Honda’s CB750 Hornet has received a flat Rs 1 lakh discount on MY2025 stock at select BigWing outlets, and this is one of the sharpest dealer-side corrections seen recently in the mid-capacity naked segment. The offer is not being presented as a permanent ex-showroom revision. It is a stock-linked push to clear previous model-year inventory. Still, the impact on transactional pricing is significant.
The headline number is easy to understand. With ex-showroom pricing around Rs 9.22 lakh in major cities, a straight Rs 1 lakh cut effectively pulls the bike to about Rs 8.22 lakh before registration and insurance. That is a reduction of roughly 10.8 percent on sticker price. For a bike in this category, that is not a token festival bonus. It materially changes positioning in showroom-level negotiations.
What exactly is on offer, and what is not
This is a discount-led story, so the structure matters. The currently visible benefit is a direct Rs 1 lakh cut on eligible MY2025 units. No broad public breakup has been announced around exchange bonus, scrappage support, accessory bundles, or finance subvention in the same way mass-market commuter offers are often structured. In simple terms, this is a clean cash-equivalent reduction on old stock, not a permanent list-price reset and not a multi-layer scheme announced across all retail channels.
Variant complexity is minimal because the CB750 Hornet is sold in a single core standard format in the market, with cosmetic differences primarily tied to colour. That makes the discount easy to communicate and easy to compare against rivals.
Price math becomes more interesting when you zoom out
When Honda launched the CB750 Hornet in May 2025, the ex-showroom tag was Rs 8,59,500. With the current city-wise ex-showroom level moving to around Rs 9.22 lakh, this discount effectively brings transactional cost back below its original launch tag. After applying Rs 1 lakh, the bike sits at about Rs 37,500 lower than the original launch number.
That is why the move is more than a temporary headline. It changes entry economics for riders who were waiting for a better value point in the 650-800cc band.
Mechanically, the bike itself remains unchanged in this offer cycle: 755cc parallel-twin engine, output in the 90-plus PS class, 75 Nm torque band, and a feature set that includes full LED lighting, TFT display, ride modes, traction control, and dual front discs. The discount is commercial, not technical.
Where this leaves the 650-800cc street-naked fight
At an effective Rs 8.22 lakh zone for MY2025 stock, the CB750 Hornet starts to pressure both ends of the segment. It undercuts or matches several higher-spec middleweights on effective price while offering a larger-displacement twin-cylinder package than many smaller-capacity alternatives. It also narrows the gap with bikes that were earlier seen as the default value picks in this bracket.
This move also lands at a time when Honda’s overall two-wheeler business is showing strong momentum, with January 2026 sales of 5,74,411 units, including 5,19,579 domestic and 54,832 exports. That does not directly reveal Hornet volumes, but it shows the company has room to run targeted channel actions where needed.
For now, the core takeaway is straightforward. This is one of the clearest price-led pushes in the segment: MY2025 stock, one big number, immediate market impact. If inventory clears quickly, the window may not stay open long. If stocks remain, this could reset buyer expectations for transaction prices in the mid-weight naked category through the current quarter.
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