Honda introduced this middleweight naked roadster for the 2014 model year as part of a new 650cc inline-four family that also included the faired CBR650F. It arrived as Honda’s modern successor to the CB600F Hornet concept, aiming to offer a more approachable, road-focused alternative to the brand’s larger superbikes while keeping the classic inline-four character that has long been associated with Honda’s CB line.
The model’s earliest production run began in 2014 and continued through a single continuous period. It was positioned as a versatile everyday motorcycle with a more upright riding position and cleaner naked-bike styling than its sister model. Honda gave the range a notable update for 2017, revising the styling and improving the engine’s breathing and output for that model year, which kept the bike competitive in the middleweight streetfighter segment.
For 2019, Honda replaced this nameplate with the CB650R, which carried forward the same basic middleweight concept in a new Neo Sports Café design language. Because the CB650F did not disappear and later return under the same name, it is treated as one uninterrupted production run from 2014 through 2018. The model is remembered as one of Honda’s key modern 650cc naked fours, bridging the gap between the older Hornet era and the newer CB650R generation.