The CBR650R replaced the CBR650F for 2019. It keeps a 649 cc liquid-cooled inline-four - unusual in a class that has shifted to twins - but wears sharper bodywork, a lower screen and clip-on bars compared with the outgoing faired 650F.
Claimed power is about 94 hp on full-power bikes; A2-restricted versions exist in Europe. Seat height is around 810 mm. Wet weight has sat near 207–210 kg depending on year and E-Clutch. The four-cylinder is the selling point: smoother and hungrier at high rpm than an MT-07, heavier and more expensive to insure than a twin.
E-Clutch on later bikes lets you leave the lever alone in traffic without making the CBR650R an automatic. It is a sports-roadster, not a CBR600RR. If you want the same motor unfaired, that is the CB650R. Compare it with the Yamaha R7, Kawasaki Ninja 650 and Aprilia RS660.
| Year | Photo | Engine | Power | Weight | Seat | Fields |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ![]() |
649 cc | 93.9 hp | 211 kg | 810 mm | 48 |
| 2025 | ![]() |
649 cc | 93.9 hp | 211 kg | 810 mm | 52 |
| 2024 | ![]() |
649 cc | 93.9 hp | 208 kg | 810 mm | 58 |
| 2023 | ![]() |
649 cc | 93.9 hp | 208 kg | 810 mm | 58 |
| 2022 | ![]() |
649 cc | 93.9 hp | 208 kg | 810 mm | 58 |
| 2021 | ![]() |
649 cc | 93.9 hp | 208 kg | 810 mm | 58 |
| 2020 | ![]() |
649 cc | 85.8 hp | 208 kg | 810 mm | 58 |
| 2019 | ![]() |
649 cc | 85.8 hp | 199 kg | 810 mm | 58 |