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Mine had happened some close to 4K+ kms. But daily usage.

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I absolutely agree with all you guys..
Trigger can be defined as the bike with strong heart but weak body parts.
The engine is smooth and has the "SAID" reliability. (I am new and first time user of Honda so I can't really comment on its reliability)
When their existence in 150cc segment is negligible, Honda could have offered much better bike than they are offering.
My Trigger's tank caught rust from inside, the swing arm bolt makes noise and mono shock performing far below average.
At any setting (Hard or soft) mono shock is directly transferring many shocks to my spine. (Don't know if I am the only one feeling this).]

I chose this bike over Pulsar by paying almost 3.5 k more just by believing the words of many about its reliability.
Hope the bike lives upto my expectations.
But this attitude of Honda is not going to work for long in our country, mind well.

Regards,
Suraj

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This monoshock problem is from the very first bike which honda launched called unicorn, and they haven't sort that problem till now, or they don't want to solve it, just look at the suspension of active they are also as poor as a suspension can get.

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Means I won't be getting a relief on that front too
Honda: Sach kar denge sapne, sirf apne..!!

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Yeah man you have to bear with this leaf spring type monoshock suspension, the max you can do is get it changed even you have to spend money on it, becuase in our country with such beautiful potholes filled smooth road, your lower back will have very adverse effect. Get it changed ASAP.

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I dont think you should get it changed,
Live with it, in a year mybe the suspension will soften out.
Also if you see a bumper dont go straight at it, go at an angle,
Let the front wheel go past the bumper then accelerate and pull the rear wheel over, it will be much better.
Try to counteract the adverse suspension with a different style of riding
What else can we do... changing suspension on a new bike is very sad na.

divyansh....

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Adjust the suspension to the soft position and see if you guys feel any difference
I have a dazzler and set the monoshock to soft and its much better than on medium position

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He has already tried this softer setting of the suspension.

re: Honda CB Trigger Ownership Experiences and Reviews

Got my trigger a 2 months back . Now 2600 Km on the speedo. A short review .

The Good.
Excellent midrange performance . Overtaking on highway is fun.
Meaty exhaust note .
Instrument console . Usefull features like 2 trip meters .
breaks. Decent stoping power.
impressive fuel efficiency . Getting 48 kmpl avg.

The Bad
Super hard rear suspension .
average low end performance .
Not happy with the stock MRF .

The Ugly
Low quality switches .
low quality plastics .
Some plastic parts started to fade .

Overall its a decent bike nothing special to boast about. But would have been great if price is lowered a bit .

We took her for a 500 Km long ride last week to valparai . Gave her a good work out on the Valparai-Aliyar route. She managed it rather well . Carrying a combained weight of 152 Kg (me and my pillion) , she even manged to keep up with my friends ZMR .

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Thanks a lot friends for you inputs.

One thing I have noticed is the Monoshock of Unicorn and that of Trigger are different.
Unicorn's spring looks to have longer travel than that of Trigger's.
Looking at Jaip's review, I can see that I am not the only one who feels that Mono Shock doesn't perform upto the mark for our CIty roads full of potholes.

But guys believe me, I went for 260 Km round trip last weekend. Trigger impressed me damn well.
The stability is awesome and the ride was so comfortable that we (me and my pillion) were ready to go few more miles further.
I think the road, N.H. 4. also has its contribution in letting us have a comfortable trip.
The engine vibrates with maximum frequency during 4,500 - 5,500 rpm band.
It becomes irritating in situations like ghats, where you have to stick with that rpm band.
But rest performance is awesome. I touched 85-87 kmph @ 7000 rpm sometimes, after that I pulled off.
I will do the maximum speed test during next such trip after I get the bike serviced for second time.

So now I am having mixed bag feelings about my bike. Hope more such long trips would make me inclined towards the positive side
But it's for sure, Honda can't continue with this attitude towards Indian market.

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The fact is, people don't know how to ride properly!

I have seen many people who pull in the clutch lever while going over a bump. Why? They feel they'd stall otherwise! Wrong riding habits.
I have seen people brake just before climbing a bump/going over a pothole and they keep the brake lever pressed while completing the entire process. This reduces the effective GC and doesn't let the suspension rebound back hence transferring all road abnormalities to the spine. This is bad practice!

Lest we know how to ride properly, we'll keep complaining.

W.r.t my pointers, the correct way to tackle a bump/well known pothole (can't do much on sudden ones) is:

1. Brake early and downshift. Leave both brake and clutch levers.
2. Glide both wheels over the obstacle.
3. Accelerate out after rear wheel has crossed the obstacle.

Tell me if the spine complains again!

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Rightly explained Mr. Moderator, half pressed clutch and half pressed brake is our official way of riding.

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Divya Sharan, thanks a lot for your expert tips.
But the problem is not limited to bumps or speed breakers, even when I pass over a road cut (barely 2-3cm wide, usually seen on cement roads) I get thud sound.
I will do follow your tips for a period of time and will let you know.

Apart from this, after continuous follow up and a warning about approaching a consumer forum regarding rust, thing are looking positive now.
Yesterday, Honda's CRM executive gave me a call asking me to visit the dealership to get the rusted portion polished.

But today I got a call from dealer guy saying that we are ordering a NEW petrol tank for you bike, just wanted to confirm the color.
Will tell you when I get official confirmation on this.

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That's good news man if they are replacing petrol tank.

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My bike has run around 2k kms.
even though I restrict the rpm to 3.5-4k and constant gear shifts seldom, I end up getting a mileage of just 45 kmpl..is that ideal for all trigger owners?