2022 Honda CB300R review - Now locally manufactured! | First Ride | Autocar India

[@ranjithk9150]

Honda has this special skill of making excellent products and pricing them atrociously high so that no one buys them. Happened with old civic hybrid and accord hybrid, now they are doing it with the latest city hybrid and this cb300. Some wise person once said foolishness is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, was wondering whether that person meant Honda!!!!

[@abhaykumar-ur4zv]

No, its not excellent product, it is excellent only for first time, it has lots of manufacturering defects and they don't have parts to replace it.

[@RS-kd5fd]

Cant agree more on this. In fact the list of products priced wrong is even longer

[@dhruvrawat8978]

Honda doesn't really sells substandard products to cut down the tax in india, it's the greedy indian taxation system that makes it so expensive, if we would be having USA taxation we would be giving close to 2.1 lakh for this bike, the real price in india being 3lakh plus, it's the government that makes good brand look like wrong doers but it is the government really that is regulating the sales of substandard products to th very high taxation upto 45%in luxury cars, that is were city sits

[@amvj]

@@abhaykumar-ur4zv What do you meant by manufacturing defects ? I have this 2022 model and there are no defects that you are referring.

[@mnsk5035]

@@dhruvrawat8978 So according to your logic in ckd tax and bs4 version honda was selling shitty substandered cb300 right? And now they are locally making good product without ckd tax thats why they increase the price right ? Use some brain cells if you have one.

[@borngeek]

It costs 2.77L in my state, don't blame Honda for high price, blame your government for high taxes. Been riding CBR for almost 10 years now and haven't faced a single issue till date. I'll always go for Honda as long as quality is maintained.

[@sirzechs0164]

The CB300R is loved globally for an affordable price and great refinement. Here in India though, the price is absurd.

[@Hinjima92]

How much is it in India again?

[@actualprogramming]

Just like everything else.

[@udaybhaskar448]

even with compromised components...what a shame....

[@vikrraal]

@@udaybhaskar448 What are the compromised components bro?

[@abhinavsingh.92]

@@vikrraal He talked about Endurance & MRF replacing Showa & Michelin made components.

[@siddharthanand5652]

The 300 cc market in India is extremely hot right now and Honda has made the ultimate error with the pricing...

[@rohitjoshi692]

I had a highway ride on this bike today and I managed to pull out 41km/lit average..this bike is crazy...it just a month old baby..but loving every single second on it

[@shabeehaneef]

57kmpl on a 300cc bike is just not believable even if u r Albert Einstein

[@rohannaik4761]

your average highway speed please?

[@hemantmane3831]

quite doubtful on 57 km/liter avg. on highway............even my gixxer had been given me 55km /ltr on the highway and CBR300R has double engine

[@renjithr4773]

I'm getting max 40Km/litre in highway

[@krishnachaitanya8590]

57kmpl? Well, I got 67kmpl. I drove it for about 30kms & the rest I pushed it towards the destination. 😍😍 People absolutely loved it on the road! 😍😍

[@himalayanwandererrr]

A 300 cc Honda bike with curb weight of 146 kg is gold. I'll buy this if they revise the price by 50k less.

[@GamersJoyRide]

Horn button location- Maybe Honda wanted Indian people to stop with the non-stop unnecessary honking 😂 and majority here anyway don't use Indicators 🤷‍♂️ Sad, but true!

[@thelastmile_]

Sedly...most of those honkers are riding below 200cc.. 🥲

[@docshah8730]

Costing 3.2 on road Mumbai. Just absurd. Test rode the machine and its a blast unfortunately asking price and feature list dont match at all. Honda should really think!!

[@Moonlight-hq3gi]

3-3.10 is decent here it's 3.50 😬

[@docshah8730]

@@Moonlight-hq3gi 2.5lakhs is a sweet spot. Would sell like hot cakes

[@jibinjosephsebastian1498]

In Kerala its 3.57

[@worldfactography9250]

@@Moonlight-hq3gi bhai tb to duke 390 ho lelo agr itne main aa rhi hai ye to, honda ne apni bigwing ki gadio ka price ajeeb sa Kiya hua hai, CB 350rs ko h'ness ke barabar jbki usko 15-20 hazar km rkhna tha or cb500x ko 7 lakh kr rkha hai jbki wo bike 5.5 ke andr aani chaiye.

