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**vaRider** · 12-25-2016, 07:20 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by christo View Post

doing that speed for long isn't good for the engine. Always cruise at around 70% of the available rpm band.
Since this bike has only 5 gears and is air cooled makes it worse.

Yeah, initially I was doing 80-95, but got so bored after few km... [emoji28]
So decided to run it as I've ridden on this highway many times [emoji1]

In other 200-300 trips I did, bike didn't heat up this much even at mixed speeds of 80-110 for 2-3 hours straight.
Yesterday was exception mostly due to ghat section

From my past experience, Hornet is best at speeds of 85-95. 65-75 is vibration band! [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji14]

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**Anupam Das** · 12-25-2016, 07:30 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by vaRider View Post

Yesterday did a high speed trip of 270km on Mumbai Nashik highway.

Engine heated up a lot while returning back to Mumbai... This didn't happen before.

Few times bike behaved as if there's no fuel despite of giving throttle. Top speed 115. Maintained speeds of 105-110 most of the times.

Averaging about 80..

It was very cold in morning at 5:45 and I was really shivering at speeds of 60 😌

After 7:30 it became better... Only 6-7 other bikers were seen on road, which was surprising. Generally this road is crowded by lots of bike groups...

Overall good ride. On such a highway it gets a lot boring to ride at constant speeds on Hornet.. now I want to have at least 150 speed bike to enjoy on such beautiful roads!
That's the part where it got freaking boring! 🤐

On ghat section road Hornet feels good, but certainly not for touring/long rides...

I've been on long rides

PS 5800 on odometer

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It is not suitable for highway as for all practical purposes it is a 95-100 kmph bike although it can touch around 120 kmph.

**hypheni** · 12-25-2016, 08:35 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Just from few posts above I came to know you guys are doing 100+ constant on Hornet. How does the bike feel at that high speeds? How much it is stable on the highways on such speeds?

I'm always curious know about Hornet from fellow owners. And last thing I'm amazed to hear that it's air cooled. Really?

**vaRider** · 12-25-2016, 11:03 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by hypheni View Post

Just from few posts above I came to know you guys are doing 100+ constant on Hornet. How does the bike feel at that high speeds? How much it is stable on the highways on such speeds?

I'm always curious know about Hornet from fellow owners. And last thing I'm amazed to hear that it's air cooled. Really?

Bike performs very well even at 110 or more.

I have done this many times, so I am certain about it. Just make sure, you don't stretch it for long...
Once you get feel from bike that it is heating up or getting strained, immediately rev down to either 60 or "to 80". But never keep it in 60-80 band, as it is power band, and the engine gives heavy vibes...

Comparatively, bike runs smoother at 90-100.

Again 100+ it starts to make noises, but no vibes as such.

I have ridden Hornet on 200-300 km stretches without major breaks, so it runs very comfortably at 85-95. You will also enjoy bike in that range!!!

No issues so far..
PS, make sure you run proper tyre pressure. If you frequently do 100+ for long distance, make sure to check oil levels and replace/top-up accordingly.
I change oil at 2500-3000 intervals.

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Originally posted by Anupam Das View Post

It is not suitable for highway as for all practical purposes it is a 95-100 kmph bike although it can touch around 120 kmph.

Yes, you are right about this bike... I am now regretting that I did not buy bigger bike,

I mainly do joy-rides. I generally don't use Hornet for city ride/commuting, etc.. Out of 5800 km, more than 4000 is done on purely highways!!!

Now I feel that I made a mistake buying Hornet.. I should have bought 200+ CC bike or CBR series..

Well, I will buy bigger bike, preferably Dominar 400 or similar bike in coming years..

**hypheni** · 12-25-2016, 11:08 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by vaRider View Post

Bike performs very well ....

Nice to hear about Hornet from you. How about engine heat up? Does the air cooling sufficient for long ride? How often you give her a brake on highways?

I have heard FZ people has to stop their bike for 5-10 mins after 80-100kms ride. Is the same for Hornet?

