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  • #3316
    Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

    Originally posted by ZZR1 View Post
    Any one having experience with 140/60 Michelins. Planning to go for the Fz size at the replacement time since the stock tyres seem to be putting pressure on the chain. Perhaps the smaller size tyre will aid in initial acceleration too.
    You may get better acceleration at the cost of top speed.

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    • #3317
      Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

      Originally posted by ZZR1 View Post
      Balancer was replaced under warranty. However, the grinding sound still persists although not as much as it was earlier. The manager refuses to accept the issue is still there. Need to again escalate to Honda.
      Don't think its an engine issue in mine. Other than the sound issue there is no loss of power, pick up etc.

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      Good to hear that ! Did the vehicle undergo a re bore? If the vehicle has run 114000 k's without a re bore it is a sign of a fantastic vehicle and good maintenance.

      Did you get the vehicle serviced at the SVC or through a local mechanic.
      I forgot to mention that local mechanics were a strict no as I could (and still) do routine services myself.

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      • #3318
        Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

        Originally posted by vaRider View Post
        Wow! How you ride bro! Clutch plate for so long!
        I downshift when needed instead of clutch slipping on higher gear. My Yamaha RX 100 clocked more than 84,000 km but still clutch was fine before I sold it.

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        • #3319
          Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

          Originally posted by anoopkumar0 View Post
          ,
          I am riding more than a year.
          You will easily get 50-55 mileage in mixed condition.
          Except chain,nothing extra to maintain. In any open chain bike, you have to use regular clean and lube. Otherwise there will be rattling sound and not-so-smooth drive.


          Be-Aware, Hornet has short 1st and 2nd gear and low end torque. That means, not suitable for heavy traffic and hill area condition.
          Except this, IMHO Hornet is a great bike, looks great. Feels great driving on highway.
          My Hornet 160R touched 34 kmph in first gear and it seemed to go more(today). How can you( and many riders) comment that 1st and 2nd gears(I have not checked 2nd gear till now though) of Hornet 160R are shorter? Check for yourself. It may be because of vibrations/roughness 1st gear feels short which I also felt. But ride some kilometres (over 5000 km and fs oil from 1st service in my case) and try for yourself. Your opinion will change, definitely.
          Originally posted by anoopkumar0 View Post
          ,
          I am riding more than a year.
          You will easily get 50-55 mileage in mixed condition.
          Except chain,nothing extra to maintain. In any open chain bike, you have to use regular clean and lube. Otherwise there will be rattling sound and not-so-smooth drive.


          Be-Aware, Hornet has short 1st and 2nd gear and low end torque. That means, not suitable for heavy traffic and hill area condition.
          Except this, IMHO Hornet is a great bike, looks great. Feels great driving on highway.

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          • #3320
            Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

            Originally posted by Anupam Das View Post
            My Hornet 160R touched 34 kmph in first gear and it seemed to go more(today). How can you( and many riders) comment that 1st and 2nd gears(I have not checked 2nd gear till now though) of Hornet 160R are shorter? Check for yourself. It may be because of vibrations/roughness 1st gear feels short which I also felt. But ride some kilometres (over 5000 km and fs oil from 1st service in my case) and try for yourself. Your opinion will change, definitely.
            34 on 1st seems overkill! Sometimes I have managed 28 on 1st, but that makes a lot of nice and it's not good idea to stretch it for so long...

            Odo 6700+, stock oil, 3 services done
            Ride hard, Ride safe! :D

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            • #3321
              Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

              [QUOTE=vaRider;1278061]34 on 1st seems overkill! Sometimes I have managed 28 on 1st, but that makes a lot of nice and it's not good idea to stretch it for so long...

              Odo 6700+, stock oil, 3 services done[/QUOTE
              I did not ride for long in first gear at that speed. Immediately I pulled the clutch lever, reduced throttle to zero & shifted to 2nd. The bike did not seem stressed and appeared to have still more go left. But I could not manage to have a look at the tachometer. It is not advisable to ride like this repeatedly. I had ridden my RX 100 like this innumerable times.

