2022 Royal Enfield Hunter 350 Review | Bangkok rush hour on the new Hunter 350

[@specialized500]

Most people would use the stock tyres until they are worn out it's not a sports bike after all. A good practical review .

[@visordown]

Like I said in the review, for many riders the stock hoops won't be a problem...

[@davidbarton7463]

Thanks for the review and honest assessment, just goes to show that a bike doesn't have to be top rung with all the bells and whistles for it to be comfortable and fun.

[@visordown]

It does show that, and this is just a long line of bikes that uses that ethos

[@RUBBERNMETAL]

Welcome to Southeast Asia! It’s hot, humid, and congested in the cities. Look forward to more content like this! Great review too!

[@gopankardas4147]

Same in most Indian cities.

[@hawedehre]

A good offer. Royal Enfield brings the right products for these times. The new Himalayan looks promising as well.

[@visordown]

When it lands, which we are told is not too far away!

[@hawedehre]

I just got my Meteor some month ago, so all set, but I wanted to spread some good words about these bikes.

[@RikkyTang]

I've enjoyed a ride on the Meteor 350 and yeah I think these have got a place in some worldwide markets. Great quick-fire review Toad 👍

[@visordown]

Cheers Rikky!

[@vishnugopan9715]

It cost 149000 for Retro 163900 for metro Dapper and 16700 for Metro Rebel . Top speed about 120 kmph.(company claim) Pros: 1)Good for short distance Ride 2)Agile to handle, 3)Easy to filter through tight traffic. 4)Good exhaust note. 5)Head turning decals and design. Cons 1) speedo quality is poor and overall quality is average. 2) Heating can be felt on legs,but you won't feel much heat on meteor or new classic 350 3) seat cushion only good on metro varient 4)Fuel efficiency is low 5) performance is average 6) won't feel comfortable for long Rides. (If you where in india, you can choose TVS RONIN instead of this one.) Every bike is an Engineer miracle . Respect every machines 😊

[@melissacain9737]

That's a very low top speed for a 350cc. I had a 125cc that was limited at 115kmph

[@abinashpanda393]

How fuel efficiency is low it's given 40+ KMPL in the highway.

[@THUGPUTIN]

@@melissacain9737 here in India, expressway also has 120kmph speed limit...

[@roviwoteap2375]

A fair honest review of what looks, quite a nice bike. Thanks for posting.

[@visordown]

thanks for watching!

[@gabzsy4924]

This is the PERFECT middle ground between the Interceptor e Meteor. Now I just want a 650cc version and I'll be happy.

[@Meeeeeee37]

Interceptor is 650 cc

[@gabzsy4924]

@@Meeeeeee37 I was referring to the Hunter 350, I wish it had a 650cc model.

[@lancerbiker5263]

Those CEAT tires you complained about were designed for street riding, not short track, where they curiously failed to impress you. Your review was the only one I have found a complaint... All other reviews have been impressed with them. Strange...

[@markymarknj]

The CEAT rubber on my Meteor is fine; they've been good to me so far. Then again, at 60 years of age, my peg scraping days are WELL behind me!

[@davidcann8788]

Great to see a review of this bike in English and in Bangkok, which is where I want to ride it.

[@tonymiddlehurst8438]

Surprised to hear about the heavy clutch, the one on my Classic 350 feels perfect. I like that RE has cut away the bottom section of the frame (not mentioned in the review?) as that addresses the Classic's main issue which is the poor positioning and adjustability of the gearshift lever. Also like the Hunter's gear position indicator, again not present on the Classic but a useful thing.

[@davidjones535]

R.E. needs to bring out more mid size bikes just not the G.T. and Interceptor.

[@visordown]

I'm sure they have something on the boil with the 650cc platform...

[@benjaminforman1616]

I've heard rumors of the super meteor, that baby sounds fun, and I hope they are true

[@abymathew295]

There are at least 3 new 650cc RE models in the works. Probably launching before the year ends.