[@adolf8]

what about bangalore highest tax on wheels 😭😭😭

[@djBulba]

Make in India doesn't always mean cheap in India 😆😆😆

[@tharunjprasad6517]

🤦🏻‍♂️🤣

[@warlxrd5317]

In a way 😂

[@aswin5792]

Or Honda is just treating us like clowns

[@saurabhdokhe5108]

Well that's true, but the whole point of make in India concept is affordability

[@boxingchamp630]

You know... I bet 99% of the viewers came to see if any reduction in price.. Including me 🤣❤✌

[@adr2567]

I’m a new owner of this bike and I absolute love the bike.

[@mohan02]

How much was your onroad price and which city, thank you.

[@pramathewyayawar7857]

Now at 2.40lacs ex-showroom, this bike should sell. In fact, at that price, nothing touches it, period.

[@SkillCharged]

I think Honda knew that a bare bones Street Naked 300cc bike won’t do volumes so they chose to instead charge a premium and keep it strictly for Honda fans. Long term ownership of a Honda and its resale value ensure that whatever premium you pay upfront is turned negligible eventually. So don’t skip this just because it seems over priced to TVS or KTM bikes. You won’t regret buying this.

[@mrg7187]

Finallyyyyy...... I was wondering why no one was reviewing cb300r. Thanks u guys.

[@surajman6045]

Had it been a twin at this price point, it would have conquered the 300cc segment

[@vikrraal]

what's a twin?

[@poms97]

@@vikrraal Twin Cylinder

[@kushagraniranjan3174]

@@vikrraal twin means two cylinders

[@sagar_27.99]

What's up with twin? Twins are expensive to maintain and a bit more fuel consuming. They are complicated and requires high skilled mechanic. Single cylinder gives better acceleration and that's what we need on street bikes

[@udayxn._]

I just rode it yesterday and it feels phenomenal and even tho its crazily priced I'm willing to take the bait and pay the unnecessary premium for this machine, the duke 390 is just way too old at this point and I'm more of a honda/yamaha guy and ready to get this. I'm still looking forward to the MT-03 too.

[@shubhamarya7908]

I love honda cb300r. I want to buy one also. But due to its pricing this bike feels to me like 'Bulati hai magar jane ka nae'😂

[@tharunjprasad6517]

First time USD manufacturer revealed . Great info 😃

[@harryl69]

At this price point they should have launched the international spec version which gets Showa suspension, Michelin tyres(MRF tyres sucks) and better switch gear quality

[@udaybhaskar448]

Thanks Rishaad for an honest review....especially as components like USD compromised, locally made, yet overly over priced....I checked at dealer as well....they are praying to God to sell these bikes....I suspect with these consistent over pricing and compromise on components...Honda will have serious brand loss which will be permanent in India....I wish some sense visits Honda India sooner....

[@nnlniclb]

Okay so will you pay 4 lakhs ex showroom price for it? If they bring the same bike thats sold in USA? That's the base msrp in usa. And add out taxes on top and get this bike for 5 lakhs? Use some common sense. People who rode the bike has loved the front end feel inspite of the new USD forks. Showa's wouldve been better yeah but these aren't bad at all. The brand doesnt mean anything in low end bikes. KTM's have had WP Suspension rear shocks all these years but they've always been terrible at almost everything. Only now in 2022 they've started using good WP rear shocks on their indian spec bikes.

[@Ani_Bro]

The pricing would surely determine its sales in India. Sad that Honda doesn’t plan pricing according to the market. Hopefully the new variant gets sold than the previous gen bike..

[@elvis9241]

it wont....overpriced

[@ManisshYadav]

Not with this pricing.

[@Moonlight-hq3gi]

it already outsold the ktm 390s and Husqvarna 250 in one month there was zigwheels article

[@Ani_Bro]

@@elvis9241 exactly!!! The Honda should come up with better pricing.

[@kalia1679]

@@Moonlight-hq3gi now imagine if this was priced competitively It would have sold like hot cakes...

[@rohannaik4761]

For that money, why won't one get the Duke 390 which has the same kind of short gearing fast acceleration properties with much more power and agility. Even the fuel economy is very close. Honda should have a look at their strategy team

[@boxingchamp630]

Only one thing... The quality of parts and finish level used is another story ✌

[@adr23]

Efficiency... reliability...power is more than enough

[@adarshbhavsar122]

@@boxingchamp630 have you ever checked 390 Duke personally?

[@abhitsinha8813]

First of all CB300 is a 284cc bike, there is no comparison with KTM duke 390. Power and Torque never be comparable.

