Best Cruiser Bikes in India
53 models · ₹1.3 Lakh to ₹45.75 Lakh · updated September 2026
Cruisers are about torque, comfort and the sound the engine makes at 80 km/h. They are heavier and thirstier than sports bikes of similar displacement, but far easier to live with on a long ride. In India the volume is 350cc single-cylinder bikes; above them sit the 650 twins and, at import prices, the American big twins.
We have reviewed 53 cruisers, priced from ₹1.3 Lakh to ₹45.75 Lakh ex-showroom with an average starting price of ₹11,92,542. The group averages 25 kmpl on claimed mileage. The cheapest is the Ronin 225; our highest-rated is the Classic 350 at 8/10.
Every cruiser we have reviewed
Ranked by our overall score.
Rankings
Same data, sliced by what different buyers care about.
Lowest starting price
- 1TVS Ronin 225₹1.3 Lakh
- 2Bajaj Avenger Street 220₹1.34 Lakh
- 3Bajaj Avenger Cruise 220₹1.34 Lakh
- 4Jawa 350₹1.83 Lakh
- 5Jawa 42₹1.87 Lakh
Ex-showroom
Most power per tonne
- 1Ducati Diavel V4705 bhp/t
- 2Harley-Davidson Sportster S529 bhp/t
- 3Indian Motorcycle 101 Scout452 bhp/t
- 4Indian Motorcycle Scout Bobber433 bhp/t
- 5Indian Motorcycle Sport Scout429 bhp/t
Power / weight
Highest rated by us
- 1Royal Enfield Classic 3508/10
- 2TVS Ronin 2258/10
- 3Royal Enfield Guerrilla 4508/10
- 4Royal Enfield Interceptor 6507.5/10
- 5Harley-Davidson Sportster S7.5/10
Score
Best claimed mileage
- 1TVS Ronin 22542 kmpl
- 2Bajaj Avenger Cruise 22039 kmpl
- 3Honda CB350C38 kmpl
- 4Royal Enfield Goan Classic 35036.2 kmpl
- 5Royal Enfield Classic 35035 kmpl
Mileage
Lightest
- 1TVS Ronin 225159 kg
- 2Bajaj Avenger Street 220160 kg
- 3Bajaj Avenger Cruise 220163 kg
- 4QJ Motor SRV 300164 kg
- 5Honda Rebel 300172 kg
Kerb weight
Most mileage per rupee
- 1TVS Ronin 2253.2
- 2Bajaj Avenger Cruise 2202.9
- 3Honda CB350C1.9
- 4Honda CB3501.8
- 5Royal Enfield Classic 3501.8
kmpl per ₹10k
Head to head
- Harley-Davidson X440 vs Harley-Davidson X440T
- Honda Rebel 300 vs Harley-Davidson X440
- Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 vs Harley-Davidson X440
- Bajaj Avenger Cruise 220 vs TVS Ronin 225
- Bajaj Avenger Cruise 220 vs Honda Rebel 300
- Bajaj Avenger Cruise 220 vs Bajaj Avenger Street 220
- Bajaj Avenger Street 220 vs Honda Rebel 300
- Bajaj Avenger Street 220 vs TVS Ronin 225
- Jawa 42 vs Jawa 42 FJ
- Jawa 42 vs Honda Rebel 300
- Jawa 350 vs Jawa 42
- Royal Enfield Bullet 650 vs Royal Enfield Classic 650
- Royal Enfield Bullet 650 vs Royal Enfield Interceptor 650
- Royal Enfield Bullet 650 vs Royal Enfield Shotgun 650
- Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 vs Royal Enfield Shotgun 650
- Royal Enfield Classic 650 vs Royal Enfield Interceptor 650
- Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 vs Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650
- BSA Gold Star 650 vs Royal Enfield Interceptor 650
- Royal Enfield Classic 650 vs BSA Gold Star 650
- BSA Gold Star 650 vs Royal Enfield Shotgun 650
- Honda CB350 vs Honda CB350C
- Honda CB350 vs Honda Rebel 300
- Royal Enfield Classic 350 vs Royal Enfield Meteor 350
- Royal Enfield Meteor 350 vs Honda Rebel 300
- Honda CB350 vs Royal Enfield Meteor 350
- Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 vs Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650
- Royal Enfield Classic 650 vs Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650
- Royal Enfield Classic 650 vs Royal Enfield Shotgun 650
- Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 vs Harley-Davidson X440T
- QJ Motor SRV 300 vs Harley-Davidson X440T
- Jawa 350 vs Royal Enfield Classic 350
- Jawa 350 vs Jawa 42 FJ
- Royal Enfield Goan Classic 350 vs Honda Rebel 300
- Royal Enfield Goan Classic 350 vs Royal Enfield Meteor 350
- Honda CB350C vs Royal Enfield Goan Classic 350
- Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 vs Honda Rebel 300
- Kawasaki Eliminator vs Kawasaki Vulcan S
- Kawasaki Eliminator vs Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650
- Kawasaki Eliminator vs Harley-Davidson X440T
- Indian Motorcycle 101 Scout vs Harley-Davidson Sportster S
- Harley-Davidson Nightster vs Harley-Davidson Sportster S
- Harley-Davidson Sportster S vs Harley-Davidson Street Bob
- Harley-Davidson Fat Bob vs Harley-Davidson Fat Boy
