Motorcycle specifications Harley-DavidsonX 350 2023 Baby Harley

Since the demise of the 883 Sportster, entering the Harley world has become more complicated. The range starts with 975 cm3 via the Nightster and a pretty hefty price tag. The good old days when you could splash out on an Iron for 10 grand are long gone...

but Harley must continue to adapt in an ever-changing world. With a new objective: a greater, more accessible presence in emerging countries. That's where the new X 350 comes in: a small, super-compact Harley to bring the "Bar & Shield" to a more modest audience.

x 350 ! Not a complicated name. Simplicity and mystery in the blink of an eye. It's also a good way to instantly discover its displacement. A 3 and a half from Harley is unheard of in the modern era. Not since the Aermacchi era have we seen such a frail cubage. The 353 cm3 may not seem like much for a bike from Milwaukee, synonymous with two-liter blocks - but it's the ideal size for China.

once again, the bike is powered by a twin. But parallel this time. Solutions are similar to the rest of the class, with 4 valves per cylinder, overhead camshafts, fuel injection and liquid cooling. The engine produces 36 hp and just over 3 mkg of torque. Sufficient for urban commuting or small plains, but a far cry from the huge blast of a Big Block Milwaukee Eight.

in any case, the Chinese know they'll be buying the name above all else. Like them, let's not kid ourselves. Baby Harley isn't much of a Davidson. The technical underpinnings are those of an SRK 350 from QJ Motor, from which the Benelli 350 S also derives. The X 350 is distinguished only by its bodywork, its round speedometer, its headlight and a few cosmetic tricks. Harley has signed an agreement with Qianjiang to open up the Chinese market with a Chinese motorcycle. Appetites differ from one people to the next.

exactly. You'd have to understand what this X 350 has eaten in order to display such a bulging weight. Within the H-D range, its 195 kilos would be nothing special. But a small-displacement bike with a mass like that looks like a middle-school girl with cinder blocks for shoes.
Even more astonishing given the lightweight design, more or less inspired by Dirt-track's XR 750. Peripherals seem more than adequate, with a 41 mm inverted fork, offset monoshock, 3 petal disc brakes and a tubular steel trellis frame.

harley-Davidson announced this X 350 a long time ago. More than 3 years passed between the announcement and reality. But now it's here, the smallest and least expensive Harley has been born, and is about to discover the multitude of the Asian market. To back it up, the X will also exist in 500 format, with a 47 hp engine - a motorcycle also extrapolated from an existing model, the 500 Leoncino.

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