Honda’s just debuted their 2023 offerings for the highly popular CB650R and CBR650R!
For this year, the Japanese multiconglomerate has given us a very nice set of forks to upgrade both models.
41mm Showa Separate Function Big Piston (SSFBP) USD front suspension complements both machines’ revised compliance with Euro5 regulations, with Honda telling us that there has been no apparent loss of power in this revision (though we will see when the units are finally out and about in the market).
We have a series of further, smaller updatyes, too; if you previously found your LCD screen hard to read, Honda’s upped the visibility, with a brand new USB C-port (The kind that Android phones and other fast-charging devices prefer) now stowed underneath the saddle.
Other changes to both the CB650R and the CBR650R include updated side panels and a revised rear mudguard, with the CBR650R showing off new headlight reflectors – oh, and for the CB650R, we also got slightly more forward-set handlebars.
And by the way, Honda’s given us a handful of packages to sync up with the scoot of choice:
Neo Sport Café Pack (Special for the CB650R)
- Front Fender Panels
- Shroud Covers
- Side Cover Panels
- Meter Visor & Stay
Sport Pack (available for both machines)
- Quickshifter
- Under Cowl
- Rear Seat Cowl
- Seat Cowl Plate
- Tank Pad
Comfort Pack (available for both machines)
- Smoke Front Visor & Stay
- Grip Heaters & Attachment
- Quickshifter
- Tank Pad
Travel Pack (available for both machines)
- Tank Bag & Attachment
- Rear Seat Bag & Attachment
Bueno.
On to colors. We have been given several options, one of which is a very dramatic, blacked-out CB650R.
CBR650R
- Mat Gunpowder Black Metallic
- Comes with new black engine and cam covers, blue highlights and red shock spring
- Grand Prix Red
- Comes with new black engine and cam covers, as well as a black belly pan and front mudguard, complete with red Honda logo and shock spring
CB650R
- Matt Gunpowder Black Metallic (**NEW**)
- Matt Dim Gray Metallic (**NEW**)
- Candy Chromosphere Red (still no word on how similar this red is to the CBR’s Grand Prix hues)
- Mat Jeans Blue Metallic (yeehaw)
We’ve not been updated yet on when these two beauties will drop, so stay tuned and we will keep you up-to-date one everything we have coming in through the press pipeline.
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