[@nnlniclb]

@@abhitsinha8813 But if you ride it it's a different story. The 390 is a very particular engine suited to one particular riding style.

[@chevvakulasrikanth9260]

07:34 "We hope that better sense will soon prevail here" I hope you are listening Honda..

[@niranjankedambadi]

The saree guard gave me COVID!

[@wilbursoans8414]

I’m putting my money down for this bike as it makes sense It won’t burn like the classic in the heat It won’t be slow like the cb350rs it won’t heat up like the 390 or the interceptor And I can ride it without hassel of the ongoing fuel prices as maintaining this is easier than any of the above mentioned bikes Also it has better quality than the rr310 or the bmw

[@vikrraal]

not to forget the bmw servicing charge is more than 40k from 4th service

[@sinner_ra]

Quality wise BMW is still ahead. And the pillion seat, ride is superior in the BMW. Yeah on maintenance it would be a lot lesser than the BMW.

[@sinner_ra]

@@vikrraal this is absurd. Who has given you this information?

[@adarshbhavsar122]

Agreed it won't heat up like the 390, but just wear jeans and shoes and you won't feel any heat. + 390 has better brakes, lights, tft display, performance,bigger fuel tank , quick shifter and gives a bigger bike look overall.

[@brendonfernandes2877]

@@vikrraal Totally false news. Please don't post rubbish

[@baahubali5643]

Nice review. Always fascinated by this bike. Just booked one yesterday. ☺️👍 Excited.

[@alexmercer3001]

knowing about Honda, the price doesn't surprise me at all.

[@tanayoza8872]

fun fact KTM Duke & RC SERIES has endurance suspension setup upfront

[@sanjeevbabajiyavar3217]

Disappointing price but really reliable machine !

[@Moonlight-hq3gi]

good performance too

[@sanurawat1651]

If its priced right it will be a great motorcycle

[@pacificsword1632]

Finally an exciting Honda in India.. also props to rishad who yet again kills the review

[@RishaadMody1]

😀👍

[@Vijay-oz3sr]

It's an amazing motorcycle and i think Honda should immediately revise its pricing to avoid losing customer's

[@suhasmanda5464]

need a comparison video with bmw g310r

[@NepalTrailsandTales]

Duke 390 makes way more sense considering the price... even though it's closer and comparable to duke 250

[@sanketnegi1]

Honda will take premium for its quality. And I feel it's well worth

[@nischals510]

@@sanketnegi1 there's nothing wrong with KTM quality, I know coz I have owned one. Honda scores it the refinement.

[@SkillCharged]

A Honda rider will not touch a KTM with a ten feet pole, let alone buy and ride it.

[@adarshbhavsar122]

@@nischals510 agreed, quality is top notch in the 390s, and refinement is just better in the honda

[@brendonfernandes2877]

@@nischals510 That's because you haven't owned a Japanese bike. I rode quite a few ktms in my life and build quality was nothing to be proud off.

[@crankitup6801]

2.77 ex showroom 🤣🤣 , dominor 400 onroad price 2.65 only 😝. Yes dominor has some cons mainly heavy weight & can't be reliable like Honda but it can do 60-80k KM for sure but in other aspects it's a good value for money 🤷.

[@varun1036]

Indian govt. - Make it local and sell it cheaper Honda - We'll still make it annoyingly costlier and out of reach for many

[@thataverageplayer4673]

Honda dug their grave with the price

[@PRO2358]

They don't care as long as they are selling activas

[@naveengaur1204]

Tank is quite small too with less than 10 litre capacity, just to keep the weight down.

[@ameyanaik4740]

Hey Autocar team.... I was eagerly waiting for a review on this bike... You have a new fan now

[@RishaadMody1]

Yay!

[@MGR15MAR84]

For some reason, this bike can pass off as any regular bike without anything unique or having any street presence.

[@sagar_27.99]

Surely.... Basic design

[@TheMuser]

Those bloopers are a nice way of reminding us that Rishaad is in fact human!

[@NoNonsense_01]

This bike is around 5000 dollars in international markets. I don't think Honda would ever reduce the price of this bike in India.

[@divakarownz3916]

G310 and appache vibrates like tractors

[@go64bit]

Honda engine refinement is on another level!

[@harieaswaran8979]

Actually this is a good review Autocar India 👍. The one part I feel like adding is that (this was told by other reviewers) the CKD unit had little bit more build quality than the current locally manufactured. But that said though this is in no way bad in build quality (current version). And unfortunately it is really badly priced. 😭 Edit: That Saree Guard looks awesome 😂.

