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      Royal Enfield Wingman Telematics Suite Launched With Super Meteor 650

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      Royal Enfield Wingman TelematicsThe wingman telematics suite with Super Meteor 650 unlocks a slew of connected tech features accessed via Royal Enfield AppSuper Meteor 650 made its official debut at 2022 EICMA Show. One year since, Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 has climbed up the ranks and is currently India’s best-selling 500cc+ motorcycle. The company is now offering Wingman telematics suite with Super Meteor 650 as standard fitment from November 16th for an additional cost. This can be retrofitted by existing owners too.Royal Enfield Wingman Telematics Suite with Super Meteor 650Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 is a proper cruiser bike competing with Benelli 502C and Kawasaki Vulcan S along with its stablemate Interceptor 650. The additional cost for Wingman-equipped Super Meteor 650 from November 16th is Rs. 6,500 (ex-sh). This includes a dongle, data plan and RSA for a subscription of 5 years.After 5 year duration, data plan can be recharged at a nominal fee (price not specified). Existing owners can retrofit this via authorised dealerships by placing an order. Price is Rs. 6,500 (excluding GST and fitment charges). With factory-fitted Wingman-equipped vehicles, this additional hardware is included in bike’s standard warranty too.What are the features of Wingman?Wingman unlocks a slew of connected tech accessible by the rider via Royal Enfield app. These functions can be accessed on both Android and IOS devices. Speaking of functions, there are five primary functions – Live Tracking, Last Parked Location, Trip Summary, Vehicle Alerts and Proactive Support by GRID Team.Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650ccThe dedicated GRID Team will be operational between 9AM to 6PM and this team will address any unfortunate situations that cause the vehicle to be immovable. RSA is part of this Wingman package and GRID Team will arrange roadside assistance that is live 24X7. From Royal Enfield App, owners can view trip history from past three months with data like average speed, sudden acceleration and braking, over-speeding, trip route and more.Vehicle alerts include real-time fuel level and battery charge status. GPS Accuracy tolerance for tracking the motorcycle is between 20m to 200m. As of now, Royal Enfield Wingman suite is exclusively designed for Super Meteor 650 and more vehicles will follow soon.Specs and powertrainRE Super Meteor 650 is being presented in three variants – Astral, Interstellar and Celestial. Colour options are distinct to each variant. The base variant receives colour schemes of Astral Black, Astral Blue and Astral Green while the mid variant is in Interstellar Grey and Interstellar Green. Top-of-the-line Celestial trim comes in two colours – Celestial Red and Celestial Blue.Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 ProfileTripper navigation is integrated into a twin-pod instrument console that works with Google Maps and shows turn-by-turn directions also offers Bluetooth connectivity and a USB charging port. This new cruiser bike weighs 241 kgs. It rides on alloy wheels measuring 19 inch front and 16 in rear and is fitted with tubeless tyres measuring 100/90-19 tyre at front and 150/80-B16 tyres at the rear.Engine, Suspension and BrakingBorrowing its engine lineup from the RE 650 Twins, the Meteor 650 gets its power via a 648 cc, twin-cylinder engine offering 47 hp power at 7,250 rpm and 52.3 Nm torque at 5,650 rpm. The engine gets mated to a 6-speed constant mesh gearbox. Noise emission rating is at 76.3 dB(A).It also receives 43 mm Showa USD fork and twin shocks with pre-load adjustability while braking is via 320 mm front and 300 mm rear discs. Dual-channel ABS has been offered as standard. Royal Enfield is offering exclusive accessory kits called Solo Tourer and Grand Tourer which could not only enhance the riding experience of Meteor 650 but will also offer better functionalities. More

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      Top 10 Motorcycle Sales October 2023 – Splendor, Pulsar, Classic 350

