Arrow Exhaust Honda CB 600 Hornet

Advantages: Great VFM new or used, heaps of performance
Disadvantages: Small poxy fuel tank, soft front end, clunky gearbox

...owned. It's like riding a large enduro bike with the performance of a sports 600, "manic". In standard form it handles very well, inspiring confidence from the first moment ridden. The riding position is fairly neutral and allows the rider to balance and control the bike easily. This makes the Hornet easy to use in town and when commuting through heavy traffic. The seat is wide and comfy enough to outlast the contents of the tiny fuel tank (see "Living with it" below) and the pillion has no complaints (except when tall you loom quite high above the frontsman) as there is plenty of room and a user friendly grab rail. The bike's performance is excellent, you can sit at 90-100 mph all day even 2up and enjoy short bursts up to 130+ if you have the arms and neck for it! Motorways are ok but this bikes forte is twisty A and B roads where it... Read review

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Advantages: fast bike which drives good in all conditions
Disadvantages: cant think of any

...My family is a real bike family my dad bought a Honda hornet for my mom at first my mom was a bit sceptic for a bike with sooo many bhp but after a while she handled the bike just fine, and had no problems controlling the 100 bhp. This bike is perfect for both men and women, if you're not quite sure if you want to buy a super bike or just a bike for small trips then this is a perfect bike for you, because it combines both types. With its nearly 100 bhp, this will get the adrenalin running, for sure. The Honda Hornet is not heavy either so it's really fast from 0 - 60. I would say this is a good bike for beginners because is nice to sit on and there is never any problems with it. It's also good for the ladies because the seat is not so high above the ground. However if you want to go fast you need lots of revolutions, what I did... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap, Reliable, Forgiving
Disadvantages: Not the best looker and lacking on power compared to other bikes.

...Honda CB500 a great little machine. I got my CB500 after a 'dry' spell because I had my license taken away and wanted something to get me back into riding. From the moment I first sat on it we just connected somehow and so the relationship began. The bike was a unfaired 2000 W plate and had been used as a race bike and had then been put back onto the road only to be involved in a front end crash which resulted in the following damage. Twisted yokes, bent forks, broken clocks, dented tank, scuffed plastics, broken mirors, broken indicators and a smashed headlight. Now being such a popular and reliable bike cheap parts were in abundance, the only hard part to come by was the instrument cluster. Honda sell them for over £600 new but you can get a second hand one for around £100. Scuffed plastics can be rubbed with wet/dry paper... Read review

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