2025 Honda CBR650R, CB650R Launched In India

After a brief hiatus, Honda has brought back its middleweight reckoners — the CBR650R and the CB650R to India. Both bikes have launched in the country with significant upgrades, which includes new features, slightly different design and a more powerful engine. Due to which, the asking price of both the bikes has also increased. The new 2025 Honda CB650R now costs ₹9.29 lakh making it ₹14,000 more expensive than before. While the Honda CBR650R is priced at ₹9.99 lakh (both ex-showroom price, Delhi) which is a massive jump of ₹64,000 from before.

One of the biggest standout features on the 2025 Honda CBR650R and CB650R have gained is a brand new 5-inch TFT display. It supports Bluetooth connectivity and can connect to your mobile phone via the Honda RoadSync app which gets you connectivity features like turn-by-turn navigation, call/SMS and notification alert, etc. 

While the frame of the bike has remained the same, Honda has upgraded the front suspension. It now equips premium Showa-sourced SFF-BP USD fork, replacing the telescopic fork from before. However, the monoshock has remained the same as before. 

Mechanically, both bikes continue to be powered by the same 649 cc, inline-4 engine that produces 93.87 bhp and 63 Nm. Honda has not retuned the engine to 87 bhp, like it did before due to poor Indian fuel. The engine comes paired to the same 6-speed gearbox with assist and slipper clutch as before. However, we wished Honda had introduced the E-Clutch Automatic Transmission variant to India, which would have helped make matters for more exclusive with the Cee Bee duos. 

Complimenting these round of updates is a very subtle-yet-visible aesthetic upgrade. The Honda CB650R’s now looks more premium, courtesy the new round LED headlamp. Similarly, the fully-faired CBR650R sees slight revisions to its fairing design, and the twin-headlight design also looks slightly sharper than before. Lastly, the tail section has become sleeker than before, making it look sportier now. 

In the competitive premium motorcycle segment, the Honda CB650R positions itself against the more accessible Triumph Trident 660, priced at ₹8.10 lakh, while sitting just below the more powerful Kawasaki Z900 at ₹9.38 lakh. The fully-faired Honda CBR650R will have the likes of the Triumph Daytona 660 priced at ₹9.72 lakh and the Suzuki GSX-8R that costs ₹9.25 lakh (all prices are ex-showroom, Delhi), as its core competitors.