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Old 1st February 2021, 22:46   #16
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re: The Honda CB350 RS. EDIT: Launched at Rs. 1.96 lakh

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Doesn't it look like the back of the Rebel? That could be a possibility too.
Nah. No chance. The rebel has a completely different proportion

The Honda CB350 RS. EDIT: Launched at Rs. 1.96 lakh-honda_rebel05.jpg

1. Curvy rear fender
2. Split seat.
3. External tail lights (The teasers have it integrated below the seat.)
4. Rear shock absorbers are more raked.
5. Exhausts look different.

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re: The Honda CB350 RS. EDIT: Launched at Rs. 1.96 lakh

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The tread pattern on the rear tyre and the high clearance with the wheel suggests an adventure/scrambler more than a cafe racer.
Images of the CB350 from Google, apologies for the blurred images. I cropped one from the full image to represent the one on this thread. Have posted the same full bike image too for reference.

Seems the tyre, suspension and exhaust are exactly the same only blacked out (exhaust). Maybe the clearance (not sure) between the tyre and mudguard is also the same, just appears more on the new bike because the CB mudguard is wider and in chrome.

The Honda CB350 RS. EDIT: Launched at Rs. 1.96 lakh-25e6fe8c725346f38f011bf0f9287f4c.jpeg

The Honda CB350 RS. EDIT: Launched at Rs. 1.96 lakh-2092488bb1ba412ab0aa5800617986e0.jpeg

16th February will reveal all, meanwhile let’s enjoy the speculation

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Old 8th February 2021, 13:21   #18
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re: The Honda CB350 RS. EDIT: Launched at Rs. 1.96 lakh

A new tweet from @BigWingIndia

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re: The Honda CB350 RS. EDIT: Launched at Rs. 1.96 lakh

Doubt if this a cafe racer. The tank silhouette begs to differ.
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re: The Honda CB350 RS. EDIT: Launched at Rs. 1.96 lakh

Could it be, could it be a twin cylinder retro naked? And in true Honda style, stump everyone yet again.
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Doubt if this a cafe racer. The tank silhouette begs to differ.
Definitely not a cafe racer.

To me , this appears to be a scrambler. The design could be in the similar lines of Honda CB190SS launched recently in China.

CB190SS source

The Honda CB350 RS. EDIT: Launched at Rs. 1.96 lakh-cb190ss.jpg

Teaser image found on most of the automobile websites are trimmed and does not show the yellowish(or gold) badging and the handlebar end , which indicates this is not a cafe racer.

Tweet about the 16th Feb event from BigWingIndia.

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re: The Honda CB350 RS. EDIT: Launched at Rs. 1.96 lakh

Looks like it will be named the CB350 RS. I found it on the teaser web page after a bit of poking around:

The Honda CB350 RS. EDIT: Launched at Rs. 1.96 lakh-cb350rs-name-reveal.jpg

The 'RS' tag usually denotes sporting credentials, so it could be a cafe racer after all. I'm not sure what to make of the word 'Koza' on the file name though. A back-end term perhaps ?

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Looks like it will be named the CB350 RS.!
Good catch @Turbojc .

So one thing is for sure, it has a 350cc mill and if it resembles the CB1100RS , it would be awesome!! It could look like a Triump Bonnie as well.

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Looks like it will be named the CB350 RS.
CB350 RS!
Current CB350 owners like me eagerly waiting to swap that H'ness badge with this one
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Definitely not a cafe racer.

To me , this appears to be a scrambler. The design could be in the similar lines of Honda CB190SS launched recently in China.

Teaser image found on most of the automobile websites are trimmed and does not show the yellowish(or gold) badging and the handlebar end , which indicates this is not a cafe racer.
@R.G. - You're right. I just noticed these tiny details. They are clear once the image is brightened.

The handlebar indeed seems taller than the one on the Highness. Cafe racer handle bars are usually obscured by the fuel tank when viewed from this angle. Also, the exhaust seems slightly more upswept than the one on the Highness.

These details plus the marketing terms used in the promos point at a scrambler. What flummoxed me was the RS badging - it just didn't add up ! Maybe it is an acronym for 'Rally Sport'.

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Now when I check that image closely , the portion of the exhaust you have highlighted appears to be not matching the rest of the image. The chrome areas in that portion of the image appears to be a bad photoshop effort.

There is a new tweet from BigWingIndia today : source

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I have no clue what this means though.

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re: The Honda CB350 RS. EDIT: Launched at Rs. 1.96 lakh

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Now when I check that image closely , the portion of the exhaust you have highlighted appears to be not matching the rest of the image. The chrome areas in that portion of the image appears to be a bad photoshop effort.

There is a new tweet from BigWingIndia today : source

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I have no clue what this means though.
Kudos to Honda for maintaining the suspense until the end(almost!!)
Very confused about this. Looking at the tyre patterns and these words, could it be targeted towards ADV segment ?
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re: The Honda CB350 RS. EDIT: Launched at Rs. 1.96 lakh

Another day, another teaser! After all this hype and hoopla, I hope it doesn't turn out to be a damp squib .

Image source - Instagram
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Old 11th February 2021, 14:44   #29
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Another day, another teaser! After all this hype and hoopla, I hope it doesn't turn out to be a damp squib .

Image source - Instagram


The caption mentions "History", most probably a café-racer or something which takes inspiration from "History".
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Old 11th February 2021, 15:41   #30
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re: The Honda CB350 RS. EDIT: Launched at Rs. 1.96 lakh

There's a leaked new teaser doing the rounds, confirms the black and yellow scheme.
The Honda CB350 RS. EDIT: Launched at Rs. 1.96 lakh-hondanewcaferacerteaserhondascaferacerreleasednew.jpg

Was hoping for something a bit classier like their very own GB500:
The Honda CB350 RS. EDIT: Launched at Rs. 1.96 lakh-1280pxhonda_gb500_clubman_rechts.jpg


Will this version be something of a competitor for the Perak ?
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