2023 Honda CB750 Hornet | Cheaper and Better Than The Competition? 

Love the looks of this bike, mine is arriving on the 10th March. I don’t know why but everyone I talk to thought I would go for a retro looking bike, maybe because I’m 70 but they are all going down the retro route and I fancied something different from that. Plus I’m not old enough yet to stop being a hooligan 😂

The Hornet is being road tested by so many RU-vidrs at the moment, some big names on the list and I’ve watched them all. This has been my favourite though, all bases covered and no fluff. Plus you mentioned the 160 rear tyre, most reviewers seem to have forgotten about that! Great work and much appreciated.

I appreciate you mentioning the area. Some of my ancestors come from Eydon, due North of Oxford. I'm very pleased so many manufacturers are competing at the middleweight level. It usually benefits the riders. Glad to see Honda is making the choice enticing. Thanks for the review.

Enjoyed the review, keep them coming!

I test rode the Hornet for two hours last Monday and was really impressed, I was considering one as my commuter but it's so much more than that, the best compliment I can pay it is that IMO it's like an MT-07 that handles, with better finish and laden with electronics, it's not quite up to the finish of the Trident but overall a great value bike.

A good and interesting review, thanks.

Good work mate, you are improving in leaps, with every new review.. it’s a great looking package. Must get a ride on one.

Nice video and review. Thank you. 👍👍

It's a great bike, and very well reviewed.... I Can honestly say though that in 200,000 miles of motorcycling I've never once ever thought "I wish I could adjust the engine braking" haha.

Another great review/video. I'm glad to see this model. Maybe someday when they're cheap on the used market. It falls between my SV650 386lbs wet with 72HP and my CB900 (Hornet 919) at 485lbs wet with 108 HP. But it's closer to the SV. Stay happy and enjoying bikes!

Test rode. Loved it. Buying the showroom display one.

When everything seems to be going up in price it's refreshing to find something new that doesn't cost the earth. It deserves to sell well.

Great review and a bike I missed slightly, having just purchased a cb650r, ( glad I did) but looking forward to a demo in the next few weeks, as you say excellent value for money, by the way in black, best colour!

Subbed really enjoyed 😉 ya review

Looks awesome in black gotta say👍

That's an very beautiful bike

Nice riding dude 😎 those roads look well grubby 👍

Another good review ,nice bike for the money.

I have to say I am liking this one red especially that price point, your getting a good looking and performing bike there ! and it's not to heavy either gonna have to thro my leg over one of these and check it out, cheers !! maybe an addition to Speedy eh ! 😉👌👍

Straight from the off that small screen makes the front end look so much better.

It would appear that your first comment was from a moron., there are plenty about. Thanks for the review. Did you find the steering too responsive? I'm looking to trade in my CB650R, because I don't want to have to bother with MOTs, and I can see the advantages of this bike, especially the price. But, the lack of a rear hugger and the notional front mudguard worry me a bit. For a naked bike, the CB is fine in rain and my back isn't covered. Thanks for the vid and safe riding.

A great review. Everyone seems to be really positive about this bike but someone told me they'd taken one out recently and didn't like it. I'll have to get a test ride myself because it appears that this would make a good second bike when the time comes. Black or white with the red frame for me! A lot of bike for the money. I'm convinced this will outsell the MT07 and the new Suzuki GSX 8S which is £1k more!

Great review, and I love your enthusiasm for the bikes you ride. Credit to Honda for producing such a complete package at an affordable price. It's a shame that the new Transalp (with which it shares the engine and a lot of other parts) is priced at £9,500. It doesn't look anything like the value of this bike. The Hornet deserves to sell well.

As usual, your optimistic review makes me want to buy a Hornet.

Awesome 🙏 I'd love to see you review a Ducati diavel 1260 🤓

Looks like a solid platform with tremendous value. I just picked up a T7. It's proven and has a huge aftermarket. But the TransAlp looks fantastic and I'm a first gen Hornet 900 owner. I'm curious how the TransAlp performs off-road against the T7 and other midweight adventure bikes.

Get mine March time and in bkack can't wait

Great review. The new Hornet is a lot of bike for the money and kudos to Honda

The Nighthawk returns

Great review. thanks! Having recently ridden one it does feel like a step up in quality, power, gadgets and refinement when compared to an MT-07 - and for £500 less. That's why I'm trading in my beloved MT-07 for the Honda next month. I doubt I'll be alone, but then I didn't manage to ride the Suzuki GSX8-S. More expensive but I wonder if that'll steal some of Honda's thunder?

Sounds like that one melded to you. Love it when that happens. It's an opinion but I like the looks, black and red, I like the sound and it looks like fun with a bit of poke when you want it. You didn't say but was the seat comfortable for say an hour or twos riding?

cool review, i think for me i prefer the looks of the new suzuki out of the two,

Noticed the shorter leg room from the 500x. Need a higher comfort seat

Seems like a great bike. I hope it comes to the USA.

