User Review of CBR 650R by Towfeeq Hafiz

I think it has to do with growing up in a non-metro city that I still have a soft spot for fully-faired bikes. We grew up with mostly small-displacement bikes, amazing two-strokes at that, and anything fully faired was always an import and definitely powerful. Everyone in the town knew who had a big sports bike and in all likelihood, it was a Honda Fireblade, probably owned tenth-hand, but hey, it was a fully faired sports bike. So when Honda launched the revised CBR650R in India, its look alone was enough for me to like the motorcycle. It looks so much like the Fireblade, and that can never be a bad thing

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As a fellow biker who goes on a Sunday ride, this bike is absolute perfection. Took my friend’s bike for a spin and let me tell you from the sound the feedback of this bike is fabulous. It is a well-built machine the way it manages its weight, the smoothness is unbeatable. People compare it with z900, but this one oh lord! very forgiving very nimble and very stunning.

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When we went to the dealership first of all service was great. Then I have taken it to the service center and they returned the bike at the correct time. We also have an activa 4g and we have always had a good experience with the service center. If anyone has the money go for it it's a real gem considering the price. And honda bikes/scooters don't have reliability issues.

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I really like this bike and I want to purchase this as soon as possible for self-riding, long tours, and office use. The look of this bike is very fantastic & captivating. The bike really suits my personality, a perfect match.
That's awesome…not lying, I make my friends jealous. I have to wait for this moment when I purchase this new bike, friend.

About the Reviewer

Really amazed to own this beautiful beast. The buying experience was wonderful, as bigwing honda have put on a lot of efforts to impress their customers. Due to their kind and continuous follow-ups and their best approach toward customers, the buying experience was simply awesome.
Being a 650cc segment bike, it is best suited for mostly leisure rides and occasional commutes. The looks are extremely amazing as it has taken down the design language of its previous elder sibling ( cbr 1000rr).
The service experience is good as the bike is ready as promised per the given time by the service advisor. As it was the first free service hence no more details could be provided.
Pros:
1. Best looking 650cc bike ( personal opinion)
2. Being a product of honda, it's blindly reliable and extremely refined.
3. The inline 4-cylinder engine does not struggle to keep up good speeds on the highway for a longer duration of time.
4. Gear transmission is extremely smooth once the rpm meter reaches the appropriate marking.
5. Pillion seat is charmingly comfortable.
Cons:
1. Limited service centers
2. Cost of spares are comparatively high.
3. Colour options are limited in India as compared to European and global markets.
4. Extremely costly bike when compared to its competitors

About the Reviewer

Overall experience was too good though bit expensive in this range but it's worth it , rest performance is great, engine is smooth, black color looks class in new edition of 2022, pillion seat is comfortable, mileage is good, perfect for touring, best mid super bike with incline 4 cylinders gives you smooth killer exhaust sound.

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11 lakh is too expensive for a 85 bhp bike.
Ninja zx6R better option much more powerful and feature loaded.
Styling is very strange, front end head is high and rear end is on lower level than head light that gives it a very bad shape look. Honda designers need to learn to draw bike designs. They just just scale fire blade down as it is . 650 looks dirty.

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In one word this is awesome. The motorcycles have a new twin-spark steel chassis and a new inline-4 engine with a longer stroke increasing the displacement to 650 cc. Abs is optional, and a variant with abs standard and restricted air intakes reduces the power below the 35 kw (47 hp) limit for the European a2 license. They have four-into-one side-swept exhaust headers with a stubby exhaust muffler, which Honda claims improve mass centralization.[3] Honda made significant technical and cosmetic updates in 2017.[4]
In November 2018, at Eicma, Honda announced the cb650r naked bike with their neo sports café styling previously introduced on the cb1000r and cb300r, and the cbr650r sport bike with new fire blade-style fairing.[5][6] both motorcycles also received significant chassis and engine updates.

