HONDA CBX650E (1982-1987) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Honda CBX650E was a motorcycle built by Honda, primarily designed for the American market, where was designated as the CB650SC Nighthawk and differed by the shape of the fuel tank and the exhaust system that featured slanted mufflers and other handlebar switches.

The bike was a medium-sized CBX motorcycle between the 550 and 750cc displacement and appeared in 1983 with a shaft drive and as a rival to the Yamaha XJ 650 and the Z 550 GT from Kawasaki.

Also, the CBX650E was powered by an air-cooled four-cylinder Otto engine with dual overhead camshafts, 16 valves, hydraulic valve-lash adjustment, and a hydraulically actuated clutch system. It also featured a fuel gauge and a gear indicator, both in LCD technology.

For suspension, the CBX packed a 39 mm Showa air-assisted telescopic fork on the front and dual Showa shock absorbers with five-way spring preload and four-way rebound damping adjustability on the rear end.

In the braking department, the CBX packed two 276 mm discs squeezed by a couple of dual-piston calipers on the front wheel and a drum braking unit on the rear wheel that offered optimum stopping power.

As for power, the Honda CBX650E had at its core a 656cc four-stroke four-cylinder air-cooled engine fed by four Keihin carburetors that helped deliver an output power of 75 hp with maximum strength at 9,500 rpm.