**vaRider** · 12-25-2016, 11:13 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by hypheni View Post

Nice to hear about Hornet from you. How about engine heat up? Does the air cooling sufficient for long ride? How often you give her a brake on highways?

I have heard FZ people has to stop their bike for 5-10 mins after 80-100kms ride. Is the same for Hornet?

When Hornet heats up you will get the feel from engine noise and response of throttle that it is getting harder on bike, on such cases just slow down to 60/80 and ride for few kms, then it will cool down. Don't stop the engine in such cases, as it will not cool that fast.
After a while, you can give Hornet a break or continue riding if you feel so.

For best results, rev bike gradually from 60 onwards for stress free 100+ ride, else you will get bad Hornet ride experience..

Hope this helps you!!!

PS: In future, avoid buying highly compressed bike such as Hornet, the overall experience gets bad. Buy bike which produces power much easily without engine stressing.
ex: Hornet vs (classic) Unicorn
Duke 390 vs Dominar 400

**Abhik1** · 12-26-2016, 06:03 AM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by Suddy View Post

The initial position of fuel screw was when the bike could be started but combustion could not be sustained. I finally gave another half a turn counter-clockwise after that video. That was 2 full turns from the initial position I guess. Does the bike sound alright? Let me know, people, if I can/should modify.....

Also, can someone tell me how to fix back the trim clips? Do I hammer them or what? Anupam Das...?

Look cool to me .. what changes did you notice after making the adjustments???

**Suddy** · 12-26-2016, 10:30 AM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by Abhik1 View Post

Look cool to me .. what changes did you notice after making the adjustments???

Throttle feels good. I used to get these jerks in first and second gears when at the lower side of the rpm range even when I carefully throttled. Every gear upshift used to have jerks. All these vanished like magic. Cold starting has become much better. Not that it would start right away, but even with kickstart, it wakes up on the second kick when previously it used to have terrible hangovers. Mileage, I'm yet to calculate. And anupam mentioned something about spark plug colouration, so have to look into that too....

**vaRider** · 12-26-2016, 10:33 AM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by Suddy View Post

Throttle feels good. I used to get these jerks in first and second gears when at the lower side of the rpm range even when I carefully throttled. Every gear upshift used to have jerks. All these vanished like magic. Cold starting has become much better. Not that it would start right away, but even with kickstart, it wakes up on the second kick when previously it used to have terrible hangovers. Mileage, I'm yet to calculate. And anupam mentioned something about spark plug colouration, so have to look into that too....

Great! Looks interesting!
Please keep us posted about your experiences.

A detailed how to would be helpful for all us owners! [emoji106]

**anoopkumar0** · 12-26-2016, 11:38 AM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by Venkateshwar Viswanathan View Post

Its been a month with my new Hornet (Deluxe Special Edition). I feel happy with the buy.

Lately I am hearing slight sound of loose chains. How frequent should I adjust the chain.

My speedo isn't showing the right numbers, will I be able to get it replaced?

I jump through the speed breakers, often to test the shock absorbers. Will this cause any damage to the machine?

There is a loud click sound when I change from 1st gear to 2nd or 2nd to 1st, if the rev is a little higher than usual. Is this normal all bikes?

Thanks for any help.

Chain gets loose in first few months. In doubt go to service center they will adjust it in few minute.
What is problem with your speedometer console?
Jumping over speed breaker is fine. Any issue with shock abserver will be taken care by service center.
Yes, 1st and 2nd gear is too hard. It will loosen up. My bike took over 7 months to get it fine.

**Suddy** · 12-26-2016, 02:14 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by vaRider View Post

Great! Looks interesting!
Please keep us posted about your experiences.