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      Bajaj Pulsar N rangeMotorcycle sales improved 28.21% YoY in October 2023 to cross the 10 lakh unit markThe festive period in October 2023 has hugely benefited the two wheeler segment which saw motorcycle sales grow both on a YoY and MoM basis. Having listed out both top 10 two wheelers and top 10 scooters sold during the past month, we now have a look at motorcycle sales, comparing them both year-on-year (YoY) and month-on-month (MoM).Hero Splendor, Honda Shine, Bajaj Pulsar – Top 10 Bestselling MotorcyclesTotal motorcycle sales improved by 28.21 percent YoY to 10,25,250 units, up from 7,99,656 units sold in October 2022. This was a volume growth of 2,25,594 units. MoM sales also saw a 12.98 percent growth from 9,07,433 units sold in September 2023. Out of a total of 10,25,250 units, Hero MotoCorp witnessed total sales of 5,06,985 units during the past month with four of its model lineup contributing to around 50% of market share in this list.Hero Splendor topped the list of best-selling motorcycles last month with 3,11,031 units sold. This was an 18.84 percent YoY growth from 2,61,721 units sold in October 2022 while sales dipped 2.71 percent over 3,19,692 units sold in September 2023. Hero Splendor commands a 30.34 percent share on this list, down from 35.23 percent held in September 2023.Honda Shine was at No. 2 with 1,63,587 units sold, up 24.96 percent from 1,30,916 units sold in October 2022. MoM sales also grew by 1.26 percent from 1,61,544 units sold in September 2023. Volume growth for Shine was 32,671 units YoY and 2,043 units MoM.Top 10 Motorcycle Sales October 2023Bajaj Pulsar was the third best-selling motorcycle last month with 1,61,572 units sold, up 41.89 percent when compared to 1,13,870 units sold in October 2022. MoM sales grew by 34.50 percent from 1,20,126 units sold in September 2023, taking up market share to 15.76 percent from 13.24 percent MoM. Bajaj Auto is actively testing a new 150cc commuter bike which could be a new CT150X.Hero HF Deluxe followed with a 50.77 percent YoY and 39.95 percent MoM growth to 1,17,719 units sold in October 2023. There had been 78,076 units and 84,118 units sold in October 2022 and September 2023 respectively.Motorcycles with sub-1 lakh units soldBajaj Platina sales grew by 28.87 percent to 74,539 units in October 2023, up from 57,842 units sold in October 2022. MoM sales also improved by 53.33 percent from 48,615 units sold in September 2023. It was followed by the TVS Raider with 47,483 units sold last month, up nearly two fold by 96.59 percent over 24,153 units sold in October 2022. MoM sales however, fell by 2.60 percent over 48,753 units sold in September 2023.The top 10 motorcycle sales list also included Hero Passion (40,759 units), TVS Apache (39,187 units), Hero Glamour (37,476 units) and RE Classic 350 (31,897 units) all of which posted YoY and MoM growth except for the Apache, sales of which fell by 4.39 percent MoM. More

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      Top 10 Scooter Sales October 2023 – Activa Scores 42% Market Share

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      Ather electric scooter rangeHonda Activa continued to rule the scooter segment even as it posted a MoM decline in salesScooter and motorcycle manufacturers, many of whom have launched new products in the past three months, have seen total sales (scooters + motorcycles) at 15,52,970 units in October 2023, relating to both YoY and MoM growth. Here we look particularly at scooter sales, which have also seen outstanding growth in the past month.Honda Activa at No. 1 with 42 percent market shareIn October 2023, scooter sales grew by 15.86 percent on a year-on-year (YOY) basis to 5,27,720 units, up from 4,55,499 units sold in October 2022. This was a volume growth of 72,221 units. Month-on-month (MoM) sales saw an improvement of 1.70 percent from 5,18,912 units sold in September 2023.Once again it was the Honda Activa scooter that saw the highest sales in October 2023. Sales stood at 2,18,856 units, up 3.91 percent YoY from 2,10,623 units sold in October 2022 to command a 41.47 percent market share. MoM sales however dipped by 6.89 percent from 2,35,056 units sold in September 2023.No other scooter on this list was able to cross the 1 lakh unit mark in terms of sales. TVS Jupiter was at No. 2 with 91,824 units sold last month, up 19.19 percent from 77,042 units sold in October 2022. MoM sales also grew by 10.46 percent from 83,130 units sold in September 2023.Top 10 scooter sales October 2023Jupiter currently commands a 17.40 percent market share, up from 16.02 percent MoM. In October 2023, the company expanded the Jupiter range to include the 125 SmartXonnect. TVS Jupiter 125 is now offered in Drum Alloy, Disc and SmartXonnect variants and are priced between Rs 86,405 and Rs 96,855 (ex-showroom).Suzuki saw 0.23% MoM declineNext in line for scooter sales was the Suzuki Access with 56,909 units sold last month, up 15.69 percent from 49,192 units sold in October 2022. It was, however, a marginal MoM decline of 0.23 percent from 57,041 units sold in September 2023. TVS also had the Ntorq on this list with an 11.04 percent YoY growth to 34,476 units, up from 31,049 units sold in October 2022 while MoM sales grew by 7.39 percent from 32,103 units sold in September 2023.YoY and MoM growth was also seen for the Honda Dio scooter, sales of which went up to 32,385 units last month, up 34.19 percent from 24,134 units sold in October 2022. MoM sales went up even further by 35.06 percent (highest on this list) from 23,979 units sold in September 2023.Ola leads the way in Electric scooter segmentOla S1 (retail) sales improved by 45.40 percent YoY and 27.54 percent MoM to 23,783 units in October 2023. There had been 16,357 units and 18,647 units sold in October 2022 and September 2023 respectively.Another popular electric scooter is the TVS iQube. Its sales saw triple digit growth in October 2023 to 20,121 units, up 148.32 percent from 8,103 units sold in October 2022. MoM sales, however, dipped marginally by 0.76 percent from 20,276 units sold in September 2023. A new electric scooter has been recently spied on test in Bengaluru which, though under heavy camouflage, bears a strong resemblance to the TVS iQube, though it could also be an Ather model.Suzuki Burgman was at No. 8 on this lists of top 10 scooter sales in October 2023 with 18,071 units sold, up 43.19 percent YoY over 12,557 units sold in October 2022. It was also a MoM improvement of 3.23 percent as compared to 17,506 units sold in September 2023. Trailing the list was Hero Destini (17,425 units) and RayZR (13,870 units), both of which have seen YoY growth while sales of RayZR dipped on a MoM basis. More

