2021 Honda CB650R ABS First Ride Review

[@iPritamHD]

The host knew what she was talking about..the review was to the point. Kudos!

[@farhanqureshi2518]

Only thing is this bike doesn't have an inline engine.

[@_AnanasIEgenJuice_]

@@farhanqureshi2518 And what does it have then?

[@pmisra5408]

Without the marketing guff, purely technical and excellent video angles - thank you. I found this one most informative on CB650R.

[@marcoluoma3770]

440 lbs and 85 hp is now a “middleweight.” What a great time to be shopping for motorcycles. And those pipes… (And the presenter lends a nice regular-rider, “one of us” style.)

[@DonGregers]

its 95 hp

[@tanphan1848]

i think its just the engine displacement being "middleweight" haha. The cb1000r weight about the same, but its a one litre class bike.

[@Brandon-yy7gh]

@@DonGregers 94*

[@DonGregers]

@@Brandon-yy7gh Not accordingly to their offical Honda site in Denmark.

[@Brandon-yy7gh]

@@DonGregers maybe Denmark gets faster bikes than the US lol

[@LDrift]

I've got the 2019 CB650R. Great bike, have plenty of fun on the streets with it. I'm quite contempt with my ride at the moment, but I would likely upgrade to a newer version if Honda offered the CB650R with a TFT display, Cruise control and the ability to disable ABS. I'd be sold again.

[@cesarion161]

I'm new to bikes, why would you want to disable ABS?

[@johntheaccountant5594]

This motorbike is the last of the good. 4 cylinders, gorgeous stock exhaust and no electronic gizmos and that Neo Cafe Racer look. I am going to go and buy one.

[@RUBBERNMETAL]

Great review with direct points to general questions I would ask.

[@alm8689]

The perfect gentleman's motorcycle, enough of everything to keep you interested for a long while. What more do you need?

[@juancaceres4015]

🇨🇴💪🏻🇺🇸👊🏿 BEAUTIFUL PRESENTATION, BEAUTIFUL BIKE!!!!! GORGEOUS 👩

[@9740292477]

Its beauty at the go for CB650r with your insight on inline flow of information aspect

[@T0n189]

Nice video review, well done! Thanks!

[@rileystanek]

Heck yeah! Great review. I can't wait to take delivery on mine in late September.

[@user-mv1zu6cp9b]

Honda always great👏👏👏

[@mrj3686]

Beautiful bike Honda, just right!

[@drdpetizo]

I do wish it had cruise control! When did they open that part of Mulholland? been closed for ages!

[@mohdfamyabdulwahid3617]

Excellent Presentation

[@JoseVazquez-dy9tu]

I have a 2019 a bit of vibration but not too bad.. with a aftermarket exhaust and PCV its ok... vibration and short gearing was my gripe ... but still a great well made bike...

[@jslomotovlog1373]

Ride safe always friend ✌️

[@k8for]

Top Bike !!!

[@robertbieganski8143]

Maybe more riding on this bike)) I like yr video

[@brigidotangcangco5001]

I like it the way you talking that's my dream bike when upgrade also wow' 6ft tall no problem at all mam keep safe God bless

[@capngeo2002]

Honest inquiry . . . why would I want this, other than the headlamp, over the MT-07?

[@racerdaveracerdave]

Or the MT09 at the price?

[@RUBBERNMETAL]

I asked quite a lot of people before buying my CB650R to justify the premium price. Most mentioned about reliability and suspension other than the obvious preference of inline 4 screamer over a parallel twin.

[@capngeo2002]

@@RUBBERNMETAL as long as u r happy that’s all that matters. I had a, I think it was labeled, CB 750 in-line 4 way back and it was awesome. Also had a 2017/FZ07 and that twin is a piece of art. Reliability-wise hard to argue against Yamaha or Honda.

[@tajwheeler5041]

I purchased this bike for the quality fo materials because the MT's tank is plastic and that irks me. The shocks are better for corners than MT's bouncy shocks which is great for my city which is surrounded by mountains. The finely tuned and predictable powertrain is also something I prefer over the MT's wheelie happy engine. Both are fantastic bikes but the CB fits my lifestyle and usage better.

