UPDATE – Royal Enfield Hunter 350 has been priced from Rs 1.49 lakh in India. List and details here.
The much-awaited Royal Enfield Hunter 350 will finally go on sale in the country on Sunday that’s August 7, 2022. The new motorcycle has been fully revealed ahead of its planned launch. RE’s CEO Siddhartha Lal said that the new Hunter 350 was under development since 2016. It is based on the heavily modified Royal Enfield’s J-Series 350cc platform that underpins the Meteor 350 and the Classic 350.
The company claims that the chassis has been modified to offer a completely unique motorcycle with different characteristics; offering agile and fun-to-ride experience. The Royal Enfield Hunter 350 comes with several classic design elements such as round-shaped headlight, turn indicators, tail-lights and IRVMs. The motorcycle over design is more roadster than cruiser.
It comes with tear-drop-shaped fuel tank, which allows rider to find grip with his knees. The foot pegs are set back to offer a sportier riding position. The motorcycle will be offered in 6 colour options – Rebel Blue, Rebel Red, Rebel Black, Dapper Ash, Dapper White and Dapper Grey. The Royal Enfield Hunter 350 comes with LED tail-light and LED turn signals, while the headlamp gets a halogen bulb.
The stock bike has Royal graphics on the fuel tank along with Royal Enfield badge. The off-set instrument console on the handlebar seems identical to the one offered on the Meteor 350. It comes with a tripper navigation pod, which is expected to be offered as an optional or with top-end variant. The upswept tail and exhaust give it a roadster look.
The new Royal Enfield Hunter 350 is powered by the same 349cc, single-cylinder, 4-stroke air-oil cooled engine with fuel injection. This engine is currently offered with the Meteor 350 and the Classic 350. Couple to a 5-speed gearbox, the new SOHC engine produces 20.2bhp of power at 6100rpm and a peak torque of 27Nm at 4,000rpm. The motorcycle is claimed to offer a maximum speed of 114kmph.
The motorcycle weighs 181kg, making it over 10kg lighter than the Classic 350. It has a fuel tank of 13-litres capacity. The Hunter 350 offers a low seat height of 800mm and the wheelbase of 1,370mm. The motorcycle rides on 17-inch alloy wheels wrapped in 110/70 and 140/70 section tyres at the front and rear respectively.
It has 41mm telescopic front forks and twin shock absorbers with 6-step adjustable preload at the rear. For braking, the bike gets 300mm front disc and 270mm rear disc along with a dual-channel ABS system.
With the new Hunter, Royal Enfield will target a new set of buyers looking for a bigger capacity roadster. This motorcycle can be used for daily commute as well as occasional highway ride. It will be the brand’s smallest and cheapest motorcycle in the market.
If reports are to be believed, the new motorcycle could be priced as low as Rs 1.5 lakh. The lower-spec variants are likely to offer spoked wheels and single-channel ABS.
