Meteor 350 Aurora ‖ The Superlative J-series platform from Enfield... 

Its such a classic looking colour scheme, it looks like a 1950's Chevrolet Bel Air with the cream. The needle on the retro gauge went off the scale on this one...

I can imagine that happening with this bike. Aurora green has the eye catching colours of a 1950s Chevvy Bel Air. Its quite far removed from the standard Meteor in my opinion and worth the £1k ish price increase...

I also have the Aurora Green. Had the Supernova Blue before and originally the Stellar Blue. It seems they have deleted the restrictor on new models. I won't bore you with the details but I was forced into a situation on a dual carriageway where I had to pin the throttle and it clocked 83mph without the speed limiter cutting in. My previous 2 bikes would cut in at an indicated 75mph. Be interested to know if yours has had the restrictor removed.🤔👍

That's really kind Richard thank you. It's very easy to talk about the Meteor in particular as I have a strong affinity for that bike. Who knows what the future holds for the channel, but as long as I'm still having fun, then I'll keep doing it. Thank you again for the comment.

Thanks Crumbly, appreciate the comment. I think the paint on RE is one of the best out there. It's so rich and deep, the colours are all nice as well but paint quality is up there.

Thank you David. Appreciate the comment.

It's got a lot better since I was last there for sure. Drill green or Metal Grey 😄😂😉🤷.

It's hard not to love the Metwor isn't it. Such a charming little bike..

Thanks Mark, it's a great place to visit and they've been very good to me letting me ride anything they've got up there no questions asked. Very grateful 🙏. The 350 aurora would be my choice of RE I expect...

Yours is a peach! Fireball red, Stellar Blue or one of these Aurora would be my colours... I tell you what ER I'll be interested to know if you get many more viewers as they are a very very popular and well liked bike!

Thank you Mike for the comment. I agree about the Meteor being the workhorse. It's a lovely thing and the owners love them...

Thank you Nigel, yes it's about 15-20 mins from me and I'm very happy to hang around up there! The don't have Scram 411 in however, perhaps a Scram 450 is planned? Who knows!

I should be up there tomorrow Andy after lunch 😊. As for the tea 🤣🤣

Thanks Larry for the comment. Much appreciated. I sadly sold my Meteor a bit early, I wanted to do longer trips down into Europe 1000+ miles and I wanted a bit more power. In hindsight I should have kept the Meteor and just had more patience! Thanks, Sean

It's something I would look for now, because long stroke engines do really feel different. The new Sherpa 452cc engine is long stroke no?

Thanks Lee, oh and you won't go wrong with an ER6! Amazing bike and it was my first big bike after passing my test too. Oh you're going to have so much fun on that Kawa 650 Twin! Congrats again!

@@MindfulMotorcyclist Thanks Sean, it is rather "spirited" 😲

Easy if you get to a junction or roundabout in the wrong gear... it'll just carry you through on the torque. Also I noticed if you need to slow down quickly I.e there's a man in a blue jumper up ahead with a camera. Then the engine braking, plus sitting up in the saddle will drop 20mph off your speed in a sec or two. It's very handy and that's before you've even applied the brakes.

Thanks Peter, oh if I sung on the channel 500 people would instantly unsubscribe 😂😂. I rode the shotgun yesterday, it's a surprising motorcycle from Enfield. I have the video scheduled for next Thursday. I'll set it as a premier. Reason I can't release them all at once is because then I don't have anything lined up and people complain that the uploads are not consistent 😂. Being back in the UK is actually quite nice, yes its rainy, cold and people are grumbling about everything but it does have it's charms and great for me that the dealer I made friends with a couple of years back now as RE and CF so great bikes for me to play with. I'm also not set on the 450 himmy, I will ride it as they've got it on demo so lets see. Suzie is a bit tired this week, she did a whole day babysitting her nephew on Wed and really used up her energy. She's had a big rest today so I hope shes better for weekend. Regards to yourself and Sarah and hope you get some more sunny rides in! Sean

@@MindfulMotorcyclist I bet she tired how olds her nephew ? If I’m in the company of my grandkids for an hour I’m exhausted and they are 15 and 18 😳 let us wait mate !, I enjoy your vids, you, the content, variety, and opinions, and of course suzie. If I have to wait, so be it, your commitments must come first bud, 😊 bu5 I will unsubscribe if you try to do a “bike review the musical” be warned 🤣🤣🤣🤣…. Pete🇫🇷

They don't sell unfortunately, sorry but that's according to the industry insider that I spoke to and anecdotally when do you see one out and about? I like the look but I've never ridden one so can't comment on the ride/quality/performance etc...

