Honda H’ness CB350 Covered In All Angles

Honda has pulled off a stunner by dazzling us with the new H’ness CB350. This new retro roadster will take the fight to the Royal Enfield Classic 350, Jawa, Benelli Imperiale 400 and even the upcoming Royal Enfield Meteor 350. You can check out all the details of the newest member of the Honda CB family in our story here. But in the meantime, keep scrolling to get a great perspective of how the CB350 actually looks.

Honda wanted to strike the right balance between old school charm and modern elements with the CB350. It is evident that the new roadster is a true descendant of the CB series, which had popular bikes like the CB750 and the CB1100 EX.

That tank seems to have been directly lifted off the old CB1100 EX as it flaunts the retro Honda logo on it. And notice the brown leather seat, which will be available on a few colours options and adds that extra tinge of nostalgia to the bike.

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Honda has been championing the use of LEDs for a while now and we are not surprised to find all the illumination bits employing the advance lighting system.

The digital inset on the info panel looks awfully small. Nevertheless, it packs a couple of tripmeters, an odometer, fuel gauge, gear position indicator and a clock. If you opt for the DLX Pro trim, then you also unlock bluetooth connectivity allowing turn-by-turn navigation and call/music controllability.

Coming to the most exciting bit of the bike: the new 348cc single-cylinder, air-cooled, counterbalanced engine. This unit has been specifically developed in and for India. It has a typical long-stroke configuration that one usually associates with roadsters like itself. 

The engine makes an honest 21PS but torque does the talking as it doles out 30Nm, making it the torquiest motor in the class. And at 185kg, it is also the second-lightest bike in the segment. 

The CB350 produces a nice bassy thumping sound, which is surprising to hear after the BS6 norms. Head here to know what it sounds like.

The engine has a few rider aids on board as well like traction control and slip-and-assist clutch. No other motorcycle in the segment has either of these features.

A new half duplex cradle frame has been specially designed for the bike as well. It is suspended by a large telescopic fork and twin shocks.

Instead of giving it spoke rims, which would be more aesthetically pleasing, Honda has stuck with alloy rims for the CB350. It would ideally turn out to be a wise choice considering alloys are safer, practical and more convenient. There are disc brakes to be found at both ends with Nissin calipers chomping on them. And as a safety aid, you also get dual-channel ABS as standard.

On the DLX Pro model, you get a dual-tone colour scheme, the bluetooth connectivity module and a twin-horn setup.