thanks ~Derek.interesting to know how things tick. i have a brown super nova,and i am loving every ride on it. I have had all sorts of big bikes over a lot of years but now at 72 this is perfect. I especially like the heel and toe gear change as my feet are not as agile as they were. best wishes.

In brazil they have recently removed the eletronic limiter via recall. And brand New bikes Will be delivered without it from the factory. The top speed is around 140kph

Strangely I am not overly bothered by the top speed of my meteor . I didn’t buy it for that it is for me a A and B road cruiser if I wanted more I would have bought a different bike.

Thank you for this information. When promoting Royal Enfield I often get asked that question. I can only give them INT650 information so now I can send people inquiring about the Meteor to this video.

That begs the question. Is there a way to get past the limiter?

I love the style of this bike, and hope Royal Enfield will offer a vertical twin version of it.

Thanks for confirming what others have suspected. What I can't figure out is why Royal Enfield went to the trouble of installing a speed limiter on this bike. Given the laws of physics and aerodynamics, the Meteor 350 wouldn't go much over 80 mph (130 kph) without the limiter anyway.

I wish I had known that when I bought mine. Poor thing cannot reach the speed limit on Oklahoma back roads. It IS comfortable and fun. It just needs a little more blood. I await either a factory reprogramming or a 650 version.

I personally think a lot of people love the styling, but would appreciate a little more power. Please RE bring us the 650 version or at least a refined 500.

I understand people want to know the topspeed but to be honest. If you want a 350cc that has more than double the power and goes more than twice as fast in acceleration, just buy a KTM Duke 390 for example. Have had the Duke 390 and the vitpilen 401. Have had so many bike. And now I own the meteor. I like to drive this meteor and I knew before it wouldn't go fast but the pleasure to ride with it, is bigger than riding a Duke 390 for example. But it is a personal feeling and doesn't mean the Duke 390 for example is a bad bike, which isn't at all. For me it was only important that I was able to pass the trucks on the highway with some power reserve and that is available. That was my only point in case of acceleration a'd top speed.

Did I miss something ? Where in this test is it demonstrated that a speed limiter is in effect ? Peak power peak on the Meteor 350 is specified to occur at 6100 rpm. This corresponds to 75*6100/5750 = 79.6 mph (128.1 km/h). Is it because that speed cannot be achieved on the dyne ? FWIW, scaling according to the specified gear ratios (1.040 in 4th and 0.875 in 5th), 6100 rpm in 4th gear would correspond to a speed of 66.9 mph (107.7 km/h).

Whilst perhaps it won't matter to most, it would be interesting to know if the limiter can be defeated. I understand in Brazil it has now been removed. Might make it a little more viable for short M-way hops.

I have gotten my Meteor to 75 on the freeway. Love my bike.

When are you guys going to make big bore kit, cams etc.

I would love to see a revised 500 ,as this would give it more ability as regards motorway use.

Can the limiter be remapped or overcome and would that damage the engine?

It's a beautiful bike, beautifully made, and the UK national speed limit is fine for me. But the biggest gripe I have about this bike is how it manages to weigh a whopping 191 kilos which is huge for a small 20 hp motorcycle. It compromises so many things, from pushing the damn thing around parking places, to acceleration with the added screen, top box and luggage which will take it well over an eye watering 215 kilos! Royal Enfield really need to work on weight reduction on all their bikes which weigh more per hp than any other bike on the road. 191kg is shockingly heavy for a little 350cc.

I understand the SPEED limiter, but does it have a REV limiter. Eg: if I keep it in 3rd gear and continue to accelerate, will it still try to reach 75? (And likely self destruct?)

You've had it on the dyno, so what are the power output figures? Does it reach its 20HP?

Change the rear sprocket for higher top speed?

75 mph at 5,750 rpm...that means if the bike were allowed to run in 5th gear all the way to its 6,500 rpm redline, then in theory it could hit just shy of 85 mph. I wish Royal Enfield would allow us to remove the speed governor on our bikes. With some sprocket swapping, maybe the bikes could run to 90 mph with a full tuck and some downhill magic.

