Riding The New 2023 Honda CB750 Hornet: Bargain Middleweight Naked!

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[ianhughesroyalenfield]

Great review, I took one out last week for a review, it was acceptable in town, but absolutely excelled on the open road. I just left it in Sport Mode for the majority of the time, and it’s an absolute hoot, very naughty, and yes I was silly on it 😂

[stephensudlow]

Had mine 6 months now .great bike at a great orice

[icedidi]

picked mine up monday, only 40 miles under my belt so far as the weather has been abysmal. Love it so far, huge value.

[Alexsants]

Great vlog. Absolute peach of a bike, People are pissed off by the understated look but it does not look bad in anyway, And it looks like a blank canvas you can customize as you like.
Looking forward to more vlogs

[ricatiman]

The Hornet has more HP than my 1000cc Monster S2R, and it's considerably lighter too. And I know from experience that the Honda will cost far less to buy, and maintain. Our Ducati dealers charge $200.00 per hour for service! So what if the suspension isn't adjustable - it doesn't adjust on my Duc either, and that has never been an issue. I'm getting one for sure!

[marcusgeorge]

Thanks Bob. Appreciate your thoughts. 👍😎🇦🇺

[noherczeg]

Grey is the best option for this bike IMO.

[DaBinChe]

I would like a CB750R, so with the round headlight and that neo-retro style. Had a 2006 Hornet bought new for 6years an 50k miles rode all over the WestCoast with it.

[skippercaship]

Hi great video, I love it I pick mine up Monday 3rd April 2 days before my birthday what a present carnt wait.

[flexywing]

Just got my Hornet and all Bob says it is. One criticism if the bike is weather and road protection. I don't mean for the rider but the bike!
The front mudguard is a joke, it throws dirt and water all up the front, to the extent the bottom triple clamp get dirty. The rear is even worse. No protection at if you take passenger in the rain or even slightly wet roads, the back of them will be wet and dirty.
So fender extender and hugger are needed (got mine on order now)
Great review and totally agree with it all

[SantiWax]

Honestly I feel like the stock exhaust sounds better🤷 great vid!

[savage]

I hope they bring this model to the states. I'm saving for my fist bike and this one really has my eye.

[richardwarsinske]

The Hornet looks like the perfect bike for me but unfortunately I live in the US where it is not offered in their current 2023 lineup (???). Hopefully this will change in the near future!

[ozzyg]

I quite like that grey colour with dark frame. Wonder how quickly those down pipes will brown out on our wet, salty English roads.

[TheEcoas]

Won't be hard at all to elevate the look of this bike. First, match the color of the side panels protecting the radiator (the one with the hornet logo) to whatever the body color of the bike is (in this instance, a matte grey?) but if the bike is in white or yellow, it'll defo look more apparent.

Second, the headlight is just too thick. Make it as thin as the glossy panel that surrounds the headlight from the side to bottom, then it'd definitely look cooler and more aggressive.

[ozzyg]

It’s hard to swallow the fact that SC project exhaust costs the sharp end of £1000!

[photographerjonathan]

I like that its a 90hp twin, would like to see it compared to the MT07 and new Suzuki and Trident. I wonder how the bike would look if you took that pointy front plastic extension off of the front of the gas tank. so it just looked more like a normal tank.

[tubejorrit]

I wish a manufacturer would make a middleweight bike with premium suspension/parts. This engine, and the CP-2 Yamaha engine are perfectly fine for the road. But if I want good suspension then I'll have to buy a super naked and then I get a lot of horsepower also which I will rarely use on the public roads.

[ozzyg]

Spotted my first new Hornet out in the wild the other day down in East Sussex. Looked smart.

[DrKampfpudding]

Styling still has a lot to do with buying a bike . As fun as it sounds, I'd rather get something else that makes me want to look back after I park it