Featured: Honda 2025 CB1000 Hornet, Hornet SP Sport Street Bike

On October 15, Honda unveiled the Hornet series to the European market, including the flagship 2025 CB1000 Hornet Hornet and CB1000 Hornet SP Hornet SP.

First unveiled in November last year, the CB1000 Hornet is the successor to the CB1000R, the flagship sports street bike, and is Honda's largest engine displacement in the Hornet range (including the Hornet 500 and Hornet 750 for the global market). But in fact, the new flagship Wasp has not yet been officially launched in markets around the world, including domestic (even the specific technical parameters were not disclosed at that time), and the previous generation CB1000R has been discontinued in China, with the manufacturer/agent initially officially priced at 193,800 yuan, and the final price before the discontinuation of sales is 155,800 yuan.

The CB1000 Hornet is powered by a water-cooled four-stroke inline-four-cylinder DOHC engine from the 2017 CBR1000RR supercar, with a displacement of 999 cc, and the entire powertrain has been retuned for the characteristics of the sports street bike, with a peak power output of 111.6 kW (the maximum power output of the European version of the 2017 CBR1000RR supercar is 141 kW) and a maximum torque output of 104 Nm. The previous generation CB1000R and had a maximum power output of 107 kW (about 145 hp/European version). The domestically sold version has a maximum power output of 66.1 kW). The main changes to the 2025 powertrain compared to the 2024 CB1000 Hornet, which was released last year but not officially launched, are the revised gearbox ratios and optimized clutch.

In terms of body, it features a revised steel-tube double-wing beam frame, which has been designed to provide greater torsional rigidity and improved steering agility compared to the CB1000 Hornet released last year. The front and rear suspension system is mated to the Showa, with an SFF-BP inverted fork in the front and a rear shock absorber with multi-link coupling in the rear. LED headlights, TFT full-color digital instrument cluster, and connectivity to smartphones via Honda RoadSync software. In terms of electronic auxiliary control systems, TBW electronically controlled throttle (TBW), three selectable default riding modes, HSTC traction control system and more are standard.

The new 2025 CB1000 Hornet SP builds on the standard model with an increased peak power output of 115.6 kW and 107 Nm of torque, and comes standard with a quick-shift system, Brembo Stylema front brake calipers, and Ohlins TTX 36 rear shock absorbers with full adjustability.

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