Best Cruiser Bikes in India

As the most affordable motorcycle in the Harley-Davidson’s line-up, the Street 750 is the stepping stone to the Harley Owners Group. The company launched a mildly refreshed version of the Street 750 in 2016 featuring ABS and a few creature comforts.

With the launch of the new Avenger 220 Cruise, Bajaj has expanded its reach to a bigger audience. The Avenger 220 Cruise has been positioned as a leisure cruising motorcycle thanks to a host of cosmetic updates and better ergonomics to give a fresh lease of life.

The Classic 500 motorcycle is a part of Royal Enfield’s Retro Street series. The bike sports vintage and retro styling that distinguishes itself from the rest of the motorcycles on the road today. The Classic range is one of the highest selling motorcycles in Royal Enfield’s range. Don’t be surprised if a dealer asks you to wait for six months before you get your bike.

The UM Renegade Commando is an entry-level cruiser which shares its platform with the Renegade Classic and the Renegade Sport S. Powered by a 279cc engine, the Renegade Commando has been designed to look like a scaled down American cruiser.

Bajaj has resurrected the Avenger cruiser brand with the launch of the new Avenger Street. This new iteration is being offered in two variants – 220 Street and 150 Street. While the smaller 150cc version is a new addition built to attract a wider audience base, it’s the Avenger 220 Street that takes forward the legacy of the iconic Avenger brand in India.

Although Royal Enfield has been selling the Thunderbird in India since the year 2000, it was only by 2009 that the brand updated the motorcycle comprehensively by introducing the 346 cc unit construction engine (UCE) that now powers all their 350cc models.

The Avenger Street 150 is the highest selling bike in the Avenger series. This was possible due to its pricing and the way the bike looks.

The Bajaj Dominar 400 is the next step for the company: the Dominar series of motorcycles will sit above the Pulsar range, and not just in displacement. The starting point is this, the Dominar 400. It sports a host of features – a 373cc fuel injected engine with three spark plugs, liquid cooling, a twin spar frame, a rear disc brake and ABS. Its standout feature is the LED headlamp, which offers possibly the best illumination among Indian motorcycles at the time of its launch. The all-digital instrument cluster is a ‘reverse LCD’ type, and offers a lot of information including twin trip meters, a clock and a shift light. The fact that it shares components with other models in its lineup as well its sister company KTM’s models has helped Bajaj achieve the pricing it has. Fit and finish, however, are a cut above the price bracket, and the Royal Enfield Classic 350, while catering to a slightly different target audience, should be just a bit worried about the impact the Dominar can have on the price bracket.

The Bullet 350 is now available in two different options, one with original old school Royal Enfield badging without a disc brake and electric start. And one with new colour schemes and the electric start and the disc brake, which was branded as the Electra earlier. Over the years, the Bullet has evolved and still stayed true to its essence of being an old-school cruiser.

The Classic 350 is the unsung hero of the Royal Enfield range: other models like the Thunderbird, the Classic 500 and Himalayan grab the headlines because of their many features, but it is the Classic 350 that makes up the numbers for the Chennai-based two-wheeler manufacturer. Its retro styling combined with the relatively affordable price tag have made it the highest-selling RE model so far.