this 2020 Honda CB650R is the only affordable middleweight naked still using an inline four, which is exactly why people seek them out in a class otherwise full of twins and triples. The 649cc liquid-cooled four produces 92 bhp and 47 lb-ft, smooth and flexible for normal riding but with a proper top-end rush and a howl no twin can match once you let it rev. Owners rate the engine 4.9 out of 5.
Neo Café styling gives it an edgier look than the CB650F it replaced, and the spec backs it up. Inverted Showa forks, four-piston Nissin radial calipers on twin 310mm discs with ABS, Honda Selectable Torque Control, full LED lighting and an underslung exhaust. The assist and slipper clutch has a beautifully light action and the gearbox changes ratio with the faintest touch.
It handles sweetly, rolling into bends with little effort and feeling sure-footed and solid. The riding position is spacious and comfortable, and the Honda is physically bigger than an MT-07, so it suits taller and larger riders better. Seat height is 810mm with a kerb weight of 203kg.
This CB features ABS, front fork sliders, tinted screen, crash bobbins, paddock stand bobbins, crash bobbins, two keys, owners manual and service book with a full history comprising of five stamps.