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Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India did not take very long between announcing that about Honda CB300R's India launch to actually launching it. This is by far one of those motorcycles we'd been excited to learn more about and then, well obviously, ride it. Honda had promised that the price of the CB300R would be kept under Rs 2.5 lakh and they did keep to their promise launching it at Rs 2.41 lakh (ex-showroom, pan India). On road, however, it will be about Rs 2.7 lakh in Delhi.
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Honda CB300R is powered by a 286.01 cc liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, fuel-injected engine that produces 30 bhp at 8,000 rpm and 27.4 Nm of torque at 6,500 rpm. The CB300R is currently the lightest motorcycle in its segment – about 2 kilograms lighter than KTM 390 Duke at 147 kg – so we expect the CB300R should promise quick acceleration. Honda also say that it has the best torque-two-weight ratio.
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Up front, the Honda CB300R get a 296 mm disc with a four-pot calliper and comes with a dual-channel ABS (anti-lock braking system) as standard. For suspension, it gets upside down forks up front and monoshock at the rear with seven-step preload adjustment.
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The riding stance on the CB300R will be a rather a relaxed one and it shouoldn't be a problem for short riders either with a seat height of 800 mm. Comfortable for city riding but if you choose to focus on the 'Sports' of the 'Neo Sports Cafe', the CB300R will most likely not disappoint. It gets big round profile tyres too (front – 110/70, rear 150/60).
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Honda CB300R comes equipped with an informative full LCD multifunction instrument cluster with gear shift indicator which Honda call the 'Peak Hold' function.
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The round headlamp gives the Honda CB300R its retro appeal and the fact that all of the lamps on the motorcycle are LED cover the 'Neo' of 'Neo Sports Cafe'.
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The exhaust design on the Honda CB300R is inspired by larger CB motorcycles and features a two-room structure which allows throatier sound and improved acceleration as well.
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At a price of Rs 2.41 lakh (ex-showroom), Honda CB300R competes with the likes of KTM 390 Duke at (Rs 2.44 lakh – ex-showroom) but in terms of performance, KTM 250 Duke is rather at par with 29.6 bhp and a price tag that tips at Rs 1.8 lakh (ex-showroom). But if you are willing to spend that kind of scratch, there also the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 with 47 bhp at Rs 2.5 lakh (ex-showroom).
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