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  • My crash!

    I have been following this thread much but haven't posted much!
    On Monday when i was travelling on a road on the outskirts of the City..
    and
    I don't know how many of u are gonna believe this, had this fall from my bike and juz 5 secs before the Crash , i actually knew i was gonna hit the Tarmac.. and i didn't know how it was gonna happen..
    After few secs i hit a Big Stone which was a part of a makeshift median and that came outta its line and was in the middle of the road..
    i crashed into a series of Stones and my bike...
    But one thing guys.. Now i am proud and happy i read the pledge every time i log in to XBHP.
    Without my helmet i am a total Goner.... All bystanders said i would have never survived the crash without the Helmet and a Govt bus halted just inches before my Beauty!
    Now the Front visor is fully scratched without any paint and the Front headlight glass is totally scratched(its about to to break)..
    How much would it cost me to restore my bike to its normal condition???

    P.S: about that vision thing, i was actually returning home after watching Final Destination in 3D!... But its true!
    Ride Safe Guys...

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    • Originally posted by vipin_s View Post
      You should have reminded svc people that it's their job to rectify ???

      I think svc people may be right just get the part in question replaced.
      The air screw needs to be drilled out as per the guys at the service station....n they dnt want to take d risk...they want me to buy a new carb.

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      • Originally posted by sounak100 View Post
        The air screw needs to be drilled out as per the guys at the service station....n they dnt want to take d risk...they want me to buy a new carb.
        Tell them to get it done . Or if they are a rock not possible to move . Try to get it done yourself at a proper lathe guy .
        At least you wont be a losing anything in case it breaks because anyways the SC guys are telling you to buy a new one. Its pure stupidity to buy a new carb just because a screw got stuck up .
        Hope is a good thing ,
        may be the best of things and
        no good thing ever dies .

        Get busy living or get busy dying .

        - The Shawshank Redemption .

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        • Originally posted by honda_vings View Post
          i faced the same problem many times
          root causes were :
          1. excessive or insufficient air pressure
          2.chain too much loose
          3.bad carb tuning
          4.Once , the problem was solved by changing the engine oil( old oil) to new oil
          5.Also try replacing the air filter(after inspection)
          6.Spark plug gap adjustment
          do tell me if you are done with the above inspections still facing the same problem
          except air pressure everything is done..infact i servide at honda showroom 3days back..the problem has reduced but still not very perfect..

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          • Originally posted by pradeep reddy View Post
            except air pressure everything is done..infact i servide at honda showroom 3days back..the problem has reduced but still not very perfect..
            Hv u changed the engine oil urself ?
            If not , its hard to confirm that old oil was drained completely(in a proper way) and/or new oil was added genuinely.
            Believe me, i felt a hell lot of difference in my bike's performance from the day i changed the oil myself.
            And yes , one more things to inspect is your clutch free play , it should neither be 2 tight nor too loose to transfer the engine power completely to the wheels.
            2. Proper throttle free play (very rarely faulty)
            3.Free movement of both the wheels (i.e proper free play in both the brakes)
            If still not solved, then giv me the details of ur bike(model,odo reading etc.) , is it complete stock configuration and what are the rpm reading in 5th gear for the speeds 60 km/hr , 70 km/hr ,80 Km/hr and 100 km/hr
            The Automotive batteries are designed to work best in a typical short start-stop fashion.
            So to increase the life of your automobile battery, blow the horn and flash the pass light in a quick start stop fashion instead of a conitnuous long horn blow or flash light continuous on!!
            And obviously don't stretch the self start far too long.

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            • hey guys wats d top speed achieved in a uni? i've done a 126 in single ridin n 123 wid a pillion!

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              • Originally posted by alok urs View Post
                hey guys wats d top speed achieved in a uni? i've done a 126 in single ridin n 123 wid a pillion!
                Joke. In no way can uni get those speeds. either it's uterly fake claim or you need to get your Speedo checked.

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                • Originally posted by alok urs View Post
                  hey guys wats d top speed achieved in a uni? i've done a 126 in single ridin n 123 wid a pillion!
                  You have a super uni. Mine did 115Km/hr (speedo reading).
                  The same engine did 125Km/hr (speedo reading) in the xtreme.
                  If you ask me top speed does not matter much if i could i will surely sell my xtreme and get the Uni..
                  Last edited by sarbanoxley; 09-12-2009, 06:57 PM.
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                  • Originally posted by sarbanoxley View Post
                    You have a super uni. Mine did 115Km/hr (speedo reading).
                    The same engine did 125Km/hr (speedo reading) in the xtreme.
                    If you ask me top speed does not matter much if i could i will surely sell my xtreme and get the Uni..
                    ditto the needle in my speedo dances around 115.
                    125 solo 123 with pillion.How much do you guys weigh BTW??
                    Socha Toh Locha.

