Royal Enfield has refreshed its most affordable offering for the Indian market, the Hunter 350. With the update, the motorcycle maker has addressed one key issue of the motorcycle, its ride quality. With that concern addressed, Royal Enfield has kept the Hunter 350 unchanged overall, meaning retaining all the aspects that made it popular, but has given it new colour schemes, rekindling its rivalry with the Honda CB 350 RS. So here’s how the two motorcycles compare against each other.
2025 Royal Enfield Hunter 350 vs Honda CB 350 RS: Overview of the two motorcycles
The goal with the Hunter 350 was to encourage riders onto the Royal Enfield platform with an easy motorcycle and Royal Enfield has done that well. It gets minimal bodywork in some interesting colour options, a telescopic fork at the front, dual rear shocks, a single-piece seat, a round LED headlight, disc brakes at both ends with dual-channel ABS, a semi-digital instrument console, and more.
The Honda CB 350 RS has been on sale for a while now and the motorcycle is the more stylish choice in the lineup. Similar to the new Hunter 350, the CB 350 RS also gets telescopic forks, dual rear shocks, disc brakes at both ends, and more. When comparing both motorcycles side-by-side, the Honda is larger in proportion and the Hunter looks small for an Enfield.
| Specifications | 2025 Hunter 350 | CB 350 RS |
| Suspension (F) | Telescopic | Telescopic |
| Suspension (R) | Dual Shock | Dual Shock |
| Brake (F) | 300 mm Disc | 310 mm Disc |
| Brake (R) | 270 mm Disc | 240 mm Disc |
| Tyre (F) | 110/70 R17 | 100/90 R19 |
| Tyre (R) | 140/70 R17 | 150/70 R17 |
| Seat Height | 790 mm | 800 mm |
| Dash | Semi-digital | Semi-digital |
| Weight | 181 kg | 180 kg |
| Fuel Capacity | 13-litres | 15-litres |
2025 Royal Enfield Hunter 350 vs Honda CB 350 RS: Engine specifications
Both motorcycles are powered by a 350cc single-cylinder engine mated to a five-speed gearbox. They are both air-cooled and are thumpers. The Hunter, despite being much smaller than the Honda, weighs the same, and the Honda CB 350 RS makes more power and torque compared to the Hunter 350.
| Engine Specs | 2025 Hunter 350 | CB 350 RS |
| Displacement | 349 cc, single | 348.36 cc, single |
| Power | 20.2 bhp | 20.78 bhp |
| Torque | 27 Nm | 30 Nm |
| Gearbox | 5-speed | 5-speed |
| Price | Rs 1.49 lakh onwards | Rs 2.15 lakh onwards |
