HONDA CB650 (1982-1983) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Honda CB650 was a standard motorcycle part of the CB series that had its debut in 1979 and was manufactured in 1985. The bike was powered by a four-cylinder SOHC air-cooled engine with two valves per cylinder.

In 1983, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer launched the Honda CB650 machine, which replaced the SOHC engine with a rubber-mounted DOHC unit that featured hydraulic valve-lash adjusters, while the final drive was changed from chain to shaft drive.

The 1983 CB650 came with standard features, such as lightweight aluminum wheels, a black-finished steel frame, an analog instrument panel, a dual seat with a passenger grab handle, and a chromed exhaust system.

For suspension, the bike packed a center axle coil spring fork on the front and dual Showa shock absorbers with spring preload adjustability on the rear, while the braking performance was handled by a 275 mm disc squeezed by a single-piston caliper on the front wheel and a 180 mm drum unit on the rear wheel.

In the power department, the 1983 Honda CB650 had its heartbeat set by a 627cc four-stroke four-cylinder air-cooled engine fed by four Keihin carburetors that helped deliver an output power of 63 hp with a peak at 9,000 rpm and 52 Nm (38 lb-ft) of torque available at 8,000 rpm.