I also don't think its a rich mixture issue, and almost certain that oil is getting burned along with petrol. And this happens only when engine becomes enough warm after 5-10 kms of ride with speeds ranging from 0-70.
So guess its a valve guide seal/piston ring worn out issue.

And my mileage varies b/w 30-40 !

Hi

I have done offroading rajmachi rout on my hunk with my friends only i had less cc bike in group rest karizma 225,avenger220,hondaCBR250. But i never felt less power on rout did't had any problem to catch them only stock are little hard rest bike perform well on any condition

Guys, this morning when I was cleaning my Hunk, I smelled petrol near the tank.
On checking each and every possible location/part that could have resulted in that smell, I found that the smell was coming from the petrol tank cap!!


I had never noticed it till now and I strongly feel that my abysmally low mileage figures (30-35kmpl) might be because of that petrol cap!

Actually, it is not 'loose' to put in factually; it is just that even after it is pushed until it clicks into place, apply some more force and there is some 'freeplay' (i.e. it might go in some mm more). So even after locking it in place, the cap can be pushed in ~2mm further. But on removing the force, the cap is pushed back to the original position when it was locked

Guys, do you all face a similar problem or is it that my fuel cap is faulty

And if fuel cap the problem, can I get it replaced under warranty? I still haven't got my 1st free servicing done! It has done just 510 kms.


Also even when I keep the bike in shade in my garage, the tank exterior is warmer than the other parts of the bike
Is it normal??

Heat from the engine goes upwards and make tank warm little bit. That shouldnt be much of a problem.

This freeplay is normal buddy, when you push it down and take your hands off, the cap come back to initial position with a "spring" kinda effect right?
If so, then your fuel cap is fine...

Well i doubt the brakin of fz to be better than cbz/hunk in their new versions

So high torque means good pick up and high bhp means high top speed?

and can u tell me how the gs is better than the new cbz-x/hunk saw in alot of forums and though it is underpowered than them the plus point is 6th gear and apart from that in what ways it beats these two

I havent rode gs150r so cant compare these two. May be its engine is more advanced than our 10-15 yrs old Honda engine

No a sixth gear cannot help in anyway as for a sixth gear to perform better there should be sufficient torque at high revs to pull a bike. In fact the sixth only serves to lower the engine rpm rather than increasing the top speed.

The fact is that on xbhp i have seen that hero bikes are most underrated and cbz/hunk is one of the most underrated 150 cc bikes.It is for this reason that i do not feel to even post my extreme ownership review even after 6 months of ownership.
The truth is that all bikes are good in there own way but the way they criticize hero bikes on the forum it feels as if it is a sin to be a member if you own hero bikes. And i own almost seven hero bikes in my family.

yeah i guess so bro


and i have been recently comparing the bikes in 150cc except r15 and can anyone tell me which of these bikes have more top speed and what makes it have more top speed(without adding any mods i.e the stock bikes) (curios and alot of tp :P )

rtr 160,xtreme,hunk,p150, fz,fazer,gs 150

i saw videos on youtube of xtreme going only till 110 where as fz/fazer to 125! and gs to 116(both these bikes having again less bhp) this is just making me laughing my ass off!

literally!! there are very few members on this forum who suggest a hero bike!

Rtr 160 - 118 kmph
xtreme- 114 kmph
hunk- 112kph
p150 - 115 kph
fz/fazer- 112 kph
gs150- 114 kph.
The fact is that the new extreme and hunk has the same speedo sensor and wheel dia as the zmr and thus has most accurate speedo. Even at top speed they have less than 2 kph difference and thus they feel as if they are slow but the fact is that after 100 kph extreme pulls like crazy to its top speed which has been validated in there December 2006 issue of 24 hrs test rides. I have personally seen my friends extreme with analog speedo to inch closer to 130 when crouched. I haven't tested my new extreme with digital speedo but by comparing with gps i have found it to be accurate.

Thanks for the figures bro and such a small differencce b/w each of the bikes??? and how p150 have just 1kph more than cbz as its got 15 bhp :O and i saw gs go to 116 kph in a youtube video

sorry for OT: at youtube you can find pulsar 150's touching 130 also. But that's not the true speed. It's either modified or has a huge amount of speedo error. Actual speed is measured with a help of gps or speedgun. And pulsar bikes are prone to huge transmission loss. Pulsar 180 generates only about 13hp at rear wheel. So what do you expect from pulsar150? When dyno'd you know the actual power of the bike.
Edit: and pulsar engine stresses a lot at higher speed. So, if you ask me hero cbz/hunk is much better than pulsar (no offence to anybody).

Well said at right time brother...!

Just want to add one more point.
Whenever Hero Honda came with a new good bike, simultaneously Indian 2 wheeler market saw the birth of another equal/better bike from another manufacturer in the same segment. And the competitors had always won the game !

When the classic CBZ came in the late 90's there was no competitor for it, and it was a completely new segment for Indian two wheeler market, though CBZ had some cons like less mileage, vibration in mid-range. It brought rectangular box swing arm, disc brakes, bar end weights, trip meter etc in Indian bikes for the first time. It remained to be the best looking bike here for years. But the contender Suzuki's Fiero with its crisp engine and less price was selling in large numbers compared to CBZ and finally the great CBZ had to back-off later. Then came the Ambition, but it had nothing to do when the Pulsars had already started ruling Indian market.

Finally with Karizma, Hero Honda was able to taste victory in segments other than the 100cc commuters.

Still remember the great handling, power and ride comfort of my friend's CBZ classic during my college days back in 2004.