I have the cb650r, if I’m honest it’s really tempting this bike, I just not keen on the looks, I can’t point my finger on it, but front end the headlight region is no where near as good as the cb650r! but the equipment for the money and the power output is really good. I wish it looked little better I would of traded my cb650r straight away!

When we saw the spec & price we said this was the one to beat in the future. It does need a hugger unless you like water up your back.

Fantastic dash. A superb bike, if blad-looking. How about this engine in a CL750? Mind you, I'd like Honda to put the AT 1100 engine in a CL1100, with a DCT option.

Honda always delivers top quality when it comes to motorcycles. I hesitated to go for a Hornet as an additional bike but still preferred the Trident 660 just for its look looks much better than the Hornet of course that is everyone's taste of course. In any case, I enjoyed your video greetings again and see you next.

Can't wait for the sister bike, the Transalp to appear, that should be a ripper with the same engine.

I love the colour. I wonder how it will fair against the Suzuki 8s?.

I really hope it comes out in America. I'd love this over the Mt 07 or gsx

Your getting bloody good at this Angus.

Good review. Does the flyscreen divert any wind blast away from the rider?

Cool review, thanks. Love to see a comparison with the new GSX 8S. Hey the bike tips in well but does it hold its line nicely through a b road corner with the odd bump?

Everyone keeps bashing on the MT07 when there actually a very good bike . I have ridden mine to some very remote spots around Australia and it always gets me home I trust it's reliability .

Really enjoyed this review it was probably the most fun and it convinced me to get a Hornet and to think I was on the fence even after watching other reviewers so Good Job! Cant wait to see your review on the upcoming GSX 8S. and yeah S/o to mental health awareness Cheers! 🍻

Good review, thanks. Honda are aiming to knock Yamaha’s MT-07 from its perch; I’d say they’ve succeeded with aplomb. Can’t say I’m a fan of the generic, oh-so-safe Honda corporate blandness (if only it were Italian!) and those ‘red’ downtubes don’t do it for me. If I were to buy one, and I wouldn’t, it would be the dark grey/black frame option. Also the rear shock isn’t up to the chassis quality but that could be rectified without too much cost after some time owning it. It’s just those looks; they half kill the bike before the key is turned.

A very helpful review, thank you. I am a newly-qualified motorbike beginner, but an experienced road user for 40 years. Would this be too much bike for me if driven sensibly?

I like how they painted the frame and forks but didn't bother with the peg-guards and pegs

Given the weather you tend to encounter, would any bike with a full screen and heated grips win the day?

A peppy little thing this Hornet, nice to see you soaking your underwear over it! 😂 The colour scheme is not my cup of tea but as a KTM rider, who am I to judge, right? 😉 I wonder if Honda is going to introduce a DCT version of this bike in the future. Solid review, as always! Cheers, Lupo

Honestly when the price for this was announced inwas like no way will that be 7k. Don't know how they have done it what amazing value

Can't wait for it to come to Canada. Problem is it will probably cost $14,000.

How is the stock sound of this bike when compared to MT-07? Is it louder? Can you still be able to hear the exhaust sound at 80+ kph? Do the separate headers make the sound vastly different from the MT-07?

I find it funny that people are saying that the hornet is more expensive than the Suzuki 8s yet in Australia it looks like the Suzuki is more

Does it have helmet hooks? Maybe get a rack for the back to use it for touring?

Not liking the styling, but Honda quality is unquestionable. In 1986 i had an 83 CB750FA which then rode as smooth as silk.

It would have been nice if they would have given it the neo sports cafe look.

I'm looking at MT07s just because this bike hasn't been announced for US. Wouldn't be the first time Honda kept their nicer stuff in EU/Asia

Love to see Honda release a CBR750R version to give the Yamaha R7 and Aprilia RS660 a run for their money.

Engine look like something from Ricky Zoom 😂

I hope honda can turn this bike into a great touring bike by the addition of a bikini fairing. Dont change the geometry or anything just add the bikini fairing and i will buy it like a shot

The competition in the existing motorbike industry is slowly running out of ideas for improvement. What we want to see is how the new tech Ev is going to develop? Where will we be with motorbike development in the next ten years? Will it exist or will it die? Is something very new on the horizon? How will the next generation view motorbikes? Will they be regulated into history? There are many road users who would love to see motorbikes off-road. These are very big questions. Sorry, Red! But something that has been a big part of my life seems to me to have an unsafe future.

A great effort from honda. But due to its V. Forgettable styling and yes it's important! I,m more than happy to keep spanking the trident for a couple of years. Good vid.

