Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India launched the new classic motorcycles – the CB350 and the CB350 RS in the 350cc motorcycle segment, which is dominated by Royal Enfield. These motorcycles are sold through Honda’s BigWing premium dealership network. The company had discontinued the CB300R naked streetfighter in April 2020.
The Honda CB300R was discontinued due to the stringent BS6 emission norms adopted since April 1, 2020. It is expected that the naked roadster is now ready to make a comeback in the country with a BS6 compliant engine. In fact, Honda Two-wheelers has dispatched 8 units of the CB300R in India in April 2021.
The Japanese two-wheeler manufacturer is working on increasing the BigWing dealership network. The company’s new models including the CB350 and the CB350 RS have received positive response from buyers. With the BS6-compliant CB300R, Honda aims to further boost sales of BigWing dealerships in the premium motorcycle space.
The 2021 Honda CB300R will be powered by a BS6-compliant 286cc liquid-cooled, DOHC, single-cylinder engine. In the BS4 avatar, this engine offered 31.4bhp of power and 27.5Nm of torque. The engine will be coupled to a 6-speed gearbox.
Suspension mechanism will comprise of 41mm telescopic front forks and Pro-Link single shock at the rear. For braking, the bike gets 296mm front disc and 220mm rear disc. A dual-channel ABS system will come as standard. The BS4 model had a kerb weight of 143kgs, and fuel tank of 10-litres capacity.
Designed on the Honda Neo Sports Cafe concept, the 2021 Honda CB300R appears more like a smaller version of the Honda CB1000R. The motorcycle gets brushed aluminum radiator shroud, premium finish parts of steel tubular frame, dual-chamber exhaust with contrasting black with chrome, and full LED lighting system, and a LCD instrument panel with “Peak Hold Function”, etc. It comes fitted with 17-inch alloy wheels shod with 110/70R-17 radial and 150/60R-17 Dunlop radial front and rear tyres.
The BS4 version of the 2021 Honda CB300R was retailed at a price of Rs 2.42 lakh (ex-showroom, India). In the BS6 avatar, the CB300R is expected to receive a price hike of around Rs 10,000 and could be priced around Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 2.55 lakh.
