Honda Hornet 250 (CB250F)

[nuorangejapan]

great sound for a 250, sounds much better than the CBR 250R IMO, not sure how much the exhaust had to do with it but in general sounds powerful.

[stevenns125]

did you actually spend all the video revving it's tits off without even a ride up the street?

I wanna know how it sounds under load..

[HardcoreCafe]

@stevenns125 At the time I had no helmet camera. So it's a bit difficult to ride and shoot video. Now I have a helmet camera, but the sound is crappy!

Anyway, you may take a look at video... watch?v=aMiL99SPDlU

[AridersLife]

how easy was it to fit that 954 tail light ?

[opooshteno]

0:40 haha oil ! :D not good :P

[HardcoreCafe]

@opooshteno That's not oil, it's some unburnt fuel. Oil would give a blueish smoke plume. When you rev a high-power engine with carburetors and suddenly lift the throttle, there is always a bit of unburnt fuel, because the air-to-fuel ratio becomes too rich temporarily.

[mutenrochi]

It's very very beautiful, his sound It's very nice, I LIKE IT!!!

[maxweston1]

is it normal or weird to be in love with YOUR hornet? :P i wish mine was that nice! what headlight is that.. and exhaust? what budget do i need to get it like yours haha?

[HardcoreCafe]

@maxweston1 Haha, thanks!

Well, you have the main ingredients already: your Hornet and your passion for it! Give it a little time, and bit by bit you can change things here and there. I have my bike for about one and a half year now. The Termignoni exhaust was already installed when I got the bike. The headlight and some other parts I ordered off eBay, see other comments here. Overall budget!? no idea... but most parts can be found for acceptable prices, when you do some online research.

[maxweston1]

@HardcoreCafe Thank you for the swift reply! :)

i do love my hornet, and i've only owned it for a short while, but there's always things you have to change with a bike :P

i do like the sound of it standard, but it's a little whiny, and not loud enough :3

i do like loud pipes, and i can't wait to find one or make one if i have to!

the ones to buy are so expensive though..

i've tried looking online for parts and lights, nothing too certain though.

i'll update you with how it all goes :)

[heanly1]

@HardcoreCafe can i ask you where you got your headlight and speedometer? what amazed me is the headlight, it almost looked like the the ducati streetfighter.

good job!

[HardcoreCafe]

@heanly1 Thanks! You can find that headlight on eBay store BEST_AUTO_SPORT. I ordered it from Thailand.

The speedo is a Koso RX2-N. I bought it locally, as it is made in a place nearby. As far as I know Koso also manufactures for some large Italian bike companies.

[vul3vul3al]

您好~我也是熱愛HORNET250的車友，不知道您在KOSO­ RX2N表左方，裝置的那顆是檔位&超轉警示表嗎?那是哪一顆表­呢?不知可否分享~感謝~

[HardcoreCafe]

@vul3vul3al Sorry, I can not read Chinese yet. But from online translation I guess you talk about the "Veypor" unit on the left side. That's a programmable gauge, dynamometer and track computer. Right now I am not using it and want to sell it. If you want to buy it, please pm me.

[fds2ah3s]

Taiwan!!!!!!!!!!

[GenericUth]

Thank you for actually rolling on the throttle. Thumbs up if your happy he revved it!

[TVrabbitears]

wish i knew and got one new oh well

[digaorpa6220]

linda esta moto.tem o ronco da hornet 600.

[Jona16651999]

40hp @ 16000 rpm, 4 cilindros, 4 tiempos, 16 valvulas...mansita...

[juf2an]

hi men, nice bike

i have a honda twister 250, its looks similiar to hornet.

[squidzie]

Nice Hornet dude. Check out my channel to see my Hornet in action vids :)

[overexpose]

你好HardcoreCafe兄~我是來自香港的HORNET2­50車友, 看了你的VIDEO, 也很想可以改一下車子的儀表板面~請問你可不可以POST一下儀­表板的特寫VIDEO呢??可否說明一下是怎樣改的嗎??先謝~­~:)

[HardcoreCafe]

@overexpose Sorry, I'm not yet able to reply you in Chinese. ;) But I guess you're able to read English. So, the headlight mask seems to be from a Honda Sonic 125. I ordered it on eBay from a Thailand supplier. The dashboard is a Koso RX2-N model. Koso's headquarters are in Tainan, a city nearby my place here in Southern Taiwan.

[IIDyasII]

what is the model that mask?

[HardcoreCafe]

@IIDyasII according to another comment here, it's from a Honda Sonic 125. But I didn't know that when I ordered it on eBay from Thailand.

[Adriangrosvenor]

am looking to buy a new bike next year God willing if I live, am looking into getting something with power that handles well on the road, I see my friends with these bikes, are they really good bikes?

[HardcoreCafe]

@Adriangrosvenor I think the Hornet 250 is the perfect bike for me here in Taiwan. It's endless fun to ride, "Honda-reliable", fairly quick and easy to handle. Looks and feels like a "full size bike", but it's actually pretty light and compact. Get one, if you still can! It's a shame, that Honda stopped production some years ago! There is nothing comparable on the market... I even prefer it over the old CBR250RR... not even mentioning that new single-cylinder CBR250R-thingy!

[MrShell311]

Wish these werent so rare in the UK. I wanty, its 'slow' to work as an upgrade from my CBR 125

[thevulcanus]

hey i got a hornet with that exact same headlight. its from a sonic 125. and yea just ordered a dominator twin round headlight from uk gonna see how it looks on the hornet. i think it'll look pretty neat :D love the street fighter look.

[itube4521]

yo hardcore cafe i really thought of a redesign for the hornet 250 headlight,wat bout a neat duel round head light,pretty small though like the triumph street triple,i think it wud look nice :D

[HardcoreCafe]

@itube4521 I have seen that kind of headlight on a Hornet 250 already, but I don't really like this look. And the lamp mask which I'm using now has the advantage, that I can get rid of the original boring indicators! ;)

[mattttam03062005]

nice bike and nice vid!

but idle seems a little bit too low

[HardcoreCafe]

@mattttam03062005

Thanks for the reminder! I adjusted idle to 1500rpm today! :)