If only the hornet looked like the cb650r!

I drive the Trident, first Triumph I ever bought, 48 years of only Yamaha 38 of those on 1000 fours. I really like the Trident, nice smooth engine, have no problems with the throttle, suspension a bit hard but also very good roadholding. Comfortly on very long drives + 500km even with luggage. I am 65 years old, 68 kg and 1,67 m. Very bad right knee and shattered left wrist but still driving.

thanks for posting....great video. i have a 660 currently but will be taking delivery of a cbr650r when i get back to my other home next week. hoping that i won't be disappointed in it but i'm looking forward to a bike with more wind protection and that feels more substantial for highway trips. i have to agree with a lot of people that the hornet is an ''interesting'' looking bike. not to my taste but to each his own. btw, i thoroughly enjoy the 660. it's great to have so many good choices available.

Great vid, appreciate the comparison.

Great review!Thanks for posting!

Give me the CB650R any day, even with its dated dash. I like the four cylinder engines, and they are a dying breed in middleweight motorcycles.

Looks alone trident! And that sound god damn!

Loved this video. I have a 650 V Strom which I love but the Hornet ticks all the boxes for me, this video has me almost convinced to order one. Just need a test ride but testing any Honda in my part of the world seems to be extremely frowned upon by the dealers in Aberdeen and Dundee (Eccosse Motorcycles) so I feel a nice ride to Glasgow coming up.

I own a cb650r because of a number of factors. First it’s beautiful (the all bike if you discount the plate support). Then it’s a authentic 4 pot mid Honda which will be a rare classic in a couple of years. Is sounds marvelous and for a second bike to go around town or in weekend trips, it’s perfect, it’s nimble and small enough that I can move it around easily (it depends on what your used to, but comparing with my GS1200Adventure, it’s very light). I really dislike the new hornet looks (I know it’s a matter of esthetic likes or dislikes but that headlight and fairing…). It may be a very good bike but you have to “feel” something about our stuff, and the 2 cylinder mid capacity Hondas are not for me. If you talk about the Yamahas mt07, mp2 engine your talking about soul, the 4cyl Hondas 650, 750, Triumph 3cyl etc always had always owned there own charisma and factor of fun that’s characteristic and somewhat authentic. Changing that distinctive factor is a comercial mistake in my opinion. Honda should be smart enough to invest in there own clusters and not go with the general flow. The triumph is also lovely and exudes character. The hornet, in my (debatable) opinion, is bland and with no “taste”.

I haven’t seen a tft I like yet. I don’t need a monitor on my bike… I can only see a purpose to a tft if it has google maps on it

I love my Hornet and for me personally it handles better and sounds great, I had the Triumph Trident 660 but I never gelled with that bike for some reason, I found it uncomfortable. Whereas the Hornet I’ve ridden all day with very little in the way of numb bum and I love that engine.

I've ridden all 3 and the CB650R is by far the fastest and smoothest. The Hornet is the best value for money but ugliest. The Trident is a great bike and looks great but the reliability and Triumphs customer service in the UK is terrible.

I felt like I was listening to Mrs. Doubtfire, and I was perfectly OK with that.

what were the designers at Honda thinking??? what a downgrade from the Neo Café line :(

tempted by one of these hondas to sit next to my blade for daily duties , love the looks of the cb650 and 1000 but the new hornet and suzuki seem great options

I've ridden the CB650R and didn't like it that much. I remember it had for sure power but late, combined with vibrations. So you could cruise or race, but the transition between both felt a little long, while riding it over 8000 all time just sounds annoying for me. It looks however very nice!

Perhaps they’ll bring out a less angular round headlight styled bike like the CB650R but with the hornet engine?..call it the CD750!!👌

Getting ready to take my bike test here. Would love to buy a hornet but the lack of weather protection means I will likely go for a Triumph 660 sport instead.

If you could only see the bike from the riding position I guarantee majority would choose the Hornet. It is that good.

Goes to show how we all have different taste. I think the round head-light looks ugly, like theyre stuck in the 80's. There's probably a method to the madness with the shape of the headlight with the Hornet. Over and over again Hornet reviews say that at speed the Hornet (for a naked bike at least) has a smooth airflow round the rider. Perhaps this is why Honda styled it this way.

From the very begining you had made up your mind and nothing was going to change it.

Just google and look at the Trident's dyno chart. Thing's got ridiculous bottom-end torque.

