With the launch of CB350 line by Honda, the Japanese bike maker aimed to get a bit of Royal Enfield’s huge pie. No matter how Honda positioned it, gross sales reviews inside 200cc to 500cc present that there is no such thing as a beating Royal Enfield. Honda barely managed to push over 1,000 models in January 2023.
2023 Honda CB350 and CB350RS Launched
At the identical time, Royal Enfield pushed out over 64,000 models of 350cc bikes. To broaden the envelope of its merchandise in India, HMIL has provide you with a brand new technique. Fruits of that are 4 customized kits provided with H’ness 350 and two customized kits provided with CB350 RS. Apart from these customized kits, Honda has additionally up to date the CB350 for assembly BS6 Phase 2 norms. Prices begin from Rs 2.1 lakh for the CB350 and Rs 2.15 lakh for the CB350RS.
A complete of three variants are on supply with CB350 and CB350RS. These are DLX, DLX Pro and DLX Pro Chrome. Prices for the CB350 vary from Rs 2.1 lakh to Rs 2.15 lakh, whereas that of the CB350RS ranges from Rs 2.15 lakh to Rs 2.18 lakh. All costs are ex-sh.
Custom Kits Based on CB350 RS
Honda CB350 RS was Scrambler-ish in its design. While Honda H’ness CB350 was a traditional retro cruiser. CB350 RS bought a distinct rear subframe, fork gaiters, and sporty colors contrasting black end on engine and exhaust. Adding extra drama to this providing are SUV Custom and Cafe Racer.
CB350 RS SUV Custom package is priced at Rs 7,00. It will get a small windscreen at entrance, knuckle guards, engine crash guards, rear pannier mounts and colour-matching pinstriping on black alloy wheels. If ORVMs had been blackened, it could look far more cohesive. CB350 RS Cafe Racer will get a singular headlight cowl and a single-seater choice. Pillion seat is changed with a sporty cowl and pin striping. This package is priced at Rs 17,500.
H’ness CB350 Custom Kits
With H’ness CB350, Honda is providing 4 customized kits. They are Comfort Custom, Solo Carrier, Tourer Custom, and a Cafe Racer. H’ness CB350 Comfort Custom because the identify suggests is oriented in the direction of consolation. Rider will get a tall windscreen, knuckle guards, crash guards. Pillion will get a backrest and Honda has bundled a pannier mount and entrance fork gaiters like seen with SUV Custom. Comfort Custom is the one one to lack pinstriping. Price of this package is Rs 16,500.
Out of all of the customized kits, Solo Carrier permits most baggage carrying capability. The pillion seat is changed with a baggage provider. Chrome applique on facet panel, fork gaiter and a tiny windscreen are provided too. Oddly, Solo Carrier misses out on pannier mounts, which may have added extra luggage-carrying choices. This package is priced at Rs 16,200.
Taking a take a look at the Cafe Racer with H’ness CB350, it appears precisely just like the Cafe Racer package with CB350 RS, sans blackened finishes. With H’ness CB350, we get chrome therapy. With each Cafe Racers, Honda ought to have provided low-set clip-on handlebars. Maybe lowered headlight unit to be in keeping with the gasoline tank’s top. And take away engine crash guards. It is priced at Rs 22,200.
Lastly, now we have H’ness CB350 Tourer Custom. On the floor, it’s just like Comfort Custom. Tourer Custom will get a rear baggage rack behind pillion seat as an alternative of backrest. Also, it will get pinstriping and chrome applique on facet panels. It is priced from Rs 17,600.
Specs & Features
Honda CB350 comes outfitted with a 348.36 cc single-cylinder engine growing 15.5 kW of energy (20.78 bhp) and 30 Nm. This engine is provided with a 5-speed gearbox. Honda ought to have provided revised rider geometry with every customized package with completely different handlebars and completely different foot peg positions. Instead, Honda has provided these “custom” kits like one measurement matches all.
Mr. Atsushi Ogata, Managing Director, President & CEO, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India stated, “Ahead of the government’s deadline, HMSI has been aggressively working on upgrading the product line up with latest norms. Today, we launch the new OBD2B compliant 2023 H’ness CB350 and CB350RS which are future ready. Since inception, the CB350s have received tremendous response not only in India but globally. We are also very positive that the specially curated custom kits under the new customization section ‘My CB, My Way’ will further delight our new as well as existing CB350 customers.”
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