As the 2025 motorcycle show season kicks off, Honda is listing some new bikes it’s bringing to Canada this year, including two new naked bikes that were previously confirmed for Europe.
Honda CB750 Hornet
First up, the CB750 aka the Hornet. This machine carries on the tradition set by the CB600F models; that series was known as the Hornet in Europe. The new CB750 version is a parallel twin, not an inline four, and it certainly has no CBR600 heritage. But it’s made to offer the same affordable all-round street bike performance; commuting, touring, maybe even a trackday.
The 755cc engine should be familiar to Big Red fans, as it’s the same powerplant that Honda used in the Transalp (see our review here). It’s liquid-cooled, with a SOHC four-valves-per-cylinder top end. A six-speed gearbox comes standard, as well as a quickshifter.
The rest of the bike is your standard European-style naked machine. There’s no IMU, which means the ABS and traction control systems are not leaning-sensitive—but those systems are present.
Fuel capacity is 15.2 liters, enough for any sensible user. The CB750 weighs 192 kg at the curb. Honda has a decent accessories package available in Europe, allowing riders to transform this bike into more of a specialized travel or performance machine. Even if those accessories aren’t available in Canada officially, between overseas shopping and the aftermarket, expect there to be lots of upgrades available for this machine.
MSRP for the CB750 Hornet is $10,699, plus taxes and fees. See more details at Honda’s website when it’s fixed (at time of writing, their site is down).
Honda CB1000SP
As the European OEMs make their naked bikes faster and more complicated, Honda went the other direction with the CB1000SP. They call it an “all-out attack, street fighting machine” but the 999cc inline four puts out about 155 hp at 11,000 rpm and 78.9 lb-ft of torque at 9,000 rpm. Respectable numbers, but a bit behind the stiffest competition from Europe.
The same goes for the electronics package. Yes, you get a TFT screen, dual LED projector beams, a quickshifter, five riding modes (which allow you to adjust power, engine braking and Honda Selectable Torque Control). However, you don’t get an IMU, which means none of the electronics systems are leaning-sensitive, as we told you back when the bike launched.
The trade-off is that Honda is able to sell the CB1000SP at a price lower than the competition, at $17,999 MSRP in Canada plus taxes and fees. And with a priority on light weight (211 kg at the curb) and handling, riders should be having so much fun they aren’t missing the electro-features anyway.
Like the CB750, the CB1000SP is supposed to arrive in Canadian dealerships in the spring of 2025. Keep an eye on Honda’s website for more info.
In the UK, the price relative to the peers in the market is much greater than Canada – why is that?