Gorgeous & Surprising | Royal Enfield Hunter 350 First Ride 

Loves it! How good are little bikes. I've been riding for ~20 years and had some big and powerful bikes. I'm now working my way backwards and have a CFMoto 450MT for dirt and camping / touring and a Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 for road and urban. Thrashing these little bikes is so engaging and so enjoyable.

One of the key features of this type of bike is the value proposition. Not only are they inexpensive to buy but maintenance costs are very reasonable, especially if you do your own maintenance.

I own one of these. Test rode one and fell in love. Great little commuter and to get back into riding after 2 decades break. Agree with everything you said. Cheap to own. Service it yourself. Lots of accessories. Great fun. (But I would like a tourer in the garage as well).

Hi there, great video! I've had my Hunter for a year now, no problems. Here in the north of Scotland it's brilliant on our little twisty roads. Highly recommended, just enjoy the ride, don't worry about the power.

Wow, crazy man Curtis has got an RE HNTR to test! I've had one & whilst it isn't a powerhouse, man, I had fun & it taught me to slow down to really enjoy my riding even on a bigger engined bike. I really don't need to be doing more than the speed limit everywhere these days The little Classic 350 taught me something about the magic of riding. Cheers Curtis.

Totally agree with you about the purpose of this style of motorcycle. As a daily rider and a weekend cruiser, they’re ideal. Regarding the tyres, many years ago I had CEAT tyres fitted to my car and the salesman said it was pronounced “cheat”.

It would be a great bike around town where you don't need to sit on highway speeds or overtake. I had a 650 interceptor, was quite a nice bike and had one of the best notes of any bike. Biggest problem is the Enfields are made for little Indian fellas, not bigger Aussie blokes and the suspension suffers.

I was on mine last night for a spin and I really didn’t feel like riding. After 15 minutes I couldn’t get off I was having so much fun. True not a speed demon but sure is fun bike to ride.

I believe the new RE's have a three year warranty as well, just awesome move there. I rode the Classic 350 and Scram 411 at the Giant Loop Rally last Summer they were a blast. I really enjoyed them both but the Scram had that extra fun factor that made hooning around a lot of fun. Good stuff Curtis! Since I bought the Bullet 500 I have to say owners have been right, these bikes have a Zen, or therapeutic aspect when we ride them. Not everyone will be into it but if you want to de-stress without the rush of adrenaline then these bikes have that in their DNA. My bike needs some work and I knew that going into it, (depending on parts availability since they haven't made the Bullet 500 since 2020) that will be the deciding factor on if I keep it. So far I'm having fun back road riding and putzing along. It's dirt cheap to insure and run, even in California.... so it might be staying, just for that.

...another type of fun on two wheels...or an option for learners. Good on you Curtis, for giving this one a go! ....now back in the garage and get the green beastie ready for action! 😂

Wish I had the room in the garage to add a Bullet 350.

Smaller bikes are so much fun. Curtis could you do a review on the benelli Trk 702 x. Thanks.

Can you get your hands on CF moto 450- love to hear your thoughts .

Hi Curtis, Could I suggest that you cover up the number plate as at minute 15:38 I can read it to be a Victorian plate. The video showed that you were in an 80kph zone coming after Mt Glorious to the rest area for the walk around. I know that area very well and your 110 indicated run is a highly policed area. If I were you, I would pull the video, and blur out the plate and put it up again. The bike may be RE's but they know who they lent it to in that period of time and will nominate you as the Rider for the demerit points and the assoc big fine.

Trouble with such a low powered machine is the car crazed tailgaters. They will be whooping and frothing seeing a biker going so slow, just inches in front . Then there’s the quarry and logging trucks😮

Too bad that it doesn't have a little more power! I think RE is really dumb in that regard!

What will be the MPG?