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      Honda CB350 Launched – Company’s Biggest Dig At Classic 350 Yet!

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      New Honda CB350 launched to rival Classic 350The new Honda CB350 is a textbook retro classic motorcycle with timeless design traits that should achieve some disruption in Classic 350’s salesClassic motorcycles are currently all the rage in 300 to 500cc segment. This segment operates in the price bracket of Rs. 1.5 lakh to Rs. 2.5 lakh (ex-sh). Royal Enfield currently aces this segment with over 85% market share. Honda has sharpened the blades of its CB350 platform to rival Royal Enfield’s dominance in this segment. Say namaste to Honda CB350.Honda CB350 LaunchedIf you are wondering where the prefixes or suffixes went, there aren’t any. This is Honda CB350, and that’s it. No H’ness or RS. Just the CB350. Not confusing at all. The company is offering Honda CB350 in two trim levels – DLX and DLX Pro, priced at Rs. 1,99,900 and Rs. 2,17,800 respectively. New Honda CB350 is sold via Big Wing dealerships only.For context, Royal Enfield Classic 350 prices range between Rs. 1,93,080 and Rs. 2,24,755. Up until now, Honda rivaled RE’s slew of 350cc motorcycles with CB350 H’ness and CB350 RS. But couldn’t directly take on them because Royal Enfield was still heavy on timeless Classic-ness.Honda has figured this out, this time around, and is launching its biggest strike on Classic 350 with new CB350. We should say, this is by far the best-looking Royal Enfield rival and is highly likely to draw more customers away from Classic 350. Honda has achieved this feat by offering similar classic timeless design traits that were drawing buyers towards Classic 350.New Honda CB350 retro classic timeless designThe new timeless design is in the form of a new fuel tank, new side body panels, tank grips, new classic split seats with contrasting piping, classic grab rail, retro-looking mudguards at both ends that are larger than on H’ness or RS, shrouded RSU telescopic front forks, and a new retro exhaust. If you can’t bear Classic 350 sales, it looks like one does the trick.More features than a Royal Enfield Classic 350With retro classics, colours can either break or make the product. New classic CB350 gets a total of five colours – Precious Red Metallic, Pearl Igneous Black, Matte Crust Metallic, Matte Marshal Green Metallic and Matte Dune Brown. Despite Honda going back in time where design is concerned, CB350 is still ahead where features are concerned.Top-spec DLX Pro comes equipped with all the bells and whistles including Honda Smartphone Voice Control System (HSVCS) with Bluetooth support, Honda Selectable Torque Control (HSTC, which is basically Traction Control), Dual-channel ABS, 18-inch wheels, LED lighting, semi-digital instrumentation, double layer exhaust pipe preventing discolouration are notable features.New Honda CB350 new design detailsPower is derived from a 348.36cc single-cylinder engine that generates 20.8 bhp of peak power at 5500 RPM and 29.4 Nm of peak torque at 3000 RPM. There is a 5-speed gearbox along with a slip and assist clutch on offer too. The bold and low-pitched thumping sound should evoke a lot of nostalgia as well.Words from the manufacturerIntroducing Honda’s latest premium BigWing motorcycle, Mr. Tsutsumu Otani, Managing Director, President & CEO, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India, said, “We are absolutely thrilled to expand our mid-size 350cc motorcycle line-up with the launch of All-New CB350. It proudly takes forward the rich legacy of Honda’s CB DNA and will provide the joy of riding to our customers. We are confident that the launch of this retro classic motorcycle will excite new buyers to join the ever-growing CB family.”New Honda CB350 new exhaustCommenting on the debut of All-New CB350, Mr. Yogesh Mathur, Director, Sales and Marketing, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India, said, “The introduction of All-New CB350 marks yet another significant milestone for our flourishing premium motorcycle business vertical. Ever since their launch, Honda’s middle-weight 350cc motorcycles have delighted customers across various markets. Together with our widespread network of premium BigWing dealerships, we are confident that the new CB350 will offer an exhilarating experience to buyers. Bookings are now open and deliveries will begin soon.”New Honda CB350 DLX More

