Officially in Malaysia is the 2025 Honda CB650R naked sports and Honda CBR650R sportsbike, priced at RM47,999 and RM49,999, respectively. Pricing does not include road tax, insurance or registration and stock will be arriving in all Honda Big Wing Malaysia showrooms by next week.
The CB650R comes in three colour options for Malaysia – Mate Gunpowder Black Metallic, Matte Laurel Green Metallic and Candy Chromosphere Red. Meanwhile, there are two paint scheme choices for the CBR650R – Grand Prix Red and Matte Gunpowder Metallic – both colours derived from Honda’s racing motorcycles.
Both Hondas are identically powered by a liquid-cooled, inline-four cylinder, 649 cc power plant putting out 93.8 hp at 12,000 rpm and 64 Nm of torque at 8,500 rpm. New is the 5-inch full-colour TFT-LCD screen featuring Honda Roadsync connectivity to the rider’s smartphone.
The CB650R and CBR650R are also the first motorcycles in Honda’s lineup to be available with its E-Clutch technology. Designed to make motorcycling, from beginner to expert level, easier and more enjoyable, the E-Clutch obviates the need for a clutch lever when changing gears, with manual changing remaining an option for the rider.
Riding conveniences include LED lighting throughout with the CBR650R getting dual headlights similar to the CBR1000RR-R and CBR600RR while the CB650R retains styling in Honda “Neo Sports” vein. Weight for the CB650R is listed at 207 kg and the CBR650R at 211 kg with seat height set to 810 mm for both.
How reliable is this E-clutch aka AMT clutch actuator?
Honda has been doing auto systems for their big bikes for decades. They know a thing or two about quality and reliability.
Wait, so there is no standard non-E-Clutch models?
E-Clutch is cool and all, especially for people with disabilities. But it’ll be nice if there is a standard model without the E-Clutch, which should be cheaper.
You can switch off e clutch. So no problem there. Secondly e clutch is a relatively cheap system unlike QS. So there will be little diff in pricing.