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  • #2596
    Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

    Originally posted by sharmasrb View Post
    OMG dude you won't believe this but exact same thing happened with me.. Find my post earlier in this thread. I even posted the pictures after accident. Are you okay?
    very sad for the both of us. What damages were caused? what did you do about them?

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    • #2597
      Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

      I have bought a sp edition hornet cbs yesterday. The engine response is good but I am facing two issues:

      1) The gearbox is hard to operate, take a lot of force to shift and going to neutral takes two-three tries (upsift).

      2) Though it is CBS, it has hardly any brake in the rear one (front brake is very good). Feels like a rear drum brake is much better. To feel the brake at all have to push a lot harder yet it is not enough.

      Please suggest what to do - should it get fixed after first service or need to change it.
      Last edited by Sourav Choudhury; 11-09-2016, 09:37 PM.

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      • #2598
        Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

        Originally posted by Sourav Choudhury View Post
        I have bought a sp edition hornet cbs yesterday. The engine response is good but I am facing two issues:

        1) The gearbox is hard to operate, take a lot of force to shift and going to neutral takes two-three tries (upsift).

        2) Though it is CBS, it has hardly any brake in the rear one (front brake is very good). Feels like a rear drum brake is much better. To feel the brake at all have to push a lot harder yet it is not enough.

        Please suggest what to do - should it get fixed after first service or need to change it.
        Congrats for your new ride.

        1)Gearbox will get smoother afteR some km's,not to worry

        2) I don't know why you are facing this problem, I will suggest you to wait till first service.


        In my bike the rear disc brakes working great,but after 6 months it has lost its bite,i don't know why.(2nd service done, asc people says it is good,but iam not feeling that previous bite,if someone please help me out

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        • #2599
          Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

          maybe dust and brake pad particles are sandwiched between the disc and the brake pads. open the pads, clean and check. Should bring back the previous bite back. Used to happen on my first model P220F.

          ----consecutive posts auto-merged-----

          Even I am facing the same issue like you.
          Hi bro ,
          I am from Chennai and completely agree with you. I bought a Hornet CBS recently and facing the same issue like yours.
          How much kms you have done on your bike? Have you done with the first service?
          Even when I checked with Service guy, He says nothing wrong with the bike sound and its normal . They never listen to our genuine concerns. Hope it get resolved after first service where they will Change the engine oil . Fingers crossed !
          I have so far done 275kms only in 3 weeks. Should I drop my bike for service to avoid more damage to the engine ?
          I don' t know why I am not having the permission to reply to the query in Public mode and also unable to post my queries here. Can you please post this query on behalf of me.
          Thanks!
          Cheers,
          Dinesh

          CUT PASTE FROM MY INBOX. PLEASE HELP HIM OUT GUYS AS I AM NEW HERE.

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          • #2600
            Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

            Originally posted by KnoXxX View Post
            maybe dust and brake pad particles are sandwiched between the disc and the brake pads. open the pads, clean and check. Should bring back the previous bite back. Used to happen on my first model P220F.

            ----consecutive posts auto-merged-----

            Even I am facing the same issue like you.
            Hi bro ,
            I am from Chennai and completely agree with you. I bought a Hornet CBS recently and facing the same issue like yours.
            How much kms you have done on your bike? Have you done with the first service?
            Even when I checked with Service guy, He says nothing wrong with the bike sound and its normal . They never listen to our genuine concerns. Hope it get resolved after first service where they will Change the engine oil . Fingers crossed !
            I have so far done 275kms only in 3 weeks. Should I drop my bike for service to avoid more damage to the engine ?
            I don' t know why I am not having the permission to reply to the query in Public mode and also unable to post my queries here. Can you please post this query on behalf of me.
            Thanks!
            Cheers,
            Dinesh

            CUT PASTE FROM MY INBOX. PLEASE HELP HIM OUT GUYS AS I AM NEW HERE.
            Thanks Bro for posting my query on my behalf.

            Got my bike after first service at 310kms. Now, i am facing the issue what Sourav is facing right now. ASC guys are just ignoring our complaints and not ready to sort it out. Mine is Hornet Black CBS .

            Also, The engine is not smooth and getting unusual sound when engine is hot. Would appreciate if anyone can help me out with any suggestions.

            Thanks in advance.

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            • #2601
              Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

              Originally posted by Dinesh Kumar S View Post
              Thanks Bro for posting my query on my behalf.

              Got my bike after first service at 310kms. Now, i am facing the issue what Sourav is facing right now. ASC guys are just ignoring our complaints and not ready to sort it out. Mine is Hornet Black CBS .

              Also, The engine is not smooth and getting unusual sound when engine is hot. Would appreciate if anyone can help me out with any suggestions.

              Thanks in advance.
              Hi,
              What kind of noise? A video will do no harm. If you are talking about tik tik sound, that's pretty normal. Also sometimes our mindset doesn't let us believe even when everything is normal.

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              • #2602
                Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                Originally posted by Dinesh Kumar S View Post
                Thanks Bro for posting my query on my behalf.

                Got my bike after first service at 310kms. Now, i am facing the issue what Sourav is facing right now. ASC guys are just ignoring our complaints and not ready to sort it out. Mine is Hornet Black CBS .

                Also, The engine is not smooth and getting unusual sound when engine is hot. Would appreciate if anyone can help me out with any suggestions.

                Thanks in advance.
                Welcome to the gang ... I m facing the same issue with engine running rough post 200km it suddenly came in .. when engine is hot sound changes and at 4k rpm some odd sound from engine comes in.. Honda ppl changed half of my engine parts but still same .

