The New Hotness.

[Megadan]

Originally Posted by Darkrider

So....this thread has me looking at the RE bikes again. The Hunter 350 and Meteor are a bit easier to swallow price wise with both of them being just under 7K according to the RE Canadian site.

The Hunter and Meteor 350 are nice, but be prepared for modded Hawk 250 top speeds. They only make a hair over 20hp.

[TominMO]

My local-ish BMW/RE dealer in St Louis is having a nice sale on new 2023 REs.
OTD prices:
350 Classic, $4000
350 Hunter, $3800
411 Scram, $4000
411 Himalayan, $4000
Int 650, $5000

https://www.gatewaybmw.com/inventory/new/Royal-Enfield/

This year is devoted to paying off my two credit cards, otherwise I'd snap something up.

[TominMO]

Originally Posted by Megadan

The Hunter and Meteor 350 are nice, but be prepared for modded Hawk 250 top speeds. They only make a hair over 20hp.

True, but higher torque values should help with hills. So overall, 65 mph should be a good cruising speed for them.

[Darkrider]

Originally Posted by Megadan

The Hunter and Meteor 350 are nice, but be prepared for modded Hawk 250 top speeds. They only make a hair over 20hp.

Still a much better option then the Navi or grom so there is that. The Dapper Grey Hunter starts at $5300 and the Meteor starts at $6800. The Scram 411 is around $6750. However the one major disadvantage of the closest dealer being 2.5 hours away is that it isnt as easy to just look at them in person and figure out which one i actually fit comfortably on. But all of them have gotta be bigger physically then the Navi and i fit on that one alright being 6'2.

[2LZ]

Originally Posted by TominMO

True, but higher torque values should help with hills. So overall, 65 mph should be a good cruising speed for them.

Indeed. The 350 RE motor is all about the useful torque. Heck, all their motors are designed with that in mind. Maximum usefulness for the size, not maximum performance.

[Megadan]

I just try to point that out for people because many people have the wrong idea of what the capabilities of those bikes are. The same thing was true with the original Himalayan too, and for a short time the used market was full of those things because people expected more from the than they were capable of.

[Megadan]

Originally Posted by Darkrider

Still a much better option then the Navi or grom so there is that. The Dapper Grey Hunter starts at $5300 and the Meteor starts at $6800. The Scram 411 is around $6750. However the one major disadvantage of the closest dealer being 2.5 hours away is that it isnt as easy to just look at them in person and figure out which one i actually fit comfortably on. But all of them have gotta be bigger physically then the Navi and i fit on that one alright being 6'2.

The Hunter 350 is a little on the small side for me, but not uncomfortable at all for 6'4'' tall me. I would definitely get one of those over a Grom or Navi, for sure.

[Megadan]

Originally Posted by TominMO

My local-ish BMW/RE dealer in St Louis is having a nice sale on new 2023 REs.
OTD prices:
350 Classic, $4000
350 Hunter, $3800
411 Scram, $4000
411 Himalayan, $4000
Int 650, $5000

https://www.gatewaybmw.com/inventory/new/Royal-Enfield/

This year is devoted to paying off my two credit cards, otherwise I'd snap something up.

$5k for an INT650 is a great deal too. If they had that deal at my local dealer while I was getting my Shotgun, I probably would have bought an Interceptor.