India’s Latest Neo-Retro Single

Like any moto journalist, I jump at the chance to test ride new motorcycles. This generally involves free travel, meals and accommodation in some faraway, sunny locale, and plentiful time aboard a factory-fresh machine. However, when said invite entails riding a small-displacement commuter bike, one’s expectations are somewhat diminished. Single-cylinder 350s are not expected to be particularly fast, exotic or all that enthralling on the road. These were among my preconceptions before the first few miles aboard Royal Enfield’s Hunter 350. Styled with elements from classic British singles and imbued with plenty of modernity, the low-slung Hunter – like the Triumph trident tested on page 20 – is proof that streetbikes can still be fun without copious cubic centimeters.