Honda CB750 Hornet vs Honda XL750 Transalp on track
One standing-start lap of the Ref Ring, our 3.4 km circuit with no home-crowd corners. Every braking point, apex speed and straight is computed from the published specs, so the stopwatch has no favourites.
One lap of the Ref Ring
3.4 km, nine corners. Simulated from published specs, played back 3.4x faster than real time.
0:00.0
Honda CB750 Hornet
0 km/h / 91.8 hp / 190 kg wet
Gap
+0.00 s
Honda XL750 Transalp
0 km/h / 91.8 hp / 208 kg wet
Speed through the lap
0 to 213 km/h, shaded zones are cornersRace notes
The Honda CB750 Hornet laps the Ref Ring in 1:44.77 on paper, 4.94 seconds quicker than the Honda XL750 Transalp at 1:49.71. That gap is worth about 239 metres at the flag, and the biggest single chunk of it, 0.72 s, comes at Spec Sheet Straight.
Through the corners it is 9 apexes to 0 between the CB750 Hornet and the XL750 Transalp. Top speed goes 201 km/h to 195 km/h. A faster lap is not the same thing as the better buy, which is why the full comparison scores value, practicality and ownership too.
Simulated lap times from published specs with stated assumptions, not measured track data. The circuit is fictional and the physics are listed under the race. Read about both bikes: Honda CB750 Hornet and Honda XL750 Transalp.
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