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                    • Originally posted by alok urs View Post
                      hey guys wats d top speed achieved in a uni? i've done a 126 in single ridin n 123 wid a pillion!
                      This is what every uni shows but actual top speed would not be more then 115 km/hr , untill you have mobil 1 fully synthetic , k&n air filter , high octane pertol(90+) and a carburettor with a bigger bore and jet size.
                      and by the way , what's the rpm at 100 ,110 and 115 km/hr
                      mine is 8000, 9000 and 10,000 respectively. I juss wanna confirm that my uni is not eating more rpm
                      Last edited by honda_vings; 09-12-2009, 10:43 PM.
                      The Automotive batteries are designed to work best in a typical short start-stop fashion.
                      So to increase the life of your automobile battery, blow the horn and flash the pass light in a quick start stop fashion instead of a conitnuous long horn blow or flash light continuous on!!
                      And obviously don't stretch the self start far too long.

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                      • Anyone care to ans ma Ques??
                        the head of the bike is in a Bent position now
                        need to get it to the svc when i recover
                        so any thing i need to know before i take to The Honda guys?

                        mine did a 118 wid a pillion!
                        btw i am 80kgs nd ma pillion waz 50

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                        • Originally posted by sherry_unicornlover View Post
                          Joke. In no way can uni get those speeds. either it's uterly fake claim or you need to get your Speedo checked.
                          my uni has clocked 130kph on the speedo at nice road while coming back from speed check g2g...on a speed gun it was doing 109kph(speedo it was doing 120kph) in a short stretch of 600mtrs..in the same stretch rtr 160 used to do 115kph(speedo 122kph)...diff conditions matter ...

                          i have a video of my unicorn doing 127kph in ring road will post it for ref..have to search for data cable for my phone...

                          but the same uni is not going more than 108kph..i am psyched and dont know wat to do...

                          @honda vings:i usually check engine oil after service it was golden colour and also he is my trusted mech...

                          it does 80kph @6k rpm,100kph @7.5krpm and [email protected] the end doesnt go more than that..

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                          • hmm
                            mine is taking 500 rpm more for all speeds
                            should i bother about it or it's a serious issue
                            neways what coud be the problem ?
                            The Automotive batteries are designed to work best in a typical short start-stop fashion.
                            So to increase the life of your automobile battery, blow the horn and flash the pass light in a quick start stop fashion instead of a conitnuous long horn blow or flash light continuous on!!
                            And obviously don't stretch the self start far too long.

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                            • Originally posted by honda_vings View Post
                              hmm
                              mine is taking 500 rpm more for all speeds
                              should i bother about it or it's a serious issue
                              neways what coud be the problem ?
                              If you are having 4th variant of unicorn then its obvious ...beacuse 1st genration unicorn's use to have the "42 tooth" rear sporket whereas the 4th genration "43 tooth " rear sporket so the result is diifference in their 1000/rpm ratio....
                              1st genration uni's have 13.29km per 1000/rpm's (mentioned in overdrive test)
                              4th genration uni's have 12.50km per 1000/rpm's (approx acc to my experience)

                              Thats why i feell 4th genration are very quick upto 90~95km comparing 1st genration but has a bad top end...someone feeling the same plz share..
                              PROUD 2 BE A
                              WING RIDER

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                              • Originally posted by puneetsingh View Post
                                If you are having 4th variant of unicorn then its obvious ...beacuse 1st genration unicorn's use to have the "42 tooth" rear sporket whereas the 4th genration "43 tooth " rear sporket so the result is diifference in their 1000/rpm ratio....
                                1st genration uni's have 13.29km per 1000/rpm's (mentioned in overdrive test)
                                4th genration uni's have 12.50km per 1000/rpm's (approx acc to my experience)

                                Thats why i feell 4th genration are very quick upto 90~95km comparing 1st genration but has a bad top end...someone feeling the same plz share..
                                nope ..... i hv the 1st gen uni
                                and i found on a wiki that the top speed of the new uni is 124 km/hr compared to older uni with 115 km/hr . I have post that webpage of wikipedia a few pages back on this thread...check it out
                                And can anyone tell all the technical differences b/w the 1st gen uni and the latest one , something that can/must be upgraded on older unis.
                                The Automotive batteries are designed to work best in a typical short start-stop fashion.
                                So to increase the life of your automobile battery, blow the horn and flash the pass light in a quick start stop fashion instead of a conitnuous long horn blow or flash light continuous on!!
                                And obviously don't stretch the self start far too long.

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