Honda CB300R

Honda CB300R Highlights

The waiting period of the Honda CB300R has been revealed by our sources. Depending on the city, it ranges from one month to six months. Bookings are open for a token amount of Rs 5000 across the country. Honda retails the bike, which comes to our shores via the CKD route, at Rs 2.41 lakh, ex-showroom pan-India.

Honda has officially commenced deliveries of the CB300R. The first batch of the motorcycle will be delivered in Chandigarh, Jaipur, Delhi and Gurugram. While deliveries of the remaining batches will be followed soon. The Japanese bikemaker also launched some accessories for the CB300R. These add-ons give the CB300R just a cosmetic upgrade. However, we would’ve loved it if Honda had offered accessories such as an exhaust system and an ECU remap to enhance the neo sports cafe racer’s performance. The prices for the add-ons start from Rs 341 and goes all the way up to Rs 15,009. Due to overwhelming response, the Honda CB300R has been sold out for the next three months. Honda launched the CB300R in the Indian market priced at Rs 2.41 lakh (ex-showroom India), making it the company’s most affordable CKD offering in the country. The India-spec bike is the same as the model sold abroad, but the wheels are shod with Michelin Pilot Street radial tyres instead of the Dunlop radial units which the international model uses. Other than the tyres, the bike looks the same as the one sold abroad. It employs a 286cc single-cylinder liquid-cooled DOHC engine. While the international variant produces 31.4PS, the India-spec model churns out 30.45PS of power and 27.5Nm. Suspension bits include inverted front forks and a rear monoshock. The bike comes to a halt using petal discs on both ends, working alongside a dual-channel ABS with G-Sensor. Honda says the bike will be priced under Rs 2.5 lakh (ex-showroom).

Chief rivals include the BMW G 310 R and the KTM 390 Duke. If you take the price into consideration, the motorcycle also competes with another retro-modern bike, the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650.