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It is a full circle that Honda came out with a 350 to take on Royal Enfield. I am glad the 350 Classic is doing so well in sales. The "old guy" market in the States needs more of these great smaller bikes. Excellent video Warro on another great ride. The drone shots of those boulders was the best!
the bike runs well for the 20 hp on tap. very smooth to ride too. especially since i dropped that 13t front sprocket in...totally changed the ride experience.great bike
Thanks Warro. Really appreciate you putting out this content in English. As an owner it’s hard to find info in Australia mate. Mine idles high also and I always start him up and waiting a few mins before taking it out of the garage. So it’s not just your bike. I’m thinking of getting a nice custom exhaust made up here in Sydney, and a nice black crafted seat. This bike isn’t ‘fast’ but not slow. It does exactly what it’s meant to do and it does it well. With the high idle, when it’s warmed a little, give him a few gentle revs and the revs drop down to almost stalling then build back up. My brother has a mt09 and when we go riding it’s fine
G'day Warro, Honda always make great motorcycles and the price reflects that, l love the note from the single, and thanks for the review, cheers mate, Neil 🤠.
Thanks for the review. I like that bike and agree that Honda could have more imagination with color options. I didn’t think you were going to hang on to that one very long but it’s hard to beat a Honda. Beautiful scenery there.
yeah i actually like the bike. i plan not to stuff it up by doing the off road tyre trick. im saving that for the enfield and the vstrom. enfield all ready off road tyres and vsrom booked in for next week this run well on sealed roads so i plan to keep it as is. all the best!
i think good for a stock bike and no need to remove and replace and saves a few hundted bucks there. plus it does run well in first 3 gears and pretty smooth to ride too
HI Warro,I know what you mean by over inflated pricing, especially here in NZ . I guess it's all about depreciation. Pays ya money takes ya risks. End of the day its worth it..I do oil and filter on the bike myself around the 6 thousand K mark, cheap when you do it yourself and peace of mind. Like my diesel Nissan Terrano 4 wheel drive, change oil and filter twice year, been going 30 years now. I"M an old dog on along highway with hopefully with a few K left in me. nice vid. Cheers n beers.
well the classic 350 is hard to beat on eye appeal and this gb350 is just a good smooth runner. either way seeing i own both not much i can say but tell it as i see it.
Small clarification regarding the service intervals. While the manual does specify a 12,000 km service interval for most items, it does call out that the oil should be replaced and the valve clearance should be checked every 6,000km.
sounds good but either way i still plan to do oil changes at 3000 klm runs which would be cheap and on the 12,000 mark i think i got that one mixed up with the vstrom 250 sx. too many bikes....lol all the best!
Hello from Russia!)) I gonna buy one of those two : honda cb 350 or RE Classic 350 this month. For daily using in a town with 2-3 million people in it, right now using bajaj 150 boxer ( i am not sure if you heard about it ) Already was at the shop and have a sit on both. As i noticed Honda s fuel tank is more narrow and comfier to hold between legs, while RE have more wide fuel tank and you need to place your legs wider as well. I am not sure witch position will be comfier at a long rides - so if you can say something about your experience ( about it - will be great !~. Here in Russia they cost right now - Honda 630 000 -650 000 ( near 7000 US dollars ) rubles, classic 480 000- 520 000 roubles ( 5300 us dollars) ( 90 rouble ~ 1$). In Russia average salary is 50 000 roubles in a month. It s interesting to know is it cheaper or pricier in Australia , if we take average salary, but why they are cost the same money - it s strange, honda is really better in all except style in my opinion. Watched almost all your videos , it s really good when you can hear real owner feedback ( or opinion, how is better to say)) of then both. Most videos i saw from GB or India , saw may be 100+ of them. There just a few of real owners review what is useful. And suddenly youtube give me this gem channel from Australia )) Thank for your work, and plkease contnue to do more videos , views are amazing.
both bikes come in at aud $8000 so here no real difference in price unless you go chrome and thats aud$8800 hard call which is the better bike. i feel the honda would be the more reliable unit but the enfield looks better. only my thoughts there but i do own both bikes. in your case id go honda gb350 for peace of mind. they appear to run well and can sit on 60 mph or faster what i would do if going honda is try and source out a 13t front sprocket from ebay as that alone really transforms the bike. reason for that honda has its power in first 4 gears and 5th is more an overdrive. if you fit 13t front it can actually pull along better in 5th gear comfort wise the enfield seat is fine but i actually pulled the seat cover off the GB350 and added a gel insert so now it too is good
im pretty happy with all 5 bikes....lol i recall at times ive had 5 or 6 new bikes and didnt want to ride any of the crap...lol but each of the 5 rides i get on i still think it took a while to get them but good choices. well not that long...just 12 years and 71 new bikes...lol anyway suzuki goes in next week to get 80/20 dirt tyres so pretty happy there. bloody windy in this clip the mic with deadcat was working hard. i was seriouslty thinking of calling it...lol
Pre order price of 9 grand ride away on the 450 Himalayan doesnt sound too bad as against either of the 350s here . Maybe youre gunna be one of the first owners ?
