You read it first at BikesIndia, Honda starts accepting bookings for the Honda CBR650F. It was Just a day or two ago, we cracked a news in which we got the picture of the Honda CBR650F in an Indore showroom, where it was kept for training purposes, now we are back with even better.
What was showcased back in 2014 at the Indian Auto Expo and scheduled to be launched for this year, is finally coming true. Honda has officially asked main dealers in Metropolitan cities to start taking bookings. We called up few of them and confirmed that it is true. The booking amount is Rs 50,000/- and the bike is expected to be launched by this month end/next month. The exact pricing of the bike is yet to be revealed but we keep our fingers crossed so that the pricing is aggressive so as to determine the bike's future in the country.
A small intro about the bike is that this is one of Honda's middle-weight superbike which is more of a sports-tourer rather than being an aggressive track focused bike like the CBR600. The engine is a 649cc, inline-4 cylinder liquid cooled engine, mated to a 6-speed gearbox. The bike pumps out a maximum power of 86 PS @ 11000 rpm and a maximum torque of 64 Nm @ 8000 rpm, the bike weighs in at 209 kgs. It is expected that they might launch it in all three colours, i.e., Red, Candy Blue, Matte Black Metallic.
It looks like the right time for Honda to launch this as every now and there are more bikes being introduced in the middle-weight segment. The only thing that we await is the pricing, for which we are keeping our fingers crossed. If only Honda prices it aggressively, it will be a SUPER HIT. How excited are you about the CBR650F's launch, Do let us know in the comments below.
By: Rakesh Gowda
What was showcased back in 2014 at the Indian Auto Expo and scheduled to be launched for this year, is finally coming true. Honda has officially asked main dealers in Metropolitan cities to start taking bookings. We called up few of them and confirmed that it is true. The booking amount is Rs 50,000/- and the bike is expected to be launched by this month end/next month. The exact pricing of the bike is yet to be revealed but we keep our fingers crossed so that the pricing is aggressive so as to determine the bike's future in the country.A small intro about the bike is that this is one of Honda's middle-weight superbike which is more of a sports-tourer rather than being an aggressive track focused bike like the CBR600. The engine is a 649cc, inline-4 cylinder liquid cooled engine, mated to a 6-speed gearbox. The bike pumps out a maximum power of 86 PS @ 11000 rpm and a maximum torque of 64 Nm @ 8000 rpm, the bike weighs in at 209 kgs. It is expected that they might launch it in all three colours, i.e., Red, Candy Blue, Matte Black Metallic.
It looks like the right time for Honda to launch this as every now and there are more bikes being introduced in the middle-weight segment. The only thing that we await is the pricing, for which we are keeping our fingers crossed. If only Honda prices it aggressively, it will be a SUPER HIT. How excited are you about the CBR650F's launch, Do let us know in the comments below.By: Rakesh Gowda