About the Reviewer

I think it has to do with growing up in a non-metro city that I still have a soft spot for fully-faired bikes. We grew up with mostly small-displacement bikes, amazing two-strokes at that, and anything fully faired was always an import and definitely powerful. Everyone in the town knew who had a big sports bike and in all likelihood, it was a Honda Fireblade, probably owned tenth-hand, but hey, it was a fully faired sports bike. So when Honda launched the revised CBR650R in India, its look alone was enough for me to like the motorcycle. It looks so much like the Fireblade, and that can never be a bad thing

About the Reviewer

As a fellow biker who goes on a Sunday ride, this bike is absolute perfection. Took my friend’s bike for a spin and let me tell you from the sound the feedback of this bike is fabulous. It is a well-built machine the way it manages its weight, the smoothness is unbeatable. People compare it with z900, but this one oh lord! very forgiving very nimble and very stunning.

About the Reviewer

When we went to the dealership first of all service was great. Then I have taken it to the service center and they returned the bike at the correct time. We also have an activa 4g and we have always had a good experience with the service center. If anyone has the money go for it it's a real gem considering the price. And honda bikes/scooters don't have reliability issues.

About the Reviewer

I really like this bike and I want to purchase this as soon as possible for self-riding, long tours, and office use. The look of this bike is very fantastic & captivating. The bike really suits my personality, a perfect match.
That's awesome…not lying, I make my friends jealous. I have to wait for this moment when I purchase this new bike, friend.

About the Reviewer

Really amazed to own this beautiful beast. The buying experience was wonderful, as bigwing honda have put on a lot of efforts to impress their customers. Due to their kind and continuous follow-ups and their best approach toward customers, the buying experience was simply awesome.
Being a 650cc segment bike, it is best suited for mostly leisure rides and occasional commutes. The looks are extremely amazing as it has taken down the design language of its previous elder sibling ( cbr 1000rr).
The service experience is good as the bike is ready as promised per the given time by the service advisor. As it was the first free service hence no more details could be provided.
Pros:
1. Best looking 650cc bike ( personal opinion)
2. Being a product of honda, it's blindly reliable and extremely refined.
3. The inline 4-cylinder engine does not struggle to keep up good speeds on the highway for a longer duration of time.
4. Gear transmission is extremely smooth once the rpm meter reaches the appropriate marking.
5. Pillion seat is charmingly comfortable.
Cons:
1. Limited service centers
2. Cost of spares are comparatively high.
3. Colour options are limited in India as compared to European and global markets.
4. Extremely costly bike when compared to its competitors

About the Reviewer

Overall experience was too good though bit expensive in this range but it's worth it , rest performance is great, engine is smooth, black color looks class in new edition of 2022, pillion seat is comfortable, mileage is good, perfect for touring, best mid super bike with incline 4 cylinders gives you smooth killer exhaust sound.

About the Reviewer

11 lakh is too expensive for a 85 bhp bike.
Ninja zx6R better option much more powerful and feature loaded.
Styling is very strange, front end head is high and rear end is on lower level than head light that gives it a very bad shape look. Honda designers need to learn to draw bike designs. They just just scale fire blade down as it is . 650 looks dirty.

About the Reviewer

In one word this is awesome. The motorcycles have a new twin-spark steel chassis and a new inline-4 engine with a longer stroke increasing the displacement to 650 cc. Abs is optional, and a variant with abs standard and restricted air intakes reduces the power below the 35 kw (47 hp) limit for the European a2 license. They have four-into-one side-swept exhaust headers with a stubby exhaust muffler, which Honda claims improve mass centralization.[3] Honda made significant technical and cosmetic updates in 2017.[4]
In November 2018, at Eicma, Honda announced the cb650r naked bike with their neo sports café styling previously introduced on the cb1000r and cb300r, and the cbr650r sport bike with new fire blade-style fairing.[5][6] both motorcycles also received significant chassis and engine updates.