[@nnlniclb]

No it's not true. It's solidly put together. People are just saying stuff because it's made in India. Info Bikes even felt the new one had a better build quality.

[@Alex_WorldWideWeb]

It’s two sizes smaller than what I would have normally liked.. nevertheless it looks good 👍🏽

[@bikashdutta9763]

Okay got it cb300r is great bike no doubt. Now we need cb150r in India.

[@arkajeet7409]

Better to buy this bike for 3laks and ride it for 6-7 years than getting a duke and the headaches that comes with it.

[@vishi9842]

This bike's price has no business being in league of rr 310, Duke 390, bmw It can scream about engine refinement all it want but I ain't paying 2.77 lakh for this. Plastic body and small fuel tank is a big no no. Honda must be drunk when it was setting price for this. Even RR 310 makes way more sense than this.

[@Vijay-oz3sr]

Priced right, this could be a real volume motorcycle

[@lznvideos8559]

As an owner of this bike, I ❤️ this .

[@gagachang.]

Given the current bike options available in the market, Guerrilla, Duke, bmw, Triumph,.. does buying the cb300r make sense? Is it a good buy even now? If city handling and fun to ride is priority

[@vinayak19991023vinai]

Why can't honda release the cb150r here? It can doesn't really have a proper rival to mt15 or apache 200v

[@brendonfernandes2877]

Because when they did launch it the bike flopped hard. That's why they are concentrating on Activa instead

[@rishupandey5954]

Man I was hoping it to be somewhat around 2.5 or less but this is not reasonable such a bummer

[@is-kc5pk]

Will buy after 3 years when electric is taken over and this will be cheap in used market

[@gsk523]

Ya after 3 yrs petrol price will be 250 per lit...gud luck

[@dhivagarsrinivasan622]

@@gsk523 LoL 🤣

[@vkp08]

Honda hornet 2.0 also great bike but pricing let it down hmsi need better management team in India

[@JoeGeorgeOfficial]

Great review. Didn't the BS4 have Dunlop and not Michelin tyres?

[@brendonfernandes2877]

Nope. It had Michelin Sports tyres in India as they are locally produced. The Euro spec version had Dunlop tyres.

[@yashrajsingh6537]

This is gonna be my next bike

[@shubhamtiwari2336]

I am not sure why people are complaining about. Price is same as bmw 310r and i dont see any bike in 300cc range nd RE is not iin this league

[@vrishcons]

Why Bigwings dealer is saying only cb300r available is CKD BS4 2021 only available. India made is discontinued. Please update what is correct!!

[@swipersniper7471]

With this senseless pricing they're bound to stop production this too. Honda has such good bikes but are adamant on pricing. They need to do some detailed research on pricing

[@arunstalii3666]

If am not wrong isn't honda cheaper in countries like Thailand. Why's honda overpricing if it's made locally in India.

[@sanketnegi1]

Sad to hear the pricing.. localisation should have enabled them to lower the price by at least 10-20k..

[@VickyKumar-sg3jc]

PRICING DECREASED?

[@vrt4621]

Saw this one yesterday, it was looking like some 150cc motorcycle. On looks department scores very low. Doesn't look like a 3 lac rs bike

[@Moonlight-hq3gi]

it's a sleeper bike 🤣 anyways it got good performance as it's lightweight faster 0-60, 0-100 timings than dominar 400, g310r

[@lowekycodm]

Bro people love the retro cafe racer look but chapris in india will always compare it to 150 cc bikes lmao. It's renowned for its looks.

[@reubendias18]

Why does nobody talk about the headlights?

[@niteshsharavan6471]

Hey Autocar, this bike released months back. But you have taken your sweet time to make this video. That’s not fare. We want instant reviews when the bike gets released.

[@RishaadMody1]

Thank you for sharing your valued demands. Honda does not have media test bikes. This review was only possible thanks to a customer who shared his bike with us.

[@slasshh]

@@RishaadMody1 valued demands 😂

[@gagachang.]

Is the old 2020 CKD model better or the new 2024 made in india model?

[@abymathew295]

WE WANT CB650R AND CBR650R TO BE LOCALLY PRODUCED...😍😍😍😍

[@amj675]

with compromised quality and higher pricing...right?

[@jinesh_parmar]

Is cb 150r coming to india??