The cbr 650 to me, is nice looking and build quality is good, but that motor does need the higher revs before the sweet spot. The hornet, all round is clearly the better package and value for money. But! Yeah there is always a but! The hornet styling, as soon as I look away, I have no lasting impression, absolute vanilla, what a shame. Perhaps they will bring out a different different style bike like yamaha did with the mt07 and the xsr 700. So, that leaves the trident! Yeah bought one, hits all the right notes for me. No issue with the throttle. Would agree the rear shock, if I was heavier might be a problem, you can uprate, would cost you £300 odd quid tho'. Anyway! It doesn't bother me I,m chuffed to bits with this bike. 👍

I had a new 2021 CB650R and swapped it for a Triumph Street Twin 900 after 1 yr. CB is a lovely bike but have to rev too high, bars too low, seat height for me and average handling. Triumph twin torque with 5 speed is amazing, ride position better all round, leans in on corners so easy, exhaust with Vance and Hines cans is something else, looks better than the 3 tested IMO. Nearly bought a Trident, glad I didn’t. Enjoyed the vid 👍

CB650R all day everyday

Now I would like to see a comparison between the Hornet and the MT07

Great video review. You say the stock exhaust is better than the SC Project on the Hornet. Why is this? I was thinking of having the SC instead, now not so sure

Cool r3view. I found tne CB650R suspension a bit. Underdamped and felt cheap. Is the hornet better? Si ilar spec but longer travel.

Pillion provision?

The hornet is clearly the most budget built of the 3

put a Zard race exhaust on the Trident flash the ecu, then drive it like your hair is on fire. Do this and its a proper bad ass

Just give us a Hornet w/ a plain, non-techy screen, and only ABS, and you'll win.

The CB650R was the only bike I've rode thus far that I was looking for the fastest loop back to the dealership. Just felt too bulky and didn't feel apart of me when I wanted to flick it around.... What I'd love to see is a comparison between the Hornet and two bikes in a different class, the Monster 937 and the Street Triple. Sure, they are more premium, but what percentage of thrills is one getting for the money in comparison?! Can the Hornet punch above it's weight? 🤔

Mate, your mic is heavily right biased

Why are hornet blinkers blinking all the time? is it camera or just a feature of the bike?

Also I completely disagree with the outdated and bulky CB beating out the Trident espescially considering price.

7:03 the profile view of the Hornet actually looks very nice, dare I say it even better than the other two.

IDK if Honda needed a 750 parallel twin. 700 like the MT07 woulda been cool. MT anything SUCKS suspension-wise, so, Honda would eat Yamaha's lunch if they put out a proper handling 700cc p. twin.

If Honda would throw the Hornet engine into the CB that would be perfect.

Does the Hornet now goes to the Street Triple 765 level?

Yer I hate the throttle on my trident.

I want to see the road and speedometer now your face coz we can't see you talk

I think I’m the only person that likes the look of the Hornet 🐝

Mt 07 is more a fair comparison,the Hornet 750 is alot more powerful with 90hp & 100cc displacement more.

I would rather see the Hornet compared to the new Zuzuki 2 cylinder and the Mt07. The hornet seems like a great bike but i dont like how it looks. And to me a motorcycles looks are important. Honda shouldve made it look more like the cb1000. I dont like all of the over angular naked bikes that keep coming out. With there rock hard passenger seats that are a mile high. And the red frame and forks dont do it for me either. And i dont like the tank with whatever you call those wings pointing out the front of it. I dont know who designs these bikes and thinks that looks good. And the headlight shape everyone is doing now sucks. At least the Honda 650 and Trident look nice. I test road the Honda 650 and didnt like its lack of low end power. I prefer the engine on the MT07. Why couldnt the Hornet look like the new red Triump 765 Street Tripple RS. Honda would sell a billion of them.

Strange that so many reviewers have said the Trident throttle is laggy and not direct enough and you call it too sharp.

I never understood people complaining about dash displays. I almost never even look at mine. Could care less if it even had one.

The Hornet aka the cb500f 2.0... All the hype for those boring aesthetics. The bike is probably very good, but the looks are just plain and nothing interesting about them.

2 cylinders are fun but the vibration, noise and engine braking combined are unbearable

Cb650r the best one

Let’s go Arsenal.

It seems like the Trident hype has died down, I always thought that its kind of boring compared to other bikes on this category.

The hornet is the ugliest out of the 3, if you care about looks the CB650R is the best.

Oh, wow, motorcycles sound terrible in the UK. I am truly shocked. I imagine there is some law forbidding them from sounding too masculine in order not to trigger the many people with anxiety.

CB750 It's so ugly

Triumph is best looking, but British bikes have always been poor quality, so, no thx.

Really wish they went neo cafe with the hornet. That front headlight is hideous. Also, wish they stuck a high revving 4 in it like the old Hornets. Like how Kawasaki did with the new ZX4RR!

You don't stink too much with these exhausts? My last bike made me smell like a cold engine