Honda vs Kawasaki | Kawasaki Ninja 650 vs Honda CBR650R | Visordown.com

Great comparison. That's interesting to watch. How the Ninja 650 compares with the Honda CBR500R?

I actually own the Ninja and a friend of mine owns the CBR As you have said, the CBR is more sporty, the brakes and suspension are noticeable better than the Ninja ones (not that the Nina ones are bad), the Ninja a sports-tourer where as I would qualify the CBR as a semi-R bike, it maybe doesn´t reach the suspension or brake quality of a supersport, but it tries to reach them. Handling wise, the Ninja handles more like a midweigth naked, after all is little more than a faired Z650, being quite agile and fun on very curvy roads, while the CBR is more of a sport stable bike, more oriented towards high speed corners. Regarding comfort, the uprigth position on the Ninja is clearly better for daily use, the CBR has a more comfortable position than a regular R, I would say is kind of in the middle between the Ninja and an R bike. Now to the bad part, the seat is quite hard on both, is worse on the Ninja than the CBR (typical Kawasaki), I would strongly recommend to find someone that can put some gel inside it to make it more comfortable. The fuel consumption is obviosly better on the Ninja, I am doing about 4,4 l/100, while my friend does 5,5 l/100 while doing the same roads at the same time. One thing I really like about the CBR is the sound, the howl as you say it, in fact I think it sounds better in real life than in the video, I love to go into a tunnel and when is empty go trough the first two or three gears, it´s kind of adictive. The Ninja has just a "meeh" sound, although I quite like the low end grunt (from 3k o 4k RPM). One curious thing is that taking in mind the mirrors the Ninja 650 is sligthly wider, I am saying this for people that live in Europe where you can filter, the Ninja 650 is a little bit harder to filter (not too much) Dasboard in the Ninja 650 is nicer, but the Kawasaki APP is quite buggy and you have to have the phone connected in order to record your trips, while the Honda app works really well and you don´t need to have the phone connected all the time. Another fun fact, while the CBR headlights are quite decent, the Ninja 650 headligths are reaally good. I would resume it as that the Ninja is the "sensible" choince, it has good fuel economy, is a little bit cheaper, is more comfortable (except for the seat), so is better as a daily, the CBR is more of a sporty bike, it can certainly be a daily (is not an R) but is more comfortable cruising in the highway or doing high speed corners than in the city, it also gets a little bit hotter.

Love the looks of the Honda, love the engine of the Honda, love the sound of the Honda... I could be here for days describing why the CBR650R is my favorite bike at the moment. 🏍

My heart says "Buy the CBR"... but my head says "The Ninja!!!!" :)

The ever increasing volume of the background music is super annoying! Tone it down please!

The difference is simple. As much as everyone knows how Kawasaki is perfectly capable of making monster fast bikes, in this case the CBR is a true sports bike whereas this Ninja category is powered by what sounds like nothing more than a large moped. The CBR is incomparably superior.

Your review confirms my decision to go with the Ninja. Returning to riding after 15 years, I am looking for a sporty bike that I can tour and commute on. 450 comfortable miles last weekend affirmed the bike's capabilities. And it looks fantastic in Glacier white, too.

I bought the ninja in 2018. Absolutely love it and still have it. I raced against this exact Honda. And lost on the freeway but won on the river road. Solid bikes

You have absolutely nailed the basics of the two bikes. Keep up more of this type of comparisons, it really helps as more and more Pros are dropping down displacements this time around. Stay safe.

Just bought a Ninja 650 as my first bike ! I'm in love with her 😍

I fell in love with CBR in 1998. Love all the Japanese manufacturer's but Honda is my favorite.

I have watched almost 20 review videos on these two bikes. Here's what I have to say in the most simplest way Honda CBR650R - Looking for a sporting tour, much aggressive feel, refined engine, supersportsbike exhaust sound, you got it Kawasaki Ninja 650 - Low priced in the segment, quick pick up as a commuter (low end torque), great visuals, rider comfort on uneven roads, less aggressive and much more fuel efficient.

I would choose honda just for the traction control, its an important safety feature that should not be missed on motorbikes like these..

would take the ninja 1) torquier engine (for daily use) 2) it's green 3) cheaper 4) hm..it's green?

I commute with 2017 Ninja 650 about 7 months out of year. About 1800 miles per month. I love my Ninja 650 in many ways..🥰😁. However, I wish it had a bigger fuel tank.... 😞

You may want to amend the power output figures of the Honda, 70kw equals approximately 94 HP not 69 as you outline.

Just got the Honda with added levers, bar ends, tail tidy, seat cowl, rad grill, tank protector and some race stickers. It’s sex in two wheels and turns heads everywhere. Enough power for the roads whilst keeping my licence. Solid in the corners as with most Hondas and the stock exhaust is one of the best sounding I have had on a bike. Great machine.

I've got Ninja 650 2021 this year. Where I live, we have to take 3 course to extend our learning licence. For the course I became a Yamaha 125. It's a lightweight bike but somehow very bulky to drive. after the course I finally became my Ninja 650. on my first drive, my first impression was, how the bike feels and drive much more comfortable even with more weight than Yamaha. the feeling the bike give is similar to ride a bicycle. it's even possible to drive tracks over 1 hour.

Honestly in my country, Honda is a lot cheaper to live with surprising enough! Spares and service isn't as high as Kawasaki. I'd take the Honda for that inline 4 smoothness and it being a good all rounder bike but kwacker has the better to low to mid range torque, but I love the top end on the Honda

Been waiting for this. Have had the money saved for weeks going back and forth between the two.