Honda CB650R 2022 vs. Yamaha MT-09 SP 2023

Honda CB650R 2022

Yamaha MT-09 SP 2023
Overview - Honda CB650R 2022 vs Yamaha MT-09 SP 2023

Honda CB650R 2022

Yamaha MT-09 SP 2023
Technical Specifications Honda CB650R 2022 compared to Yamaha MT-09 SP 2023
Pros and Cons in comparison
Pros and Cons in comparison
Honda CB650R 2022

Honda's CB650R proves brilliantly that four-cylinder naked bikes with little displacement are also a real source of joy on the country road. The engine tuning provides enough pressure from the hairpin bend and rewards with a wonderful four-cylinder shriek after a short wait. The chassis components offer a solid balance between everyday life and sportiness.
Yamaha MT-09 SP 2023

The Yamaha MT-09 SP already had it easy in the previous generation, as it is the even more refined version of an already really good, because wonderfully agile fun machine! The current SP version is no different, but it has been improved even further. A little more power, increased torque and better-tuned electronics make it even more fun. As expected, the suspension with classier KYB and Öhlins components works excellently, the brakes could be a little sharper, but the seating position is still what you would expect from such an agile and easily controllable fun machine. The few quirks like the small TFT display or the controversial light mask in no way make it worse, but simply an even more independent personality!