A year later than expected, and it brought a special friend Honda introduced its flagship streetfighter model, the CB1000 Hornet, at EICMA last year, with promises it would arrive as a 2024 model. We’re nearly at Halloween and Honda has finally confirmed the CB1000 Hornet is coming,

The 2025 Honda CB1000 Hornet SP has a street-friendly gearbox and clutch. Compared to the Fireblade, 2nd through 5th gears are lower for improved acceleration. Sixth gear is higher for smoother highway operation. The quickshifter is three-level adjustable, while the clutch has slipper and assist functions.

Originally shown a year ago, and at first intended to be launched halfway through 2024 as a late-24 model bike, the CB1000 Hornet has been slightly delayed in its path from the show stand to the showroom but the result looks to be more than worth the wait.

Honda introduces the most powerful Hornet yet, a motorcycle with huge performance potential. The CB1000 Hornet is powered by the CBR1000RR Fireblade’s four-cylinder engine, Throttle By Wire control, three riding modes with pre-programmed combinations of Power,

The 2025 Honda CB1000 Hornet and CB1000 Hornet SP features a new design language and a CBR1000RR Fireblade-derived engine.

It’s coming up a whole year since we first saw the Honda CB1000 Hornet. The bike was revealed at EICMA 2023, and then…nothing. The 2023/2024 launch season came and went without the bike coming to market or the world’s motorcycle media having a go on it,

The Honda CB1000 Hornet has been launched in the UK. Available in two variants, the bike has the perfect balance of performance and value for money.

After much anticipation and numerous rumors, the 2025 Honda CB1000 Hornet SP is now here. Following the initial presentation of the general models, today we focus on the SP version, a true gem of engineering and design.