News – Adjustable suspensions for the Hornet 600 in 2009 – New settings for the Hornet

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Adjustable suspensions for the Hornet 600 in 2009

News - Adjustable suspensions for the Hornet 600 in 2009 - New settings for the Hornet

The Honda CB600F Hornet changed very slightly in 2009 with a more complete adjustment of its suspensions and new colors. Also note the replacement of the Silver Wing 400 and a small bonus for maxiscoots passengers…

New settings for the Hornet

"The 2009 CB600F further improves the comfort, performance and ease of piloting of the 2007 version", promises Honda which has"carefully selected"- like Jacques Vabre his coffee beans? – the alterations made to his roadster.

Thus, two years after its release (read), the Hornet is evolving very smoothly: "these improvements include in particular new adjustable suspensions as well as some aesthetic changes including black metallic parts, a new dashboard as well as a new range of colors which further accentuates its power of seduction", summarizes the winged brand.

"Between the swingarm and the frame takes place a new Monoshock shock absorber adjustable in preload (7 positions), but also in damping"Says the press release from the world number one,"at the level of relaxation", specifies to Site the staff of Honda France.

At the front, the 41 mm cartridge fork of the Japanese hornet is also equipped "a new damping adjustment","always that of relaxation", confirms the French officials.

Side travel, the values ​​remain identical to those of the previous model (128 mm at the rear and 120 at the front) but according to Honda, "this new suspension system represents a major contribution to the driving pleasure offered by the Hornet, making it even more versatile and more enjoyable in everyday life". Those who change their fork settings to go to work every morning raise their hands !

It may nevertheless be that this modification favors the presence of this machine on the circuits, in accordance with the wishes of Jean-Luc Mars, the new CEO of Honda Moto France (read).

The other characteristics of the bike are kept as they are … which is far from being bad news since the behavior of the chassis and the performance of the engine – derived from that of the 2007 CBR600RR – gave complete satisfaction on the "first" model (read our) !

Aesthetically, the Japanese engineers were also satisfied with very light touch-ups, including the new dark shade of metal parts: the water radiator mounting arch, the lower part of the frame, the footrest plate and the calipers. of brake.

The more observant will also have noticed two other color changes: the fork becomes gray – it was golden in 2007 – and the outline of the dashboard also darkens..

Naturally, the "new" version Hornet will land in new colors. "The most daring is a very bright yellow", assures Honda, although this color – on the visuals in any case – draws strongly towards the metallic green" Dragon "of the CB1000R…

Shiny black will also be available – "which allows the Hornet to feel comfortable everywhere", says the manufacturer – a red"both chic and sporty"and a very fashionable white,"which gives the machine a classic and sophisticated image, further enhanced by the addition of new markings on the tank sides, headlamp trim as well as on the side covers".

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