Royal Enfield Classic 350 (2012-2021) Experience User Reviews

I'm 6ft1in tall. I previously own a Royal Enfield Classic 350. And let me share my experience.I'm one of the several people who fell for the looks of the motorcycle, who fell for its connect with the person who rides (possibly due to the vibrations), who fell for its low end torque, who fell for its sound.Initially it will attract you a lot and it will make you feel like a King of the Road. As you are on love with the bike, you will love its pros and love even more for its cons!Now coming to the performance it is a lazy elephant which took almost 16seconds to reach 100Kph, with a ton of vibrations. But you will love it during short rides and can't cope with after 30minutes. Because after riding over 100Kph over 30minutes, your hands will be numb and your whole body vibrates. And to come over this feeling, you need a healthy 30minutes of break. So riding under 80Kph helps but not much by a significant margin.So, let's talk about the comfort, with the stock handlebar, I've had a lot of lower back pain. With RD350 handlebar, Classic's perch is better for atleast 30 minutes if ridden sanely under 80KPH. After that, I've sharp pain in my knees due to constant vibrations from footpegs no matter the RPM you choose to ride. If ridden above 80Kph, two more pains will shoot: one from my shoulders and other from my b**t due to the vibrations it has on offer.Talking about mileage, it will provide me 33Kpl if ridden over 100Kph, 38Kpl if ridden at 80Kph, 44Kpl if ridden under 60Kph.Throttle response is lazier due to carburettor, now it is much better due to the addition of FI. Brakes are poor, front disc is less bitey and rear drun brakes are wooden (now even comes with rear disc, but still feels wooden). Ride quality is good. Tube tyres are a problem. (Tubeless is on offer today)And coming to the maintenance part, it digs a hole in your pocket during paid service. Free service costs a maximum of INR.1500. But paid service cost minimum is INR.2500. And at 24000kms, a paid service costed me around INR.10,000. People at Royal Enfield Service Centre never repairs but just replaces. It may be due to the Sub-par quality of the spare parts. So, on even years (after first year with free services) you need to allocate around INR.6000 for servicing it. And on odd years, you must pay INR.8000-10,000 for servicing. In 3years of ownership, I've spent around INR.25,000 for services alone.I've used it for 3years and ridden it for 30thousand Kilometers and finally have sold it due to heavy vibrations which causes me consistent right shoulder pain and also high maintenance it demands over years.Finally the resale value is good.Conclusion: It is pointless to buy 350cc machines from Royal Enfield today. Better opt for their 411cc or 650cc machines. If you want to buy a 350 from Enfield, wait for their J platform launch. Thank god, they bid adeu for their 500cc UCE engines. Don't commit the mistake I've once committed.Still in August 2020, this Classic 350 is their best seller. Royal Enfield doesn't want to let their milching cow, that's why they are gonna introduce the new J platform engines in their lower selling model, Thunderbird. People must change!!! For those who are in a hurry to buy a Classic or Bullet 350, Wait till J platform's lauch.

It's been almost six years now, and my genuine feeling about the classic 350 is it lacks power on the highway and is too heavy, what these two things lead to is a lack of top speed on the highway and very poor cornering capability in curves; this does not inspire confidence. Also, The acceleration is bad, If we twist the throttle the bike will think about moving. The gearbox is not good and the clutch is very hard to pull. The brakes do not work well enough and the rear wheel slides under heavy braking. I could keep going on and on about the cons but despite all that, The motorcycle feels like something you would inherit.

Driving experience :- it's always an awesome feeling to ride a royal enfield bike.Road presence in comparison of other bikes is always impressive.Almost 90% metal used in this bike so, No doubt about the build quality.Mileage :- for city ride it's about 32-35 kmpl and for long or highway ride:- it's about 35-38 kmpl pickup:- as it has 350 cc engine which gives a decent torque to pick up.So i can say that the pick up of this bike is amazing.Service cost:- that's one of the negative points of this bike as it requires an expensive service.Engine performance :- this is the major consideration for me at the time of selection for bikes.The 350 cc engine is giant.Off-roading becomes very easy when you have bike with this engine.Build quality :- as i mentioned above there is not doubt about the build quality of this bike as it is made up of almost 90% of metal.I have 350 classic stormrider bs6.

