Honda CB300R

Honda CB300R Highlights

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. Bookings of the motorcycle have already commenced across all Wings Honda dealerships in India for a token amount of Rs 5,000. Honda says deliveries are expected to commence from March 2019. 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.