The Honda CB300F will likely be offered in India alongside the present Honda CB300R.

The Honda CB300F is predicated on a model new engine and chassis platform that the company says is a world-first for our market. While the title and road bare styling could be fairly complicated on condition that Honda already sells the CB300R in India, this engine has nothing to with that bike. Displacing 293.5cc, it is really about 7cc up on the CB300R, however this can be a less complicated oil-cooled engine. While each engines have a 4-valve head, the brand new bike will get a single overhead camshaft towards the double overhead cam design within the CB300R. The result’s that the brand new bike produces significantly much less energy at 24.5hp (vs 31.1hp) and fewer torque as effectively, with 25.6Nm vs 27.5Nm.

Like the CB300R, this bike additionally will get a 6-speed transmission. The key distinction is that the brand new Honda CB300F produces each its energy and torque figures decrease within the rev vary, and the rev limiter is about fairly low at round 8,500rpm. That ought to lead to a unique, extra mid-range focussed energy supply.   

The Honda CB300F is constructed round a brand new diamond chassis that’s completely different to the one from the smaller Honda Hornet 2.0 in addition to the Honda CB300R. Like each these bikes, this additionally will get a gold-coloured USD fork and a monoshock on the rear – preload adjustable by 5 steps on this case. 

The new CB300F runs the identical MRF Revz radial tyres in the identical sizes – 110/70 R17 within the entrance and 150/60 R17 on the rear. The new bike will get dual-channel ABS, similar to the CB300R, however with a smaller 276mm entrance disc vs the CB300R’s 296mm disc. Another cost-saving measure is an axially mounted entrance brake caliper, not like the radially mounted caliper on the CB300R, though each are made by Nissin. 

The seat top is at a low 789mm and whereas the 153kg kerb weight is about 7 kilos greater than the CB300R, this bike additionally has a a lot bigger 14-litre gas tank vs the 8.7-litre unit on the CB300R.

The CB300F comes with a damaging LCD show which is an identical expertise to the CB300R, however the format is completely different. This show has readouts for rpm, velocity, gear place, time and journey information. If you pay a bit of extra, the bike additionally comes with Honda’s smartphone Bluetooth connectivity. The lighting is full LED and the bike comes with a slip-assist clutch – each of which at the moment are commonplace fare at this value level. However, the one distinctive function is the inclusion of Honda Selectable Torque Control, which is Honda’s manner of claiming traction management. This is the second made-for-India bike to function this after the CB350, and whereas its deserves in a bike with this little energy may be debated, there isn’t a doubt that it is a good security function to have.   

On paper, the Honda CB300F comes throughout as a rival to the likes of the Suzuki Gixxer 250, which is a bit more highly effective however lacks options just like the USD fork. However, Honda has chosen to cost it far larger than bikes with comparable specs. At Rs 2.26 lakh for the bottom variant and Rs 2.29 lakh for the Bluetooth-enabled model, the CB300F is almost Rs 40,000 greater than the Suzuki Gixxer 250. This value makes it lower than Rs 10,000 extra inexpensive than the KTM 250 Duke, which is far more highly effective and much better outfitted. Moreover, for round Rs 50,000 extra, you possibly can have the Honda CB300R, which is one other extremely priced Honda, however one which we totally loved using after we not too long ago reviewed it.

The Honda CB300F will likely be offered completely via the Honda Big Wing seller community which is now as much as over 100 retailers throughout the nation. 

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