
When Honda Motor Europe finally pulled the covers off the CB750 Hornet, opinions were mixed. The concept drawings, after all, had done what concept drawings are meant to do—they'd gotten people excited, or at the very least, cautiously optimistic. News about an all-new and rather impressive-sounding 755cc engine architecture definitely helped to stoke that anticipation to an outright clamor.
As Intermot 2022 dawned in Cologne after a couple of years away, Honda finally brought its newest two-wheeled child into the sunlight—which left one pressing question. If the CB750 Hornet was debuting at Intermot, what could Honda have up its sleeve for EICMA 2022 in November?