[@PepperShepard]

@@visordown the new Shotgun 650 is incoming FYI 🫶🏼 Happy Independence Day from INDIA mate 🫡🇮🇳❤️

[@MultiThunder1234]

RE is scheduled to launch the 650 Shotgun this year

[@1MrBryn]

I'm glad they flew you to Bangkok. Watching bike launches from Spain is geting a bit old.

[@visordown]

It was nice to go somewhere different - it's a bloody long way though!

[@1990-t1j]

Good-looking, practical bike. I'll stick to my KTM 390 Duke, though. I live in Thailand. Up north.

[@rdavidsen7344]

When in Bangkok...cue flip flops, shorts, t-shirt, no helmet. Great review!

[@visordown]

I wish I was brave enough!

[@neoncat3546]

Wait you guys think this bike has heavy clutch, guys ride the old gen bullets, they had clutch that took heavy muscle power for sure xD

[@varuchi.10.05]

Best word’s: It doesn’t do any one thing amazingly well, it doesn’t do anything badly either, doesn’t stop you falling for the type of the bike it is and the kind of character it is.

[@visordown]

Cheers!

[@klaatuzogran4503]

I think many years ago I read a review of a Rolls Royce which said the same thing, well the first half anyway 😜

[@lgwappo]

Where I live it's 105-109 degrees in the summer & the only way I can ride in it is: 100 cotton t-shirt, mesh jacket, removed my windscreen. The t-shirt is soaked with sweat but wind blows through the mesh jacket & the sweat evaporation creates cooling. It's not bad once you're over 20 mph.

[@visordown]

the trouble with Bangkok is getting to 20 mph! I'll for sure take a mesh jacket next time!

[@kevindarkstar]

Yuck 🫠

[@markymarknj]

@@visordown EXACTLY! Bangkok traffic is notorious worldwide.

[@kevindarkstar]

Fuel consumption will be 90 to 105 mpg given its lighter than the meteor but exactly the same engine

[@visordown]

Thanks for the info Kevin!

[@andersbarfodsvaneskolan9378]

the top spec RE hunter in India is 20% cheaper than the base fireball meteor.. The base model meteor cost 3879 pounds,, if the india prices are to judge the RE hunter should cost around 3150 pounds.. ,, that is cheap for such a bike..

[@visordown]

We are running a sweepstake - I'm saying £3,700 inc UK taxes.

[@densil101]

You’re not in Coventry anymore!! Actually, doesn’t look too dissimilar to the coventry ring road! Haha

[@visordown]

I basically escaped! :-)

[@skillfuldabest]

Would 180cm tall people be comfortable on this small bike? Also can you please link to the motorcycle wheels you would buy for this - thanks!

[@visordown]

There were some 'normal' sized folk on the launch (six foot plus) who found the Hunter to be okay on that front.

[@GAZPLE]

I would like to know if this bike will be comfortable for a 6”2?

[@visordown]

It's very relaxed. There were people on the launch who were (much) taller than me who got on fine.

[@markymarknj]

@@visordown thanks! As someone who's 6'1" and wanting to purchase this bike when it arrives in the US, that's good to know... :)

[@ravirajkhachar72]

Is it true that RE is using non branded brakes for Dapper variants and BYBRE brakes comes only with the Rebel variant?

[@cttadisakctt7437]

Love from THAILAND, I AM BANGKOK HERE HOPE SOME OPPOTUNITY TO MEET. HAVE SOME QUESTION THE RE HAVE THE PLAN TO CHANGE THEIR 650 platform or not, next week i will go to the flagstore and booking GT650. IF they are planning to change some feature of this engine i need to wait. THANK YOU

[@MrSang-py3dd]

I just hope that the new Bajaj-Triumph bike would become affordable unlike the BMW 350. I prefer liquid-cooled bikes more.👌

[@visordown]

Plus the Beemer is a bit of a minger to look at!

[@domi9577]

I'm not sure why the Dominar 400 isn't sold in the UK

[@maxuzb]

Only 1 con? What about most important stuff? The seat? geometry depends on it.