probably not as i did own a new himilayan and i still think the suzuki vstrom 350 sx is the best value bike out there for $6500 plus for 250cc some say they have seen 140/150 kph on the clock in 6th gear i dont know but it does sit on 100 kph quiet easy i could be wrong but i also bet its more reliable than an enfield mine go in next week to get 80/20 dirt tyres
@@steveone price appears good thats for sure. i had a new honda crf300l for a short time. vibrated badle in bars and had a buckled front wheel on pickup. still think the suzuki 250 sx is hard to beat value wise and very smooth to ride. ive owned 22 new enfield so been around them a bit but i still like the 350 reborn
I believe it is more important to just get out and ride. Doesnt matter what bike your on. That said...I prefer the Enfield Warrior allday and night. I do not like the price of the Honda or brand spanking new. I will probably pick up a 23 ( 411 ) leftover at $3999.00 long before I pay 8 grand for new. States dont have either bike but the CF moto has been here. The honda sounds fresh though. Be Safe.
i dont like paying for them myself but i have no choice ...lol enfield is ready to do some dirt runs shortly. wife plans to come along too so may be interesting there. those rides may start shorly with a bit of luck. usually i ride alone so this experience may be interesting i had the first himalayan. nice soft ride on dirt too all the best
New 350 Meteor Aurora colours are out & RE taking Pre-orders for them.The Green & Cream looks real 1950's like your old Halcyon Grey bike. Blue & Cream looks good too & black is alright.Meteor 350 has a little bit more top end than Classic 350 & larger fuel tank & forward controls but can get mid pegs to res feet on that blend into frame from Hitchcock's.
That's great how you can turn off Traction control off on the fly.On my Trident 🔱 660 you have to stop to turn T/C off & when you do once you stop & turn key off bike Resets to normal setup so T/C is on. You can switch between road & rain mode on the fly as it should be incase you hit heavy rain 🌧️ can just switch to rain 🌧️ mode quickly by selecting mode you want & holding clutch in & coasting for 20 meters.In Asia they call it the Arlen Ness model HE must of helped in styling or something but look similar to your one. Love the Drone footage Warro.
interesting there. i too like the traction on and off while on the fly. i feel it goes a bit better with the traction off but overall since fitting the 13t front i think it runs good enough nice place to run the drone but on the day pretty windy. should have some good drone shots coming up later as i take them out to different locations
@@ridewithwarro I just leave the Traction control on most of the time extra safety feature.I seen it come on going over a big bump on the single lane bridge down road it flashes up when hit a big bump or pothole,wet leaves etc.I was following mates & it was a windy day & road works sign was blown over on a hill & roadworks just over crest of hill & gravel.I saw a cloud a dust over rise & slowed down & as I went over crest & hit gravel I'd shaved alot of speed off cause I saw cloud of dust.As I hit gravel I saw T/C flash up for a sec but I'd shed enough speed & got ABS too.My mates in front in their 10-12yr old Harley's were wiggling & wriggling especially the 1st guy.Their Harley Davidson's got no ABS no T/C & H.D didn't put it on all their bikes till they had too in 2020 before that was a upgrade.HD sell alot a stuff as upgrade if you brought a Indian Challenger comes fully loaded for the price the Harley CVO is same price for base model & to get the same extras Indian has can cost extra 5-10k😲🤯. Got a have atleast have ABS another time a lady pulled out of country driveway & mate on Harley in front of me locked it up & ended up spinning 180° tore chunks out of tyre & HE was hanging on & still managed to shake his fist.I was about 20meters behind & just slowed down fast no lock up cause of ABS.I was thinking 🤔 if my mate wasn't one of the strongest guys I've met could of been on ground.Had to buy a new rear tyre $450 & tyre he replaced was only 2months old.I told HIM to take the tyre receipt to the women's house🤣but he didn't & She didn't stop when it happened.I do notice bike goes faster without but I usually just leave it on or turn it off & ride it then bike Resets to normal preset when turn key off.
Unfortunately, it's an old story, Warro. We've always paid well over the odds for anything imported and, given that almost everything's imported these days, that's why Oz is such an expensive place to live.
yeah i understand. i often have viewers complain about the prices of bikes i have but it doesn't really worry me. overall though its a pretty good bike for the $$$ and i still think its hard to beat there. next bike out is the suzuki vstrom 250 sx
@@ridewithwarro Yes, Honda have always produced a good unit. First one I had was a CB77, back in the mid-'60. I'll be interested to see how the Vstrom's going, too.
@@chrisweeks6973not sure on the cb77 but back in 68 or 69 i did buy a honda dream 250 with those curled type mudguards and pressed steel handlbars and a honda 50 stepthrough....lol had fun on both at 16 but i think more so the stepthrough the honda dream was more by name and had issues getting it going...lol but i had no idea and i guess neither did others. after that a used cb175 twin, it ran ok oh yeah...vstrom ride review out next
@@ridewithwarro Agh! The perils of old age and failing memory! 😁 Mine was the CB77, 305cc with twin carbs and tubular frame and bars. Your 250 Dream would have been the C72; Honda also brought out a 305cc version of yours, called the C77, with the pressed frame and single carby. The CB77 would scare a lot of British 650 twins, back in the day!
@@chrisweeks6973 too long now to remember mine but i recall it had the following 1.square speedo with ignition key in left side 2. pressed steel handlbars with steering damper 3 front suspension smilar to the 50cc step through 4. curled type mud guards 5 kick and electric start thats about it for me...lol
