Ohlins? OMG... this is another can of golden worms that will bleed your wallet dry, and keep leaching

aftermarket suspension kits can transform a bike:
you can corner like on rails, it does what you want it to do
you can go faster and yet feels you're going slower than before
it can make the bike grip better during emergencies
it makes the tyres wear out slower
yeah mang, so worth it
aftermarket upgrade is 6k+ each for those things

look... i pun same as u mah, went with an mt09 after what 9 months experience? can managelah... like i keep saying its the weight je thats a pain.

side note, i dont know if u have encountered those jejantas moto (bike only bridges) do NOT attempt to go up those on a big bike... was such a pain, big bike could not make the tight turns, mad the mistake of not clearing while nose down.. fuhh cannot reverse up the ramp, heart attack moment

haha! your money, your choice. But 650 indeed last masterpiece from Honda. now all change to inline 2 270CP like yamaha...
My last small capacity bike before my MT07 is RS150...and I have upgrade the MT07 to newer 07..
To me no matter 1 cylinder 690 or 2 cylinder 690 or 4 cylinder 600 all depends how you ride the bike.
For me torquey bike is more fun compare to high rev bike..maybe i rarely done long journey but even when long journey i still enjoy my torquey bike...

see this reply from ExCrIpT
A Harley friend test rode ZX10R in carpark lot, and he exclaimed, "why no power one?"

you can get the CB first, it holds value better than a Kawa, just not sure if it will become the next XJ6, the older CBR650F is slowly becoming like that
+1
racun ohlins kuat
I love the SE spec, worth every penny

I placed my booking with BWPJ since beginning of the year (RED), will pay a visit to the damansara outlet, they have a display bike there as well?

like what shyan90 said, you choose the bike based on what you use it for. for twisties and zoomies a torquey 2 cylinder bike will suit you better.
for me i only want a comfortable ride at high speeds for long distance riding and in theory, more cylinders = less vibration. I'm not into twisties, or zoomies.
just did my 2nd  run to thailand last week on my 1 cylinder cb250r, can no longer stand the vibration on such a long trip, so gonna just get the cb650r and stick with it for a long long time.

look... i pun same as u mah, went with an mt09 after what 9 months experience? can managelah... like i keep saying its the weight je thats a pain.

side note, i dont know if u have encountered those jejantas moto (bike only bridges) do NOT attempt to go up those on a big bike... was such a pain, big bike could not make the tight turns, mad the mistake of not clearing while nose down.. fuhh cannot reverse up the ramp, heart attack moment

wasai, you can be a damn good salesman already. got me interested to know more about it
does things need short periodic maintenance? its not a one time purchase thing?

I went up those jejantas motor a few times on my tiger.
Hard, but manageable. If you counter lean can even the clear full turn in a single sweep.

Best to practice in a parking lot.

yup, prolly not gonna do that, rather go on a longer route. then what did you do during the heart attack moment?

Yes, the bike is there about 1 hour i put down my name during my first visit, few days later after that, been informed that the guy got his loan rejected, then it went on to the next person and that's me.

I placed booking with the PJ outlet about 2 months ago, but until today, there's no news, no details, no update, no nothing, fed up. Then went to this Damansara outlet, got allocated with a bike in 1 weeks' time. Maybe i'm just lucky.

It is a blue matt coloured one by the way, many wanted the red or black. I think i would be keeping the bike for a long time la, most probably won't sell the bike.

yeah, rumour has it that the hornet will be replacing the cb650r and prolly not gonna come in to our market anymore. if that's the case, then that's gonna be a masterpiece too.

did you get your bike? if yes share some pics

They just released a new one.

Headlamp looks like CB1000r's.
New tail.
New air intake.
New meter.

Wonder if it'll come here.

Meanwhile, for the older version, when did Malaysia launch the CB650R after the global launch? could this be the benchmark or a guidance?
But it doesn't come with the blue colour i wanted, but i guess i could opt for the grey instead.

there's no benchmark or guidance since they have not been bringing in bikes for close to 2 years already. not the same as cars where after a 3 months or so you'll get to drive one back home.
more electronic components, wont be surprised if the price goes up for this version

Yeah definitely predict some slight price increase.

Just don't wanna regret what if the bike comes in like after few months or within a year or so.

Likely possible scenario?

What would you do if you were in my shoe?

Better you discuss /talk to the big wing boss...

what a conundrum, ask when on earth they want to bring in...

Yeah definitely predict some slight price increase.

Just don't wanna regret what if the bike comes in like after few months or within a year or so.

Likely possible scenario?

What would you do if you were in my shoe?

You might wanna ask yourself do you need the bike sooner or later?

If you need it soon then just get the current one because the new one ultimately is the same bike, the ride will feel the same. Only difference is the looks (slightly) and those can be changed if you ever so wish to.

If you don't need it soon then probably just wait it out.