FOOTNOTE Peter is a brand ambassador for Honda Outdoor equipment, mowers blowers and pumps etc, and Blue Wing generously loan him a bike – just so you know.
even lighter when manoeuvring. Riding it in twisties is heaven, and I’ ve thrashed over to Lone Kauri Road a couple of times just for the lols, and always return with a stupid grin.
CHOPS Style and tech. Value and ability. As I said … chops. All with the Honda quality of delivery, reliability and consistency. Now at $ 22,995 plus ORC this is also pretty fine value for money, and its true to say that elsewhere( in the UK and the US) the price caused a few to ask why so cheap? With exchange rates, importation cost, and distance to market it was never going to be quite as cut to the bone as their pricing, but it is still arguably the best deal going for a highly spec’ ed supernaked.
THE SKINNY I look forward to spending more time with the Hornet, now that it’ s run in, serviced and ready for a strop down to Raglan. This is the sort of hornet we love, agile, quick, and attractive. Honda may have delivered a beauty, but the other tropical import is no fun at all. If you do come across a hercing great black and yellow wasp-like thing out there, that’ s not pretty but bloody ugly and nasty, don’ t kill it. But record where you saw it, photo if poss, and contact these guys- https:// report. mpi. govt. nz / pest /.
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