Is the Hunter or the Ronin the right choice for you? Let’s find out!
The Hunter 350 is Royal Enfield’s highest-selling motorcycle in India. It is also the lightest and the most affordable Royal Enfield you can buy. But how does it compare against its main rival, the TVS Ronin? Let’s have a detailed look with the help of images.
Design
The Royal Enfield Hunter 350 is a neo-retro roadster motorcycle. It gets a sculpted tear-drop shaped fuel tank, a round headlight and is a compact motorcycle overall. The bike is available in eight colour options: Factory Black, Dapper Orange, Dapper Green, Dapper Grey, Dapper White, Rebel Black, Rebel Blue and Rebel Red.
The TVS Ronin has a unique design language that combines the attributes of a roadster and a cruiser. The bike gets forward-set footpegs, on a roadster-styled motorcycle. The bike has 6 colour options: Base Lightning Black, Base Magma Red, Mid Glacier Silver, Mid Charcoal Ember, Top Nimbus Grey and Top Midnight Blue.
Engine
The Royal Enfield Hunter 350 is powered by a 349cc single-cylinder, air-cooled engine which makes 20.2PS and 27Nm, and is paired to a 5-speed gearbox. The bike has a claimed top-speed of 114kmph. The Hunter 350 returns a tested mileage of 40.19kmpl in the city and 35.98kmpl on the highways.
The TVS Ronin is powered by a 225cc single-cylinder, air & oil-cooled, engine which makes 20.4PS and 19.93Nm, and is paired to a 5-speed gearbox with a slip-and-assist clutch. You can expect a mileage of about 42.95kmpl in city riding conditions and around 40.77kmpl on highways from the TVS Ronin.
Underpinnings
The Royal Enfield Hunter 350 gets a telescopic fork and dual-shock absorbers. It gets a 300mm disc at the front and a 270mm disc at the rear mounted on 17-inch alloy wheels. The bike also comes in a spoke wheels variant which gets a 153mm drum brake at the rear. The Hunter 350 has a seat height of 790mm and a ground clearance of 150.5mm. The bike has a 13-litre fuel tank and weighs in at 181kg kerb.
The TVS Ronin gets an inverted telescopic fork and a monoshock. It has a 300mm disc at the front and a 240mm disc at the rear mounted on 17-inch alloy wheels. The bike has a seat height of 795mm and a ground clearance of 181mm. It has a 14-litre fuel tank and a kerb weight of 160kg.
Features
The Royal Enfield Hunter 350 gets a semi-digital instrument cluster which does not support smartphone connectivity and has halogen lights all round. Rider aids include single-channel ABS in the base variant and dual-channel ABS in all the other variants. Except for the base variant, all the other variants of the Hunter get a tripper navigation pod as standard which shows turn-by-turn navigation.
The TVS Ronin gets a fully digital instrument console which supports smartphone connectivity for call & SMS alerts. It has all-LED lighting, adjustable brake and clutch levers along with dual-channel ABS with Rain and Urban ABS modes.
Price
The Royal Enfield Hunter 350’s prices start from Rs 1,49,900 and go up to Rs 1,74,655 (both prices ex-showroom, Chennai). The TVS Ronin’s prices range from Rs 1,35,000 to Rs 1,72,700 (both prices ex-showroom, Delhi).
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Royal Enfield Hunter 350 Variants |
Price (ex-showroom, Chennai) |
TVS Ronin Variants |
Price (ex-showroom, Delhi) |
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Base |
Rs 1,49,900 |
Base |
Rs 1,35, 000 |
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Mid (Dapper White, Dapper Green, Dapper Grey, Dapper Orange) |
Rs 1,69,656 |
Mid |
Rs 1,59,490 |
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Top (Rebel Black, Rebel Blue, Rebel Red) |
Rs 1,69,656 |
Top |
Rs 1,72,700 |
BikeDekho Says
If you are in the market for a no-nonsense motorcycle which even though it has less features but has a more powerful and tractable engine with loads of torque, the Royal Enfield Hunter 350 is the right choice for you. But if you are someone who prefers a more relaxed riding posture, wants more features and a more lightweight motorcycle, the TVS Ronin will tick all the boxes for your next purchase.
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