Honda Bike Launches In India In 2024: Activa Electric, CB350-based Cruiser, NX500 Adventure Bike, And More

Honda gave us an exciting 2023 with launches, updates and price cuts on some of their offerings. For 2024, we expect Honda to continue this pace and bring some really interesting new models. Here’s what might be in store for us:

Honda Activa Electric:

Honda will likely launch its first EV in India, an electric scooter, in early 2024. In order to ensure the familiarity factor, it could be called the Honda Activa electric. We’d already covered all the EVs expected to be launched in India in 2024, and you can read more about it here. You can also read more intricate details of the upcoming Activa electric scooter in our story here.

CB350-based Cruiser 

Honda had launched the Honda CB350 in 2023 now the manufacturer has 3 distinct offerings in the 350cc neo-retro segment, from the proper neo-retro H’ness CB350 to a Scrambler-style offering, the CB350RS and now a retro roadster, the Honda CB350. The new bike is a direct competitor to the Royal Enfield Bullet 350. Now the next natural way of progression in the 350cc lineup will be a cruiser bike. So for 2024 we expect Honda to come out with a cruiser based on the CB350 platform that will compete with the Royal Enfield Meteor 350 and the Yezdi Roadster.

The bike will be powered by the same engine that we have seen on the H’ness CB350, CB350RS and the new CB350 which is a 348.36cc single-cylinder air-cooled engine that produces 21.07PS and 30Nm. Expect it to have a slightly raked out front, along with tweaked body panels to go with the cruiser theme. Honda could launch the bike  

NX500

The Honda NX500 is a middleweight adventure bike from the Japanese manufacturer and according to our sources the bike will be launched in India by early 2024, so somewhere around January-end or in February. 

The NX500 will be powered by a 471cc, liquid-cooled parallel twin engine that produces 47PS and 43Nm. In terms of features it will come with a TFT console,traction control, among others. It may not be as off-road friendly as the new Royal Enfield Himalayan 450. This is because the NX500 rolls on 19-inch alloy at the front and a 17-inch alloy wheel in the rear. 

Honda is expected to launch the bike in India for an on road price of Rs 7.5 lakh so the ex-showroom price will be around the 6.5 lakh ballpark. Once launched the Honda NX500 will be the most affordable multi-cylinder ADV from Honda.

Updated CB650R and CBR650R

Honda showcased the new and updated Honda CB650R and its supersport sibling, the Honda CBR650R at EICMA 2024. The two motorcycles get tweaks both in the design and feature departments. More importantly, it gets E-Clutch tech which essentially uses two electric motors linked to a standalone ECU to engage and disengage the clutch. This should make city commutes easier. You can read more about how it works, here.

Summing up, Honda seems to have something interesting for different kinds of buyers in 2024. We will be reporting on these launches as and when they happen, so do stay tuned to ZigWheels.com!