Royal Enfield Hunter 350 is a retro-style motorcycle with premium finish and features. Let’s go deep into the ride experience of 6000 km riding the Hunter 350
Ride Review
Starting with the engine is a 349 cc single-cylinder air and oil-cooled engine with a single overhead camshaft, and fuel-injected motor that produces 20. 2 HP at 6100 rpm and 27 rpm at 4000 rpm mated to a 5 Speed gearbox.
Coming to the ride experience the engine feels very Torquee right from the start and the motor has a distinctive thumping sound which we can expect from royal Enfield engines. The engine pulls cleanly from lower down rpm without any knocking, The tractability is fantastic you ride the in 4th gear at speeds of as low as 35 km with any problem. The bottom-end torque is good and the mid-range is where the Hunter 350 shines, a lot of power is available in the mid-range from 2000 rpm, and the top end is not so engaging at all it can go only speeds up to 115 to 120 km/hr at a full wack of the throttle.
Vibrations are there right from the start you can feel them near the tank, seat, and handle bars once you start moving vibrations meltdown but at higher speeds like 80 to 100 there are continuous vibrations on the seat, handlebars, and tank area which is not very stressful but you should look into the motorcycle before riding.
Highway riding, Touring, and crushing speeds
Hunter 350 is a good highway performer you can tour on this bike with crushing speeds of 80 km/hr to 100 km/hr all day long with minimal vibrations, I feel 90km/hr is a sweet spot to cruise without any problem the engine feels less stressed at that point with enough amount of power to overtake the ongoing traffic. It has good touring capabilities from the engine side and luggage caring capacity.
Hunter 350 Exhaust Sound
Brakes and Tyres
Hunter 350 comes with a 300 mm disc with a two-piston calliper and a massive 270 mm rear disc with a single-piston calliper and comes with dual channel ABS as standard. Braking is good and offers good stopping power and feedback, but ABS is too intrusive in hard braking and the bike moves forward in braking suddenly when you are braking on speed breakers or rumble strips be watchful in that situation.
Tyres are 110/70 R 17 at the front and 140/70 R 17 at the rear with alloy wheels and tubeless tyres but in the retro model spoke wheels with tub tyres are available, ours is a metro model dapper grey colour. Tyres are from MRF they offer good grip and longevity of tyres.
Suspension and Chassis
Suspension is taken care of by 41 mm telescopic forks at the front with 130 mm of travel and twin shock absorbers at the rear with 6-step adjustability for preload with 102 mm of travel. The suspension is a bit stiff at the front and very smooth and plush at the rear.
Hunter 350 is the lightest bike from Royal Enfield at 181 kg wet but still, it is on the heavier side you will not feel the weight when you are riding it feels very light and easy to move, and group clearance of 150 mm can tackle any speed breakers in the Indian roads
Hunter 350 Mileage and Range
Hunter 350 gives you a mileage between 30 kmpl to 35 kmpl depending on your riding style and a range of 300 kms to 350 kms on a full tank with reserve petrol left over to use it is a good range considering a fuel capacity of 13 litres.
Royal Enfiled Hunter 350 Prices
Hunter 350 is offered in two variants one is a retro model with an ex-showroom price of Rs 1,49,900 and ours is a metro model in a Deep grey colour starting from Rs 1,69,656 and a road price of 2,20,000 and additional charges for accessories to choose from.
