Honda’s just revealed a concept bike at EICMA – and the Hornet will apparently be making a comeback.
Fascinating, to me, since there are technically multiple bikes from Honda that have sported the ‘Hornet’ moniker.
- Honda CB Hornet 160R, sold exclusively in India.
- Honda Hornet 2.0 (184.4 ccs), sold exclusively in India
- Honda CB250F (Honda Hornet 250), sold exclusively in Japan
- Honda CB600F (The Original Hornet), sold as 599 in the USA, Hornet in Europe and Brazil
- Honda CB900F (second-gen), sold as 919 in the USA, Hornet 900 in Europe
*list garnered from Wikipedia*
We’re assuming this new concept will take after the original CB600F, though it could also be a bigger displacement variant as yet unseen in Honda’s current lineups.
We and MCN are gauging this based on the sights and sounds brought to us by the events of EICMA; the ultra-aggressive head (reminiscent of a KTM 890 Duke), the “accompanying sound effects around the stage suggesting it will be a revvy, mid-sized parallel-twin, complete with a quick shifter,” the “wide, flat tail reminiscent of the Honda Fireblade superbike,” and a sharp set of shoulders that beat any in Honda’s naked roadster range.
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Now this could be special
Honda build quality combined with 110bhp and 180 kg ?
Here’s hoping
Its pretty ugly.
If you’re talking the yellow bike. Well, given it is an inline 4, this is just a random photo thrown in to try to confuse the issue. Although could be out of the archives of a CB600F (must admit I’m not fully aware of the model).
Given the renderings don’t have usable handlebars, guessing if it makes it to production would be significantly different looking.