The Honda Revfest event surprisingly brought us a new member in the Indian automobile society, tough enough to play hard with the existing competitors. Named as the Honda CB Hornet 160R, the bike is something which Honda never had purely tried in the past and it is has been officially launched in India for Rs. 79, 900 for the STD model and the CBS model is available for Rs. 84, 400. The on-road price in Delhi is INR 88, 248 for the Single Disc model and INR 93, 161 for the Double Disc model with CBS.
Premium feel would surround the newcomer as it is not made like every other commuter in the market or by Honda itself. The lack of a naked bike with pure street bike feel can be fulfilled by the muscular and tough looking body design. Lean bikes have always been Honda’s way of biking but the changing market scenario forced them to bring a popular non-Indian bike series name’The Hornet’ under an economical engine size for the country.
The CB Hornet 160R comes inspired from the design of the concept Honda bike, the CX-01, which was showcased at the 2014 Auto Expo. It comes with a bit different approachas all the Honda bikes in the segment are more commuters than the famous street fighter designing. The tank gets a muscular cowl, which houses the Honda’s wing symbol over it. Front gets a Honda style headlight and the most noticeable point becomes its mid-ship exhaust design. The alloy wheel design is new to the Honda family and looks great on the Hornet 160R. The tank has been precisely chiseled from each angle, making it more muscular than any other bike in the Honda’s Portfolio. The rear gets an X shaped tail light and a wide tyre, which is always missing from Honda’s motorcycle range.
The length x width x height of CB Hornet are 2041mm x 783 mm x 1067 mm. Ground clearance of the bike stands at 164 mm with a wheelbase of 1345 mm. The fuel tank capacity is 12 litres and kerb weight of STD model is 140 kg and CBS model weighs 142 kg. The seat height is 790mm