Price ₹ 1.77 lakh onwards | MileageNA | Engine349cccc | Engine Power 20.2hp at 6100rpm | Engine Torque27Nm at 4000rpm | Kerb Weight178kg |
The Royal Enfield Hunter 350 is currently the entry point to the Royal Enfield family and is also the lightest model on sale from the Chennai-based...
The Royal Enfield Hunter 350 is currently the entry point to the Royal Enfield family and is also the lightest model on sale from the Chennai-based bikemaker. It is powered by the tried and tested J-series 349cc engine which puts out 20hp and 27Nm of torque. With a starting price of Rs 1.50 lakh (ex-showroom, Chennai), classic British roadster design and the aspirational Royal Enfield badge, it's not hard to see why the Hunter has become a runaway success.
Royal Enfield Hunter 350 design The Hunter 350 is styled to look like your typical retro roadster, and it does look quite nice. It gets a...
The Hunter 350 is styled to look like your typical retro roadster, and it does look quite nice. It gets a round halogen headlamp, teardrop-shaped fuel tank, a flat seat, a small side panel with the Hunter 350 branding and a neat tail section with a round tail-lamp. Many will appreciate the Hunter for its simplistic styling.
Features wise, the Hunter keeps it simple with no fancy toys, but it's not poorly equipped either. There's a neatly designed USB charging port as standard and you can option the Tripper navigation display if you like. The Metro variant also gets hazard lights and both models run a halogen headlamp that works quite well. Riding this bike is just a reminder that it’s better to have a good halogen bulb over a poor LED any day of the week.
While the power and torque figures are exactly the same (20hp and 27Nm), RE says they have mapped the engine slightly differently. They've already managed to make the Classic and Meteor engine feel a little different to each other by doing this, and the same applies to the Hunter. This motor feels a little more responsive and the sound from the shorter exhaust is a little more raspy.
On the move, the Hunter 350 feels light on its feet, which doesn’t come as a surprise, given that it’s lost 14kg over the Classic 350 with which it shares its platform. However, the ride quality of the Hunter 350 is a mixed bag. Suspension hardware isn't the issue, it’s the set-up. While the front end feels nice and absorbent, the rear feels unusually stiff. It can feel quite uncomfortable going over a broken patch of road and uneven expansion joints, be it at slow or high speeds.
The Hunter 350 is not for Royal Enfield traditionalists and they will probably prefer the bigger, heavier and slower responding feeling of the Classic and Meteor. But that's exactly the point, and if you're someone who likes the idea of the impressive new age Royal Enfields, but haven't been able to gel with the existing bikes so far, or if you simply think they're too intimidating, this motorcycle might change your mind.
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