Honda GB350 - A modern day classic motorcycle! Ride & Review

[@GBRider-c5r]

I bought a GB350S in Taiwan in 2022, it was imported from Japan through a motorcycle trader and is a very nice bike with a very reliable engine. This video brings back great memories of when I first bought my GB350S, thanks for the video!

[@BluePacificMedia]

That is awesome 😎😎 thanks for watching 🙏😊

[@VforU]

In India it is sold as cb350rs and is in production since 2020. I have it in dual tone colour variant. Happy to know that I own an international bike.

[@BluePacificMedia]

Very cool! Thanks for watching…such a fun bike.

[@trilok7070]

it's made in India bike

[@BluePacificMedia]

@ no this model is made in Japan, the CB350RS is the one made in India.

[@Kincoran]

You've made me want one of these even more than I already did, great little video!

[@Fce-km5nm]

Last week I bought CB350rs Mat Grey Color(Indian variant), and I am absolutely loving it.

[@BluePacificMedia]

Awesome 😎 happy riding and thanks for watching 😉

[@vigneshkumar087]

exhaust note is awesome ❤❤❤ , yesterday i ride 70 km distance in hness 350 Honda in plani City, tamilnadu,india

[@BluePacificMedia]

@@vigneshkumar087 very cool 😎 Thanks for watching 🙏😊

[@tomoates8568]

Beautiful bike! Love the modern retros, wish we'd get this one here in the United States

[@BluePacificMedia]

Thanks for watching! Yeah she is a beauty, spend half my day walking out to the garage to make sure she is still there. Bummer they don’t just make this a global option. 🤞🤞

[@brianrobertson639]

Almost 8,000 ks on mine now. Best mod that changes the whole ride, 13 tooth counter shaft sprocket. Now holds 5 with 300 rpm at 100 ks. Sprocket of Honda Xr600 1991 to 2,000. Now an even more magic bike.

[@BluePacificMedia]

Very cool tip! Thanks for watching and sharing!

[@familymcd]

I picked up a GB350 a few months ago and enjoying it. The seat is a bit uncomfortable after a few hours, but overall, the bike is serving me well. -Nagano

[@BluePacificMedia]

@@familymcd i did find the seat on the GB350 was a little to boxy and that is a big part of why I went with the S model…happy riding!

[@gerrit555]

Looks quite good to me in black. I'm thinking about buying this, or a RE Bullet 350. The Honda will come to Europe in 2025, so I had no chance up to now to test it. The RE I tested felt very good to me.

[@robertglen3892]

Great video. Thanks very much for making it, really helped me decide which bike to go for in retirement - this one!

[@BluePacificMedia]

That’s awesome!! Thanks for watching and happy rides!

[@andregrastyan3403]

Cool video, I got the Honda CL500 now and put 6200 miles on it. Love it so far. It's a great ride here on the Jersey Shore US. A lot more fun than the heavier Honda Rebel 1100cc. I sold that one after 14,600 miles. The ergonomics were hurting my shoulders and lower back. No more pain now with the CL500.

[@BluePacificMedia]

Thanks and thank you for watching…yeah the Rebel never felt right in the saddle for me. The CL is a sweet ride too, only ridden once though.

[@AIRMotovlogs]

It's a beautiful all-rounder machine indeed...I own this bike here in India..here it's called CB350 RS...where RS stands for Road Sailing....done long hauls and fair bit of offloading as well...and that exhaust note is just music to the ears.

[@BluePacificMedia]

Couldn’t agree more! Thanks tor watching 🏍️😎

[@AIRMotovlogs]

@@BluePacificMedia My pleasure

[@phatsokhim1881]

What’s the difference between 350 and 350 rs?

[@BluePacificMedia]

@@phatsokhim1881 I go through all that in the video.

[@AIRMotovlogs]

@@phatsokhim1881 RS has a slight cafe racer vibe to itself with a committed riding posture (never like a sports bike though).. A single piece gear shifter lever like most modern bikes and with a slight rear set position... less chrome parts... I feel that the RS is slightly quicker off the line. rest more or less everything is the same mechanically.