[@martinehulme8743]

Love it, I'm having one 💙

[@manavsharma628]

Hey, i have one. Can you please suggest me pair of tyres for it?

[@andersbarfod7266]

10kg lighter kerbweight so 171kg instead of 181kg and 10% more horses and torque.. so 22.3 bhp and 30 Nm would make it more of a european proposition.

[@visordown]

Royal Enfield make no secret of the fact that this bike's primary market is Asia - why not offering it up in Europe too though?!

[@joshuadavies8630]

looks like it takes a lot of styling from the triumph street twin

[@chetanandotra6696]

Hy due to small wheelbase does it look to small for people who’s height is more then 6ft tall ? What is your opinion on it man

[@visordown]

There were some 'normal' sized folk on the launch (six foot plus) who found the Hunter to be alright for them.

[@davidmacgregor5193]

This machine is mainly aimed at the Indian home market, the average Indian male is around 5 feet 6 inches and they weight under 70 Kg. If you think the Hunter 350 is too small for you just move on to a larger framed machine. In the early 1980's I owned a Laverda 1200 Mirage, the seat height was a lofty 34 inches, the reason it was so tall was the owner of the factory, Massimo Laverda was 6 feet 6 inches which is very tall for an Italian. He had the Laverda triples designed for someone of his own height, Massimo used to test ride the proto type Laverda models around the Dolomite mountains near his factory, he was a keen motorcyclist who happened to own a motorcycle building business.

[@victoriousrufus6747]

Get out to a showroom n check it up you plonker!

[@Hsp44]

@@davidmacgregor5193 no average height is 5,8 i think I’m 5,10 myself

[@Deployable-]

Does it have a throttle by wire?

[@MotherFarquhar]

You don't really want to be riding a motorbike in hot weather?

[@domi9577]

This bike seems completely pointless. I live in Thailand and have the Bajaj Dominar 400 which is the same price but has the KTM Duke 390 engine which is slightly detuned to 40bhp but is still double that of the Hunter. I also have a 15bhp/125kg Yamaha Aerox 155 sports scooter which has similar performance and comfort to the 180kg Hunter, does 120mpg and costs less than half the price to buy.

[@amalkumar2775]

Bajaj introduced the Dominar to compete with the RE. But now in India, the Dominar 400 and the RE are targeting different types of customers. So both coexist without destroying each other's market.

[@sissydreams7494]

Thank you for the fantastic review! This is a beautiful bike (and RE will sell a slew of them!), but it's way too heavy for the power it delivers. Price will be a major consideration. It can't compete with a Kawasaki z400 in performance, so it will HAVE TO rely on its looks (my guess is that pricing will be comparable).

[@markymarknj]

As a Meteor owner (the Meteor 350, Classic 350, and Hunter 350 all share the J platform), I rather like the weight. It's heavy enough to feel solidly planted on the road; it feels stable at speed. You also don't get blown over when trucks pass you or a gust of wind hits you. That said, the weight is down low, so it doesn't feel that heavy underway.

[@sissydreams7494]

@@markymarknj Thanks for the feedback. When the Hunter is available in the US, I'm definitely going to check it out!

[@Ashley.D]

This will be nowhere near the price of the Z400. In India this is 75% the price of the Classic 350, which goes for about £4.4k, so this could be £3.5k or hopefully even less.

[@agnijitdeb1558]

​@@markymarknj Yes. The weight in a relatively low power bike will atleast keep it planted in wind and rain. The feeling of cruising while staying planted is kinda less frightening/more confident. I rode a 150cc Bajaj Pulsar that weighed around 150kgs but the front tyre swayed in cross winds on bridges. Have the Hunter now. I hope this will not sway that easily. Have ridden the RE Thunderbird 350 before. It was very planted in many situations. Felt like it was on rails.

[@markymarknj]

@@agnijitdeb1558 cool! That's good to know, because I might give the Hunter 350 a look when we finally get it here in the US... :)

[@lukotoystv]

Thailand's weather is not the weather that you want to ride a motorcycle? What weather then? UK weather?

