Honda CB350 RS First Ride Review

Honda has recently launched a new variant based on the CB350 platform and called it the Honda CB350 RS. The bike comes literally weeks before the brand new Royal Enfield Classic 350 is launched and it still takes on the likes of the Jawa 42 amongst other bikes. We got to ride the bike and found out how the new variant performs

Honda launched the Honda H’ness CB350 a few months back in a bid to become the lord of the 350cc ring. However the company has added a new variant in form of the Honda CB350RS. We had a close look at the bike some time back and now it is time to ride it. The first thing to notice is that Honda has dropped the ‘H’ness’ tag from the CB. Hence it gets a new logo and that surely brings us a lot of pleasure. The badge looks rather retro and in turn is a good addition. The Honda CB350 RS at first glance looks very different thanks to the bright new colours which gel well is the ‘less chrome’ and more black colours spread on the bike. The company has also done away with a host of metal components like the fenders and this in turn has helped reduce weight marginally. The front fender is plastic and one can notice the blacked out headlight ring. The winkers are new and feature LEDs much like the headlight. The instrument panel remains the same but unfortunately the RS does not get Bluetooth connectivity. Honda has also added a bash plate on the RS and it sure looks rather purposeful. The rear section is where the major change has happened. The rear fender is all plastic and the tail light has moved up and is a rectangular LED unit much like the winkers. This gives the bike a very modern look and syncs with the overall design. Thanks to these changes the seat has also seen a revision and is more comfy to be on. Actually it looks better than the H’ness CB350.