The air ducts under the pillion seat are purely aesthetic and aren’t even hollow, to begin with. The tail section of the Hornet 2.0 also has a lot of additional panels, not getting that seamless look of the older 160R. The central tank panel continues to have the faux carbon-fibre texture, which looks kind of tacky. Those sharp tank extensions are separate entities from the tank panels, unlike earlier when they were a single panel. The 12-litre tank, for instance, isn’t too tall, rather quite flat at the top and tapering towards the rider. Hence, it is leaner and not as flared up as the 160R. It seems that in the lockdown period, the Hornet couldn’t go to the gym and had to work out only in the confines of its house. It might bear a larger engine than its predecessor but the Hornet 2.0 is definitely a more compact motorcycle than the Hornet 160R. However, other alternatives in its price bracket include the Bajaj Pulsar N250, Royal Enfield Bullet 350, and Suzuki Gixxer SF.
The Honda Hornet 2.0 rivals the likes of the TVS Apache RTR 200 4V and Bajaj Pulsar NS200. The 17-inch alloy wheels roll on 110-section front and 140-section rear tubeless tyres.
Brakes include a 276mm front and 220mm rear petal disc, with single-channel ABS as standard. The Hornet 2.0 also features premium underpinnings in the form of an inverted fork and a preload-adjustable monoshock. It also comes with friction reduction (roller rocker arm) and thermal efficiency enhancing technologies (piston cooling jet) for optimum performance and mileage. The Hornet 2.0's motor is paired to a five-speed gearbox. The engine is more powerful and torquier than the BS4 CB Hornet 160R’s motor, which made 15.09PS and 14.5Nm. The Hornet 2.0 is powered by an air-cooled fuel-injected 184cc engine producing 17.23PS at 8500rpm and 16.1Nm at 6000rpm. The Hornet 2.0 gets a single-channel ABS, and we’d have appreciated it if Honda had equipped the bike with a no-compromise dual-channel unit, though. The console is also adjustable for brightness. The key slot is positioned on the tank and the instrument cluster is fully digital, featuring a gear position indicator and a battery voltage readout (both a first for the Hornet range). The indicators and the tail lamp are all-LED too (a first for a small-capacity made-in-India Honda). The Hornet 2.0 gets a LED headlight which is complemented by butch-looking fuel tank extensions. Honda offers the Hornet 2.0 in four colourways, with it being priced at Rs 1,36,583 (ex-showroom Delhi).
The Honda CB Hornet 2.0 replaced the CB Hornet 160R in India, and is positioned as a premium sub-200cc naked streetfighter from the Japanese bike maker.
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