[@visordown]

Anything but that!

[@apexxxx10]

Thailand sunny tropical bikers paradise

[@UncleWally3]

What I’m hearing is that, on one hand, this review condemns the 350 with faint praise; the other hand has carpal tunnel syndrome from wrestling that clutch lever?

[@visordown]

It's not faint praise, it is okay at most things, just with a very lovable character!

[@1990-t1j]

Just watched this again. Only 3,000 GB pounds in Thailand.

[@PraviinRawal]

For 5"3 or 5"4?

[@vishalprabhakar09]

A 'Frugal' machine. :)

[@seauryakumar]

It's done in Bangkok because Indians don't require a visa for Thailand. Europe, North America or Australasia is out of the question.

[@visordown]

Cheers for the info!

[@domi9577]

Indians can get a visa on arrival in Thailand

[@MarmiteTheDog]

You should've popped in for a cuppa, Toad.

[@visordown]

Invite would be nice!

[@bfarm44]

I need this bike, in this color

[@shawnchristian5279]

Will this come to USA?

[@visordown]

It will, the plan with where it will launch and when is still being mapped out.

[@gewoon_commentaar6586]

I want this bike with the 650 twin engine

[@magellanicspaceclouds]

My take on this is save up a bit more money and get an Interceptor 😆

[@visordown]

That will be the case for most riders.

[@Hsp44]

They should bring hunter 650

[@nirmalyamisra]

interceptor is not comfortable for longer rides

[@markymarknj]

@@Hsp44 AFAIK, the next bike using the 650 platform will be either the Super Meteor or Shotgun 650. Both are under testing presently.

[@lodensherpa7341]

1lakh 91 thousand in india sikkkim

[@tomquinn607]

Why must modern reto bikes insist on producing that ugly seam along the gas tank which the original bikes didn't have?

[@23khidir]

Honda needs to release their version very soon 🤣🤣 or else .....

[@nirmalyamisra]

cb350RS

[@vijaybalaji9061]

This bike easily manage 450 km tank range.

[@brucejohnston9634]

thankyou.

[@visordown]

You're welcome! :-)

[@bfarm44]

Confucius say man who walk through airport turnstile sideways going to Bangkok

[@Nothing-nf8ve]

If you are a hobbit, im antman. :'(

[@geoffreynhill2833]

Has naming the price become taboo? 🥴

[@markymarknj]

RE doesn't announce the price of a bike until it hits the market. When it goes to Europe and later the US, they'll announce the pricing at the same time. Since it's a J platform bike, I'd expect the pricing to be in line with the Meteor 350 or Classic 350.

[@geoffreynhill2833]

@@markymarknj Thanks, MM. You're a gent!

[@markymarknj]

@@geoffreynhill2833 you're welcome! Let us know when you get the bike, and how you like it... :)

[@markymarknj]

@@geoffreynhill2833 you're welcome!

[@सायत्की]

After crashing my scram in Himalayan woods And breaking my long indian legs I gonna buy it Btw my 6'4" hunk of flesh is still in hospital

[@visordown]

ouch-a-roo! I hope you heal quick and get back out there!

[@wamd5187]

With economics around the world taking a beating. Expect poor maintained roads. Dna of the bike is poor roads friendly

[@pikaiagadicense1568]

Azul

[@TheBaseUK]

Can't be releasing bikes larger than 250cc in this day and age that can't be usable on major roads, I love royal Enfield but there's got to be a way of making small capacity, characterful bikes that can still perform on proper roads

[@kevindarkstar]

And with the reduced speed limits happening all over the world where exactly do you use this performance, now or certainly in the future

[@wwk1770]

🇹🇭

[@tuannguyen-mkt7505]

so weak

[@visordown]

I really am - I skipped GYM Day!

[@tuannguyen-mkt7505]

@@visordown no no , Hunter 350 so weak , lol !!!

[@brucespence3509]

Super this and super that, enough to make you 🤮

[@visordown]

U ok hun?