2021 Royal Enfield Meteor 350: Affordable but awesome

The Meteor 350 is Royal Enfield's first crack at the US cruiser market.

It uses a clean-sheet, 349-cc, single-cylinder engine and a five-speed gearbox.

The engine makes a surprisingly tractable 20 horsepower.

The Meteor features a single disc brake up front with a Bybre caliper.

It also sports basic, non-adjustable suspension.

What it lacks in bling, it makes up for by being pleasant to ride and cheap to own.

The bike also features a unique Tripper turn-by-turn navigation display.

Royal Enfield is asking just $4,399 for the Meteor to start.

It plans on having the bikes in dealers in May.

What's unclear is whether the bike will find a home with the big engine-obsessed US cruiser buyer.