[@rahulsawant8369]

The exhaust is so clear and soothing far better then the current muted RE 350's.

[@manos_recovery]

Finally to Europe UK 4.700€ Germany 4490€ France 4600€ Price below 5k.. Honda hit's Royal Enfield's 350cc Meteor, Classic, Hunter

[@BluePacificMedia]

And looks better I think.

[@skyhighnightlight]

But msrp is 3900. Why almost 5k?

[@charishraju]

CB350 series motorcycles are made in India since 2020 and in a short span these have become the second most popular bikes in this category just behind the mighty Royal Enfield

[@BluePacificMedia]

Thanks for watching and sharing. The GB350s is made in Japan. I wonder if there is much difference. 🤔

[@Bluesmiley05]

In India this motorcycle is named Honda CB350rs. There are two variants cb350 highness, cb350 classic ( more bulky). Highness looks best tho.

[@BluePacificMedia]

Yes, they are very similar, but not exactly the same.mostly small design differences. Killer fun to ride though 😊 Thanks for watching!🙏😊

[@Anon-mk4ms]

Kind of reminds me of my old CB250RS, just this one is a little heavier.... but then so am I these days!

[@BluePacificMedia]

Haha aren’t we all 🤣 i see a little more classic CB750 myself

[@Anon-mk4ms]

@@BluePacificMedia There's a Kawasaki W230 coming out that is prettier but it costs more and makes less power 😐

[@BluePacificMedia]

@@Anon-mk4ms don’t think I could ride less power

[@Anon-mk4ms]

@@BluePacificMedia Same same.

[@owlteachereducation]

Good review 👍 Hoping this will come to Thailand, will definitely get one

[@BluePacificMedia]

🤞🤞 Thank you and thanks for watching 😎🙏😊

[@tomr8761]

Wonder if this version will be sold in Australia. Nice video. Thanks for posting.

[@BluePacificMedia]

Hope so, it is a great bike! Thanks for watching 🙏😊🏍️

[@rdsda5953]

I wish Honda make twin cylinder version of the GB/CB... Would be one of the first to get it

[@BluePacificMedia]

The extra power would be nice, but the single has soul.

[@TommyTucker0]

I saw them at the NEC bike show here in the UK on friday, beautiful bike, but only 20 BHP? I thought they were 32BHP?

[@BluePacificMedia]

Thanks for watching, yeah not a fast bike but it still pulls nice. 20HP 30 Nm @ 3,000 rpm. Plenty of power up till about 90km/h to have a good time.

[@sboy1955]

Why not build this as a small twin? Like the original CB350..

[@scudonepercenter]

Very nice. It’s being sold in Malaysia as the CB350RS and Singapore as the GB350S. The RS/S is the very best version to get.

[@BluePacificMedia]

@@scudonepercenter awesome! Thanks for watching and sharing 😎😎🏍️

[@BluePacificMedia]

@@photonigarcia that is a bummer. Hope they read this and get into the market!

[@BluePacificMedia]

🤞🤞🏍️😎

[@adamkarl3334]

Love it. Unfortunately I'd have to settle for the GB350 in Australia but it's still a lovely bike.

[@BluePacificMedia]

@@adamkarl3334 hope they make a call and drop the s in Oz, but I agree the stock gb350 is still a beauty.

[@thomas-el]

I'm an Aussie and own the GB350. I absolutely love it! On the mixed roads I do (mostly hilly country with some highway sections) my bike consistently uses about 2.2-2.3 L/100km. With the 15 L tank this gives me an incredible range of easily over 600 km!!!! Perfect for Australia where the distances between pumps can be huge. Oh yes, and the exhaust note... 🥰 It's also great on gravel, BTW, better in fact than the adventure bikes I've owned. And it's made in Japan.

[@BluePacificMedia]

@@thomas-elthanks for watching, had to do a little gravel riding last week, was surprised also. Love this motorcycle.

[@thomas-el]

@@Paul-kp1tu I don't know about 120. It does 110 easily, and I've never tried faster than that. I do stretches of freeway regularly to get to where the nice roads are and never found it to be a problem.

