Agree with this. I got a cracking deal on an ex demo version of this last year. The smoked screen and red seat cowl make it look like a different animal. Folk ask me if it’s a Blade all the time.

Post a video of it! I'm quite interested in how yours looks :D

Black 2023 here. How good are these bikes. 👍

I’ve also got the red 2023 - it’s perfect for how I ride. I need one that has plenty of highway speed but I don’t need tons of low torque. Strictly a street/hwy rider. We used to say “sport” or “super sport”. The term “sport tourer” really doesn’t fit. You aren’t going to “tour” on an R7 or a cbr650r or even a Ninja 650. But terminology is what it is.

It's not necessary but it'd be a nice thing to have. The bike is perfectly nice to ride without one, it just gives a more track-like feel to be able to go through the gears without using the clutch. Although, you can do that anyway if you get the revs right, it'll just be a bit clunkier.

@@totallymotors thx a lot

I don't know if you got it but here my 2 cents. Get. The. Quick. Shifter. Period. I got it and is pretty good.

How's the bike going mate?

@@mtuz8356 absolutely fantastic. I finally received the 2023 model 3 months ago, I really recommend it, works perfectly and it’s also a piece of art, estetecly talking

I'm afraid I don't know. This was a press bike that we had on review for two weeks.

@@totallymotors thank you

25km/l - mostly below 6k revs. interesting thing is 60km/h does 30-35 km/l :)

@@bernhardg6187 can be very economic if you change gears early and limit your speed ?

If I keep it lower in the revs and “average” hwy speeds (65 mph or so) it will be around 45 to 50 mpg. It will drop down to the “30’s” mpg if you wind it on out.

Exactly the reason I just bought one.

"Honda's CBR650R is the go-to supersport bike for the real world." - MCN It may not be as focussed as the CBR 600RR, but it's racier than the CBR 650F. It's a Supersport bike that's been taught some manners.

The R is a direct descendent of the F, made from 2014-2018, not 1 year. Same engine, same transmission, swingarm, etc. 90hp engine revs nice around 6k and runs out at 12k. Performance for the street not the track, making it a sports tourer, not super sport. I own a 650f BTW, great bike!

@@tgo_CBR Correct. The final iteration of the 650F was only around for a year but the model itself lasted a bit longer. I should have made that clearer. However, the 650F is a Sports Tourer, the 650R is not. Same frame and same engine but slightly more aggressive seating position and bar placement (although not as much as an RR), flipped Showa forks and they've squeezed a bit more horsepower out of the engine. Small changes but enough to make it a midway point between the F and RR.

300km's is all I can saddle in the seat. 97kg's. Shorter commutes are great, but if you want comfort, it won't deliver that from a full tank to empty. (300-350km's) At the very best, hope it again and try to get 600km down the road. I can't do it with my weight. Maybe, if you refuel every 200s, and not every 350km, it would help. Anyways, it great as daily as my commute one way to work is only 35km.

Yes, it's an optional extra. One I wish it had as standard.

Yes, it took us all by surprise

Thats probably why he got such terrible mpg too!

Yea wtf man ahahah

Or... it's because I'm talking... And we don't use km/h.

MPH...