Hadujorganic - is it about the same physical size as the old 500 Bullet? Ferdi was impressed with the smoothness. Maybe we're just a piston away from a new 500cc Bullet...?
I can't answer that - I'd have to see them side by side.
The impression I got was that the Meteor is a low and somewhat wide bike, accentuated by the teardrop tank and the broad tractor seat. he wheelbase didn't look especially long either, but that could just be a perception thing.
It's too bad RE thought they needed to appeal to the cruiser crowd. The direct competition for this bike in India seems to be the Honda CB350 ('H'ness) which is more of a classic UJM ergonomic setup, which I find much more compelling.