The Royal Enfield Classic 350 is a roadster motorcycle from Royal Enfield. It is currently on sale. Naked and roadster bikes pair a lively engine with an upright riding position and little or no fairing, which makes them easy to live with every day. With a 349 cc engine it sits in the 250–450 cc class.
Power comes from a 349 cc single-cylinder air- and oil-cooled fuel-injected engine that makes 20.2 bhp at 6,100 rpm and 27 Nm of torque at 4,000 rpm. Peak torque arrives low in the rev range, at 4,000 rpm, which makes it relaxed to ride in traffic. Divide power by kerb weight and it has about 105 PS per tonne; by that measure, there is enough go for confident city riding and relaxed highway cruising. The claimed top speed is 120 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 twin downtube spine frame. At the front, the suspension is telescopic, 41 mm forks, 130 mm travel. At the rear, it is twin tube emulsion shock absorbers with 6-step adjustable preload (90 mm travel). Braking is by twin 300 mm discs at the front and a 270 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 spoke wheels.
The seat is 805 mm off the ground, which is about average and suits most riders. It weighs 195 kg ready to ride, which is on the heavy side, so moving it by hand takes some effort. Ground clearance is 170 mm — enough for most speed breakers. It is 2,145 mm long, with 1,390 mm between the axles. It carries 13 L of fuel.
Equipment includes an analogue and digital instrument console, an LED headlamp, turn-by-turn navigation, USB charging port, gear position indicator, daytime running lamps and service due indicator. Safety equipment includes side-stand warning, engine kill switch, hazard light switch, low fuel indicator and malfunction indicator.
The manufacturer's warranty is 3 years or 30,000 km. It comes with 4 free services, the first due at 500 km or 45 days. For the Royal Enfield Classic 350, Mechiee offers a fixed ₹2,199 doorstep service.
It is best suited to riders who want performance with an upright, everyday-friendly posture.
Recommended tyre pressures are 32 psi front and 32 psi rear riding alone, and 32 psi front and 36 psi rear with a pillion. The published service intervals are 1st service at 500 km or 45 days, 2nd service at 5000 km or 180 days, 3rd service at 10000 km or 365 days and 4th service at 15000 km or 540 days. Its chain drive needs regular cleaning, lubrication and slack adjustment.
