A couple of days ahead of its launch and just hours before its official unveil, Royal Enfield's MD Siddhartha Lal unveiled the Hunter 350 via his social media handles. Now, the motorcycle has been officially launched, revealing many more details about it. The Hunter 350 has a very youthful design, and is more compact than its 350 siblings, the Classic and Meteor. The Hunter is also a full 14 kgs lighter than the Classic 350, and will sit right at the bottom of Royal Enfield's offerings in terms of pricing, while retaining the brand's DNA.
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The Hunter 350 is 14 kgs lighter than the Classic 350, and has a 20 mm shorter wheelbase.
The Royal Enfield Hunter 350 carries over the same 349 cc J-series engine which powers the Classic 350 & Meteor 350. The long stroke motor develops 20.2 bhp at 6,100 rpm and 27 Nm torque at 4,000 rpm. Apart from being the lightest Royal Enfield at 181 kg, the Hunter 350 is also smaller in dimensions than its 350 siblings, with wheelbase being 20 mm shorter than the Classic and 30 mm shorter than the Meteor. This should give the Hunter 350 better dynamics, and the lighter kerb weight should also translate to better performance, but we will only know for sure once we ride it.
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The Hunter 350 will be powered by the same J Series 349 cc engine as the Classic 350 & Meteor 350.
Despite being the most affordable motorcycle of the Royal Enfield's stable, the Hunter 350 does not miss out on many features when compared to other Royal Enfields. The Hunter 350 arrives in 3 variants, Retro Factory, Metro Dapper & Metro Rebel, and the base Retro variant gets spoked wheels. On the other hand, the higher variants get black coloured 17" alloy wheels. Royal Enfield is also offering the Hunter 350 in various colours and liveries, with total individual combinations being as many as 23.
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The base variant will get an offset circular part-digital instrument cluster but will miss out on the tripper navigation pod.
The motorcycle has an offset circular instrument cluster that's part-digital, and the Retro gets a smaller digital insert than the Metro. Hunter will also get a tripper navigation pod as an accessory, which will offer turn-by-turn navigation via bluetooth connectivity. The Metro variants also get dual-disc dual-channel ABS while the Retro gets a drum brake at the rear and only a single-channel ABS. Metro also gets an LED tail light paired with round turn indicators, while Retro gets a halogen tail light with rectangular turn indicators. The headlamp remains halogen throughout the range.
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Top variants of the Hunter 350 also get an LED tail light.
Variant | Pricing |
| Royal Enfield Hunter Retro Factory Series | Rs. 1,49,900 |
| Royal Enfield Hunter Metro Dapper Series | Rs. 1,63,900 |
| Royal Enfield Hunter Metro Rebel Series | Rs. 1,68,900 |
The Royal Enfield Hunter 350 is the most accessible Royal Enfield, and sits below the Royal Enfield Scram 411. The pricing for the Hunter 350 starts at Rs. 1.50 lakh, and tops out at Rs. 1.69 lakh (Ex showroom). At this pricing, the Hunter 350 will face competition from the newly launched TVS Ronin, and also the Honda CB 350 RS and Jawa 42, all of which offer a similar youthful roadster like appeal.
