VOL. 54 ISSUE 43 OCTOBER 31, 2017 P87
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ADAM BOOTH
Pick your poison. Honda's getting
two bites of the 650 cherry with the
CBR650F and the CB650F (left).
able to riders in this class, and Honda's finally
got sick of seeing sales fly out the door, so
they've released essentially the same bike
twice in the CB650F and CBR650F.
Well, not exactly. The CB650F is the na-
ked bike of the two, with different handlebars,
graphics, bodywork, and mirrors while the
CBR gets a fairing, raised clip on 'bars and a
screen. But other than that, these bikes are
identical, which isn't a bad thing.
W
hy have one when you can have two? It's
a pretty indulgent way of looking at life,
and applies perfectly to the new Honda
CB650F and CBR650F street bikes that are
coming your way for 2018.
Honda's now firmly back in the midsize-
street-biket ring for 2018, and they're com-
ing after bikes like the Yamaha FZ-07, Suzuki
SV650, Ducati Monster 797 and the Kawasaki
Ninja 650. There's a solid range of bikes avail-
