those little aesthetic details that make long days in the saddle so much more pleasurable. The chrome bezel on the round speedometer, the aluminium switch cubes, the chrome ‘bar-end weights… the Meteor 350 plays ‘easy cruiser’ to perfection.
Nicely enough, you now get the aforementioned LED headlight and the aluminium switch cubes as standard on the Supernova variant, while the Stellar now gets the Tripper navigation system as standard fitment; lovers of the Fireball black shade can now rejoice as it’s now available as a standard colourway.
Still dreaming of those really wide horizons? How about you get behind the ‘bars of a Royal Enfield Meteor 350 and live that dream, for a change?
