News – New Honda CB650F and CBR650F – Presentation of the new CB650F and CBR650F

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New Honda CB650F and CBR650F

News - New Honda CB650F and CBR650F - Presentation of the new CB650F and CBR650F

This year again, the new models are jostling on the Honda stand at the Milan show. One of the most important is undoubtedly the CB650F, which turns the page on the CB600F Hornet and which is also available in CBR650F… Presentations.

Presentation of the new CB650F and CBR650F

Since the early 2000s, the displacement of roadsters has continued to increase: today, the 847 cc cube, and the engine installed in the is a twin-cylinder of 1301 cc….

Until then indifferent to this competition of the largest displacement (read our), Honda ended up cracking … but just a little! Japanese engineers wanted to keep "a truly midsize 4-cylinder, distinguished by its specifications and styling".

By increasing the stroke of the pistons to 46 mm (against 42.5 mm on the old model, for the same bore of 67 mm), Honda limits the increase in displacement to 50 cc, so that the engine "totally new"of the CB650F cube exactly 649 cc.

New Hornet 650

Paradoxically, the 650 is less powerful than the 600: the new CB650F is content to output 87 horsepower at 11,000 rpm (64 kW according to the technical sheet on the second page of this article), while the old one spat 102 ch 1000 revs higher.

However, the balance of power is reversed when it comes to maximum torque: with the new Honda 4-legged, the rider has 63 Nm from 8000 rpm, whereas he had to whip the old mill up to 10,500 rpm to exit 63.5 Nm.

The Japanese further assure that "the 16-valve cylinder head with double overhead camshaft uses a direct cam activation system and a timing diagram that ensures a high level of torque and good maneuverability below 4000 rpm".

Particularly flexible therefore, the engine would retain "the characteristic character and sound of in-line 4-cylinders", two essential assets to compete with the competition’s twin and three-cylinder engines !

Powered by the essential PGM-FI electronic injection via 30 mm airboxes and 32 mm injection bodies (36 mm on the previous model), the new 4-cylinder also attempts to be more sober at the pump.

"To reduce fuel consumption at high speeds (at constant speed on the motorway), a reduced valve crossing time is associated with a specific mapping of the specific ignition advance., Honda details.

According to the clever calculations of Japanese engineers, fuel consumption in WMTC mode would be limited to "4.76 l / 100 km", thus offering"on a motorbike, a range of over 350 km".

"The CB650F turns the page on the CB600F Hornet and, not sharing any components with it, writes a new chapter", explains Honda. And unlike the engine, of which some very similar casings between the two motorcycles may sow doubt among observers, the frame is radically different !

The team of "young Honda engineers"has indeed abandoned the glorious aluminum" backbone "in favor of a steel" Diamond "type frame,"much stiffer towards the front and more "flexible" in the section of the side members".

The 2014 CB650F is rated at 206 kg fully loaded, or 6 kg more than the 600, but the difference drops to 3 kg once the ABS is installed: 208 kg for the 650 cc against 205 kg for the 600.

The new generation of engineers also chose to open the caster angle by half a degree (25.5 °) and increase caster by 12 mm (101 mm now), the wheelbase being longer. overall of 15 mm (1450 mm).

In terms of suspensions, the CB650F is satisfied with a fork (not inverted and not adjustable) of 41 mm at the front and renews the proven solution of the old model at the rear: a mounted single shock absorber – without links – on a swingarm with a new design, but still in cast aluminum.

On the braking side, the new Honda roadster is inspired by the NC 700 series (which rose to 750 in 2014!): "240mm rear disc is formed from 320mm front disc, saving cost for customer"… and for the builder !

"Dual dual piston calipers at the front and single piston at the rear provide great stopping power", promise the Japanese before specifying that a"two-channel ABS system is available as an option". We will occasionally note the adoption of new rims with extremely thin spokes.

Always so reassuring, the new CB650F is also practical: the tank, for example, is mounted on hinges at the rear, in order to "easy access to the top engine for maintenance"- and reduce the price of labor during revisions ?!

The saddle, now 10mm (810mm) taller, should be narrow enough to allow easy access to the ground. Finally, a new two-part dashboard should be more readable than the current narrow model.

"The tachometer and speedometer are on the left", describes the manufacturer:"to the right are the fuel gauge, clock, odometer, trip indicator and warning lights. All dials are backlit in white".

End of the day, the ignition key is "more compact, increases security and reduces the risk of break-in and deformation".

Available in three colors: black "Matt Gunpowder Black Metallic", yellow "Pearl Queen Bee Yellow" or tricolor HRC "Pearl Metalloid White", the new CB650F will land in from April 2014, at a price that remains to be discovered…

With the choices made at the level of the cycle part in particular, we expect from this new Honda 2014 a competitive price, an essential asset compared to the bigger – but more expensive – roadsters available on the market. !

New CBR 650F

The next CB650F will be one month ahead of its streamlined version, called CBR650F: the front headlight of the V-shaped roadster will then be replaced by the fork crown of the new small sporty Honda, fitted as standard with ABS..

"Compared to those of the CB650F, the shock absorber and the fork increase the spring stiffness (with adjustment in damping accordingly) to adapt it to the sportier character of the CBR650F", warns Honda.

The CBR650F will be available in three different colors: white "Pearl White", black "Graphite Black" and HRC tricolor "Pearl White Metalloid". Finally, just like its twin, it will be accessible to new A2 licenses via a 35 kW clamp..

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