- Harley-Davidson Fat Bob vs Harley-Davidson Heritage Classic
- Harley-Davidson Fat Bob vs Harley-Davidson Sportster S
- Honda CB350C vs Royal Enfield Meteor 350
- Honda CB350C vs Royal Enfield Classic 350
- Indian Motorcycle Scout Bobber vs Indian Motorcycle Scout Classic
- Indian Motorcycle Scout Bobber vs Indian Motorcycle Sport Scout
- Indian Motorcycle Scout Bobber vs Harley-Davidson Street Bob
- Harley-Davidson Nightster vs Indian Motorcycle Scout Sixty Bobber
- Harley-Davidson Nightster vs Harley-Davidson Nightster Special
- Brixton Motorcycles Cromwell 1200 vs Triumph Speed Twin 900
- Triumph Bonneville T120 vs Brixton Motorcycles Cromwell 1200
- Triumph Bonneville T120 Black vs Brixton Motorcycles Cromwell 1200
- Harley-Davidson Breakout vs Harley-Davidson Fat Boy
- Harley-Davidson Fat Boy vs Harley-Davidson Street Glide
- Harley-Davidson Fat Bob vs BMW Motorrad R 12
- Harley-Davidson Heritage Classic vs BMW Motorrad R 12
- BMW Motorrad R 12 vs Ducati XDiavel V4
- Indian Motorcycle Scout Sixty Bobber vs Indian Motorcycle Scout Sixty Classic
- Triumph Bonneville Bobber vs Indian Motorcycle Scout Sixty Bobber
- Honda Rebel 300 vs QJ Motor SRV 300
- Triumph Bonneville T100 vs Triumph Speed Twin 900
- Triumph Bonneville T120 vs Triumph Speed Twin 900
- Triumph Speed Twin 900 vs Kawasaki Vulcan S
- Ducati Diavel V4 vs Ducati XDiavel V4
- Ducati Diavel V4 vs Harley-Davidson Fat Boy
- Harley-Davidson Breakout vs Ducati Diavel V4
- Jawa 42 FJ vs Royal Enfield Meteor 350
- Jawa 42 FJ vs Honda CB350
- Triumph Bonneville Bobber vs Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster
- Triumph Bonneville Bobber vs Indian Motorcycle Scout Sixty Classic
- Harley-Davidson Breakout vs Harley-Davidson Street Glide
- Harley-Davidson Breakout vs Harley-Davidson Road Glide
- Harley-Davidson Road Glide vs Harley-Davidson Street Glide
- Harley-Davidson Fat Boy vs Harley-Davidson Road Glide
- Indian Motorcycle 101 Scout vs Harley-Davidson Street Bob
- Harley-Davidson Street Bob vs Indian Motorcycle Super Scout
- Indian Motorcycle 101 Scout vs Indian Motorcycle Super Scout
- Harley-Davidson Sportster S vs Indian Motorcycle Super Scout
- Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 vs Kawasaki Vulcan S
- Triumph Bonneville T100 vs Triumph Bonneville T120
- Triumph Bonneville T100 vs Triumph Bonneville T120 Black
- Indian Motorcycle Scout Classic vs Indian Motorcycle Sport Scout
- Harley-Davidson Nightster Special vs Indian Motorcycle Sport Scout
- Triumph Bonneville T120 vs Triumph Bonneville T120 Black
- Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster vs Triumph Bonneville T120
- Triumph Bonneville T120 Black vs Brixton Motorcycles Cromwell 1200 X
- Triumph Bonneville T120 vs Brixton Motorcycles Cromwell 1200 X
- Brixton Motorcycles Cromwell 1200 X vs Triumph Speed Twin 900
- Harley-Davidson Road Glide vs Ducati XDiavel V4
- Harley-Davidson Street Glide vs Ducati XDiavel V4
- Harley-Davidson Fat Boy vs Harley-Davidson Heritage Classic
- Harley-Davidson Breakout vs Harley-Davidson Heritage Classic
- Harley-Davidson Nightster Special vs Indian Motorcycle Scout Classic
- Indian Motorcycle Scout Sixty Classic vs Indian Motorcycle Sport Scout Sixty
- Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster vs Indian Motorcycle Scout Sixty Classic
- Indian Motorcycle Scout Sixty Bobber vs Indian Motorcycle Sport Scout Sixty
- Harley-Davidson Nightster vs Indian Motorcycle Sport Scout Sixty
- Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster vs Triumph Bonneville T120 Black
Cruisers: questions people ask
- Which is the best cruiser in India?
- Our highest-rated is the Royal Enfield Classic 350 at 8/10, priced from ₹1.98 Lakh. The thump, modernised. Still the bike people dream about.
- What is the cheapest cruiser?
- The TVS Ronin 225 at ₹1.3 Lakh ex-showroom Delhi.
- What mileage do cruisers give?
- Claimed figures for the 53 here average 25 kmpl. Real-world mileage is usually 10–20% lower; each bike's mileage page shows the owner-reported band.
- How do you rank cruisers?
- Each bike gets editorial scores for performance, comfort, efficiency, features and value after riding it and pricing it against rivals. The overall score is a judgement, not an average. Prices are checked monthly.




















































