Honda CB650F Road Test

Honda's all new naked CB650F is smooth, smooth, smooth! This liquid-cooled 649cc engine is tuned for torque in all gears. How did our guest road tester Brian Diedenhofen fare after a day in the saddle?

[@kevinthailand2567]

A solid, all around bike. I have one and ride thousands of kilometres as a tour leader in Thailand where this bike excels in the corners being stable and predicable. Just adding a 2019 CB500X windscreen for touring in cooler Canadian weather. Great value and great looks!

[@Scoottoots]

Interesting about the 500X windscreen. I have the CB650F (2018) and was looking into a windscreen. Several in the aftermarket. Does the 500X screen (I assume OEM) fit easily on the 650F? also, does it work well enough without causing buffeting? Thanks Kev.

[@Scoottoots]

I have the 2018 CB650FA. It's a lovely motorcycle. So well built, so smooth, and plenty of usable power throughout the range. Nice flat torque curve.

[@leightlos]

I just got one from 2017 and I LOVE IT.

[@donniesimpson4608]

How comfortable is it to ride

[@leightlos]

Donnie Simpson Very comfortable. Compared to my little 50cc there is little to no vibration in low speeds and very smooth when riding faster too. The seat is on the softer side but hard enough to get a sporty feel.

[@donniesimpson4608]

Ok cause I have the cb300f and I have had it for a couple of years now and have been thinking about upgrading to the cb650f the 300 is a good bike just close to an hour of rideing it just gets uncomfortable

[@generaldistrust]

@@donniesimpson4608 well yes, upgrading from a single to one of the most balanced inline four engines on the market will be day and light difference. this is an underrated bike.

[@ggff5580]

Incredible fast riding out there...

[@tbb740]

Awesome bike, it's a blast. And sounds pretty good stock. Just picked one up a couple weeks ago. I had a GSX-R 750 before this and this feels so much smoother and quicker.

[@generaldistrust]

yes, they broke away from the usual engine crank configuration, you know, the screaming one, and made it work like two inline 2 engines together, so it purrs and doesn't scresm.. so this way the power is more linear than on screamers in the same size. I love it.

[@robertp9370]

Hey Brian, how do you feel a year later? What year 750 did you have? Between a 2018 cab 650f and a 2018 gsxr 750 what would you choose now and why

[@tbb740]

@@robertp9370 I don't remember the year of the 750. My bike got stolen though that's how much people liked it I guess. I enjoyed that bike.

[@ThatGuyKappa]

When reviews are just advertisements welcome to the new normal

[@grtbgf]

How is this bike in terms of passenger comfort? Can two people ride smoothly on relatively long distances? And also, can you fit a storage case large enough for passenger to lean on it?

[@daveg1250]

Your review is selling this bike to me, my local garage has a 2018 version of this. I think i might go for it

[@rickyw.2631]

Mind this is the last production year for it, u can find them for under 6K! And ship for $500 thru a shipping co. to your door!

[@Edwin6932]

Solid motorcycle

[@overboost7667]

Strangely in Europe the CB650F is replaced by the CB650R Neo Sports Cafe. What is there to be all new about the outgoing model ?

[@kevinthailand2567]

It's not outgoing model. Different world regions get limited bikes in the whole series. The 2019 500F and 650F are only in their second year in their current form and not being phased out. Very different bikes the 650R versus the 650F if you happen to ride both as I have

[@kevinthailand2567]

@Bunnyshooter 223 great city bike but terrible touring bike.

[@RRRRefuelRideRace]

@@kevinthailand2567 Which one is more comfortable for someone who is 186cm tall? Thanks.

[@martinrea8548]

Nice review. Did these bikes have the same engine as the current CB650R models?

[@cbk95]

Has the same engine with a slightly different fuelling as Euro4 so has better midrange than the R. There's a small dip in the torque curve on the R to meet euro 5

[@guiltygearcore]

Great bike.

[@Alan-cf8do]

I'm not sure which one to choose Cb650r or cb650f 🤦‍♂️

[@MotorcycleExperience]

Both! ;)

[@AA-bx6uq]

Where did you get that seat extender patch acting as a tank protector.

[@yessure5291]

Seat comfort on a scale of 10 after 3 hours of riding??

[@motorpolitan8884]

I've owned this for 2 years now and do many long trips on the stock seat. It definitely gets a bit uncomfortable after 2 hours. However, if you have quick breaks in between, it's not an issue. I recommend getting a thicker seat though.

[@bjofuruh]

My bladder tells me to take a brake about the same time as my butt tells me. So it is nicely tuned in to my needs.

[@soongpark683]

honda best design

[@mr1bienvenu1]

I hate the NO rear seat crap.

[@rogervallve7375]

I don't like the headlight, everything is looks great.

[@AmenXenon]

Roger Vallve what... the headlight looks better than Yamahas fz-07 my-07

[@rogervallve7375]

@@AmenXenon agreed!

[@AryanDiablo]

She's a beauty. Just needs a pipe.

[@AryanDiablo]

Aaaand frame slides

[@camranh_royal]

looks nice but not awesome.. a little dull

[@LongTran-dv4wu]

wrong content, u guys should have reviewed phone, not motorbike, tryna hear the engine sound, but only hear u guy talking