Royal Enfield Meteor 350: These silencers are not illegal

Royal Enfield launched the Meteor 350 with a brand new engine. However along with the bike, the company also launched a range of accessories including silencers. Read about these exhaust systems which will not render your Royal Enfield illegal.

The Royal Enfield motorcycle be it the Royal Enfield Classic 350, Royal Enfield Bullet or the recently launched Royal Enfield Meteor 350 are all synonymous to your travel dreams. But people also do buy these bikes to get them customised to their personal tastes. The most common modifications made to Royal Enfield bikes include fog lights and aftermarket exhaust systems and silencers. Some do it to scrape out a bit of performance while the rest just want to hear the thump even more clearly. However let us tell you that all the aftermarket exhausts and silencers available are literally illegal. Here is your guide to aftermarket exhausts and why you should not be fitting them. Why are aftermarket exhausts illegal? The role of an exhaust is a complex one. According to the guideline issued, manufacturers take great pains to design exhaust systems. They are designed not only to comply to sound norms, but also with emission norms. Most locally made systems are crude units and mostly free flow in nature. This means that they have no mod cons inside the pipe. This also means that these systems do not filter noise and pollutants as well as the factory fit items. So apart from making a hell lot of noise, they also will render the bike non complaint to emission norms. This will invite trouble for you as the Police are free to put a challan. Most importantly in most parts of the country, the Police have confiscated the bikes, removed the silencers and destroyed them. These units are nothing but trouble for the owner and it is advisable to stay away from them.