[@robyreca6427]

Nice review.thinking of buying the same next month.based in nagoya

[@BluePacificMedia]

Thank you 😊 I have zero regrets except that I bought it at the start of the rain season 😂

[@hondaryder3779]

How tall are you? I'm 192cm., 6,3' had to raise the seat on my Transalp 650 even. I feel my knees will be touching my ears on this bike.😊 Powerwise, more than adequate, top speed in the Netherlands is 100 kmh during the day anyway🤷🏻‍♂️ It's not a track/autobahn bike. Looks good/retro style and you get Honda reliability for RE money.😉

[@BluePacificMedia]

Thanks for watching🙏 I am 178cms. The saddle is 80cms stock. You’re a big lad so most bikes must feel small 😜 but it is a lot of fun as an around town bike and on the winding roads. Suspension is solid too, i am 80kgs and barely move the bike. Never played with the preload

[@SweetsDansi]

Do you guys think that the Normal and S virsion also is going to be released on 2025 in Europe with Euro5+ ?

[@BluePacificMedia]

@@SweetsDansi No idea, but it would be a sweet bike on those roads.

[@unuboldgtr9695]

what a great review I have been looking for a review with an English speaker for a quite long time. Would be interested in watching how you are gonna accessorize it!

[@BluePacificMedia]

@@unuboldgtr9695 thank you and thanks for watching…sorry but I keep my bikes stock 😂 that way I can buy another bike when I want a different feel 😂

[@aussietramp]

That saddle......

[@BluePacificMedia]

Thanks for watching🙏 yeah it is soooo much better than the standard one. Have done some long rides (8hrs x multiple days) and it is really comfortable.

[@ericlemonnier2187]

Le contrôle des soupapes est il tous les 12000 km ou plus loin ?

[@BluePacificMedia]

Service is at 1,000kms , 6,000kms then yearly or every 8-10,000kms i believe. Just depends on how much you ride.

[@Dreathjoe]

Why is it GB? In India we got it as CB

[@BluePacificMedia]

There are some minor differences ie GB is manufactured in Japan. But also there is another model in Japan called the CB.

[@fuzzyfrog5520]

I wonder why India doesn't have the black colour available

[@BluePacificMedia]

No idea, they have some very strange marketing strategies for sure. Thanks for watching 🙏😊

[@oliverendla5569]

@10:07 I had a small heart attack. Is it crazy hair day or is there a huge bug on your head, moving it's limbs?

[@BluePacificMedia]

Haha, just helmet hair and wind 😂

[@James.576]

Is this cb 350rs or new variant altogether?

[@BluePacificMedia]

@@James.576 similar but a new variant for Japan. They have released a more base model oversees and there are equivalent models in india etc. but this is the Japan only spec

[@chuckdilmore2040]

Great review - thanks! Hope they bring it to the US.

[@BluePacificMedia]

Thanks for watching, fingers crossed they roll it out. Just landed in Europe I hear.

[@macoveivirgil2658]

it's very good coment...😊

[@BluePacificMedia]

Haha yeah, seems to have disappeared though. When you just look at stats you kinda miss the point of this bike. That single air cooled engine has so much soul. And it only lacks power at the high end. It still pulls nice.

[@swayamsujena8861]

Hello I'm from India I need a back pillon grab rest from KIJIMA JAPAN . could please help me ..

[@BluePacificMedia]

Thanks for watching. 🙏😊 Sorry but parts is not something I can help with. Happy riding.

[@waraddar]

The Pricepoint is really too high for a 350, considering a speed 400 or even RE are almost half the cost. @honda

[@BluePacificMedia]

The euro price is about 10% higher than Japan. But here it is really competitively priced.

[@laersoramos]

The Triumph Speed 400 is arround 5700€ it is way highter than the 4500~4600€ this bike is coming to EU. (RE 350 is about 4200~4500€ depending on the model) Also there's not even a reason to compare both besides the looks. The Speed has 40hp and arround 37nm torque. Two complete different bikes with complete different character.

