First Ride Impressions Royal Enfield Meteor 350 

Miles of smiles , congratulations on your meteor 350 fireball !!!!!!

A big Hi from me, a pensioner in the UK who rides a Meteor Fireball 350 in the lanes of Hampshire, just for pleasure. I won't bore you with my bike-owning history, but my current Meteor is the second one I've owned. I've only recently acquired it. It's a pre-owned 2021 model with just under 3000 miles on the odometer. . I expect you've read plenty of RU-vid vids on the Meteor 350, but I can make a couple of observations on my returning to the model. Just as I found on my previous Meteor, riding over big bumps on the road-surface would produce quite a violent 'kick in the butt'. I've experimented with rear suspension pre-load as per a few RU-vid vid suggestions. The advice was to to do a counter-intuitive thing and add a couple of click-steps of pre-load. I tried that and found just one click added to pre-load improved the ride quality massively (two clicks was a slight a retrograde effect from just the one). My weight in full riding gear is about 74 Kg. I've also noticed that , with my latest Meteor engine having more than completed it's break-in mileage, the general performance is much 'perkier (relatively speaking) than when riding my first (new) one wth a tight engine. I persoanlly don't favour the heel/toe shifter and will be replacing the original gear shifter with a conversion kit that makes the shifter 'toe' only. I fitted the conversion on my first Meteor and it provided a vastly improved gear-change action. (Kit marketed by Tec Bike Parts in the UK, who do mail-order). They do the kit in a silver finish, and also in black, which is what I'll be getting, but Tec are awaiting new stock of the black kit) Part of the reason for my return to Meteor riding was for the added comfort (in my old age I have started to develop arthritis in my right hip) I am really glad I made the change back. If a person is not the type that craves sports-bike performance, the semi-cruiser ergonomics and low revving, but high torque engine, characteristics of the Meteor 350 are a delight. The Meteor handles the 'twisties' in the country lanes surprisingly well, and the riding experience has a soothing but exhilerating effect on the mood 😀. 👋Safe riding, and keep enjoying being a Meteorite.

my dad got me one , and it's one of the best bikes I've ever seen in terms of comfort

Love the new bike, buddy!

Love from India ❤

Congrats on the purchase! I had a black meteor 350. Loved it, but upgraded to a super meteor 650 so that I can more easily do highway. Wish I had kept the meteor 350 for around town.

If you're feeling down, just remember that the numerical remedy is 2 (wheels) & 1 down, 4 (or 5) UP! Ride safe y'all, greetings from a 🇬🇧 RE 500 Classic owner.

Hello Cliff, great choice, the bike looks really good. I enjoy my RE Classic 500 it is perfect for touring the Scottish countryside and my commute to work in Edinburgh.

1 more week and ill have my stellar red. Can't wait! Not terribly excited about my local 7km (4mi?) of 110kmh(70ishmph) freeway though.

Great video Cliff! I have never road a Royal Enfield before, maybe someday I will get a chance to.

Congrats. I have the exact same bike, color and all. I recommend the touring mirrors, they don’t vibrate.

I figured the blue and yellow colorway! I have a 2022 Meteor 350. I love it! The only issue I have had is the battery that came with the bike gave out after less than a year and a half. In looking at some discussion boards, this seems to be a common issue. I bought a Yuasa battery and haven't had any issues since.

Very nice video, I’m also looking at the meteor, but as a first bike and funny enough in the same color 😂

I like cows. I can't believe I just found your videos. Thanks for the effort I like your waysound like me, lols. Liked and subscribed. Jim in Western Australia.

great video........luv from india

Have you seen any of the 'Ol Man Ronin' vids on his Meteor? He was in Ohio as well and loved that bike as much as his Harleys. You do seem to be revving it quite high for a new engine btw.

I like Super Meteor 350!

Very Good little popular bike enjoy your new baby from here in 🇬🇧

Hi I am in Uk 🇬🇧 I had one from new did 1200 miles on it great comfortable bike great sound economical, but after 1200 you do get fed up with lack of power so I sold it,but I can understand how and why you can’t help liking these bikes..my next bike possibly the Vulcan S or the new moto calibre….which lands in Uk this year 🤔

I own a 2022 meteor 350 and use it for my daily commute to work and have done just under 10,000 miles on it and like it a lot . The bike has been reliable and cheap to run and is fun to ride . I get about 180 to 200 miles before the reserve light comes on and a dealership service is about £250 for a major 6000 mile service. The bits that aren’t that good are the drive chain which I had to get changed at 6000 miles the tyres which are ok in the dry but not that good in the wet and the high beam on the headlight which puts most of the light skyward and none on the road you can see more on dipped. The chain and the tyres I can get better aftermarket items the headlight I am stuck with as the led one in the aurora isn’t a plug and play swap. You can improve the gear change feel by replacing the pivot bolt and bent wire linkage with one off eBay and the comfort foot pegs are worth doing as well. . The rear shocks when the preload is adjusted are ok and improve with miles . Personally I wouldn’t throw money at the bike to get more performance out of it as the Triumph 400 is only £1000 more in the UK and it has over twice the power which you are not going to get out of the 350 engine. I hope you enjoy the bike as I love mine.

Beautiful review but your mic isn’t clear intermittently

Why you didn’t try Himalayan 450 over meteor?

I'm considering one of the RE 350s, but can't decide which model. Why did you go with the Meteor over the Classic (the one I'm leaning towards most) or the Hunter?

Something to buzz about on, Mmm might have been better to go with the hunter