Royal Enfield Hunter 350 Variant Details Leaked Ahead Of Launch

With only a few days to go till we set our eyes on the upcoming Royal Enfield Hunter 350, information about the variant details and specifications have surfaced online. According to these leaked reports, the Hunter 350 may have three variants - Hunter Retro, Hunter Metro and Hunter Metro Rebel.

We had earlier revealed that the Hunter 350 would be available in two variants in our exclusive story. Now, the leaked report states that the Hunter 350 Retro variant will have a 300mm front disc and 153mm rear drum brake setup, with single-channel ABS as standard. It will also feature 17-inch spoke wheels with a 100-section front and 120-section rear tyre, along with a bulb-type tail lamp and oval indicators. This variant may be equipped with an instrument cluster from the previous-gen Classic 350 and will miss out on a centre stand. Kerb weight of this variant is claimed to be 177kg, making it the lightest Royal Enfield bike across the board. In comparison, the Continental GT 535 weighed 185kg.

The mid-level Hunter 350 Metro variant will have a 300mm front and 270mm rear disc with dual-channel ABS as standard. It will feature 17-inch alloy wheels with a slightly wider 110-section front and 140-section rear tyre setup, an LED tail light and round indicators, and the Meteor 350’s instrument cluster. Kerb weight for this variant is claimed to be 181kg. 

Seat height for all three variants are the same at 800 mm while ground clearance is said to be 150mm, with a fuel tank capacity of 13 litres. Following the same concept as the Meteor 350, the Hunter 350 will be available in specific shades for each variant.

The base Hunter Retro variant, will be offered in two colour options (Factory Black, Factory Silver). The Hunter Metro will be offered in three colours: Dapper White, Dapper Ash, and Dapper Grey, of which the latter will be offered exclusively via Royal Enfield’s ‘Make-it-yours’ (MIY) configurator. 

The top Metro Rebel variant will feature the same hardware as the Metro variant, however it will be offered in three dual-tone colours (Rebel Black, Rebel Blue, and Rebel Red). Here, too, the Rebel Red paint option will be available exclusively via the MIY configurator. A dual-tone Hunter 350 was spied a few days back at a dealer’s yard.

The Hunter 350 was also spotted on test runs with multiple touring accessories. Click here to check out the list of accessories the test mule was fitted with. While the Hunter 350 spotted in the dealer yard features an offset instrument console, the test mule also had a pod for the Tripper navigation assist, thus indicating that the feature could be offered as an accessory.

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The Hunter 350 is expected to arrive with a starting ex-showroom price tag of around Rs 1.7 lakh, making it the most affordable RE offering based on the J-series platform. It will rival the likes of the Jawa Forty Two, Honda CB350RS, TVS Ronin, and also the upcoming Triumph-Bajaj 350 bike.

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