Well I lucked out today! While getting tyres fitted to the DL I was given a Honda 600 Hornet to get around on. This is the second Hornet I ridden and they are a sweet little bike.
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| 600cc of fun! |
What set this one apart from the previous one wasn't the colour (somehow they were both the same) but the rorty-snorty exhaust on it.
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| Silencer? |
Yes, the exhaust manufacturer had the check to call it a silencer! Actually it wasn't too loud but boy did it make a nice noise when you turned the wick up! I could see how you might get to like a wailing little four...a very nice little bike.
I've always liked the Hornets but Honda hasn't seen fit to sell the 600's here - at least not recently anyway. If you are lucky you can find a Hornet 919 on the used market but they can be hard to find and they don't sell them new anymore. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteRorty-snorty exhaust - bahahaha that is the same one I put on Max. I love the sound. And yeah, I don't know why they call it a silencer.
You hooligan! I Max sounds quite different to the Hornet - probably similar to a smaller version of my DL!
DeleteIt's funny, I like the louder pipes on my DL (it being a V-twin and all) but really like the quiet cruisyness of the Connie with it's big bazooka (that's a Connie joke).
My VTR was quite loud and caused "issues" with some car alarms...
They're nice little pipes Andrew a friend has a set on his Predator. They do some slightly bigger ones underseat for the Street Triple too. I'd be tempted if the CEO approved :-)
ReplyDeleteI thought that the boss was away Geoff..
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