Royal Enfield Hunter 350 New Vs Old: Differences Explained

Royal Enfield recently launched the 2025 Hunter 350 in India at a starting price of Rs 1,49,900 (ex-showroom Delhi). The motorcycle gets a number of new changes like a LED headlight, new colours, among others. Let's find out how different it is compared to the older version.

Design 

Royal Enfield has kept the design of the Hunter 350 unchanged for 2025. The motorcycle retains its retro modern design with its metal tank, fibre body panels and the blacked out engine, fork and alloy wheels, making it look quite attractive. The new Hunter 350 gets three new paint schemes: Rio White, London Red and Tokyo Black. 

The old color schemes like the Dapper Ash and the Dapper White have been replaced by Rio White, whereas the Rebel Red and Rebel Black have been replaced by the London Red and Tokyo Black. While the new colours look a bit fresher than the old ones, we feel the older Rebel Red looked better than the new London Red. The base spoke wheel variant with Factory Black paint scheme remains unchanged.

Engine

The Hunter 350 uses the same 349cc single-cylinder engine but now with OBD-2B compliance and the power and torque figures remain unchanged (20PS, 27Nm. As a new addition, the mid and top-end variants of the motorcycle now get a slip-and-assist clutch for smoother and safer down shifts, and also for easier clutch lever action. This engine has been praised for its character and refinement. 

Underpinnings 

For 2025 the Hunter 350 gets a revised handlebar position, more comfortable seat cushioning and a new tune for the rear twin shock absorbers. All of these have been designed to make the Hunter 350 more comfortable to ride. The ground clearance is now 160mm, which is 10mm more than before thanks to the revised rear suspension. Other than these new changes, the Hunter 350 remains the same. It uses the same double cradle frame as before along with 17-inch wheels at both ends. A 300mm front and 270mm rear disc brake setup with dual-channel ABS is standard for the mid and top-end variants.

The base variant with spoke wheels and a front disc (rear drum) with single-channel ABS remains the same as before despite now being referred to as the “2025” model. The base variant gets slightly slimmer tyres with spoke wheels while the mid and top variant get wider 110 section front and a 140 section rear tyre with alloy wheels

Features

The Hunter 350 now gets a LED headlight, whereas it used to have a halogen setup. It also gets a faster USB type-C charging port for charging your mobile phone. Both of these features are exclusive only to the mid and top-spec variants. Royal Enfield has made the tripper navigation a standard feature from the mid Dapper variant. It supports smartphone connectivity with turn-by-turn navigation and SMS/call alerts.

Price & Verdict: 

All prices ex-showroom Chennai.

The pricing for the Base variant remains unchanged while the mid and top variant are now more expensive by around Rs 7,100. The premium is justifiable considering the fact that the 2025 version comes with not one but several updates to ensure a better overall riding experience. Are the comfort-oriented updates actually helpful in the real world? That’s something we’ll have to see once we get a chance to ride the motorcycle. 

Even though Royal Enfield has kept the base variant untouched, it’s still impressive that the pricing has also remained unchanged, right from the time it was launched, which was in August 2022.