Honda CB650R vs. CB750 Hornet - Bigger difference than you thought!

Same manufacturer, same vehicle class, similar price and yet so very different? Our test on the Croatian coastal roads revealed surprising differences between the Honda sisters. While the Hornet with its newly developed engine and chassis is a real guarantor of riding fun on the country road, the CB650R is a little more leisurely and quiet. It shines with precise, stable handling and its four-cylinder still exudes classic Japanese charm and the well-known value. We were on the road with the two Honda vehicles for two days.
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[@domsbits3922]

The inline4 will always win in my view. No matter how good the 750 is. The scream of 4 cylinders is the best

[@rickt2419]

​@@DavidSmith-hn5ggyou are exaggerating when saying "zero vibration"...

[@N0kJAA]

Actually he is not.. ~😊. But I'm sure what's meant is: Least vibration of Bikes in that category / Modern Bikes period...🤔🫣.​@@rickt2419

[@davidlynas7768]

Yep, after I test ride a hornet I bought one straight away

[@Mridul.scentman]

You cannot compare two cylinders with inline 4 , Hornet looks any other generic bike CB 650 R looks mean and has it’s presence

[@mike1967sam]

I owned 2 CB650R and 2 CB750 Hornet. Aesthetically I prefer the CB650 but when it comes to riding for fun and even short to medium distancie trips I'll take the Hornet any day.

[@kyriakosgalanos8020]

@@mike1967sam what about longer distances? which one you prefer?

[@kyriakosgalanos8020]

Test rode both back to back ordered the hornet right after. I love the comfort and the agility of it. More efficient as well

[@Gottaloveguitars427]

All the reviews frown on the Cb650r but anyone who rides them loves them, that’s why I bought one. You gotta keep the revs high and stay in the power band. It’s a different riding style than the 2 cylinder bikes where you have less room to the redline and lots of torque down low. But I don’t want low down torque in the city bc it’s too jerky.

[@redminute6605]

Or your voice is procedurally generated, or you need to turn off the stereo setting in your mic. Except that, extremely helpful video.

[@omomavroe2834]

You can't start a sentence with "or".

[@redminute6605]

@@omomavroe2834 You're right. Also, I don't care.

[@CommonLoon]

I've tried to make myself like the 2023 Hornet, especially for the price, but I just can't do it, it's fk ugly, and looks cheap and small.

[@mircea5013]

the cb650R on the other hand.... a masterpiece. I don't think the hornet is horribly ugly, but it does look like a.. hornet. Not my first choice of design.

[@jorgecastaneda6639]

I am agree. I really want to buy it but something tells me not to do it.

[@Gicus94]

Same here. I had a 06 hornet 600 and I fkin miss it so bad

[@ridehead8771]

Haha so you only look at the bike then, they're meant to be ridden and the Hornet kicks ass, that unicam set up like the CR's will make you forget its looks! Which isn't that ugly as you want it to be.

[@HuberHeinrichHuber]

Das habt ihr gut gemacht ! Das gefällt mir ! Das wird ein super Joker ! International ! Ein professioneller Sprecher, sprechen lassen 😊! Gruss Cb 650R 😊. Thailand 1959.

[@timothybrockbank7474]

The four hundred exhaust is a work of art

[@kalaharimine]

Beautiful road & landscape.

[@7GtwNYkHYs]

If they bring the CB750 as a neo retro cafe to the USA, I want it because it'd remind me of my old CM450 that I cafe'd a long time ago

[@neodurden6793]

They Had put a nice swingarm, a 180 rear and a less generic headlight, it would have been the perfect one

[@davidlynas7768]

Bought a hornet 750 last year. Fantastic.

[@jorgecastaneda6639]

The 650 looks much better, is just elegant. The Hornet is good but unfortunately a generic esthetic.

[@edvards18]

Best Hornet was in 2003 in my eyes ! But small visual changes on the new one, and we are ready to go :)

[@mikadavies660]

Looking forward to the CB800F....!

[@halodax]

If only the 750 would look like the 650😅 I really want a CB1000R but way to expensive. The 650 is not powerfull enough and the 750 doesn’t look that good.

[@gdvadventours5512]

750 needs to have a new headlight like that of the new cb1000r

[@halodax]

Ok ok, so I bought a 2019 CB1000R🤭

[@florme6494]

@@halodaxnice! Congratulations!

[@rodneyhull9764]

CB more eye catching imo.Counts for a lot

[@florme6494]

Hmmm trick statement? Which CB do you refer to?

[@rodneyhull9764]

@@florme6494 Ha,you're right. I messed that up. CB650R more eye catching in my opinion. Thanks

[@jepoyasseht10]

Cb 650r for me, neo sports cafe, more premium feel, less electronics for less trouble, simply beautiful.

