cb600 hornet or cbf600

[mellowgravy]

ive had a ybr 125 customer for a year and am now upgrading due to passing my test and also having my bike written off, i am debating between a cb600 hornet 1999 and a cbf600 2004, any advice please

i loved my ybr custom because it is a semi cruiser style and i dont think sports bikes will be for me

[Doovy]

A Hornet will have a bit more 'oomph' to it.

Although try and get a slightly newer one as they got a few changes in the later years (past '01 I believe) with a slightly larger front wheel which made handling better and easier for tyre choices. Past '03 gets you a nicer dash and '05 goes digital dash and USD forks.
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[mellowgravy]

cheers, i shall certainly look, hornets seem to be a rare kiddy down south, the main thing im thinking is the abs on the cbf600, safety over uuummppf, but then i love the look of the hornet more.
i saw a review on the hornet that there rely bad for fuel capacity

im still in shock on reading that a lot of bikes don't have fuel gauges tbh

also the cbf 600 looks a lot bulkier, i do need to sit on both and see how i feel just gratefull for any views and advice

[ForestRunner]

99 Hornet.
Yeah, tiny tank, especially on an early one like mine.
Easily forgiven when you realise that it hustles quite well.
Just reset the trip counter when you fuel up and fill up every 90-100 miles.
You might get more mpg for less revs, but then that would beg the question of why a hornet

It is not a sensible commuter choice, which is exactly why I like commuting on it and like previous bikes, will all year round... Keeps the journey a little less tedious.
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[Slacker24seve...]

CBF: better finished, slower, better mpg
Hornet: faster, sportier, more involving, stupid tank range.

Get a Hornet unless you'll be commuting more than 90% of the time.
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[mellowgravy]

cheers guys

commuting 100% on it for the last year, never had free time yet to ride anywhere else unfortunately and that will probably carry on the same

5 kids so all work and no play yet until there older

god i sound sad for a 40 year old lol

[mailee]

I have an early Hornet and love it! I have had over 130 miles on a tank when I was just tootling around but get it over 7000 revs and it really comes to life! then the fuel consumption goes down. it is an all round fun machine and handles easily.

[Rogerborg]

Bear in mind that "quicker" and "slower" are relative, and in bike terms.

A CBF600 is still going to show its heels to most 4 wheeled vehicles at anywhere near license-retaining speeds.

That said, the point of any IL4 is to rev, so what kind of commuting are we talking about? I'm just fine with twins and singles for that purpose.
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[dydey90]

What sort of commute are we talking about? Mainly pootling through traffic or motorways and national speed limit roads? Simply because there's a half-faired CBF, which might be nice at high speeds.
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[Doovy]

I used my Hornet for commuting for 4 years with no problems. Had a CBF600 as a hire bike for a few weeks once and it felt a bit soul-less. Chuck some Renthals on and a small can and it's right hoot.

Hornet was great.

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[Silver_Fox]

I have no fuel gauge or even light on my CBR600, you soon get used to it.

Fill tank, ride for 100 miles, refill to the same position. That'll tell you how many litres it's used, and you can compare that to your tank capacity. I get 130 miles to 11 litres of used fuel, and my tank is 17 litres, so if I fill up at 130 miles, I know I have plenty of reserve left just in case

[Val]

[daifuco]

Last month bought a hornet as my first big bike. I was worried that it was going to be too much. My hornet is a late model so it might be a bit different to yours.

I got my license last month, low confidence, new tires and english wet roads.

Dont be affraid of the hornet. Last monday night I had a long commute trip back home, 50 miles on twisted road, super windy, some rain, and feeling really tired after 3 days working 12 hours shift.
It was a perfect lazy easy ride. I think I went slower than I usually go with the CBF125!!!

The hornet can be riden like a NC700, because it has enough torque.Over 40 MPH you can hit 6th gear and just go, you dont even have to gear down to overtake. You dont have but you will every now and then. Because it is amazing.
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[Wonko The Sane]

[Wonko The Sane]

[Silver_Fox]

[stevo as b4]

Not having a fuel gauge or a low fuel light is no problem whatsoever, as long as you have a carb fed bike with a reserve fuel tap set up.

Take away the reserve tap on a bike and I do not want!

If your world is EFI then you need one of the other two options, or the bike is useless IMO out of principle, and not because I can't open a tank and have a look in, or do the 100miles fill up and calculator routine.

[daifuco]

[Silver_Fox]

You can never have too much security. Plus it's not model specific so it'll last for future bikes, so it's a sensible investment