Royal Enfield Bullet 350 review | How close to the Classic? | First Ride | Autocar India

As it nears the 100 year production mark, the legendary Royal Enfield Bullet has finally been updated and is now built on RE's new J-platform architecture. Zaran Mody tells you what this new Bullet is like to ride.

Editor: Rohan Salaskar
Cameraperson: Harshad Panchal

0:00 - Introduction
0:38 - Similarities to Classic 350
0:56 - Engine
1:17 - Ride and handling
1:42 - Differences to Classic 350
2:18 - Seat comfort
2:55 - Design
3:24 - Verdict

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[autocarindia]

Royal Enfield tells us that the handlebar on the Bullet is different, and 20mm taller than on the Classic 350.

[xantaclaws]

Connected seats - Bullet
Disconnected seats - Classic

Well done RE

[akshat]

On a lighter note, thank you RE for making the value of my "heavy crank" BS4 standard go even higher. ♥️

[RIDULRAZWINRIDZ]

Should have kept the old back light design (rectangle with a little round on top) on the new housing.That back light was one of the signatures of the bullet.

[poms]

Rebranded Classic 350, no resemblances to the original legend, and without chrome and gloss paint doesn't look like a bullet at all

[northindian]

I think RE has shot itself in the Foot😊

[BuluBiker]

Aise hi RE ne time pass ke liye Launch kardiye, soche honge all the brands are launching new products so hum bhi kuch kardete hai :)

[shubhendujitthongam]

Its a RE classic 350 with 2 person single seat.... Simple as that
Atleast the tail light should be different.... To make both of them look unique

[whoami]

Today i got my first royal Enfield bullet 350 it's awesome ❤

[vineethg]

I can understand that "Bullet" is an iconic badge for RE and has the record for the longest production run in the motorcycling world. So they cannot let go of it. But since both the J-series and J-series Bullet are essentially the same motorcyle with only minor differences, they should have marketed both this and the Classic as variants of the "Bullet" itself. Perhaps they will do that in the next iteration.

[Toonstories]

I am in love with this new bullet maroon color❤

[MNA]

New Bullet : Classic 350 Reborn :: Fronx : Baleno

[maximusdecimusmeridius]

To people telling that bullet is closer to classic, we have to understand that classic is a bullet derived model. Just because J series classic released first, we are comparing this with it.

[spleeban]

The rear brake light could be different from the classic one. This appears to be a cost-cutting measure.

[bhargavpa]

It's a welcome addition to RE family... I like the new bullet and a decent pricing considering other re models as well. J series engine is definitely better than the old ones. Due to bad drum brakes and aging engine, recently sold my bs3 c350 for a very good price... New bullet is essentially a single seat version of classic 350

[nandan_]

I really wished they had launched with the Forest Green shade like in Bullet 500.

[PrishK.]

It's classic man, not like a bullet at all, RE losing It's charm

[Mystical.Spirit]

One important visual aspect which nobody seems to talk about is the wider tyres on the new Bullet 350. The older tyres were an eyesore.

[kristianhermann]

Gorgeous - love those decals and stripes - hope RE brings to North America - it's confirmed for UK

[gradientO]

Waiting for Interceptor 350 and gt 350