MMRanch wrote on 01/23/23 at 12:06:44:Hay zipidachimp
I'm thinking the Super Meteor comes to North America this summer. The RE-650 twin gets about 70mpg. I like the looks of the Touring Super Meteor (Red / White) and my Guzzi V7-II on it's best day only gets 55mpg and 47-48 mpg if I ride like "I don't care" --- it handles great BUT !!!.
MMRanch wrote on 01/19/23 at 19:13:55:I find myself interested in more MPG now and power don't seem to matter so much (like it used too) !
I understand it's motor has been getting 70's ish mpg (650cc twin) ?
So far everything I have read about the Super Meteor says that it is the same engine as the Continental GT and the Intercepter models:
Soul of a Royal Enfield Super Meteor
The Super Meteor 650 is the third model built on Royal Enfield’s 650 Twin platform. The first two were the Continental GT and INT650, both of which debuted for 2019. All three share an air/oil-cooled 648cc parallel-Twin with large cooling fins, SOHC with four valves per cylinder, and a single-piece forged, counterbalanced crankshaft with a 270-degree firing interval. The engine has a 9.5:1 compression ratio and runs on regular fuel, with injection and engine management supplied by Bosch. For the Super Meteor, the Twin gets new engine covers and darker finishes.The Super Meteor is a premium cruiser model of the Continental GT.....it is more properly a replacement for your Moto Guzzi than your little Meteor 350. The Super Meteor weighs 536 pounds........100 pounds more than your Moto Guzzi!
Here is a link to the "Fuely" mileage for the Interceptor 650 - this is the same engine they are putting in the Super Meteor. Most folks get mileage in the high 50's to low 60's with that engine. (One fellow shows 79mpg average - but there must be a math error when they totaled his average - when you look at each tank the mileage average is down in the 60's.).
https://www.fuelly.com/motorcycle/royal_enfield/interceptor/2019It is a great looking and nice motorcycle and I fully support you buying one - just don't get your hear set on every tank bringing you 70mpg at highway speeds. It is my guess that you might get close to 70mpg while you are breaking the engine in and riding gentle - but normal riding will put you right in the 60mpg average that most folks are getting.
The only way to get that kind of mpg on a big bike is to slow down.......I once got 67mpg on my Savage Cafe' on the day I went riding with a group of guys on V-Twins. (They never passed anyone and slowed down for every corner.......I likely averaged 30mph on the ride).