castcrankguy
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Our FTRs are considered an upright naked. The upright riding position, light weight (well maybe not with the FTR) and instant punchy low end power is what makes this class of bike so fun and desirable. In fact the big four Japanese are focusing less on high RPM inline 4 sport bikes. Going forward the parallel twin powered upright bikes are what is their focus- the twin cyl engine is cheaper to produce and from the same platform an adventure bike, upright naked and even a sport bike can be made by the shared platform. Honda has entered this market with its redone Hornet. 750cc twin making 90 hp. Reports coming in place the pricing about where the Yamaha MT07 is. This is significant. Honda- while known for amazing build quality is also known for pricing its bikes too damn high. Not only does this 750 twin make 20 more HP than its class competition but will apparently be priced the same. The looks are not for me- actually I think the MT-07 looks great. Much better than its big brothers the MT=09 and MT-10. But here is the Honda. https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/20...750-hornet-first-look-9-fast-facts-30-photos/