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Ride aroud like that for much longer and your'e gonna kill yourself!

From a manufacturing and profit ratio perspective, a Single 500cc is most likely as the existing frame and base engine block does not need to be redesigned and therefore additional plant space and machinery investment is not needed. A deep 500 baritone thumper will be lovely and make carting a passage easier as well as add some confidence on free way riding..

Saw this bike in the raw three days ago. Disappointed with the quality of the chassis weldings and ergonomics considering my hight (1,71 m) and tastes. However, a nice and economical machine if you are above 1,80 m and prefer being bent while driving.

My 1973 CB350, albeit a twin, puts out 36 HP out of the box, is stone reliable, gets 50+ miles to our US Gallon, and when I get stupid, I can push the Honda to 100 mph. Can this 2025 CB350 compete with my 50+ year old in any way, perhaps with its fuel- injected engine and ABS? With 2025 model's measly 21 horses, my old trusty, with an actual displacement of only 325cc, will leave it in the dust. Forgive me, but I cannot call that progress.

It’s a great bike I think, still haven’t seen them in Sweden, but definitely going to check them out 😊

Stock engine oil doesnt sound as refined as some of bes tpils availabel in market. 7100 10w30 is best , it alos runs smoother with 10 w40 grade fully synthetic oils

Can see why it would be hard to come up with many dislikes for this bike.

I love how stoked you are on the GB350! I hope to have my first Dualsport motovlog episode up on YT with my WR250R soon. Hopefully cross paths out on the trails on your DR some time. Thanks for the inspiration. 👊🏻

I've been riding the Honda GB350 / CB350RS for the past two years, and it has never broken down. In my opinion, it has a better engine than Royal Enfields and offers a quick, smooth ride. The exhaust note is delightful, the tank range is good, and the cruising speed is decent. However, the downsides are the headlight, which isn't very effective, and the suspension, which could have been better. Additionally, the front and rear mudguards aren't great the mud splashes all over the place. They could have been designed more effectively.

Great video and great bike. I agree to make it perfect it should’ve gotten twin analog clocks, when I first got mine I accidentally hit the rev limiter. Today I rode mine to work in Sydney at the airport and back and it really loves the 60-80 roads more than the 100 roads due to the gearing. A good channel on TH-cam is ride with warro. Heaps of GB350 content from country NSW, he was putting stuff out when no one else was about a year ago, he installed a 13 tooth front sprocket to shorten his gears. I didn’t as I like the legs down low

I traded down from a 2018 Goldwing DCT so I don't care what it looked like; a high screen was a must. I do 100-200km country runs including some freeway work and the bike is just not powerful enough to punch into a head wind. The screen fixes this completely plus makes longer rides far more pleasant. With the screen the gearbox works fine. I only use 5th if cruising under 100kmh. Over that the bike stays in 4th and pulls happily up to 120kmh. I wouldn't be messing with the sprockets; a) coz it is not needed if you only use 5th as a low speed overdrive, and b) you could void your warranty. The bike looks OK with a tall screen as the bike is fairly long so it doesn't mess up the proportions too much.

Handlebars are too narrow in width or grips in diameter? If the latter, trip machine have some wraps that, the prevailing wisdom states, are pretty cheap and last the distance.

Great bike 👍

Riding With Warro put a 13 tooth front sprocket on his. I think it is the Honda 600 xr sprocke t. Says it much improves it. Other s say a tall screen helps with higher speeds.

I want a single thumper.

I am very tempted to buy One. The ONLY Problem in Germany the recommended Speed on the Autobahn is 130 km/hr ! 135 km/ hr is the Maximum Speed I think of the bike .i hope HONDA comeS out with a 450 cc OR Lager 650 cc bike Like the RE ! 650 cc which would be Perfect for Germany. This is the ONLY small bike that Sells is 125cc as you can Ride it with a car licence & can Ride it with 16 yrs. Next Stepup is close to 48 ps / Hp that Sells.

It’s a great community, been following TAYM for quite a while now and just love his style and sense of humor 👍 Have subscribed to riding hood too and we will support her all the way through 😊👍

Well said! It’s a great community. 👍🏻

Try out Webike Japan. You'll find a lot of accessories for this bike and they ship internationally. I'm sure you'll be spending a lot since they got so many accessories.

If it doesn't have a 6th gear and external oilcooler then they are screwed because we already have Harley Davidson 440x ,Hero Maverick 440 and the recently launched RE Scram 440 (Rebored 411cc Himalayan engine with a 6th gear) in India(All of these get 6th gear and oilcooler). See Honda know that's the only engine which might fit in the existing chassis of Highness CB350 (GB350) . A twin would be uncharacteristically stupid move from them. Honda has already messed up while boring out their small capacity engines in India with the Unicorn 160cc engine rebored to 184cc without external oil cooler or 6th gear in Honda Hornet 2.0 in 2020. That bike is a sports commuter which dented Honda's reputation in india as it had problems of oil leaking and overheating , faulty ECU and gaskets etc. Honda solved the issues till 2022 but the damage was done to its reputation in india. So Honda definitely won't do the same mistake again. The Big modern old school long stroke single it is then i guess.

I love this bike, I have one a 2020 Heritage in black but mine has the dual gas caps, yes one is a dummy but for ascetic it should have two, I don't understand this change. Looks neutered

I find the 6th gear is quite an over drive, wouldnt want an even longer geared one. 😊

Hi mate, came over from the shout out from TAYM,s Friday mutter to send & sub, It's a great way to find new channels, share so.e posts, although I'm vlogging from Sweden, I look forward to going through yout posts Cheers

the only twin this bike needs is a twin-dial instrument cluster.

i took the 1st gb 350 s in Greece from sarakakis.I was waiting for this since i ask on (cb350 h iness youtube videos from india people 2021),Honda to send this beauty with whatever name they want in europe !!!22-1-25 i had mine gb 350s black colour.