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                • #2603
                  Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                  Anyone from Hyderabad with a hornet ? I would really appreciate if we can meet up may be test our bikes and understand if it's common or really anything wrong. I would really appreciate if som1 can help me out.

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                  • #2604
                    Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                    Originally posted by Abhik1 View Post
                    Anyone from Hyderabad with a hornet ? I would really appreciate if we can meet up may be test our bikes and understand if it's common or really anything wrong. I would really appreciate if som1 can help me out.

                    Hi Akhil,

                    Those all are common issues with Hornet. Though it sounds bad, the solution is "you should habituate to those common problems".

                    I already fought with Honda long back with the problems you mentioned along with some other issues. Two people from Honda Technical team inspected my Hornet and they told that those issues were common in 150cc++ bikes.

                    But, with my experience during troubleshooting the main problem with Hornet is, blindly using old Unicorn engine parts with updated engine. After 6 months of Hornet release Honda came to know unicorn carburetor is not suitable with Hornet and they are now using Hornet specific carburetor. We don't know how many such types of issues exists.

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                    • #2605
                      Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                      Originally posted by raghavac3 View Post
                      Hi Akhil,

                      Those all are common issues with Hornet. Though it sounds bad, the solution is "you should habituate to those common problems".

                      I already fought with Honda long back with the problems you mentioned along with some other issues. Two people from Honda Technical team inspected my Hornet and they told that those issues were common in 150cc++ bikes.

                      But, with my experience during troubleshooting the main problem with Hornet is, blindly using old Unicorn engine parts with updated engine. After 6 months of Hornet release Honda came to know unicorn carburetor is not suitable with Hornet and they are now using Hornet specific carburetor. We don't know how many such types of issues exists.
                      Don't know man a brand like honda ideally should be spending on R & D before launching a bike . Now days looks like they spend on advertising and buying fake reviews that say bike is best .

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                      • #2606
                        Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                        Originally posted by raghavac3 View Post
                        Hi Akhil,

                        Those all are common issues with Hornet. Though it sounds bad, the solution is "you should habituate to those common problems".

                        I already fought with Honda long back with the problems you mentioned along with some other issues. Two people from Honda Technical team inspected my Hornet and they told that those issues were common in 150cc++ bikes.

                        But, with my experience during troubleshooting the main problem with Hornet is, blindly using old Unicorn engine parts with updated engine. After 6 months of Hornet release Honda came to know unicorn carburetor is not suitable with Hornet and they are now using Hornet specific carburetor. We don't know how many such types of issues exists.
                        Even new buyers are facing issues. Does that mean the newly designed carbs are also malfunctioning?
                        Can you please help us find out if our bikes are using new Honet carbs or old Uni 160 Carbs?
                        It would be helpful.
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                        Bajaj Pulsar NS 200 BS 4 (2017 - Present)

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                        • #2607
                          Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                          Originally posted by nnagap72 View Post
                          Even new buyers are facing issues. Does that mean the newly designed carbs are also malfunctioning?
                          Can you please help us find out if our bikes are using new Honet carbs or old Uni 160 Carbs?
                          It would be helpful.
                          I see this issue more on new bikes so looks like they have changed something or maybe the batch it self is defective. I need to coordinate with som1 in Hyderabad who owns Hornet and then I can fight for this with the Honda dealer and resolve this . So do let me know if anyone from Hyderabad can help me out .

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                          • #2608
                            Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                            Check this out http://www.complaintboard.in/complai...r-l477246.html

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                            • #2609
                              Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                              Originally posted by Abhik1 View Post
                              I see this issue more on new bikes so looks like they have changed something or maybe the batch it self is defective. I need to coordinate with som1 in Hyderabad who owns Hornet and then I can fight for this with the Honda dealer and resolve this . So do let me know if anyone from Hyderabad can help me out .
                              Hi, to me engine sound seems normal, don't know what will happen after first service. Clocked only 70 km. Do you have any idea about the rear disc issue for CBS variant. It has much less bite than a drum brake and have to push hard. Will it change? Is there anything I can do about it now?

                              For now I am keeping the bike under 5000 rpm in all gears. Is it required to regularly go to 5th gear during break in?

                              My idle rpm in the morning is 900-1000 rpm, once the engine is hot it is 1050-1150 rpm. Is this okay? After starting te engine with kick first time in the morning, the engine stops couple of times and have to kickstart it again. After few times it's ok. Is this normal?

                              My dealer said that owner's manual will be provided after registration. That's why have no idea.

                              Please reply.
                              Last edited by Sourav Choudhury; 11-10-2016, 03:50 PM.

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                              • #2610
                                Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                                Originally posted by Sourav Choudhury View Post
                                Hi, to me engine sound seems normal, don't know what will happen after first service. Clocked only 70 km. Do you have any idea about the rear disc issue for CBS variant. It has much less bite than a drum brake and have to push hard. Will it change? Is there anything I can do about it now?

                                For now I am keeping the bike under 5000 rpm in all gears. Is it required to regularly go to 5th gear during break in?

                                My idle rpm in the morning is 900-1000 rpm, once the engine is hot it is 1050-1150 rpm. Is this okay?

                                My dealer said that owner's manual will be provided after registration. That's why have no idea.

                                Please reply.
                                I have myself taken a drum coz when I tried the cbs I din feel it was a great option. For a 160cc bike a good front disc and drum is enough specially when you have a soft compound mrf tyre . As per the manual u should not use full throttle . Hope you don't face similar issue with engine roughness and heating in coming days . Do keep us posted post 300km if you find anything unusual.

                                My bike is currently smooth as butter when cold and as it warms up after 5-7km sounds rough after 15 this sound increase and don't get the joy of riding.
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                                Last edited by Abhik1; 11-10-2016, 03:55 PM.

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