The Honda H'ness CB350 is a motorcycle from Honda. It is currently on sale. With a 348.4 cc engine it sits in the 250–450 cc class.
Power comes from a 348.4 cc air-cooled engine that makes 15.5 kW at 5,500 rpm and 30 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 x 90.5), a long-stroke layout that generally favours low-down pulling power. Divide power by kerb weight and it has about 116 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. Its slipper clutch lightens the lever and stops the rear wheel hopping when you downshift hard.
It is built around a half duplex craddle frame. Suspension is by telescopic forks at the front and Twin-Hydraulic rear suspension 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 R19 M/C 57H at the front and 130/70 R18 M/C 63H at the rear.
The seat is 800 mm off the ground, which is about average and suits most riders. It weighs 181 kg ready to ride, which is on the heavy side, so moving it by hand takes some effort. Ground clearance is 166 mm — enough for most speed breakers. It is 2,163 mm long, with 1,441 mm between the axles. It carries 15 L of fuel.
Equipment includes a digi analog instrument console, an LED headlamp, hazard switch, traction-Torque control, assist and Slip clutch, eco indicator, gear indicator, USB charger, Bluetooth (optional) and navigation (optional), among others. Safety equipment includes engine kill switch, side-stand engine cut-off, side-stand warning, hazard light switch, traction control and malfunction indicator.
The manufacturer's warranty is 42,000 km or 3 years. It comes with 3 free services, the first due at 750-1000 km or 15-30 days. It is sold in 3 variants (DLX, DLX PRO and DLX PRO CHROME) and 4 colours. For the Honda H'ness CB350, Mechiee offers a fixed ₹2,199 doorstep service.
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.