About the Reviewer

I think it has to do with growing up in a non-metro city that I still have a soft spot for fully-faired bikes. We grew up with mostly small-displacement bikes, amazing two-strokes at that, and anything fully faired was always an import and definitely powerful. Everyone in the town knew who had a big sports bike and in all likelihood, it was a Honda Fireblade, probably owned tenth-hand, but hey, it was a fully faired sports bike. So when Honda launched the revised CBR650R in India, its look alone was enough for me to like the motorcycle. It looks so much like the Fireblade, and that can never be a bad thing

About the Reviewer

As a fellow biker who goes on a Sunday ride, this bike is absolute perfection. Took my friend’s bike for a spin and let me tell you from the sound the feedback of this bike is fabulous. It is a well-built machine the way it manages its weight, the smoothness is unbeatable. People compare it with z900, but this one oh lord! very forgiving very nimble and very stunning.

About the Reviewer

When we went to the dealership first of all service was great. Then I have taken it to the service center and they returned the bike at the correct time. We also have an activa 4g and we have always had a good experience with the service center. If anyone has the money go for it it's a real gem considering the price. And honda bikes/scooters don't have reliability issues.

About the Reviewer

I really like this bike and I want to purchase this as soon as possible for self-riding, long tours, and office use. The look of this bike is very fantastic & captivating. The bike really suits my personality, a perfect match.
That's awesome…not lying, I make my friends jealous. I have to wait for this moment when I purchase this new bike, friend.

About the Reviewer

Really amazed to own this beautiful beast. The buying experience was wonderful, as bigwing honda have put on a lot of efforts to impress their customers. Due to their kind and continuous follow-ups and their best approach toward customers, the buying experience was simply awesome.
Being a 650cc segment bike, it is best suited for mostly leisure rides and occasional commutes. The looks are extremely amazing as it has taken down the design language of its previous elder sibling ( cbr 1000rr).
The service experience is good as the bike is ready as promised per the given time by the service advisor. As it was the first free service hence no more details could be provided.
Pros:
1. Best looking 650cc bike ( personal opinion)
2. Being a product of honda, it's blindly reliable and extremely refined.
3. The inline 4-cylinder engine does not struggle to keep up good speeds on the highway for a longer duration of time.
4. Gear transmission is extremely smooth once the rpm meter reaches the appropriate marking.
5. Pillion seat is charmingly comfortable.
Cons:
1. Limited service centers
2. Cost of spares are comparatively high.
3. Colour options are limited in India as compared to European and global markets.
4. Extremely costly bike when compared to its competitors

About the Reviewer

Overall experience was too good though bit expensive in this range but it's worth it , rest performance is great, engine is smooth, black color looks class in new edition of 2022, pillion seat is comfortable, mileage is good, perfect for touring, best mid super bike with incline 4 cylinders gives you smooth killer exhaust sound.

About the Reviewer

11 lakh is too expensive for a 85 bhp bike.
Ninja zx6R better option much more powerful and feature loaded.
Styling is very strange, front end head is high and rear end is on lower level than head light that gives it a very bad shape look. Honda designers need to learn to draw bike designs. They just just scale fire blade down as it is . 650 looks dirty.

About the Reviewer

In one word this is awesome. The motorcycles have a new twin-spark steel chassis and a new inline-4 engine with a longer stroke increasing the displacement to 650 cc. Abs is optional, and a variant with abs standard and restricted air intakes reduces the power below the 35 kw (47 hp) limit for the European a2 license. They have four-into-one side-swept exhaust headers with a stubby exhaust muffler, which Honda claims improve mass centralization.[3] Honda made significant technical and cosmetic updates in 2017.[4]
In November 2018, at Eicma, Honda announced the cb650r naked bike with their neo sports café styling previously introduced on the cb1000r and cb300r, and the cbr650r sport bike with new fire blade-style fairing.[5][6] both motorcycles also received significant chassis and engine updates.

About the Reviewer