https://www.hotcars.com/royal-enfield-hunter-350-features/Coming to the suspension, the Royal Enfield Hunter 350 shares both front and rear suspension units with the Meteor 350 and Classic 350. The Hunter 350 gets 1.61 inches conventional telescopic forks with 5.12 inches of travel at the front, whereas the rear has twin-tube Emulsion shock absorbers with 6-step adjustable preload and 4.02 inches travel. However, the fact that it has the lightest curb weight should make it the peppiest and most agile motorcycle to ride compared to the other two motorcycles here.
The Royal Enfield Hunter 350 is confirmed to get two variants at launch – base-spec Retro and top-spec Metro. For the Metro variant, the Hunter 350 gets 17-inch alloy wheels wrapped with tubeless tires – 110/70-17 front and 140/70-17 rear – which are the widest tires for a Royal Enfield motorcycle ever. Yes, they are wider than the tires for the 650cc parallel-twin duo, the INT 650, and Continental GT. However, the Retro variants feature conventional spoke wheels with downsized 100/80-17 front and 120/80-17 rear tube-type tires. The brake combination – 300mm front disc with a twin-piston floating caliper and 270mm rear disc with a single piston floating caliper – is the same combination as the Meteor 350 and the Classic 350.
The Hunter 350 Will Be Available In Two Variants
First glimpse of Royal Enfield Hunter 350via Royal Enfield (Instagram)
At the time of its launch, the new Royal Enfield Hunter 350 will get two variants – Retro and Metro. Apart from the different wheels and tires mentioned above, there is a slew of other differences between the two variants.
The base-spec Retro variant will miss out on a center stand, LED tail lamp, and rear disc brake and have a more basic-in-feel single-channel ABS, ovular turn indicators, and more-basic part-digital instrument console. The Metro variant, in comparison, feels better equipped with a more comprehensive part-digital instrument console from the Scram 411, a center stand, dual-channel ABS, LED tail lamp, rear disc brake, and a better-ribbed design for the rider’s seat.
About the color options, the Retro variant will get launched with Factory Black and Factory Silver, and the Metro variant will come with Dapper White, Dapper Ash, and Dapper Grey. The Metro variant will also be available with dual-tone color options like Rebel Black, Rebel Blue, and Rebel Red in the Metro variant. Both these variants of the Royal Enfield Hunter 350 will come to the US with all these color options, thus making them the most affordable motorcycle from Royal Enfield in America.