– New 2019 Honda CB650R / CB500R Neo Sports Cafe Motorcycles on the way? –
It’s coming! Another New 2019 Motorcycle Announcement from Honda prior to the final announcement that will take place in November. If you’re not familiar with the last few rounds of new Motorcycle Announcements / Release Updates, you can check them all out by Clicking Here.
On the last new motorcycle announcement I posted, I told you guys we wouldn’t see another round of releases until November but now that has changed! I will be posting a new 2019 motorcycle model from Honda right here on Wednesday, October 3rd – 2018.
- 10/3/2018 Update: 2019 Honda CB650R Neo Sports Cafe Motorcycle Released – Click Here!
- 11/6/2018 Update: 2019 Honda CB650R (Production version) Released – Click Here!
However, I do have something new to hold you over until then… Hence this “Sneak Peek” post! Check out the picture below (click to enlarge CB650R photo below) that tells all! The 2019 Honda CB650R Neo Sports Cafe bike is on the way! Do you guys want to see a CB500R too? We’ll have the New CB125R, CB300R, CB650R and CB1000R so we might as well throw a CB500R motorcycle in the mix too… Since it hasn’t been officially released, I can’t share certain info but I will be posting more details like the 2019 CB650R Release Date so you’ll know when to expect them on dealer’s showroom floors, CB650R Price and CB650R Colors, Seat Height, Weight as well as what the nitty-gritty differences are between the 2019 CBR650F VS CB650F VS CB650R plus everything else you guys want to know right here on October 3rd, 2018 (10/3/2018).
Updated Picture 10/02/2018:
* Disclaimer: Everything stated in this post is pure “speculation”.
No sign of a CBR300R upgrade on the horizon then? I thought Honda might have been working on a Nina 400 beater! It seems to be all about the neo sports range at present.
Thats the CB500 already. CBR300 is a single compared to the Ninja 400 twin
Ninja has 36kW vs 35KW for CBR but Ninja has 60lbs lighter curb weight so through the gears the Ninja should be quicker.
Both are A2 bikes so should be fairly similar. Specs according to Honda/Kawasaki in Sweden:
CBR500R -17 35kW 194kg
Ninja 400 -19 33,4kW 168kg
80kg driver->
H: 35/(194+80)=0,128
K: 33,4/(168+80)=0,135
So seems the Kawasaki hasa slight power/weight advantage. Curious how those 72cc extra in the honda makes a difference. I agree the Honda should go to fat camp and loose 40kg 😉 and perhaps there’s some more power potential left if ditching that A2 target?
Yeah the North American variants are the full 36kW and the European/UK models are restricted for A2 like you said. Also some South East Asian countries like the Phillipines get the full power model but Australia and NZ are restricted as well for the LAMS laws. I used to have a CBR300 so was keen to see if Honda was going to do something with this bike. Like add 15 HP Lol.