Royal Enfield Goan Classic 350 vs Zontes 350X Comparison

The best part about the Royal Enfield Goan Classic 350 is its attractive design and flamboyant colours. As an affordable factory custom bobber, this is one motorcycle which makes a compelling case. As a second bike, or as a motorcycle for short rides around town, and to make a style statement, the Goan Classic 350 is a very good option, and is an appealing motorcycle. The riding position and ergonomics though doesn’t make for a very comfortable motorcycle for long hours in the saddle. And the slightly bouncy ride quality, at the rear, which makes you feel all the bumps and road potholes up your tailbone, makes for a not-so-comfortable motorcycle if you intend to do more than short blasts around town. 

The Zontes 350X has great promise, but the motorcycle drops a few points on some important aspects. Should Zontes give this bike a better set of tyres, a better shaped windscreen, and iron out the niggles in the instrument cluster & ABS, the motorcycle would be a much, much better offering right away. And half of these problems can be solved by you, as a customer, by adding some after-market bits too. That would leave the 350X with just one major problem - engine heat.