Classic 350 against the Honda CB350: the showroom argument that never ends in Kochi
@host_classic350 · 1 week ago
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Every time I park my Chrome Red outside a cafe on a Sunday, there is at least one CB350 next to it, and the conversation always goes the same way.
I read RideApart's spec comparison of the two (here) and the Honda's case is honest enough. It is around 8 kg lighter, its torque lands at 3,000 rpm instead of 4,000, and it carries more fuel. On paper that is a calmer, easier bike for city traffic and the long haul to Munnar.
Then I thumb the starter on mine and remember why I bought it. The low beat, the weight settling into a corner on the spoked wheels, the way it feels planted on bad tar. Some of that does not show up in a spec sheet.
So vote in the replies. Classic or CB350, and tell me which one you would actually keep for five years, not which one wins the numbers.
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pranav_bhat· 1 week agoJoseph same scene here at Marine Drive on Sundays, minus the Munnar part. Read that RideApart piece too. That 1000 rpm earlier torque on the CB350 sounds nice for Mumbai traffic but honestly my Classic's low end has never felt lazy in city riding. Weight and that thump is why I'd still keep mine for five years, numbers aside.
ananya_kulkarni· 6 days agoJoseph, for me it's less about the thump and more the resale and service cost side, nobody puts that on a spec sheet either. Classic parts and service network is everywhere here in Bangalore, that alone tips it for a 5 year hold. CB350 fuel tank being bigger per that RideApart piece does help on long rides though, can't argue that. Anyone actually tracked yearly maintenance cost difference between the two over 3-4 years?
