CX650

Honda’s CX nameplate was originally built around the transverse V-twin, shaft-driven touring concept that appeared earlier in the CX series, but the 650cc-badged versions were a brief 1983-era evolution rather than a long-running subfamily. For that model year, Honda introduced the CX650 Custom as a touring-sport derivative, and the CX500 Turbo was updated to the CX650 Turbo for export markets. In practice, the 650 designation marked the final and most developed form of the CX concept, using the larger engine to sharpen performance and broaden the model’s appeal. These machines were notable for combining Honda’s distinctive transverse twin layout with modern features of the period, and they remain remembered as short-lived, technically ambitious motorcycles from the early 1980s. After 1983, the 650cc CX variants disappeared from Honda’s lineup, making the nameplate a one-year chapter in the company’s motorcycle history.