Registration: EUH358V
Frame: RC032002632
Odometer: 50,372
MOT: Exempt

• 626cc 4-stroke four-cylinder
• Runs and rides
• Registered as Historic
• Large file of paperwork
• HPi clear
• V5 present

The Honda CB650 is a 627cc standard motorcycle produced from 1979 to 1985. It featured a four-cylinder, SOHC, air-cooled, wet sump engine, with two valves per cylinder. The CB650 was a development of the CB550, itself derived from the even earlier CB500. The CB650 was the last of Honda's successful series of air-cooled SOHC fours that began in 1969 with the Honda CB750. For cost-saving purposes, the CB650 was designed to be produced on the same production line as its CB550 predecessor, using the existing tooling. The CB650's cylinder block was a new design, but it shared the stud holes of the earlier bike, which may explain why the bike could not be a full 650cc machine. Likewise, the frame was almost identical to that of the CB550. Handlebar levers and instruments were also carried over from the earlier model. The CB650 produced a claimed 63 hp @ 9,000 rpm.

This bike has come from a local vendor who bought it to use at weekends but never got round to doing so due to work commitments so has decided to move it on. It has been very well restored and was in running order but will require recommissioning and a new battery, as the one fitted doesn’t appear to have enough power to start the bike. It is registered as Historic so doesn’t require tax or MOT, and comes with full UK V5, 2 keys and is HPi clear.