2020 Honda CB300R

With its café racer styling and modern tech, the lightweight 2020 Honda CB300R nods to both the past and present in a user-friendly package built for less-experienced or first-time buyers. Its styling cues are pulled from its big brother, the CB1000R, but is equipped with the compact, yet entertaining 286cc single-cylinder engine encompassed by a lightweight, nimble-handling chassis. And not to mention that ABS comes as a standard feature.

The Honda CB300R debuted in 2019 and replaced the CB300F. Now, the CB300R continues to support the trend of Neo-Café models. Competition in the “neo-café” realm includes Husqvarna's Svartpilen 401 and Vitpilen 401, but if you are just interested in the general selection of minimally faired, small-displacement bikes, then the Yamaha MT-03 or past Ten Best Bike winners, the Kawasaki Z400 or KTM 390 Duke, can be worth a look. This naked bike comparison also lays out more of where the CB300R stands with the 390 Duke and Husqvarna Vitpilen 401.

For 2020, the Honda CB300R is donned with a Matte Pearl Blue tank, as well as color changes to the wheels, shrouds, and headlight trim to “keep things fresh,” Honda says.