I like it much more then the GSX8 but when I think about it, I would prefere the CB650R over this, cost is close and you get a 4 cylinder bike. Btw is it on purpose you appear unkempt ?

Maybe it doesn't have led's and upside down forks, but I'll keep my fun and ultra reliable '23 blue SV 650. Just as competent and already proven.

the 160 is going to limit tyre choice..never liked it on my old Fazer, put me off a tad

Bore:stroke ratio? Do you mean it’s over square?

Mt07 its a more fun bike, i tested and i found some times that all buyers have to keep in mind 1- electronic throttle, I feel laaging of response thats no happen whit tje mt07 you accellerate and its going up 2- rear shock are weak like cheaper trash 3- the bike doenst have stunt hability its a little harder to put some wheelies and dont do power wheelies :( 4- the engine have a shot block that makes the bike more power at the top end and slower acceleration at low rpm :( mt07 its better and lower and medium rev but no too great at higher rpm. All user going to spend more time to 3 to 6 rpm that its normal 5- its the cb500 Chasis whit the same wheel honda can put cb650r wheel whit 180 tire but no the want to save money on construcction 6- innecesary technology mt07 you star and go, whit the cb750 you need to program the driver modes and you lose time doing that. 7- they too all cb500 platform whit aa new engine and thats it. Not a new bike I think when I rode that i goong to feel more power in the beginning of the revs but MT 07 Its better bike in sensations and the fun factor You can stunt whe mt07 put some wheelies have fun customazation more easy Easy to repair And indestructuble engine that last for years And more response If honda makes a differente bike than cb500, long block whit more torque ar 6 or 5 rpm peak Better suspension And big tire Honda win But for me its difficuyl to smile ridding that bike And sensations its better that price

On the upside, there's the reliability of a Honda. On the down side, I heard the Hornet has to use expensive high octane gas. But considering the price, I can't complain.

Hornet is in a different class being a 750cc as Trident 660 is in 650class & Mt O7 is 689cc so a odd ball out but in the 650 class I guess.Hornet is bigger displacement & also makes a heap of HP more than 650-689cc & the Triumph 765cc is more it's class. Value for money is great on Hornet & the Honda GB 750 modern retro coming out later is the better looking bike.

In terms of performance it seems to be up there with a KTM Duke 790 or Aprilia 660 Tuono rather than an MT 07 although Hondas build quality and reliability is far superior than KTM or Aprilia. It’s also far far far cheaper. Honda is going to sell lots of these.

I just can’t excited for another ptwin bike especially with the bland front end they have stuck on this one. O.G hornet had 4 cylinders and 100+ hp. On the other hand, Honda has done a good job one upping Yamaha here who is looking uncompetitive in the current market : r7 getting shamed by zx4, r3 being out bored by ninja 400 and now the mt07 has been displaced in its own segment. Yammy needs to up their game

Hornet will run 'em all out the conversation.

We need a CB750R....hornet just doesn't have the looks to match the new powertrain

How much will it cost to ship one to California?

You sound exactly like Bear Grylls.

Have you considered getting some riding trousers?

$9,400.00 in asia😊. Thats 3,000 more than the 500x

Prices you quote are for your country only

So what about the naked middleweight class leader the KTM 790 Duke? has been head and shoulders above all other for years! Strange you dont know this 🤷🏻‍♂️ oh and power to weight ratio try riding the KTM and be educated, the Hornet does have many smilarities in style to the 790 Duke, really you should try the actual class leader if your gonna talk about 'class leader'

Despite being a 270° or something, it sounds alot like my cb500f 🤔🤔🤔

Best in class of parallel twin bikes called Hornet.

$11999 here in norway

Looks like a plus size grom

I'd scrap the exhaust immediately..

Looks 15 years out of date….if they bring out a retro version with a round headlight then it would offer an “on trend”alternative

😎👍👍👍😎

I don't want all that tech. ABS and that's it.

It,s 7000 k

Please don't lean it over in the corners on those roads they look really greasy.

Change that jacket

Cheap tat than will look terrible after two UK winters. Honda aren't what they used to be.

That'll put the MT-07 to shame. What is Yamaha going to do ?

wish these modern and excellent bikes would come in other forms than just fugly af

Needs a retro version… among its competitors, it just looks so….bland. Even though it might just be the best performing one.

MT-07 handles like a Ford Fairlane. Not worth a flip.

I've had a lot of Hondas and one thing I'll give you is that Honda's build quality has no equal, nevertheless most of their middle weight sports bikes and their naked sports bikes are just boring, boring, boring to ride.

Of course it's faster than the mt07, it's got 20 more hp 😂

if only it looked as good as the CB650R, id buy one. With this look, no ill pass, looks dated, looks like something that never really looked good in the first place.