[@Phoenixleet]

This great video is the hot shit in europe right now because the EU release announcement 🎉

[@BluePacificMedia]

Haha thank you 😊

[@o00scorpion00o]

Finally Honda, you woke up from your design sleep, I thought you had fired your designers ! Ok, they have the Cub 125 but ruined it with keyless start and a not so nice analogue display, the original was far nicer but it's analogue so better than TFT. I have been so sick of Honda's stick bug shape sport and sport tourer bikes and ugly as shit TFT screens, you just can't get more boring than a NC750x or pretty much most modern Honda or other Bikes. Triumph have the gorgeous Bonneville, now the Speed 400, Royal Enfield, well, they don't make boring looking bikes do they ? Royal Enfield have the Classic 650 coming lovely bike but shame on the TFT navigation display, it was not needed and completely out of character, I just don't get who can make these decisions ? An analogue fuel gauge in it's place would have been far better ! Kawasaki still have the W800 and the Z650 RS. Any other modern retros I'm missing ? But well done Honda, I hope the GB350s is the beginning of more gorgeous bikes to come hopefully with more power and the least amount of electronics and no digital screens at all ? think Bonneville T100 ! Honda should have made the current Rebel more retro !

[@BluePacificMedia]

Yeah, bikes need to emote and make you fall in love with them. Can’t love a transformer looking piece of plastic.

[@o00scorpion00o]

@@BluePacificMedia exactly 100% ! 🙂

[@manos_recovery]

What a beauty... Not for Europe 🫤

[@BluePacificMedia]

Thank you…Yeah such a shame…hope they change that.

[@lalasonycierny1945]

wait to 2025

[@photoenduro]

It is now also available in Europe.

[@BluePacificMedia]

That is awesome! Will have another video on the bike over at RideThruJapan channel

[@jez6208]

Oi! Give me my trousers back!

[@BluePacificMedia]

@@jez6208 haha, they are not safe…have a video coming soon about them.

[@jez6208]

I sat on one of these at the bike show here in the UK last weekend. Really nice. Under £4000!!! I figured it was made in China. Nope! Made in Japan. Apparently, Honda only makes about £150 if that on every one of these. Trying to get market share. I own a Royal Enfield Classic 350. Absolutely love it. Similar looking bikes. My classic cost £4,500 and although the Honda gives you a bit more for a bit less, I'm happy. Still, i have to say, Honda bringing out a bike like this has to be a wake up call for other manufacturers. This in turn has to be good for us. Great to see one of the big 4 reading the writing on the wall. Bikes sales are crap and alot of dealerships are closing here in the UK. Hopefully, bikes like this will save the industry and our ability to afford a decent bloody bike at a decent bloody price! Cheers! Oh! And I still want my trousers back! 😀

[@BluePacificMedia]

@ yeah it is a great time to be in the market for a mid range bike. And this one is so well made it blows me away it is in that price bracket. Be careful with those pants…no protection at all. I grabbed some revit jeans now.

[@jez6208]

@BluePacificMedia I know what you mean about the bockers. Although I'm 59, I only started riding about 2 years ago. I bought the trousers from amazon back then. Look good and the knee protection helps but I'm under no illusions about how safe they are. There are high quality riding trousers out there but they're alot of money. I have a couple of pairs of leathers I got on ebay that I wear alot. Thanks again though mate. 👍

[@kostas69000]

4,700€ for Europe no,nono👎

[@BluePacificMedia]

The euro price is about 10% higher than Japan. But here it is really competitively priced.

[@laersoramos]

Considering RE 350's around 4200~4500€ this is a pretty decent price. Also considering the first thing you would want to do when getting an RE is throwing in a new pair of decent tires, there goes that difference

[@kostas69000]

My friend,the GB 350s...in the Greece is expensive....5,200€

[@mikeemerson9832]

What a boring, nondescript little bike. RE Classic 350 has it in the bag. I will bet a pound to a penny that Honda won't sell as many as RE.

[@BluePacificMedia]

@@mikeemerson9832 we all have our tastes, I can stand the look of most RE’s just trying to look like a bike made 40-50years ago. I like the classic lines but with modern touches. Nice that we have choices though 😉