Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Private Limited announced that its H’ness CB350 crossed the 10,000 mark in terms of the number of units sold. The deliveries of this motorcycle begun in October 2021 and within just 3 months Honda has achieved this feat. In fact, the demand was so high the company had reported that the deliveries had crossed the 1,000 mark in just 20 days since its launch.
H’nesss CB350: Specs and more
The motorcycle made its debut in India in the mid-size 350-500cc segment on 30 September 2020. Honda claims that this motorcycle has been built with 9 new patent applications with 5 first-in-segment features. Talking about the mechanicals, powering the Honda H’ness CB350 is a 348.36 cc air-cooled single-cylinder motor making 20.8 BHP of power at 5,500 RPM and 30 Nm of torque at 3,000 RPM. The motorcycle has a half-duplex cradle chassis supported by right-side up front suspension and twin hydraulic shock absorbers with coil spring on the rear.
The rider will find this motorcycle built very proportionately with a wheelbase of 1441 mm, a ground clearance of 166mm and a saddle height of 800mm. The fuel capacity of 15 litres is very generous and short weekend trips would never be a problem. In terms of features, Honda has equipped the motorcycle with all-LED lighting as standard, HSTC (Honda Selectable Torque Control) – traction control, dual-channel ABS, semi-digital instrument cluster with multiple functions and Honda Smartphone Voice Control System. For more details watch our comprehensive review of this motorcycle.
BigWing Dealership Concept
The H’ness CB350 is sold only via the premium showroom of Honda named Big Wing Dealership. The BigWing is more of an exclusive offering and acts as a differentiator from the normal Honda showrooms in terms of the customer experience, service and buying experience. Currently, there are a total of 5 BigWing Toplines showrooms located in Gurugram, Bangalore, Mumbai, Cochin, Indore and 18 BigWing showrooms located in Bhilai, Bareilly, Jabalpur, Saharanpur, Coimbatore, Erode, Ahmedabad (2), Raipur, Jaipur, Trivandrum, Ghaziabad, Ranchi, Hyderabad, Ludhiana, Siliguri, Thane and Vadodara. As per plans, Honda has set up a target to add over 50 BigWing outlets across the country.