A detailed how to would be helpful for all us owners! [emoji106]

It's not that great an achievement [emoji1]. You'll need a looooong screw driver like the one I used. Or a right-angled screw driver should also do. If you open the Left-side cover the tuning part will be made a little more convenient since the fuel screw is pretty well concealed. You'll need a 5mm allen key to open up the pan screw. Two trim clips are at the front of the fuel tank shroud, one on the inside face(at the very front where the shroud ends) and the other on the underside of the cover. Care should be taken while removing these cuz they can be easily broken, trust me on this cuz I broke them. Refer the manual to locate these trim clips and the grommets which can popped off from their bosses by passing the flat face of the screw driver tip at approx the portion where the grommet is and applying a little torque to pop it off. Identify the carb and try to find the obscure golden screw.
Rule of thumb: Clockwise turning - increase air/decrease fuel portion
Anticlockwise turning - decrease air/increase fuel portion
Of the A/F ratio.

Note:
Please don't try this if you do long commutes regularly or if you're getting great mileage unless you can revert it to it's original setting. Also, make a note of the number of turns it takes to make the mixture too lean. I didn't do that and I fall in neither category I've mentioned above.

**vaRider** · 12-26-2016, 02:20 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by Suddy View Post

It's not that great an achievement [emoji1]. You'll need a looooong screw driver like the one I used. Or a right-angled screw driver should also do. If you open the Left-side cover the tuning part will be made a little more convenient since the fuel screw is pretty well concealed. You'll need a 5mm allen key to open up the pan screw. Two trim clips are at the front of the fuel tank shroud, one on the inside face(at the very front where the shroud ends) and the other on the underside of the cover. Care should be taken while removing these cuz they can be easily broken, trust me on this cuz I broke them. Refer the manual to locate these trim clips and the grommets which can popped off from their bosses by passing the flat face of the screw driver tip at approx the portion where the grommet is and applying a little torque to pop it off. Identify the carb and try to find the obscure golden screw.
Rule of thumb: Clockwise turning - increase air/decrease fuel portion
Anticlockwise turning - decrease air/increase fuel portion
Of the A/F ratio.

Thanks! It's great help!

**Suddy** · 12-26-2016, 02:22 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by vaRider View Post

Thanks! It's great help!

I edited my post. Read the note. It's more of a disclaimer.[emoji16]

**vaRider** · 12-26-2016, 02:38 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by Suddy View Post

I edited my post. Read the note. It's more of a disclaimer.[emoji16]

Very important note [emoji106] [emoji1]

**Suddy** · 12-27-2016, 11:09 AM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by Rohan12

"Rule of thumb: Clockwise turning - increase air/decrease fuel portion
Anticlockwise turning - decrease air/increase fuel portion
Of the A/F ratio"
So what about the RPM needle settings my friend - The actual process should be like this :-
1. Raise the RPM to 3000 rpm
2. Clockwise to decrease the A/F ratio till the sound decreases - but don't stall
3. Shut down and start
4. Switch On now your rpm will be at 3000 rpm
5. Now anti-clockwise turns - 3 to 3.1/2 or 4 turns for the normal A/F ratio.
6. Once that reduce the RPM needle to 1200 or 1100 rpm
7. Switch off and again switch on .
8. Ride your bike for 5 KM (3 or 4 Km is ok).
9. Neutral your bike and see the RPM needle .
10. Raise your accelerator to 10,000 RPM.
11. You will have the default A/F ratio and you are happy to go.

So my friend this are the ACTUAL way to tune any carburetor in this earth !

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Bro its Thumb Rule

You would've saved me the trouble of writing my post if you had posted this earlier instead of discouraging tuning AFTER I did the same. You guys ride hard. I hardly ride. There's a difference. And why don't you check out some videos before making the bold statement of how every carb is tuned on earth. You might wanna reconsider that

By the way, I never explained the actual process of tuning, just how to access the fuel screw. Because that's what I thought vaRider was asking for. I find not the need for patronisation here....

Thumb rule eh? 'Rule of thumb' was the original phrase coined. If you wanna get into the language, I suggest you start by using 'on this earth' instead of 'in this earth' along with 'is the ACTUAL way' rather than 'ARE the ACTUAL way' 😏

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