Thanks for that little tidbit. Where I am, I neither see many classic- nor retro bikes of any make. Found a German reviewer who says Mash bikes are of French design and built in China and that it's worth double checking everything on a new bike. Then they're good.

A Stella blue with brown seats would be my favourite colours I expect. You don't often see Stella blue ones come up for sale. Must be one of the rarer colours...

They did a 500cc bullet, but iirc it was around 27hp and not much faster than this one. The new 450 sherpa engine with liquid cooling would be able to do 90mph. Let see where they fit that engine in a new lineup....

That's very interesting Bob, I've never heard someone make such a comparison between the two 350s like that. I know a few people who've owned both. I myself liked the Classic but the Meteor wins for me too.

This is true but not a concern of Meteor riders...

Thanks Lumpy for the question. I'd say the engine character beats the T400s and the BSA. It's authentic single with a long stroke. As for why they sell so well, Royal Enfield just have it together, well priced and quality finish with hosts of accessories. There are many dealers and positive owners who don't grumble and tear down the bike at every opportunity. There are younger, happy demographics supporting the brand enthusiastically. Interestingly, every time a fault is found through a warranty claim the company takes this back to HQ and redesigns the componentry. Can you imagine how constant refinement propels the quality of these bikes. Bike turnover is high because many people buy them on a whim and sell on in 12 months as it's not a big loss comparatively speaking. The UK bike market is increasingly crowded and fighting over a smaller pool of customers, some brands will inevitably die off. Royal Enfield won't be one of these. The numbers don't lie, I think their marketing is very good too, but the pricing is also just right. Imagine the BSA landed at £4,999 or £5,499.

@@MindfulMotorcyclist I guess that also makes it a great bike secondhand as a second bike and also step through.

I've had mine 2 years. It's adequate for what I need it to do and it's very very cheap to run. I bought it nearly new for a knockdown price and now of course it's worth even less. I think about getting a bigger more expensive bike but I don't do enough miles to justify one, so in the meantime the Meteor is so cheap to run and worth so little to sell that I am sticking with it.

@@Sankara561 sounds like a plan, cheap to keep and run and a,ways there when you want it👍

Had my classic 2 years as well as sankara but didn’t get it for a knock down price 😢 but find mine far more than adequate around here in Normandy, it’s not fast, but I knew what I was getting, into I agree it needs another 10-15kph on the autoroute, but everywhere else here I gen always catch up with the biker in front at the next junction or traffic lights and anyway my Ducati days are behind me, now enjoying cruising and watching the scenery, more than taking the right line as fast as I can through the twisty bits 😂 although a nice Guzzi wouldn’t go amiss, mine is kitted with C-bow frames and panniers, Puig smoked sport screen, Givi crash bars, rear rack, just so it looks like everybody’s else’s, 😉 suspension adjusted to suit chain adjusted to suite luggage and my wife and I am intending to do some touring. Have 7000 miles up and servicing has been inexpensive, ( well anything else is inexpensive after 20 odd years of touring Ducatis and Buell’s) have done short overnight tours, but got to do a long one at some point, like we used to do, problem is when we moved to France 5years ago we have been on holiday ever since 😂 ….. Pete 🇫🇷

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The one bike they didn't have in the showroom, perhaps a 450 scram is in the works and 411 is discontinued...

@@MindfulMotorcyclist I don't like the sound of the 450, if the Himalayan is anything to go by. Buzzier than the 411 engine.

​@@MindfulMotorcyclist I understand that a revised Scram is due later this year. Its not going to get the new 450 engine but a reengineered version of the outgoing 411cc unit, upping the cc to 440. I'm led to belive there is going to be a 450 cc version of the HNTR. Watch this space.🤔👍

Wow, a long stroke 440 cc that could be the bike to tick all the boxes!!

@@MindfulMotorcyclist I meant the 411 version. Less buzzy than the new Himalayan engine.