My toxic trait—or, well, one of the many at any rate—is that when I buy a product I expect a level of quality in that product commensurate with its price. As you can imagine, in this day and age I spend a lot of my time disappointed. What if I told you, however, that I recently rode a bike with one of the best cost-to-value ratios I think I've ever ridden? In fact, probably one of the best cost-to-value ratios on the market today. What if I then told you that it was a Royal Enfield—specifically Enfield's new Hunter 350? Well, I did and it was and I'm here to tell you all about it.
Now, we already covered the Hunter 350's global launch in 2022 when Janaki went over to Bangkok to thrash the little wonder around the Magnificent City of the Nine Gems for, like, 36 hours straight. In her review, she gushed over the Hunter's smooth 350cc single, its stiff new frame, its low seat height, and its confidence-inspiring suspension. She was so effusive, in fact, that I couldn't wait to get my hands on a Hunter 350 to try myself. Thankfully, in mid-April of 2023, I got that chance.
