The Honda CB350 is a cruiser motorcycle from Honda. It is currently on sale. Cruisers are built for relaxed riding, typically with a low seat, a laid-back posture and an engine that pulls from low revs. With a 348.4 cc engine it sits in the 250–450 cc class.
Power comes from a 348.4 cc single-cylinder air-cooled fuel-injected engine that makes 21.07 PS at 5,500 rpm and 29.4 Nm of torque at 3,000 rpm. Peak torque arrives low in the rev range, at 3,000 rpm, which makes it relaxed to ride in traffic. Its stroke is longer than its bore (70 mm x 90.519 mm), a long-stroke layout that generally favours low-down pulling power. Divide power by kerb weight and it has about 113 PS per tonne; by that measure, there is enough go for confident city riding and relaxed highway cruising. The claimed top speed is 125 km/h. It has electric start.
It has a 5-speed manual gearbox with a 1-down, 4-up shift pattern, and a chain carries drive to the rear wheel. It uses a wet multi-plate clutch.
It is built around a diamond type frame. Suspension is by telescopic forks at the front and hydraulic, twin shock at the rear. Braking is by a 310 mm disc at the front and a 240 mm disc at the rear, with dual-channel ABS. ABS on both wheels keeps either tyre from locking under hard braking. It rides on 19-inch front and 18-inch rear alloy wheels with tubeless tyres — 100/90-19 at the front and 130/70-18 at the rear.
The seat is 800 mm off the ground, which is about average and suits most riders. It weighs 186 kg ready to ride, which is on the heavy side, so moving it by hand takes some effort. Ground clearance is 165 mm — enough for most speed breakers. It is 2,207 mm long, with 1,441 mm between the axles. Its 15.2 L fuel tank and claimed mileage of 35-45.8 kmpl work out to roughly 696 km per tankful on paper; real-world range is usually lower.
Equipment includes an analogue and digital instrument console, an LED headlamp, voice assist, USB charging port, saree guard, DRLs (daytime running lights) and pass light. Safety equipment includes traction control and side stand engine cut-off.
The manufacturer's warranty is 3 years or 42,000 km. It comes with 3 free services, the first due at 750-1000 km or 15-30 days. For the Honda CB350, Mechiee offers a fixed ₹2,199 doorstep service.
It is best suited to relaxed riding and unhurried weekend trips.
Recommended tyre pressures are 29 psi front and 33 psi rear riding alone, and 29 psi front and 36 psi rear with a pillion. The published service intervals are 1st service at 750-1000 km or 15-30 days, 2nd service at 5500-6000 km or 165-180 days and 3rd service at 11500-12000 km or 350-365 days. Its chain drive needs regular cleaning, lubrication and slack adjustment.