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      TVS Europe Operations Start Jan 2024 – Distribution Partner Zeroed In

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      TVS Europe Operations CommenceJanuary 2024 will mark the commencing of TVS Europe operations, partnering with leading automotive distributor and service provider, Emil FreyIndigenous Indian 2W and 3W manufacturer, TVS Motor, is extending its operations to Europe for the first time. As of now, TVS has a massive presence on its home turf, along with other ASEAN nations, African and Latin American nations among 80+ countries worldwide. For the first time, TVS is stepping in European market and has finalised its distribution partner.TVS Europe Operations Commence SoonFor its European sales and distribution, TVS has zeroed in on Emil Frey, a leading automotive distribution network that has around 100 years of experience. TVS and Emil Frey have signed an agreement for import and distribution of TVS branded ICE vehicles and EVs across multiple European nations, starting January 2024.This aligns TVS’ interests in extending its global footprint in the old continent. In that regard, TVS has been developing quite a few premium vehicles with export intentions. Primary examples of this are newly launched TVS X premium electric scooter, Apache RTR 310 along with existing premium vehicles like Apache RR 310.Not just the premium motorcycles, TVS is offering quite a few premium commuters as well in both motorcycle and scooter design. TVS’ European lineup includes TVS Jupiter 125, TVS NTORQ, TVS Raider, TVS iQube S, TVS X, TVS Ronin, TVS Apache RR 310, and TVS Apache RTR 310. Commercial 3W ICE vehicles and EVs may follow in the future.TVS Apache RTR 310Emil Frey will provide its vast understanding of local markets and buying trends, service satisfaction and other market insights along with access to its extensive dealer and service networks across multiple European nations. In collaboration, TVS and Emil Frey will penetrate European nations with strong demand for 2W vehicles. France will be the first European country to witness TVS products.Words from the manufacturer and distributorAnnouncing the foray into Europe, Sudarshan Venu, Managing Director, TVS Motor Company said, “This strategic alliance with Emil Frey is a crucial step in our global expansion strategy. Europe will be a key market for us, and through this partnership, we aim to bring our cutting-edge products closer to European customers.In having a partner like Emil Frey, there is a coming together of two century old, pedigreed organisations, both driven by shared values of responsible and sustainable mobility and customer service. Together, we are excited to serve customers and two-wheeler aficionados in Europe and look forward to a successful partnership.”Lorenz Frey-Hilti, Director Emil Frey Group & Sudarshan Venu, Managing Director, TVS Motor CompanyLorenz Frey-Hilti, Director Emil Frey Group said, “We take great pride in forging a robust and loyal partnership between our two esteemed traditional companies in the mobility sector. Together, we seamlessly blend heritage with innovation. I am very proud that TVS Motor Company is relying on our expertise in the European market and using our distribution network to bring their great products to customers. Our two companies complement each other perfectly and I look forward to seeing this partnership flourish.” More

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      New Electric Scooter Spotted Testing In Silicon City – TVS Or Ather?

