Honda has announced a refreshed colour palette for its ever-popular 26YM CB650R and CBR650R pairing.
Since their introduction in 2019, the Neo Sports Café middleweight and its Super Sports twin, the CBR650R, have established a leading position within the European motorcycle landscape thanks to their seamless combination of exhilarating four-cylinder engine performance, light handling and rich specification list.
The pairing were made even more desirable last year, with the introduction of the pioneering Honda E-Clutch technology, designed to make motorcycling, from beginner right through to expert, even more enjoyable and exciting. For 26YM the pairing remain mechanically and technologically unchanged, but receive revised colour palettes with new contemporary options to bring them right up to date.
The CB650R has clocked up sales of over 46,000 units since its introduction and has repeatedly been amongst Honda’s top three selling bikes since 2019. The CBR650R is one of Europe’s most popular Super Sports models, and yet another Honda success story, being the number one selling Super Sports bike in Europe since 2021. At present, the bike current holds a 12% market share of the 2025 Super Sports market, having sold over 4,500 units year to date.
The 26YM CB650R will be available in the following colour options: – Full specs etc coming shortly to our sister site https://modernclassicbikes.co.uk/
- **NEW** Mat Gunpowder Black Metallic with Graphite Black Metallic details
- **NEW** Mat Jeans Blue Metallic with Graphite Black Metallic details
- **NEW** Candy Energy Orange with Graphite Black Metallic details
- **NEW** Grand Prix Red with Graphite Black Metallic details
The 26YM CBR650R will be available in the following colour options:
- **NEW** Mat Gunpowder Black Metallic with yellow accent
- Grand Prix Red Tricolor
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