CB650R Neo Sports Cafe Concept

[Stichill]

You mean it is like looking at a picture of a girl ?

Most of these new bikes don't do anything for me . I think that my CB 1100's are probably the last bikes I will own.

Yes, that how I think about it too. Somehow most motorcycle designers are stuck between a praying mantis/insectoid design (especially followed by Kawa and KTM) and again an other '60s-'70s copy (used by many, esp Triumph) while some try to do both at the same time, like the Yamaha XSR900.
They seem to be unable to come up with something really new. Last modern-but-graceful design is my other bike: a Moto Guzzi Griso. I couldn't resist the CB1100 but I am still hopeful to one day see a truly new design.

I think this bike is the best incarnation I've yet seen of a modern standard or 21st-century UJM. It's not wedded to outmoded technologies and architectures for the sake of styling and it's not pointlessly insectoid (which is purely a misguided styling exercise without aesthetic merit). The styling of the CB650R looks like classic form-follows-function...with flair. It has a compact cat/muffler mounted down low where it contributes to better balance & handling, and with liquid cooling it produces plenty of power and torque to haul its 447 lbs. / 203 kg around on its sportbike-standard 120/70 (F) 180/55 ® tires, so lots of choices there.



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Admittedly, the CB650R engine has a very different character than the CB1100. One's meant to be sportier and one's mean to be more sedate.

The main thing I would change is I still like a basic analog tach and speedo pod. Not totally sold on digital dashboards for bikes.

I'd really like to test-ride one. I have a feeling it's a very sweet ride that handles great.