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      New electric scooter spotted in BengaluruThe new electric scooter spotted testing in Silicon City, Bengaluru, bears more design semblances with TVS iQube and less with Ather’s design patentsBengaluru, the capital of Karnataka state, is known for many things. But with automotive relevance, it is a startup hub for many new electric mobility companies. A lot of these startups conduct their vehicular testing around Bengaluru. One such test mule has been spotted and bears stark resemblance with TVS iQube.New Electric Scooter Spotted Testing In Silicon City – Is it TVS?Given that the test mule has been spotted in Bengaluru, thins down the possibilities of it being a TVS product. Most of TVS’ testing happens in and around Chennai, close to their R&D centre. But the design similarities with TVS iQube are uncanny.Take the front of this test mule. It has iQube inspired handlebar cowl, LED headlight assembly, and bulbous and curvaceous body panels among others. From the sides, differences start to get more profound. We can see slightly different body panels, grab rail, smaller floorboard with slightly more intrusive elements behind front apron and more.Seat appears to be slightly more cushioned and the area around its swingarm is slightly different. Rear gets slightly different tail lights from iQube too. Front gets RSU telescopic forks along with a petal disc brake. ORVMs are now different as opposed to the squarish units on iQube.New electric scooter spotted – TVS or Ather?Rear wheel seems to be covered, hinting at a hub motor and the way this test mule has elements near its swingarm on both sides reminds me of iQube too. We would lean on the possibility of this being TVS’ iQube ST that never launched. If TVS can spend R&D budget on 200 units of Apache RTR 165RP, surely they can carve out a different looking top-spec model.Is this an Ather?This concept of selling different body styles within the hierarchy has worked wonders for Ola Electric, TVS’ key rival. So, this test mule might be TVS’ top-spec iQube ST with slightly more premium hardware and componentry. The vehicle might be testing some of these new components that are developed by a Bengaluru-based company. This theory checks with uncanny design similarities with iQube.Conversely speaking, there is a possibility of this being Ather’s upcoming family scooter too, considering it was spotted tested in Bengaluru. As of now, Ather has just one body style that is of a sporty and youthful scooter and there is a maxi-scooter design patented as well. If this is Ather’s baby, there could be legal tussles with TVS owing to design similarities.This test mule looks like it is packing an all-new platform that looks slightly similar to the one seen with Ather’s maxi scooter patents. Increased performance and range along with practicality might be primary attributes. Launch might happen in 2024 or in early 2025. Ather Energy has homologated 450X HR and 450S HR, that will launch before this new scooter spotted testing.Source More

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      Top 10 Two Wheeler Sales October 2023 – Splendor, Activa, Pulsar, Jupiter

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      Hero Super SplendorThe festive season unlocked great sales potential and top 10 two wheelers for the month October 2023 all registered positive YoY growthIndia is one of the largest 2W markets in the world. Leading 2W manufacturers strive to outperform each other in this highly competitive market. For the month of October 2023, it was yet again, Hero Splendor, that took the crown as India’s highest selling two wheeler. The festive season favoured Splendor with 3,11,031 takers last month.Top 10 Two Wheeler Sales October 2023When compared to the 2,61,721 units sold in October 2022 and 3,19,692 units sold in September 2023, Hero Splendor saw 18.84% YoY growth with 49,310 units gain in volume and 2.71% MoM decline with 8,661 units loss in volume. In total, Splendor captivates 23.99% market share among the top 10 two wheeler list, down from 26.57% in September 2023.Honda Activa is the highest-selling scooter in India like clockwork. During the festive season, Activa saw 2,18,856 takers. This yielded 3.91% YoY growth as opposed to 2,10,623 units sold a year ago and a 6.89% MoM decline compared to 2,35,056 units sold a month before. Activa gained 8,233 units in volume YoY and lost 16,200 units in volume MoM.Activa’s market share dropped from 19.54% to 16.88% MoM. In 3rd place, we have Honda Shine with 1,63,587 units sold last month. Shine is Honda’s best-selling motorcycle range recording 24.96% YoY growth and 1.26% MoM growth as opposed to 1,30,916 units and 1,61,544 units respectively. Honda Shine holds a 12.62% market share of this list.Top 10 two wheeler October 2023 – YoYIn 4th place, we have Bajaj’s popular Pulsar lineup clocking 1,61,572 units. 125cc Pulsars bring the most numbers and hence Bajaj is on the verge of introducing Pulsar P125 soon. With 41.89% YoY growth and 34.50% MoM growth, Bajaj gained 47,702 and 41,446 units in volume YoY and MoM respectively with 12.46% market share, up from 9.99%.Yamaha missing from the listHero’s HF Deluxe took 5th place with 1,17,719 units clocked. Sales fell in the green completely with 50.77% YoY growth and 39.95% MoM growth, while gaining 39,643 and 33,601 units in volume respectively. TVS’ first entrant in this list is Jupiter lineup, making it the company’s best-seller with 91,824 units sold.Jupiter registered 19.19% YoY growth and 10.46% MoM growth as opposed to 77,042 and 83,130 units sold respectively. Jupiter’s volume growth was 14,782 units YoY and 8,694 units MoM. Next in line is Bajaj Platina with 74,539 takers last month. Platina registered 28.87% YoY and 53.33% MoM growth gaining 16,697 and 25,924 units in volume respectively.Top 10 two wheeler October 2023 – MoMIn 8th place, we have Suzuki Access, one of the popular 125cc scooters. With 56,909 buyers during festive season, Access saw 15.69% YoY growth and 0.23% MoM decline. The 9th and 10th spots were occupied by TVS, with XL 100 and Raider 125. This makes TVS the only company in this list to have three entrants.Where XL sold 53,162 units, Raider sold 47,483 units. YoY growth was 19.10% and 96.59% along with MoM growth of 18.29% and 118.15% respectively. In total, top 10 two wheeler accounted for 12,96,682 units with 23.72% YoY growth and 7.79% MoM growth when compared to 10,48,073 and 12,03,018 units respectively. Volume growth was 2,48,609 units YoY and 93,664 units MoM. More

