[gibssa1]

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/10october06_2007hondahornet.htm

"No word yet on whether the bike will be sold in the United States next year, although it appears unlikely at this point."

 

[TtK53]

holy passanger rear set batman

 

[jasen8175]

They should of put those rims on the new 600rr would look sweet Imo......

 

[laywood]

I want one , no two

 

[Virgil]

Holy Tiny engine batman!

I had to rip on u for that one ;P.

 

[OveRReV]

move out to Japan they got the coolest models.

 

[TheX]

That's a beauty

 

[sooperman12]

dang, i might have to get a hornet...

 

[Downforce137]

Love the wheels.. I wish the Honda sportbikes would go back to the 6-spokes, or even 5

 

[snikwad]

theres a thread on this that was created just yesterday.. cmon guys...

 

[Babeslayer]

snikwad you party crasher lol You guys really like the looks of that one? i'm not really a fan, but to each there own.

 

[Guest]

Looks good, but what's with Honda following suit now?

First the air ram (debatable, I guess) and now the lower side exhaust. I seriously think the guy who designed Yamaha's bikes quit and applied for Honda's R&D department....hahahaha~!!!!

 

[EvilRider]

I see honda is doing the side exhaust/mace/club thing now too :-( Not a big fan of that look.

 

[teleinfoncarr]

i dont like that look but for some reason the bike really catches my eye

 

[alexm]

I see honda is doing the side exhaust/mace/club thing now too :-( Not a big fan of that look.

+1,000,000 hope it doesn't transcend to the sport bikes...

 

[quasi888]

Hornet 600 (aka 599) is a great bike. But one of the main reasons it has not sold well here is that since it is made in Italy, the USD/EUR exchange rate really prevents it from being competitively priced here. This new model will be no exception.

Interestingly, since the Hornet 900 (aka 919) is NOT made in Italy, I have seen them sell (year-end clearance, usually) for LESS than the 600. Remains to be seen if these new design changes will carry over to the bigger bike though.

 

[BDiddy]

Why wouldnt we get that bike here? We already have the current version here as the 599

 

[James06CBR]

We do get that bike...it's the 599. We've been getting this bike for years...where the heck have you been? =-/

 

[ilangsfs]

Still not diggin the low side stub exhaust

 

[quasi888]

We do get that bike...it's the 599. We've been getting this bike for years...where the heck have you been? =-/

I think the OP is referring to the fact that we will likely not get the NEW version of this bike.

If we don't, it will be because, as aforementioned, the 599s cannot be priced competitively enough with other standard bikes (e.g. SV650) to make them sellable.