The gearbox remains the same 5-speed unit of the Unicorn and no changes are said to be done to the gear ratios also. The 162.71 cc, single cylinder engine develops 14. rpm and 14.5 NM 6500 rpm.

The engine below the tank is said to be the same unit which is currently available on the CB Unicorn 160 but it has been tuned to generate more power and torque. The unit looks good because it’s not as dated as many of the currently running street fighters. It is a fully digital rectangular unit, cleanly defining all the requirements, from a bar form tachometer to a digital speedometer, it carries everything like trip distance, fuel indicator etc. Hornet has replaced the CB Trigger and comes with same instrument console which was used in the former. The fuel tank capacity is 12 litres and kerb weight of STD model is 138 kg. Ground clearance of the bike stands at 164 mm with a wheelbase of 1345 mm. The rear gets an X shaped tail light and a wide tyre, which was always missing from Honda’s motorcycle range before.The length x width x height of CB Hornet is 2041mm x 783 mm x 1091 mm. The tank has been precisely chiselled from each angle, making it more muscular than any other bike in the Honda’s Portfolio. The alloy wheel design is new to the Honda family and looks great on Hornet 160R. Front gets a Honda style LED headlight and the most noticeable point becomes its mid-ship exhaust design. The tank gets a muscular cowl, which houses the Honda’s wing symbol over it. It comes with a bit different approach as all the Honda bikes in the segment are more commuters than the famous street fighter designing. 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. Lean bikes have always been Honda’s way of biking but changing market scenario forced them to bring a popular non-Indian bike series name ‘The Hornet’ under an economical engine size for the country. Lack of a naked bike with pure street bike feel is fulfilled by the muscular and tough looking body design of Honda CB Hornet. Premium feel surrounds the newcomer as it is not made like every other commuter in the market or by Honda itself. Named as the Honda CB Hornet 160R, the bike is something which Honda never had purely tried in the past. In 2015, Honda Revfest surprisingly brought us a new member in Indian automobile segment, tough enough to play hard with the existing competitors.

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