[@prasulpradeep]

Super professional review as always

[@seepranavg]

Please do a CFMoto NK300 vs Honda CB300R comparison.

[@jeevanmn8352]

Buy this if you want to run this thing for 10 years (it will run a lot more than that) without worrying about maintenance.

[@dineshrana8089]

What mileage we can expect in the city day to day ride..?

[@RajeshRJha]

Honda should do pricing right. Or they want to restrict their sales to keep other costs in check.

[@brendonfernandes2877]

They don't want big sales. Their CB350 is the high sales model. This is not.

[@arkajeet7409]

Can we expect the Rebel 300 from Honda this year?😕😕😕

[@ksnapperrocks254]

It's simple u can't afford a Honda DONT GET A HONDA! Honda is reliable smooth and a quality product ! I own a cb300r and didn't let me down . Good average comfort and compact bike

[@rohinramesh8346]

Why honda why??? I was looking for crazy graphics over this bike.. And the saree guard seems 🔥🥶.. The good part is the pricing💔 loved it...

[@sohammandhare6777]

i bought this bike a month ago and I hope they just don't drop the prices of it just like they did it with cb500x and cbr1000rr-r

[@brendonfernandes2877]

Not so quickly ! This bike is still new and doing decent numbers considering the limited availability.

[@amvj]

Really good review. Thanks.

[@maulikace]

I guess there’s some issue with Hondas for two wheelers and 4 wheelers ……ridiculous pricing

[@jatsy001]

when every reviewer invariably says that the horn is placed to cause irritation, it looks like the company has designed the bike for the reviewer and not the buyer who is anyway going to get used to it. Can I borrow your bike for a day bro? I won't mind the wrongly placed honker .... lol

[@RishaadMody1]

Your theory works if it is the customer's only bike. If the customer has another bike that has normal switches, then it will absolutely be an unending irritation.

[@brendonfernandes2877]

Used to it after a while maybe. I took a test ride and it drove me nuts ! No reason whatsoever to shift the placement of the horn. No other manufacturer does this for a good reason.

[@ekaantiksoftwaresolutions]

Bike looks very small when someone is driving I don't but all this kind of bike I feel incomplete in design, the back seat they should increase length by around 4-6 inches , it should end around end of back wheel

[@jagdesh2586]

Waiting for cb150r... For a long time

[@sureshk.t9826]

Thanks for your good review. Is this bike suitable for long rides?

[@RishaadMody1]

It can hold 100-120 peacefully. No wind protection, obviously, but otherwise can definitely do long rides.

[@sureshk.t9826]

Thank you so much for your comment

[@kunalmahajan2353]

Hi can you do a detailed Honda CB350 classic video

[@Rajneeshkumar-fx5qx]

What about cb 500f. Is it launch in India or not ??? If Honda is planning to launch that bike should consider about price bcz honda has already launched cb500x due to over price didn't run a business. That's why if they plan about cb500f price should be 5 lak ex showroom

[@tarang9055]

Any update on cb150r India launch

[@joysen6350]

Really this is overpriced compared to specs n all...but this is ❤...waiting fr price drop...

[@mnsk5035]

@Alfred Shaji Mekkaden maybe...Look at the bmw 310 series they reduced their price quite a bit.

[@asadaffrid]

Look at the finish tho 😍

[@braveheart_indians_9868]

I love this bike...but can't buy at this price... 2.40 ex showroom price is good for it

[@Ahmed-jv7oc]

Imagine they priced it well, it would've dominated the 300c market 🤦

[@amolshenoy6745]

The bike every one likes but no one buys 🤣

[@TrungNguyen-jp7sf]

is it fine if i replace this new exhaust for my 2019 ver? do i have to remap after?

[@differentpromax7461]

Plz make at Ola vs Electron pro Max comparative video. Electron pro Max very futureistic and specs very much better from ola and Ather.electron 200 km range 0-40 in

[@chebha1]

Honda only sells Activa in India

[@saurabhsawat7133]

Bike is really Great ❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻 It should be 30,000 R more cheaper...!!!!

[@sourav2697]

This would be the most selling bike if it was 50k cheaper.

[@corepursuit]

can I do OCCASIONAL long rides to hills like delhi to manali trips? is it bad to take such bike on long tours??

[@babababi9916]

Can you request Honda to bring this 300r in Yellow or Orange colour

[@aravindbnr]

Thanks to autocar for such a comprehensive review , however the bike still feels small and overpriced for what it offers.