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Harley-Davidson will reportedly begin selling its small X350, previously used mainly in rider training programs, to the general public. However, it will only be offered as a used bike, not new. Built in China by Qianjiang, the small-displacement model could become a new entry point into the Harley brand.
Harley selling a 350 small-displacement bike to the public, and used at that -- that twist is interesting. Made by Qianjiang, and looking at the spec and pedigree, it's well put together as an entry bike. A brand that's leaned all-in on big displacement opening up a small entry point -- as an engineer, that strategic shift never stops being interesting to me.
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Is there a chance the X350 makes it to Japan too?
Since it comes out of a training program, numbers are limited, so honestly a Japan launch feels uncertain.
Harley venturing into small displacement at all shows how the times are changing.
It's an interesting move for training-program bikes to flow into the market.
Slapping the Harley name on it but limiting it to used units is a pretty half-hearted way to sell it.
If they can't sell it new, widening access through used units seems like a realistic call to me.
The Qianjiang-built base should be a design close to Benelli's TRK/302 line.