I have taken very wrong to buy this bike.Very uncomfortable.Many problems comes one after another in this bike.Moreover service is also not good.Once i had driven 20km by dragging the broken accelerator cable with hand to reach the nearest royal enfield servicing centre in hyderabad.On reaching the servicing centre they denied me servicing.Moreover they even denied me an accelerator cable also that too on payment basis.Such a worst service.In a city like hyderabad i have such an experience then what i can expect in others parts of india.Iam ready to return back my bike to royal enfield free of cost.If royal enfield wish, They may take it back.I will not claim any price for this.The durability of parts are also very less.To sum up royal enfield is not as it was earlier.I will never suggest or advice anyone to go for this bike.

Me as a rider can tell you my personal experience, I own a classic350 2017, Worst few things about this bike there is no fuel indicator, Vibration issue, Once you achieve the speed 100+ kmph somehow its look like that its not safe because due to the vibration the objects in side mirror are not that much visible.Good things about : build quality you can use as a single seat or double as per you convenient.Body weight balance of the bike.Legacy of bullet.

I have a bad experience with my bike, This bike has a lot of vibration, Clutch gear combination does not work well, Hence stick some times, Top speed i achieved only 100 kmph.The engine stops in between.

Good not very good servicing very bad performance.Of shayari motor patna zero mile pahadi par patna bihar it's my 02 years experience.

Good driving experience.One problem for back disk brake.Difficult to open tyre at local puncture man.

Driving experience :- it's always an awesome feeling to ride a royal enfield bike.Road presence in comparison of other bikes is always impressive.Almost 90% metal used in this bike so, No doubt about the build quality.Mileage :- for city ride it's about 32-35 kmpl and for long or highway ride:- it's about 35-38 kmpl pickup:- as it has 350 cc engine which gives a decent torque to pick up.So i can say that the pick up of this bike is amazing.Service cost:- that's one of the negative points of this bike as it requires an expensive service.Engine performance :- this is the major consideration for me at the time of selection for bikes.The 350 cc engine is giant.Off-roading becomes very easy when you have bike with this engine.Build quality :- as i mentioned above there is not doubt about the build quality of this bike as it is made up of almost 90% of metal.I have 350 classic stormrider bs6.

Driving experience is very good.Because when you ride you become king of road.That aura of driving you get from only this bike.The riding position is also make you comfortable driving.Every notice you when you are going.The worst thing of bullet it has lots of weight but it makes it more powerful.The pickup is so much yu get from 500cc and 350cc both.The performance is great it have nice speed also very fast.But you can't get bored while driving this machine.In traffic area you will have some difficulties for driving.The mileage is between 35 to 42 kmpl.Which is decent but i hope it should give minimum 50kmpl.The best thing is that royal look and high sound silencer.That makes attractive things and everyone is fan of royal enfield sounds.

A few weeks on a month goes on, but what does not go away is the craze of Royal Enfield in the heart of its fans. For the past 5 years, I have been riding classic 350 and my honest reviews are listed below: in the rating of (1 to 10), I would like to give classic 350 (9) points for the experience it provides. That is the smoothness with power at the same time and for comfort. I would rate it 7. The best thing about the bike is its riding experience. Worst the thing about the bike is that quality levels should be upgraded performance is very good, you can drive it on any road with ease. Its mileage is nearly around 32kmpl. Its build quality is strong aluminium, vibrations felt are very less in the bs6 model. The after-sale service is good.

The driving experience on this re 350 classic is just awesome.Awesome is a small word compared to that experience.While coming to the seating position, It will be very free due to the wide ranged seat.Although, While we are travelling like as long rides it will be very comfortable to drive without any effort.On highways i cranked it to nearly 110kmph.After crossing 100kmph, There will be slight vibration occurs in handle.For clearing that, I prefer to wear a handle bar to cover those vibrations.I purchased my re in 2021.Till now i travelled 8500 km.For me, Its an amazing experience while travelling on re classic 350.