[@RUBBERNMETAL]

@@capngeo2002 yea I agree the MT07 has a different charm from the twin which I think sounds good due to the firing order. I never heard anything bad about Yamaha’s reliability so no doubt about that. The looks of the CB and slightly premium components like showa suspension and radial brakes had me pick the CB even over MT09, Z900 and triumph street triple s. But ultimately can’t go wrong on either one just different recipe.

[@BrokenFiddles]

2003 Honda 599 Hornet weighted about the same (440lbs) had 97hp and 49 lb/ft of torque. Am I missing something here?

[@MariosPapadopoulos1]

You missing euro 5 who kill the power,if cb650r retuned without euro 5 can easy make 110 hp

[@Aaron.13]

@@MariosPapadopoulos1 And how would you do that? Mine was Dyno tuned with full Akro exhaust and it’s still below 90hp at the wheels..

[@_AnanasIEgenJuice_]

@@Aaron.13 Need to start of by agreeing on measuring either crank hp or wheel hp...

[@rileystanek]

Great question, I'd like to know as well. We all know emissions regulations kill power. Maybe the power is better spread out across the rev range with a flatter torque curve.

[@CyberCatTechnologies]

Seat is comfortable for hours of riding. Any and every person including myself found the seat to turn into oak wood after few hours of riding. Is there a trick to sitting differently that the rest of us do not know?

[@Rick-ve5lx]

Girls have a wider pelvis and larger buttocks. Maybe the seat somehow suits the female anatomy, or maybe the six foot tall rider just sits a bit further back.

[@puterafarrock6598]

If you want to make it sporty and kill on the b roads, install clipons, aftermarket rearsets, sticky tires and you’re good to go. But if you have more cash laying around, get ohlins rear shock. IF YOU ARE ONLY PLANNING TO KEEP THIS BIKE. I love this bike but when you think about it, best bang for your buck, mt09. But mt09 2021 design tho oh lord just kill me 🤢 MY OPINION! but anyway, everyone is different so we all should just respect that.

[@lighthunt]

Thanks for the review. You have mentioned that you've put the bike on dyno. Would it be possible to share the graph/curves? Some small complain about 2019 model was that there was a dip in torgue between 4000-6000rpm that (they say, I didn't ride it) was noticabe when riding. I own the 2021 and I feel the torgue go up smoothly with rpms (no dip), but it would be nice to see an objective measurment. Can you please share?

[@RUBBERNMETAL]

I have a 2020 model. To be honest I never noticed the dip until it was pointed out by many. It’s very slight and above 7k rpm there’s like a different surge of power.

[@Aaron.13]

I don’t why it’s become “a thing”.. it’s barely noticeable if at all and does nothing to affect the ride..

[@lighthunt]

@@Aaron.13 Maybe it isn't, yammie noob mentioned it about 2019 model (they said they feel it), it's visible on dyno graph. I can't compare the feel, but on 2021 I don't feel a dip, so it would be nice to see chart, they don't lie ;-). Sadly couldn't find one. Anyway the engine has at least 3 different modes or moods depending on rpms (more and more exciting with revs going up). great bike

[@lighthunt]

@@RUBBERNMETAL I've seen your vid earlier. Yeah, it's definitely interesting engine with different feeling getting more and more exciting with revs going up. I love how smooth is it between 4k-6k, buttery smooth for street a lovely crazy above. Like having more bikes. It doesn't need riding modes, they are accessible by different revs

[@tanphan1848]

@@lighthunt i agree with you, for this machine i dont even need riding mode. But an electrical throttle will allows you to install an autoblipper for clutchless downshifting, so i hope they will implement it on next year model. The Triumph Trident got it, so i think they will do the same to compete.

[@filoIII]

Honda is REALLY missing out on people like me who don't want anything to do w/ an inline-4. WHY not have a parallel twin version????? I'd be DOWN w/ THAT, but won't but this 4.

