Royal Enfield Nepal Organizes 'Hunter Ride the Lights' Event

Alpha Automotive Pvt. Ltd, the sole authorised distributor of Royal Enfield motorcycles in Nepal, has organized the 'Hunter Ride The Lights' program on the occasion of Deepawali. Around 27 Royal Enfield Hunter owners participated in the ride.According to the company, the main objective of this ride event was to promote road safety, systematic riding and promote our traditional culture and festivals.

This ride started from the Royal Enfield showroom in Koteshwar at 5 pm on 25th Kartik and passed through New Baneshwor, Bhadrakali, New Road, Jamal, Durbarmarg, Shahid Gate, Tripureshwar, Kupondol, Pulchowk, Jhamsikhel, Lagankhel, Talchikhel, Nakkhu, Sanepa, Balkhu, Chobhar and Taudaha before concluding at Bosan Dada.

In the Nepalese market, the Royal Enfield Hunter 350 is available in two variants - Metro and Retro, and eight colors. While the Retro variant is priced at Rs 4,59,000, the Metro variant is priced at Rs 4,75,000 for the Dapper edition and Rs 4,79,000 for the Retro edition.

The Royal Enfield Hunter 350 is powered by the same 349cc, single-cylinder, air-cooled, fuel-injected counterbalanced engine as the Classic 350 but tweaked slightly differently. The engine delivers 20.2 bhp of max power and 27 Nm of torque. The engine comes mated to a 5-speed gearbox.  The motorcycle gets a round-shaped headlamp, fork cover gaiters, asymmetrically-mounted instrument cluster, round rear-view mirrors, tear-drop-shaped fuel tank, tall single-piece seat, bulb-type taillight and a stubbier exhaust. All Hunter models get a standard USB charging port. The Metro Hunter is also compatible with Royal Enfield's Tripper TBT navigation which is available to order as an accessory.

The Royal Enfield Hunter 350 sits on a twin downtube spine frame. Suspension duties are performed by a 41mm telescopic front fork with 130mm of travel and twin 6-step preload-adjustable twin emulsion read shock absorbers with 102mm of travel. The Hunter 350’s seat height is 790 mm and the ground clearance is a good 150 mm.

The motorcycle gets 17-inch alloy rims/spoke wheels depending on the variant. The Retro Hunter runs on 17” spooked wheels and has a 300mm front disc brake combined with a 150mm rear drum brake. Both Metro editions are equipped with alloy wheels and wider 110/70 x 17” front and 140/70 x 17” rear tubeless tyres, 300mm front and 270mm rear disc brakes.