NEW DELHI: Mid-sized motorcycle maker Royal Enfield, part of Eicher Motors, on Friday launched its all-new cruiser bike Meteor 350 at a starting price of Rs 1.76 lakh (ex-showroom Chennai).

            The Royal Enfield Meteor 350 will be available in three editions, – the Fireball, the Stellar and the Supernova. All editions are fitted with alloy wheels and tubeless tyres as standard, giving riders convenience and peace of mind, especially on long journeys, the company said.

            While the Meteor 350 Fireball will be available at a starting price of Rs 1,75,817, the Stellar comes at Rs 1,81,326 and the Supernova at Rs 1,90,536 (all ex-showroom Chennai prices), it added.

            The Meteor 350 inherits its name from another Royal Enfield bike  launched at the end of 1952, the Meteor, a touring motorcycle, the company said.

       The new model has been designed and developed by designers and engineers based at Royal Enfield’s two state-of-the-art technical centres, in Chennai and Bruntingthorpe, the UK. It is powered by a 349 cc air-oil cooled single-cylinder engine that generates 20.2 bhp and 27 Nm of torque at 4,000 rpm. (AGENCIES)