Hunter 350 is the second best-selling RE. It is the most affordable, lightest RE on sale today. Updated model could be launched with new rear suspension.
The Royal Enfield Hunter 350 has crossed the 5 lakh unit sales milestone in a little under two and a half years since its launch. Ever since its launch, the Hunter has been a popular model, owing to its affordable price and its relatively light kerb weight.
The Hunter is based on the same 349cc engine platform as the Classic, Bullet and Meteor but at 181kg, it is significantly lighter compared to its platform-engineered siblings. Thanks to its lightness and affordability, the Hunter has opened up the world of Royal Enfield to newer riders, female riders and returning riders alike. And what has also helped is that Royal Enfield hasn’t hiked the Hunter’s prices, which range between Rs 1.50 lakh – Rs 1.75 lakh (ex-showroom, Chennai), ever since its launch.
The Hunter crossed the first one lakh sales milestone within just six months of its launch and the next one lakh came within just a year of it being launched. And now this model has largely remained in second position in the Royal Enfield lineup, after the brand’s mainstay, the evergreen Classic 350. Royal Enfield has been testing an updated Hunter 350, which aims to solve the primary issue we’ve reported, its stiff rear suspension. We could see this updated model arrive sometime this year but it remains to be seen whether the company will revise the prices of its second best-selling model.