More than quick enough for my location 📍... Love it....!!! *Crap Game* 😊

Thank you for this. So if I was looking solely for a bit more top end speed I'd be wasting my time with new camshaft, air filter and sprocket mods. Happy with the bike as it is by the way,

it is a long stroke, low compression engine when used in India is running on 91 octane fuel.,, with a higher octane fuel, one could probably increase the compression ratio slightly and get a little more power from the engine.

Having 6 bikes including a Himalayan, it's Hitchcocks that makes the RE brand so appealing, to personalize your bike.

I reached 118 km/h (73.3mph) with it on the highway. 😊

Why are Enfield's so heavy ? Compared to other 350s .

My first bike a used 79' Yamaha RD 200 did 70 mph and this only does 75 ??

a limiter defeat seems almost necessary before you can do anything at all with this bike. air and exhaust may improve acceleration, but any gains in speed are lost in the limiter. ditto for any big bore kits or head work. such a shame because it is a beautiful bike, but its 100% pointless to own one here in Australia. and yes i've seen the 650, i honestly didn't like it. something seemed off between the super meteor and the meteor

I was looking at the specs of the Meteor vs Himalayan engines and it seems they both have the same stroke. Does that mean that the Himalayan is a bored out version of Meteor (or conversely the Meteor is a sleeved down version of the Himalayan)? If so would it be possible to drop a Himalayan engine into a Meteor bike? Where I live there are lots of mountains and an extra 4 ponies would come in very useful.

With respect the video shows nothing. Is the argument that in top gear only Enfield limit the revs to a level below where the rev limiter would cut in in the lower gears.

Hi, what was the power n torque loss when you performed the dyno run on Meteor?

Honda build a similar 350cc air-cooled single with an even longer stroke and smaller bore diameter,, That engine has an output of 21 bhp at a low 5500 rpm and produces a healthy 30 Nm at 3000 rpm.. The J series engine has a slightly shorter stroke and larger bore diameter so produces its maximum at around 6100 rpm and 27 Nm at 4000 rpm... Why is the RE engine down on power and torque compared to the Honda engine..?? The Honda talks about them using an "offset cylinder position that reduces the sliding friction and asymmetrical connecting rod ensures minimum energy loss while combustion. It uses closed crankcase with a wall between crankcase and transmission reducing energy loss due to internal friction". The Honda engine is extremely frugal... I guess the RE engine has more internal friction and transfer loss.. The 411cc single in the RE scram/himmalyan can get a 15% boost of power without sacrificing to much low end grunt with a TEC UK designed camshaft.. Maybe the Meteor could get a boost from 20.2 to around 23 bhp with a redesign of the camshaft.. The Honda engine in a lightweight bike with slightly shorter gear ratios (the CB350RS have a very tall gearing),, could be a seller in Europe as a great town and country lane bike.. But unfortunately Honda does not supply bikes with this engine in Europe.

So why bother putting out a new bike that has no freeway ride ? Yes it's great for a put around town but most people want to be able to get on the highway and get to the next off ramp, with hiway speed being 70 to 75 its not a good bike for anything but congested areas of the city, almost like idia made it for India? Put out a model with a top speed of like 110 to 115 and u will sale a lot more

the new enfield hunter 350 with the same engine and weighing 181kg has a top speed of 114 km/h. (or around 71 mph) according to royal enfield. A clear evidence that the RE 350cc bikes are speed limited. one guy in India reached 130km/h on the GPS on a Hunter 350 on a long stretch so maybe he unlocked this limiter.. But 130Km/h was probably with the wind in the back.. 20.2hp will never give you more than around 129km/h anyway..

So WHY is it ‘speed’ limited? What purpose does it serve?

That sound tho!

Praticamente che velocità massima ha?

Merci ✌️🇨🇵

All bikes have a rev limiter. It's call your right hand.

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In any case, petrol bikes will be obsolete in the next few years. The younger guys wont even know how to use a clutch and gear shifter. Everything will be electric and automatic like e-scooters.

I hope my classic 350 isn't going to be limited to 75mph all the time even after running in, I may aswell have bought a 125 lol