A new contender has entered the 150 cc fully-faired sports bike arena in the form of the 2021 Honda CBR150R. There are two versions on offer, the base model CBR150R without ABS at 39.3 million rupiah (RM11,290) and the CBR150R ABS at 40.2 million rupiah (RM11,550).
Closest rival to the CBR150R in Malaysia is the Yamaha YZF-R15, priced at RM11,988, without ABS. The 2021 CBR150R follows the sports styling of the Honda CBR250RR (RM25,999 in Malaysia) closely, coming with twin headlights and LED lighting all round.
The CBR150R is powered by a single-cylinder, 149 cc, DOHC mill mated to a six-speed gearbox with assist and slipper clutch. Power is claimed by Honda to be 17.1 PS at 9,000 rpm and 14.4 Nm of torque at 7,000 rpm, which compares against the 19 PS at 10,000 rpm and 14.7 Nm of torque at 8,500 rpm of the R15’s 155 cc, VVA engine.
A pair of gold anodised non-adjustable upside-forks give the CBR150R the proper “racing” looks and the rear end is held up by a preload-adjustable monoshock. Braking is done with single hydraulic discs front and rear and the CBR150R rolls on 17-inch wheels shod in 100/80 rubber in front and 130/70 at the back – the R15 uses 100/80 front and 140/70 rear tyres.
Weight for the CBR150R is claimed to be 139 kg (137 kg for the R15) and fuel is carried in an 11-litre tank. There are five colour options for the 2021 Honda CBR150R – Victory Black Red, Honda Racing Red, Dominator Matte Black, Matte Black and the MotoGP Edition which comes in Repsol racing livery.
What the article fail to mention, the fork aren’t your typical, bottom tier KYB USD fork, it’s a more premium (at the class) SFF-BP fork, the same type use by ZX-25R.
yamaha engine superior? ask them to bring the engine displacement from 155 to same level as the CBR’s 149 and the YZF may lose its 1.9PS advantage.
makes me wonder. how come the Suzuki FXR150 – launched about 24 years ago and using carburettor instead of EFi able to extract 20hp from its engine??
as of that time Honda only has the EX5 100cc as its main gun while Yamaha none. the first 4 stroke moped from Yamaha came several years after that is the Yamaha SRE (bAsed on Yamaha sports) and not long after the Yamaha SRX 100cc (based on Yamaha SS II).
Emissions my dude, back then, manufacturers can go nuts as long as the engine hold up. But now, not so much
Long time no see u bro. I used to own FXR. Dragging my knees with that so called “cybermatic” sportsbike thru chicanes at bukit tinggi-awana-fraser back in the days. More than a decade ago. That thing has the surge of powervalve-like past 7000rpm. An those frames really2 means business. U can feel there’s not much cost cutting back then.
Those years there is no regulation control over the emission and noise level. These 2 things usually eat the HP a lot.
Boon Siew Honda must bring in or local assemble this bike!
Haiyaaaaaa…. Boon Siew Honda…bila lagi mau bawak masuk
Yamaha R15 V3 is a better buy. just top up extra RM1K and u get more hp and torque with a VVA engine.