Hello fellow Hornet Owners. I have owned the bike for less than a month, CBS white version (Dual Disks). Following are my experiences:

1. Build quality of the bike is superb. I ride 90+ kms daily and the reason i bought this bike is to save on fuel costs from commuting on the triumph bonneville. Average speed for me on the highway is 80-90 and I am getting an average of around 45.

2. First service done at 850kms in 12 days . Cost was 350rs.

3. Had some issue with yellowish line appearing over the welds. After calling Honda head office, they said that it is "normal" due to the kind of welding they do. I was not satisfied with this answer and had them repaint the entire frame again.

4. Had an issue with the lcd display. Bike when turned to "ON" position showed nothing on the display. I kick started it and the display was going crazy showing random numbers and turning on and off. Randomly as soon as i reached the service center, it was working normally. I was told that if it happens again, i have to get the wiring checked.

5. Another time, the bike would not start with the starter. The starter motor would run and try to crank the engine but the engine would not start. Had to kick start.
Really random one time incidents have occured with this bike but overall, I am very happy.

Looking for ideas or similar experiences to explain this.

Any solution??

Hello all

Got my blue hornet CBS delivered yesterday
Here are few pics

That's not normal. Does it come down to 1200/1300 on stopping and idling? Any other strange symptoms?

even after a few minutes after the long ride, the idle remains around 1900 rpm and persists. It reduces only after the engine has cooled sufficiently.

It should ideally be the other way round. A cold engine idles higher to aid combustion and to bring the engine to optimal temperature soon. Once the engine is warm, revs drop.
Readings shouldn't go beyond 1400-1500 RPM once the engine is warm/settled. Cold RPMs till 2000 are fine.

I have driven around 760 kms and I find the idle speed varying upto a larger extent.

After cold start, the idle is around 1100, and after warming up a few minutes, the idle reaches around 1200-1300 rpm

The real difference is after running for around 20 kms crossing 60 kmph and maintaining there a few minutes (around 5000 rpm), the idle climbs up to 1900-2100 rpm
But the engine feels a lot peppier after this.

Am I facing an issue here, and had any one else here encountered similar situation?

Thanks for the reply in advance.. :-)




Congrats Ram Prasad :-)

I too faced the same issue, initially I felt it was the behavior of Hornet. But one day, my bike started running on it's own after engine heats up(after riding 12 to 15kms) and I can't control the bike either with Clutch or with shifting gear to neutral. Based on the inputs from ASC it's carburetor design issue, Honda blindly used unicorn carburetor in Hornet. Honda knows about the problem, ask for replacement of carburetor before facing any serious issue.

I think the insurance should cover this. Insurance usually covers the metallic parts like tank, crash guard, handle bar etc.
I would definitely suggest you taking the bike to the Honda SVC.