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              • #3322
                Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                Originally posted by ZZR1 View Post
                Any one having experience with 140/60 Michelins. Planning to go for the Fz size at the replacement time since the stock tyres seem to be putting pressure on the chain. Perhaps the smaller size tyre will aid in initial acceleration too.
                The Michelins come in stock size, ie, 140/70. If you go for Michelin, go for pilot Street radial. It's expensive but worth it. On my gixxer this tyre is good at everything - cornering, mild offroading, bad roads, wet roads. Best of all it's quite resistant to punctures.

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                • #3323
                  Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                  Originally posted by ZZR1 View Post
                  Balancer was replaced under warranty. However, the grinding sound still persists although not as much as it was earlier. The manager refuses to accept the issue is still there. Need to again escalate to Honda.
                  Don't think its an engine issue in mine. Other than the sound issue there is no loss of power, pick up etc.

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



                  Good to hear that ! Did the vehicle undergo a re bore? If the vehicle has run 114000 k's without a re bore it is a sign of a fantastic vehicle and good maintenance.

                  Did you get the vehicle serviced at the SVC or through a local mechanic.
                  Ride for another 100km and see how things are my bike was sounding horrible and used to vibrate . May b try another ASC see what they say.

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                  • #3324
                    Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                    Originally posted by Anupam Das View Post
                    I downshift when needed instead of clutch slipping on higher gear. My Yamaha RX 100 clocked more than 84,000 km but still clutch was fine before I sold it.
                    You seem to have done a lot of the repair/maintenance work yourself, which the SVC centres would have missed.
                    My riding style is similar too. However, while riding the hornet i am facing a peculiar problem with the gearing (considering the gearing). For example, i am forced to ride at 10 kms on the second gear in crawling traffic since downshifting to 1st leads to massive engine braking, jerks to pillion etc. Of course, releasing the clutch very slowly helps to an extent, but in this crazy traffic thats a luxury with vehicles squeezing through gaps (hand not faced this problem with other bikes).

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                    • #3325
                      Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                      Guys i need your help .... Yesterday someone scratched speedometer of my new hornet very deeply... it is looking very bad & i am not able to find any solution for that ....any suggestion on how to remove deep scratch from the speedometer glass... Seniors please help me with your valuable inputs

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                      • #3326
                        Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences



                        Got Hornet 3 days back, totally loved it... Clicked 130kms till now...till what rpm and speed should I take. My bike in?

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                        • #3327
                          Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                          Originally posted by ashisharia View Post

                          Got Hornet 3 days back, totally loved it... Clicked 130kms till now...till what rpm and speed should I take. My bike in?
                          Don't bother about speed much. Take care of RPMs.

                          <5000 RPMs till 1000 KMs, <7500 RPMs till 2000 KMs is usually the norm with 150cc performance bikes these days.

                          In any gear, don't keep the bike on same RPM for long, keep varying.

                          Regards.

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                          • #3328
                            Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                            Originally posted by vimesh View Post
                            Guys i need your help .... Yesterday someone scratched speedometer of my new hornet very deeply... it is looking very bad & i am not able to find any solution for that ....any suggestion on how to remove deep scratch from the speedometer glass... Seniors please help me with your valuable inputs
                            Please friends i need your help badly.... waiting for your reply

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                            • #3329
                              Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                              Originally posted by vimesh View Post
                              Please friends i need your help badly.... waiting for your reply
                              Talk to service centre

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                              • #3330
                                Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                                Originally posted by vimesh View Post
                                Guys i need your help .... Yesterday someone scratched speedometer of my new hornet very deeply... it is looking very bad & i am not able to find any solution for that ....any suggestion on how to remove deep scratch from the speedometer glass... Seniors please help me with your valuable inputs
                                Contact authorised service centre first.

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