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Review: Honda CB600F Hornet 2007

20 June 2007
Reviews image Lean, mean and poised for new conquests, the startling new 2007 CB600F Hornet stands the mid-displacement Performance Naked class on its head with riveting new looks, the blistering performance of a totally new engine and chassis, and an always thrilling blast of streetfighter riding enjoyment.

From nose to tail, every line and every component of the 2007 Hornet is totally new and totally geared to delivering an electrifying jolt of riding excitement that stays sharp and refreshing the whole day through.

When Honda’s Performance Naked development team set out to create the next generation of the wildly popular Hornet, they knew that the time had come to break the mould of what has gone before and strike out with a concept so utterly new and unexpected that it would reset the stage for a whole new generation of class domination.

One look says it all - with sharper styling and a lighter and sleeker form that concentrates its heavier components closer to its centre of mass, the new Hornet is not just a looker, but also a top performer, briskly negotiating tight twisties and midtown traffic with equal ease.

Since its crowd-pleasing 1998 debut, the Hornet has enjoyed a proud nine-year history of charting new trends in naked sportbike riding enjoyment, along the way winning wide recognition as a best-selling pioneer of performance and design excellence against which all other mid-displacement naked sportbikes would come to be measured.

Popular among young new riders who soon made it their first choice as an exhilarating step up from learner class bikes and scooters, the Hornet also gained a following among more experienced riders, who were attracted to its slim, quick-handling ‘back to basics’ appeal and its easy ability to be pushed to its limits, as proven by its popularity in box-stock racing classes.

However, time finally caught up with the Hornet, and a long list of changes was compiled to not only reassert its leading position in the mid-displacement Performance Naked class, but also to keep it abreast of the latest developments in technology, safety and environmental protection.

No modifications or upgrades of existing features would do. Instead, a whole new concept was called for. One which incorporates the latest developments in engine and chassis design while again charting bold new trends in the Performance Naked segment of Europe’s growing midrange motorcycle class. The dynamic results of this next-generation Hornet speak for themselves.


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