[@DominicHolostyak]

The lack of electronics is a positive for cb650r.

[@dp01]

Is the 750 Hornet coming to the USA?

[@landerstttt]

Was sick of my 4 cylinders, it's annoying to go high RPM to get power. Torquey 2 cylinders work best for road usage, and 4 for track

[@ozofer5285]

Cb650r, feels sounds and looks better. The Hornet is more juvenile and fun. I personally would go with cb650r (and i did). Ride safe 🏍️💨

[@Otto-AutoPilot]

Same here, albeit the CBR650R. I will admit though that at 6'4, the cramped knee angle and bent forward sporty riding position has me looking to change it for something larger with a more upright position. I will state that the 650 is a high quality machine and the engine is a class act. New models get the TFT, too.

[@Technetium1337]

I drove the cb650R through europe 6-7000km for 3 weeks. inline 4 8is fun when u have speed limits that are in the 80+km an hour. then its fun. it comes to live when you closing in on the speed limits. and that is quite a bad thing unless you want to risk it. Not a good bike to pass other cars i felt like. because it takes about 1 sec before the power kicks inn. so you have to decide to drive fully agressive or just cruise. the hornet i feel like you can make quick desicions and be fine. because power kicks in early. just my two cents

[@user-tz5oo8ji4b]

Good review and video over all but the narrator should practice reading manuscript with a bit more flow. All the praise of the Hornet is probably correct but redundant since it is so ugly I would not be caught dead on it. Cheers

[@alphacapo]

It's AI doing the narration you jib

[@xBlitzzOfficial]

Pretty sure the narrator is AI

[@user-tz5oo8ji4b]

@@xBlitzzOfficial I think you are right since you mention it

[@timothybrockbank7474]

Sorry the in-line four exhaust

[@EdMeyer22]

The AI voiceover is weird man.

[@omomavroe2834]

Would you prefer his native language where you can't understand what he says or his crappy English accent where you can't understand what he says?

[@MaxFromSydney1]

Pressure? Ratchets? Drizzle? WTF?

[@jdh9676]

We don't "drive" motorcycles. Just sayin'.

[@crankybear1236]

The cb650r is more of a true hornet

[@redminute6605]

The Hornet is about being fun, cheap and accessible. What’s „fun” changes, and I agree with the direction they’ve chosen. I see why you might want to call the CB650r a real H. Hornet, but none said that 4 cylinders and a round headlight is what constitutes the Hornet.

[@crankybear1236]

@@redminute6605 what about the multiple Hornets with round headlights and four cylinder engines 😂?There is also a new hornet coming out with a 1000 cc's and four cylinders. No round headlights though.

[@redminute6605]

@@crankybear1236 I’ve no clue what you wrote. I wish you a great day/night though

[@crankybear1236]

@@redminute6605 Same to you!

[@michael37570]

For future reference please refer to these bikes as 650 (six fifty) and 750 (seven fifty). NOT six hundred and fifty and seven hundred and fifty, there is no need to keep mentioning hundred as it was grating and irritating and takes to long to annunciate when it's perfectly obvious which model you are referring to.

[@beck696]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jeremyr62]

I assume it's a bot..

[@florme6494]

Well, you got five likes. 😂

[@NM-tl6pe]

The hornet styling is fugly.

[@hommuside]

The script writing is horrible. Just speak dude.

[@ekspatriat]

The 750 plus point is 'powerful engine' yet the CB did not have that as a plus. The CB makes more power with 100cc less!!!!! What's that about?

[@MacAlex007]

The Hornet has more torque.

[@ekspatriat]

And so it should being a bigger engine.@@MacAlex007

[@MacAlex007]

@@no_name4080 The people that made the vídeo. Probably that's the reason why they gave a plus to the Hornet engine and not the CB.

[@MacAlex007]

@@no_name4080 You can't have horsepower without torque. Unless you go for unlimited RPMs. I like a good balance of torque and high RPMs. That's why I'm considering to get the new CB650R, now that they got rid of that horrible lcd. 😅 But let me tell you, I've ridden a Diavel in town, which has alot more torque than the Hornet, and had no problems with snappiness. But maybe It's me, that I'm used to drive twins. 🙄

[@dennistate9951]

CB750- It's a Parallel Twin Cylinder engine. It has 2 big cylinders and is gonna make more power lower in the RPM and more torque kinda like a V-twin or Harley engine. CB650- inline 4 cylinder engine makes less torque low down in the RPM and more power in the high RPM. Most 4 cylinder bikes make more HP than 3 cylinder or 2 cylinder bikes with the same size engine. A 2024 kawasaki ZX636 makes 115hp-4 cylinder KTM 990 super duke makes 120hp-2 cylinder

[@tonywade161]

Cb650 better bro