If you've been a motorcycle enthusiast for more than a few minutes in the US, chances are excellent that you're already used to seeing cool stuff launched in other countries that we may or may not eventually get here.
Sometimes, it might take a few years, but it eventually arrives. Like, say, the Honda Dax, which launched in Europe and then eventually came to the US at the end of 2024.
But if you're a Canadian motorcycle enthusiast, then you get the short end of the stick even more frequently than your American neighbors. Except sometimes, when you don't. Examples include getting a special, limited-edition Royal Enfield Bullet 350 that never made it to the US. Nice work, Canadian Royal Enfield fans!
And now, we have another example, and it's Honda Canada announcing that the CB1000 SP, CB750, and NT1100 (yes, all three) are headed to the land of maple leaves and mounties for the 2025 model year.
For those keeping track at home, that's the big Hornet, the middleweight Hornet, and the NT1100. Here in the US, so far we only get one of those three models (and even then, not really, because the NT1100 is only available as a police-spec bike and isn't sold at dealerships). Only, Honda Canada is dropping the "Hornet" designation entirely, for reasons unknown. Maybe Canada is simply too nice a place for winged, sting-y guys on its roads?
In any case, the 2025 Honda CB750 will come to Canada in a single colorway: Mat Ballistic Black Metallic. It's powered by the same 755cc liquid-cooled parallel twin that you'll see in the XL750 Transalp, which is sold in both Canada and the US. The CB750 gets an upside-down 41mm Showa SFF-BP fork up front and a Showa monoshock with preload adjustability in the rear. Twin four-piston brake calipers with 296mm brake discs stop you up front, along with a 240mm disc and single caliper setup in the rear.
Wheelbase is 55.9 inches, ground clearance is 5.5 inches, seat height is 31.3 inches, fuel tank capacity is 15.2 liters, and claimed curb weight is 423 pounds. The MSRP for the 2025 Honda CB750 is $11,616 Canadian dollars, including freight.
If you'd rather enjoy the up-spec delights of the 2025 Honda CB1000 SP instead, it too only comes in Mat Ballistic Black Metallic. But it's powered by Honda's 999cc liquid-cooled inline four, and gets a 41mm Showa USD SFF-BP front fork and a sweet Öhlins TTX36 Prolink swingarm setup in the rear. Brakes are also nice, with a set of radially-mounted Brembo Stylema four-piston calipers up front, paired with 310mm floating double discs. In the rear, you'll find a single 240mm disc.
Wheelbase on the CB1000 SP is 57.2 inches, ground clearance is 31.8 inches, fuel tank capacity is 17 liters, and claimed curb weight is 465 pounds. MSRP on the 2025 Honda CB1000 SP is CDN $19,116, including freight.
Finally, if the 2025 Honda NT110 is more your speed, it comes in just one colorway as well: Pearl Hawkeye Blue. However, you do have a choice of whether you want a manual six-speed gearbox or Honda DCT (which costs CDN $1,000 more). It uses the tried and true 1,084cc liquid-cooled parallel twin found in the current Africa Twin.
Suspension-wise, you'll find a USD 43mm Showa SFF-BP fork with a preload adjustment dial, along with a Pro-Link monoblock swingarm and Showa hydraulic damper with preload adjustability in the rear. Brakes consist of twin radially-mounted four-piston calipers and 310mm discs up front and a single 256mm disc in the rear.
Wheelbase is 60.4 inches, ground clearance is 6.8 inches, seat height is 32.2 inches, and curb weight varies depending on whether you choose the manual or DCT versions. The manual transmission NT1100 tips the scales at a claimed 525 pounds, while the DCT adds 22 pounds to that weight, coming out to 547 pounds. Fuel capacity is 20.4 liters.
The Canadian MSRP for the 2025 Honda NT1100 is $18,766 for the manual transmission version; add an extra $1,000 if you want the DCT. Both prices include freight.
Canadian RideApart readers, are you looking forward to any of these new Hondas that are headed your way? If you are, tell us about it! And if there's something else in your market that you wish Canada got (but doesn't currently have), tell us about that, too. Pain shared is pain halved, or something like that.
