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2019 Honda CBR 400 R Unveiled, to Compete with Kawasaki Ninja 400

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The 400cc motorcycle segment, which until now comprised mainly of the Kawasaki Ninja 400, has a new addition in the form of the Honda CBR 400 R which has been unveiled by the company in Japan. Although it is not an all-new model as Honda had unveiled the previous generation of the motorcycle at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, the new model though does bring along with it several changes. The biggest one is the change in the design theme which now seems to take inspiration from the India-bound Honda CBR 650 R which we saw breaking cover at the 2018 edition of EICMA, hinting in the new ‘sportier-looking’ updates that the CBR range is getting all over, including the CBR 500 R as well. Keep in mind that the CBR 650 R replaces the CBR 650 F, on which the outgoing version of the CBR 400 R was based on. The 2019 Honda CBR 400 R is powered with a 399cc in-line two-cylinder engine that develops 46 PS of power and 38 Nm of torque and comes with a water-cooling system. The engine comes along ...