gear whatsoever, just ridiculously friendly for commute use, but wind it open on the motorway and the exhaust valve opens around 5 and a bit thou’ and it’ s a great sound- even if the look of the pipe is a little chunky for my taste.
SP SPECIAL PARTS Yes, there’ s that re-tuned superbike motor in there in both models of Hornet, but on top of that the SP model has some trick bits. There are
Brembo four-pot Stylema calipers squeezing on 310mm floating front discs for huge stopping power, Showa 41mm USD forks and an adjustable Öhlins shock rear suspender set up. It has a wet, multi-plate slipper clutch, with updown quickshifter that has adjustable foot feel, selectable in the menu from inside the 5-inch colour TFT screen on the dash.
SHARP STYLING The nose is a telltale insectoid shape with twin
KIWI RIDER 45