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      Honda CB350 BABT Classic Motorcycle Teased – RE Classic 350 Rival

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      Honda CB350 BABT teasedUpcoming CB350 cafe racer has a truly unique profile, even though it borrows much of the hardware from Honda H’ness CB350Honda CB350 had ambitious plans against popular 350cc bikes from Royal Enfield. However, with REs with their cult following and immense fan base, CB350 hasn’t been able to make any major impact despite the recent variations of CB350. CB350 RS was also introduced later, but sales numbers are nowhere close to RE bikes like Bullet 350 and Classic 350.Honda CB350 is taking a more Classic route?Further complicating the situation for CB350 is Hunter 350 which has emerged as one of the bestselling bikes in 350cc segment. When we analyse 300cc to 500cc bike sales, CB350 YoY and MoM sales have dipped in recent months, which seems a worrying trend. To boost its prospects in 350cc segment, Honda is readying a new classic motorcycle based on CB350.As of now, Honda CB350 is a neo-retro motorcycle. This neo-retro appeal is further amplified in CB350 RS. But customer reception and buying trends seem to be favouring more “Classic” appeal, something which Royal Enfield excels at. Now, Honda is bringing more “Classic-ness” to CB350 lineup as teased on social media handles.This is by far Honda’s most significant dig at Royal Enfield Classic 350. This time around, Honda seems to be business, as it is tackling rivals with their ethos. In this case, “Classic-ness”. There is one word that Honda has thrown frequently in this teaser is BABT, which should abbreviate to something.As seen in the company’s teaser, Honda CB350 BABT is taking the Classic route. We can see the same Nissin callipers, alloy wheel designs and other components as CB350. But there are changes. The front telescopic forks now get a silver finish. Along with that, Honda is offering a fork cover like Royal Enfield does. The new split seat design and tan seat covers are new too. What does BABT stand for?The front mudguard now gets two connecting spokes that emerge from the bottom of the front fork. This is a signature classic bike design trait that was missing in CB350. From what little Honda has teased, Honda CB350 BABT version has a lot more classic appeal than regular CB350 and CB350 RS.If striking a Classic appeal was the agenda, chrome spoked wheels would have helped a lot in that regard. But that is not the case. Honda’s teaser mentions “Coming Soon”. Caption for this post read, “Brace yourself for the rise of a legend with fearless voice. Get ready to take on the open roads.”CB350 BABT Classic style front mudguardHonda CB350 BABT performancePowering CB350 cafe racer will be the 348.36cc, 4 Stroke engine churning out 21 PS of max power and 30 Nm of peak torque. It is mated to a 5-speed gearbox. Most of the hi-tech features will be borrowed from CB350. It will include Honda Selectable Torque Control (HSTC), Honda Smartphone Voice Control system (HSVCS), all-LED lights, assist and slipper clutch, side stand with engine inhibitor and gear position indicator.Primary rival is likely to be the slew of 350cc Royal Enfield motorcycles along with offerings from Jawa and Yezdi. Launch is likely to be in the coming days, as this is just a variation of an already existing motorcycle.CB350 BABT Classic front fork cover More