[@theguitarhero898]

Just buy a different bike, then.

[@TheImtoomuch]

Good review. It’s easy to see you are getting more comfortable in front of the camera. Good job.

[@aqeelsagar4369]

Great

[@vytautas134]

She said word "but" 45 times in this video :D

[@quinnkirlew9892]

Why is this so expensive? If I wanted a four cylinder, I could get a gsxs750 or even a z900 for less

[@alexp6409]

A good question...personally I went with the Z900 (I bought a lightly used 2019 ABS model for several grand less, but even new, the Z900 is less than the CB) which has more power and only slightly more weight. I'm not sure if there is a significant difference in terms of build quality, but I'm happy enough with the build quality of my Z. The only other advantage the Honda might have is the looks - otherwise I agree that they need to price this bike more in line with the competitors.

[@MariosPapadopoulos1]

Z900 in Europe cost 13500 and cb650r cost 8400,new ones

[@RUBBERNMETAL]

The z900 came super close before I bought my Cb650r. My thoughts: The gsxs750 just looks outdated, wouldn’t feel special and I hated Suzuki’s build quality (I owned a GSXR600 prior). On the Z900, I couldn’t get past the looks to be honest, axial brakes on a high powered bike, and hearing too many z800,er6,versys owners experiencing reliability issue with brittle cams. Honda mostly got me in terms of its looks, shows suspension, radial brakes, reliable reputation and overall build quality. But with that said, Even though the Cb650r has enough power for my use, I still wonder sometimes how much power I would’ve gotten if I bought a z900 instead.

[@montegee]

Great video! But only a tall person would think that a 32 inch seat height was approachable to short riders.

[@aluisious]

You don't have to get two feet flat.

[@vintagerealityvr]

I'm 5'8 with shorter legs, don't know my inseam tho. I have this bike and can only get the balls of my feet down.

[@baotrantrannguyen3673]

😍😍

[@tg8150]

The biggest fleecing of motorcycle dollars on the market is this bike. You get 80 horse and 42 ft/lbs of torque for over $9000. That’s ludicrous. Made in Thailand to boot. MT-09- same money, 35 more horse and built in Japan. Heck, MT-07 will kill this weakling and save you $1500 ish.

[@stevem931]

In Australia, the MT 07 is about $1600 more than the CB650R.

[@tinolino58]

There is not a milligram of cafe-dna on that modern bike.

[@MrJdebest]

I want to buy a motorcycle but the cost of speeding tickets and street racing is too expensive! Speed = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[@alexp6409]

Well, you are not required to do speed past cops or to race others on the street if you buy a motorcycle...

[@MrJdebest]

@@alexp6409 I have to speed when riding a motorcycle, all that horsepower and doing the speed limit is kinda of boring. 😯

[@marcoluoma3770]

Of all “why I don’t have a motorcycle” arguments, I love best “I’m too macho; I’d kill myself or get thrown in jail.”

[@RUBBERNMETAL]

Even though a simple cb650r is capable of accelerating faster than probably most cars out there, you could ride it slow most of the time the charm is still there.

[@user-sw2lv3zp6o]

650 cc inline fours are always so buzzy. I'd rather have the Trident.

[@robertbieganski8143]

Buzzy??? You don't know what are you talking about

[@user-sw2lv3zp6o]

@@robertbieganski8143 You probably haven't ridden a really large capacity bike or you'd know what I was talking about; instead you show your ignorance.

[@user-sw2lv3zp6o]

@@robertbieganski8143 No problem. The RNineT is a great bike. I had an 1100GS for 16 years and 92,000 miles.

[@robertbieganski8143]

@@user-sw2lv3zp6o 🙏 now I understand yr point...large capacity).

[@user-sw2lv3zp6o]

@@robertbieganski8143 That's right. The only inline four I've had was a 1340 cc Suzuki B-King, so 650 fours seem, and this is a better word than buzzy - busy.