Touring on a Royal Enfield Meteor 350 - Any good?

[@essexrider3016]

What a great video log of your tour. Thanks so much for putting this together. Really enjoyable to watch and proves how capable these bikes are. As a returning biker I bought one 2 years ago. It's been brilliant and to be honest I didn't expect to keep it for long but am so happy with it I can't envisage replacing it. It does everything I want it to. I do enjoy pulling up to park with other bikes and thinking how cost effective my meteor is compared to the big GS and yet we travelled along the same roads and enjoyed the same scenery. Thanks again, looking forward to more of the same. Inspirational! Liked and subbed!

[@dartmoormole]

@@essexrider3016 Much appreciated. Yep love the little Enfield

[@jokey4946]

Cracking video of your tour on your meteor. Best bike for comfort and mpg that ive owned cant see me trading it in for another big bike.

[@Disposalist]

I used to do weekend tours to Europe (from England - furthest was East German/Czech border) on a 1958 Ariel that was unhappy over 40mph and really struggled up hills, so I find it hilarious (and a bit sad) when folks insist you need a 1+ litre adventure bike or some such to tour. My classic tours were fantastic. Some bonkers folks tour thousands of miles on bicycles with all their camping gear etc. Any motorcycle is easy really. One of the biggest limitations I've found over the years is range anxiety (ie. Needing to constantly manage fuel stops and avoid detours even if they look fun) and a big bike will have it where a small one will not. Simple as that. I'm glad the meteor is good for you. I'm going to be getting a Bullet and hope to be doing similar.

[@dartmoormole]

@@Disposalist Yeah you're so right! Downsizing was a great move for me. Enjoying motorcycles more than ever

[@mikehatswell3961]

I absolutely love my meteor, I bought it to use as my winter bike but I have found it so much fun that it’s become my go to bike and my bigger bikes don’t get as much use, I ride two up about 90% of the time and it copes almost as well as solo, it’s surprised me just how good it is with a passenger, the suspension is actually better two up than my far more expensive Triumph, it’s a proper work horse of a bike and I definitely won’t be parting with it, it’s a keeper 👍

[@dartmoormole]

@@mikehatswell3961 Thanks for the info, appreciated

[@mikehatswell3961]

@@dartmoormole I live in Moray and have ridden the military road a couple of times on the meteor both solo with luggage and two up, I averaged 105 MPG two up and 111 MPG Solo, being a Yorkshireman, living in Scotland that’s important 🤣🤣 all the best buddy 👍

[@dartmoormole]

@@mikehatswell3961 Thanks for the info

[@carlarthur4442]

Great scenery 👌, the Meteor doesn't cost much to fill up about £15 , as you should know it does approx 80 to 100 m p g 😀, because its lighter , its a go anywhere bike , like you it's the 1st cruiser bike I've had and the feet slightly forward I find it easy and very comfortable ride 😀, I love getting out on mine , got a mate with the 350 Classic we get out on a ride as much as we can , visiting biker Cafe's etc & runs to Wales , great bikes , I like the simplicity of the bike .

[@dartmoormole]

@@carlarthur4442 Agreed!

[@Between-Bikes]

Thumbs up!

[@Book-bz8ns]

Those roads are what those bikes were made for. I tend to think of motorcycles as a kind of horse. You wouldnt take a high dollar racer out on muddy backroads, and you you wouldnt take you best walking pony to compete in the triple crown. So pick your horse based on the kind of riding you do, like everybody says. You wont avoid every motorway, you wont always be on dirt roads.

[@ChrisJohnson-pd4hh]

I notice your Meteor has no back rest fitted. Did it come with one? I am thinking of removing mine. I think the bike looks better without it.

[@dartmoormole]

@@ChrisJohnson-pd4hh Hi. No it didn't come with a back rest. As I don't really carry a passenger on the bike I didn't bother

[@SoupDragon63]

Mint

[@IndigoJo]

Have you ever taken this up Porlock? How does it manage on a very steep hill like that?

[@dartmoormole]

@@IndigoJo Porlock in Devon?

[@IndigoJo]

@@dartmoormole Exmoor yeah (Porlock itself is in Somerset).

[@dartmoormole]

@@IndigoJo I live on Dartmoor but know the hill well! Never rode the meteor in Devon as it stays in Scotland. But similar size hills there. Copes really well but obviously need to use the gears more

[@davidmatthews3093]

@@dartmoormoleThere aren’t many hills like Porlock.

[@NatSatFat]

I would pay a thing to go on that "three Locks forest Drive" because it is very shoddy road way to many big potholes and too much loose stuff.

[@dartmoormole]

Fair comment!

[@davidmatthews3093]

I think that you are missing the point.