The recent launch of Royal Enfield Meteor 350 and Honda H’ness CB350 makes the 2 Lakh Cruiser bike segment interested. Top three companies Royal Enfield, Honda & Jawa (Mahindra) locking the horn to win the race. Let’s see the difference between the cruiser and which one is best for you.
Engine
If we compare the Engine of all three vehicles, Meteor 350 and CB350 come with the same capacity engine. However, Royal Enfield added the Oil cooled engine which is very useful for a long journey to lower the temperature of the bike engine.
| RE Meteor 350 | Honda CB350 | Jawa Forty Two | |
| Displacement | Â 349 cc | Â 348.36cc | Â 293 CC |
| Â Cooling | Air-Oil Cooled | Air Cooled | Liquid Cooled |
| Â Power | Â 20.5 @ 6100 RPM | Â 20.8 @ 5500 RPM | Â 26.51 PS |
| Â Torque | 27 Nm @ 4000 RPM | 30 Nm @ 3000 RPM | Â 27.5 Nm |
Winner: Royal Enfield Meteor 350
Security
Both Meteor 350 & Honda CB350 comes with Dual Channel ABS, Jawa provide both single & dual-channel ABS option. Also, Jawa doesn’t provide the Disc brake on the rear, you’ve to pay more to get the rear disc brake on the bike.
| RE Meteor 350 | Â Honda CB350 | Jawa Forty Two | |
| ABS | Dual-Channel | Dual-Channel | Single & Dual Channel |
| Rear Disc Brake | Yes | Yes | Yes (But Optional) |
| Front Disc Brake | Â Yes | Yes | Yes |
Winner: Tie between Royal Enfield Meteor 350 & Honda H’ness CB 350
Console & Navigation
Both Meteor 350 & H’ness CB350 comes with a navigation system that is connected to the phone using Bluetooth. Honda has more control such as Phone calls, Incoming Messages, Music playback and Weather information. All these things can be controlled using a button on the left side of the handlebar. However, Meteor 350 comes with a separate console which makes it easy to read as compared to Honda one. Unfortunately, Jawa doesn’t come with Smartphone connectivity.
Winner: Tie between Royal Enfield Meteor 350 & Honda H’ness CB 350
Conclusion
If we compare All three bikes both Royal Enfield Meteor 350 & Honda H’ness CB350 comes with more features however Honda pricing is slightly more than Meteor 350 which ultimately makes Royal Enfield Meteor 350 winner. Only things to see how Meteor 350 quality as compared to Honda. We all knew what happened with Himalayan.
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