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Old 14-01-05, 12:20 PM   #1
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Default new honda hornet

i apologise now for what im about to say ..... BUT!....
i really like the look of the new hornet...need to have a test ride...anyone else tried it yet?
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Old 14-01-05, 04:55 PM   #2
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Old 14-01-05, 05:39 PM   #3
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i apologise now for what im about to say ..... BUT!....
i really like the look of the new hornet...need to have a test ride...anyone else tried it yet?
*kicks aside the tumbleweed*

It's not available until April.

This may sound like sacrilege (to other Hornet riders ), but there's really not a lot of difference between that and the current one. A few minor engine internals have been changed to make the engine a bit more "peppy" and those front forks, whilst looking nice, won't make that much difference. The bike was "sorted" before they started tinkering with it.

I think that both the 600 and the 900 will be changed next year so save your money. If you really must have one then fair enough as they're good bikes, but with the used bike market as it is, try getting a low mileage '04 ex-demonstrator.
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Old 14-01-05, 06:25 PM   #4
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is the main difference with the forks that the new hornet has the upside down ones?

out of interest, what difference do they or are they supposed to make?
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Old 14-01-05, 07:18 PM   #5
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is the main difference with the forks that the new hornet has the upside down ones?

out of interest, what difference do they or are they supposed to make?
They are supposedly stiffer than RWU forks. Heavier though too!
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Old 14-01-05, 09:50 PM   #6
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if i had a few more dollars in the bank, id def buy a hornet and streetfighter it.

if i had more balls and dollars, id def buy a hornet, streetfighter it, and consider adding a turbo to it
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is the main difference with the forks that the new hornet has the upside down ones?

out of interest, what difference do they or are they supposed to make?
They are supposedly stiffer than RWU forks. Heavier though too!
it's to do with "unsprung weight" and better ride/handling.
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Old 15-01-05, 02:57 PM   #8
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Just read that the new USD forks are straight off a CBR600RR

Should be OK then
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Old 15-01-05, 03:51 PM   #9
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Just read that the new USD forks are straight off a CBR600RR

Should be OK then
If they were, surely the hornet would also have radial brake calipers?
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Just read that the new USD forks are straight off a CBR600RR

Should be OK then
If they were, surely the hornet would also have radial brake calipers?
Twas what I read, but you must be right of course

Stupid magazine!!
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