Delighting young explorers who seek fun in their daily ride, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. made its much awaited entry into the growing middle-weight motorcycle segment with launch of CB300R – its second Neo Sports Café offering in India.
The Neo Sports Café family is Honda’s ultra-modern minimalistic take on the timeless roadster design. CB300R is inspired from its powerful sibling CB 1000R Neo Sports Café which was originally showcased at the Tokyo Motor Show 2017.
Developed as the ultimate Sports Roadster to ‘Transform mere travel into a playful ride’, CB300R is pure fun to ride and absolute joy to own.
Style is deliberate reductions when it comes to CB300R. The styling ‘language’ is modern and minimalist, mixing café racer inspirations with a super-compact ‘trapezoid’ form.
It is the combined effect of the impressive design features that make the CB300R so complete and unique.
The blacked-out hardware – the engine and casings announce its aggressive character. Adding a sharp contrast to this are the brushed aluminum radiator shroud, premium finish parts of steel tabular frame and contrasting black with chrome underslung dual chamber exhaust that sweeps up on the rear.
Get ready to outshine others as all lights including indicators on CB300R are LED. The round metal rim headlight with its built-in horseshoe come armed with the signature two-bar light feature while the taillight is the thinnest ever to be mounted on a Honda motorcycle. The thin lightweight & fully digitalized LCD meter display provides speed, engine rpm, fuel level and gear position simply with warning lights arrayed across the top.
The free revving 286cc DOHC 4-valve liquid cooled single cylinder engine with PGM-FI technology pulls smoothly in town and delivers a strong performance on highway too. The 2-room structure in engine’s interior increases acceleration efficiency while producing a powerful & aggressive engine sound.
The combination of torque output and lightest weight in 300cc segment allows CB300R to gain the BEST IN CLASS Torque-to-Weight ratio.
The front 37.6 cm3 hub less floating disc and 30.0 cm3 rear floating disc are modulated by 2 channel ABS which works on FIRST IN CLASS Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). The IMU action gives the uniform front to rear distribution of ABS operation and maintains stability of vehicle even during sudden brake application.
Being a part of ‘sport naked’ family, CB300R surrenders to rider’s control by centralizing the heavy parts near the center of gravity. All of this offers a tuned rigidity balance ensuring outstanding feedback while riding.
Tipping the scales at just 147kg, CB300R is the LIGHTEST MOTORCYCLE IN ITS CATEGORY! This dark beast takes styling cues from its elder sibling the CB1000R with the promise of smooth handling. The brand new frame mixes pressed & tabular steel and is anchored by pressed steel swingarm pivot plates and swingarm deliver agile handling with stability. Complimenting this are the 41mm USD front forts. Making CB300R perfect for Indian roads are the fat bar-style handlebars with 40° radius, 2.3m turning radius, single rear shock with 5-step spring preload adjustment and compact 1344mm wheelbase.
To reduce maintenance costs – an important factor for younger riders – the engine is also designed with the minimum number of moving parts. Details like the low-friction piston rings, high-density core radiator and iridium spark plug help increase fuel efficiency.
The all-new CB300R comes in two rich colours – Matte Axis Gray Metallic & Candy Chromosphere Red.
Honda CB300R Specification
| Displacement | 286 cc |
| Maximum Power | 30 HP @ 8000 rpm |
| Maximum Torque | 27.4 NM @ 6500 rpm |
| Number of Cylinders | 1 |
| Number of Gears | 6 |
| Seat Height | 800 mm |
| Ground Clearance | 151 mm |
| Kerb/Wet Weight | 147 kg |
| Fuel Tank Capacity | 10 litres |
| Top Speed | 160 kmph |
Honda CB300R Price in Nepal
Honda CB 300R is currently awaiting its launch in Nepali market and may be available in the next few months. If launched in the local market, the price is set to start at around NRs.15,00,000.