I’ve ordered my S here in Sweden with the USB plug off the bat.

4:39 S model comes with the fork boots as standard.

1:09 trip machine has some wraps for the grips. They are really nice.

Thank you for your video. How tall is your girlfriend?

Black Pup Moto has great grip wraps that would match the seat perfectly (I think they are branded "Trip Machine Grip Wraps"). Definitely go for the fork gaiters!

Red rooster Pegasus slip on.

I’d consider a Honda bikini fairing, bar end mirrors and going the black/gold paint scheme…remember the old John Player Special livery? Maybe a little bit brighter gold colour paint for the rims rather than rim tape. If funds permit, maybe a combined rear rack and pillion grab rail?

Agree that the chrome exhaust looks great. Handgrips would be good but the wheel trim is too fussy. The tall screen I have doesn't look too bad as the bike is fairly long and low. I makes a huge difference now as the bike will easily cruise at 100kmh in any wind uphill. Makes the bike more of an allrounder rather than feeling hard pushed much over 80kmh. I reckon the gators would look pretty cool.

Wonder if its possible to fit the crome exhaust on the S model. I realy think it looks a lot better then the black one on the S model.

beside it's powerless and manufactured quality, then yes it's a decent bike for sure . btw the one I owned is h'ness ver out of india

New sub here, got me a 22 model HD heritage classic absolutely love it, all black. Mate how many km you get to the tank? I got to 330km, fuel light on, but it kept going up and down eg 40 km, left then saying 20 km left, so I said to myself rather than risking it

If the 350 can be bored out it will definitely be a single cylinder. What really matters is the horse power and torque. After a 20 horsepower 350 CB I don't have much faith for the 500. 😮

Most Japanese bike makers like to harken back to the original models. I think they’re going to use a bored out version of the 350 single. The GB500 name has already been registered here in the US. I wouldn’t be surprised if it has the 33 HP figure the original GB had. I don’t think it’ll be the twin from the CB500 as I don’t think it’ll fit in the GB’s frame. Boring out the engine makes more sense as they can use all of the relevant tooling/parts from the GB350 and just put the R and D into the engine. Saves some coin and puts the development costs into making the 500cc motor compliant for North America. I’m getting old and want one last bike to own until I can’t ride any more. I’m looking at the new GB500 if it comes to fruition or a used z650rs. Two different bikes, I know, but for the riding comfort, aesthetics, and reliability I don’t think they can be beat.

I’m in there with you, bikes with that low end mid range pull are just so relaxing to ride, my T100 is also a nice example for it. The GB is a real gem in my opinion 😊👍 Btw, the first reviews about the GB are dropping in…. very good acceptance of the bike, quite positive 👌

I just bought a new Kawasaki zx4rr and was going to plan to sell my gb350… but I really don’t want to. Thoughts? Should I keep both or move on??

I have a GB350S and it’s all I need. Even to commute to work, and it’s 45min on a highway. Would it be better with more speed, maybe. If Honda releases a GB500, then maybe I upgrade. The point of the bike to me is for weekend therapy.

I’m thinking of getting this as my first bike. I’m 24 and I’ve thought about getting a CL500 but the GB seems to be calling out my name

Thats a lot of speculation likely same engine as rebel 500 etc...and other models with that same engine

I like the design of this bike ❤ , it resembles the old Honda CB350 from 1970s . But I also wish this Honda had power in 5th gear because they particularly kept it tall to make it refined at higher revs but it comes at the cost of pulling power or acceleration in 5th gear which is a bummer on highways below 80kmph . The gearing is so tall that you can ride at 60kmph in 3rd gear on highways also 😅. I wish Honda made a modern long stroke engine with external oil cooler with 6speed gearbox on this 350. It could have been better than copying RE J series 350cc bikes like Classic and Bullet 350 long stroke character. Plus its expensive here in india with it being sold in Honda Bigwing dealerships only in india. Believe me they do have a vast sales+service network but shot themselves in the foot . They were the only guys who realistically had a chance of beating RE in india which is RE's kingdom now . RE is the Harley Davidson for indians 😂 but they are innovative unlike the Crude old-school arrogant HD. Anyway i hope you can ride the Hunter 350 in your country soon if its released there . I would love to see your review of it.

Well....a twin with a modern (water cooled) approach Is to hope! A multi purpose platform possibly, good for a Road Classic and both for a scrambler

Yep. Ordered a grey gb350s in Europe. Not interested in a 500cc version. Already have a Morini xcape 650 and 1250 RT. No need to cannibalise my other bikes with a similar large displacemement. A smaller retro classic is most welcome to my stable.😎

Thank you so much for these wonderful impressions from Downunder and this nice bike. I have a question: My first bike and my only Honda was a 1977 CB 125T. I loved this nice little bike, but had never a Honda again. Because I’m sick with my right knee, I can’t bend it far over 90 degrees. So I had to finish my long friendship with my BMW R1100R. Please tell me your experience with the GB‘s knee angle. Is it quite comfortable. Thanks for your answer! Your buddy Peter from the beautiful Southern Germany.

That convoy of cars behind you at the beginning of the video :-D

If I was a betting man I'd favour the 471cc twin being pressed into another variant - exactly as RE are doing with their 650cc twin - witness the latest RE 650 'Classic'. The reviews are good for the 650 Classic but I'm not entirely sure that's what the market wants. Honda might be well advised to hold fire to see how that machine goes. Might be that a 500cc single is what the market really wants? Cheers.

I know I'm sounding like a broken record, but damn you Honda for not bringing this gem of a little bike to Canada. I'm bitter.