2025 HONDA CB650R

2025 HONDA CB650R E-CLUTCH — SAN DIEGO’S SWEET-SPOT MIDDLEWEIGHT

The 2025 CB650R E-Clutch is the middleweight that makes every mile around San Diego feel effortless. It blends the CB650R’s renowned four-cylinder smoothness with Honda’s E-Clutch technology, so you can glide away from lights in Hillcrest, filter through beach traffic along Coast Highway, and drop into the twisties on Lyons Valley or Sunrise Highway without ever thinking about stalls or choppy launches. You still have a traditional clutch lever when you want it—E-Clutch simply takes the strain out of the stop-and-go and makes shifting feel like second nature.

Think of E-Clutch as your invisible riding partner: it manages clutch engagement for starts, low-speed maneuvers, and both upshifts and downshifts, yet leaves the lever fully functional for riders who like to take control. Roll on from Mission Valley to the 94, toe the shifter, and the bike responds with clean, quick transitions that keep the inline-four right in its sweet spot. Rolling to a stop, the system eases the clutch for you, so city traffic fades into the background and the ride stays smooth and calm.

Beyond the tech, this is still the CB650R people love—compact, balanced, and ready to carve. The chassis gives you that planted, confidence-building feel over the Cabrillo Bridge or climbing toward Mt. Laguna, with predictable turn-in and the kind of mid-corner stability that invites longer lines and later braking. Ergonomics hit the daily-ride bullseye: upright enough for comfort on the 15, athletic enough to hang off a touch when the road opens up.

Honda’s Neo-Sports Café design looks right at home under Gaslamp lights—tight proportions, muscular tank, and purposeful details that reward a closer look. The CB650R E-Clutch carries itself like a premium machine without shouting, and the inline-four soundtrack adds just the right edge when you stretch it out toward Palomar or Otay Lakes.

For commuters, weekend canyon chasers, and riders returning to two wheels, the E-Clutch unlocks a new kind of flow: fewer distractions, more connection. Whether you let the system handle the clutch entirely or mix in manual control when the mood strikes, the result is the same—clean launches, seamless shifts, and a ride that feels polished everywhere from Pacific Beach to Julian.

If your ideal bike lives where everyday usability meets genuine sport performance, the 2025 CB650R E-Clutch is that sweet-spot Honda—refined, responsive, and dialed for San Diego riding.