There was a time when Kawasaki had small hearts as well and those hearts were pretty affordable too but being a premium motorcycle manufacturer they discontinued them. After so many years they are back with their new fully India made bike with small heart and affordable in terms of Kawasaki otherwise they this machine is too on the expensive court. Therefore they have launched the all new Kawasaki W175, we all know that Kawasaki's W means modern retro styling and great aura. However, it feels so weird to say that this Kawasaki is powered by just 177cc where we are used to heard some big engines powering the bike and giving them jaw dropping power but in this case the power is not showing the Kawasaki behaviour which is too uncomfortable. Coming back to this newly launched bike, it have that typical Kawasaki W design which is looks timeless always but my eyes are used to see bulky Kawasaki that this bike taking more than usual to fit in my eyes, I couldn't help myself. Back to
One of the most affordable 350cc and the most expensive 350cc machine of Royal Enfield have everything almost same but there are some things which are different as well. Although the changes are minor but we have to point them out for making things crystal clear why the affordable one is affordable and why the expensive is expensive?
Here, I'm talking about the newly launched Royal Enfield Hunter 350 and the bike which joined the portfolio back in 2020, the Royal Enfield Meteor 350. Out of four 350 models in the garage of Enfield, the Meteor is the most expensive and the Hunter 350 is one of the most affordable machine in the portfolio.
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Every product of RE have their own style statement, in the same way the Meteor and Hunter both have their own and both are handsome looking machines. Both have their own style which shines greatly under their own sun. The new Hunter looks fresh and young meanwhile, the Meteor flashes the mature side of the motorcycling.
What about their price?
The gap between their price is pretty huge thus things get interesting over here. The price of the newly launched
Hunter starts at 1.49 lakh and ends at 1.68 lakh and on the other hand,
Meteor's price at 2.05 lakh and the top end cost 2.21 lakh. These are the ex showroom prices of these motorcycle and you can see the difference between them.
Talking about their engines......
Another interesting fact about these bikes is that hey are powered by the same engine and the fact is that the both the bikes churns out exact same amount of power and torque as well.
Hunter- 349cc single cylinder air cooled engine with 72mm of bore & 85.8mm of stroke thus the compression ratio is 9.5:1. It comes with 5 speed manual transmission, chain drive, fuel injection and BS6 emission compliant.
- 20.2bhp of power at 6100rpm
- 27Nm of torque at 4000rpm.
Meteor- 349cc single cylinder air cooled engine with 72mm of bore & 85.8mm of stroke thus the compression ratio is 9.5:1. It comes with 5 speed manual transmission, chain drive, fuel injection and BS6 emission compliant.
- 20.2bhp of power at 6100rpm
- 27Nm of torque at 4000rpm.
As I told you earlier there is no difference in their engine and even they both are producing the same power and the torque figures.
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| Royal Enfield Hunter 350 |
Is their features are also same?
Almost, the features you get in these bikes is same only few things are different in between these two machines.
Both the machines comes with,
- Dual channel ABS
- Mobile connectivity
- Navigation
- Analogue speedometer
- Digital tachometer
- Fuel gauge
- Time
- Tripmeter
- Odometer
- Side stand warning
- Service indicator
- Adjustable visor
Therefore, the difference in terms of features is almost negligible. Both are bikes are offering same things inside out.
Mileage and fuel tank is same too?
Over here as well mileage is kinda same to however the range is having a big gap this is because the size of fuel tank.
Mileage you can extract from both the vehicle is around 34-36 kmpl, these are the brand claimed figures in real world we all know that things are going to be different.
Meanwhile the size of the belly of Hunter is smaller than Meteor. The size of Hunter's tank is 13 litres where 2.6 litres of fuel is for reserve. on the other hand the Meteor is having 15 litres of tank with 3 litres of reserve.
Tyres, suspension and brakes
Hunter- Wheels- 110/80 - 17 (Front)
140/80 - 17 (Rear)
Brakes- 300mm disc (Front)
270mm disc (Rear)
Suspension- Telescopic | 41mm forks | 130mm travel (Front)
Twin tube emulsion shock absorbers with 6-step adjustable preload (Rear)
Meteor- Wheels- 100/90 - 19 (Front)
140/70 - 17 (Rear)
Brakes- 300mm disc (Front)
270mm disc (Rear)
Suspension- Telescopic | 41mm forks | 130mm travel (Front)
Twin tube emulsion shock absorbers with 6-step adjustable preload (Rear)
As we can see the difference is in just wheel size other than that other things are same.
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| Royal Enfield Meteor 350 |
Lighting
Things are same here as well, the design is different to extent despite that its same completely.
- Head lamp- Halogen
- Tail light- LED
- Blinkers- LED
Dimensions and weight
Now here these two machines show the most remarkable difference between them, their physique vary a lot from each other and there design is also not same.
Hunter- Length- 2,055mm
Width- 800mm
Height- 1055mm
Wheelbase- 1370mm
Ground clearance- 150mm
Seat height- 800mm
Weight- 181kg
Meteor- Length- 2,140mm
Width- 845mm
Height- 1140mm
Wheelbase- 1400mm
Ground clearance- 170mm
Seat height- 765mm
Weight- 191kg
So, as you can see the difference between their dimension is pretty good which comes into highlight although things thing won't come out in real as it it on paper. Over here the Meteor is bigger than Hunter almost in every expect except seat height, Meteor seat is very low and great for short riders out there.
At the end.....
Seriously speaking both the bikes are same in a lot of things the only visible difference between them is their design other than that both are exactly same. Brand have done cost cutting in Meteor as well.
So, the question is that which one is a good choice for your new bike, I would say this that it up to you preference that are looking for something young (Hunter) or you want something mature (Meteor).
Image source- Royal Enfield official website
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