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**nsp92** · 03-25-2017, 10:13 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by Ravii View Post

All of the issues are normal..
Engine needs some 4000-5000 km in the odo to get fully refined and all such problems will be gone.
Then it will be delight to ride.

Also ,take proper precautions to not ride harsh,take smoother throttle and gear shifts....and not to bother about the engine problems if you face any of them now like engine sound change after heating , slow rpm downfall in heated engine, gear shifting problem, rear disc noise .

Give the bike engine that much time and you will enjoy the engine brother..

And don't take ur bike to ASC as they will worsen the situations...
It is already best fitted from HONDA itself...

Mine has 5200km on the odo and was worrying about my bike a lot after 1st service and shown to ASC for the solutions and they had just worsen the situation bro.
And now I become familiar to the engine behaviour of the bike...

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Ravii. You are a life saver.
Thanks for taking time out to write such a detailed post. I thought all the issues will get resolved after first service. Was surprised to see them there even after service. So, was in panic mode.

Yes, will do as you suggested. Will go soft on the throttle and ride more smoothly, as much as possible.

**Ravii** · 03-25-2017, 10:20 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by nsp92 View Post

Ravii. You are a life saver.
Thanks for taking time out to write such a detailed post. I thought all the issues will get resolved after first service. Was surprised to see them there even after service. So, was in panic mode.

Yes, will do as you suggested. Will go soft on the throttle and ride more smoothly, as much as possible.

Welcome brother...
Also switch to Honda fully synthetic engine oil on 2nd service if u haven't on 1st service...

Enjoy the bike ...

**Preshit** · 03-25-2017, 10:36 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by Ravii View Post

All of the issues are normal..
Engine needs some 4000-5000 km in the odo to get fully refined and all such problems will be gone.
Then it will be delight to ride.

Also ,take proper precautions to not ride harsh,take smoother throttle and gear shifts....and not to bother about the engine problems if you face any of them now like engine sound change after heating , slow rpm downfall in heated engine, gear shifting problem, rear disc noise .

Give the bike engine that much time and you will enjoy the engine brother..

And don't take ur bike to ASC as they will worsen the situations...
It is already best fitted from HONDA itself...

Mine has 5200km on the odo and was worrying about my bike a lot after 1st service and shown to ASC for the solutions and they had just worsen the situation bro.
And now I become familiar to the engine behaviour of the bike...

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Hey mate ,
1) since there are 3900kms on my odo , i tried my bike for harsh ride for 6-7 times(i did it , in order to free my engine) that is many time. But after your post i think i put a lot stress on bike. Now i decided to ride it softer. But since i already ride her harsh , engine heats a lot now. Even i ride today below 50. I realize to ride it carefully as i was riding before 1st service. Will heating of engine still continue?

please help me how i ride my bike inorder to maintain it properly,

Since their is := 3900 Kms on odo ( 2nd service is over just two day ago)

expert advice please,

2) Also one thing i wanted to ask , today i put my bike on main stand , and try to rotate rear tyre with hands and it was not feeling free. Is its with all hornet? Might be because of tension on rear tyre engine is heating?

3) Another thing , in morning it is recomended to start bike with kick , and bike starts easily by kik when i put it on my main stand , where as it takes many kicks to start with main stand. I hope there is not any issue starting bike by using kick on main stand. ?

**Ravii** · 03-25-2017, 11:11 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by Preshit View Post

Hey mate ,
1) since there are 3900kms on my odo , i tried my bike for harsh ride for 6-7 times(i did it , in order to free my engine) that is many time. But after your post i think i put a lot stress on bike. Now i decided to ride it softer. But since i already ride her harsh , engine heats a lot now. Even i ride today below 50. I realize to ride it carefully as i was riding before 1st service. Will heating of engine still continue?

please help me how i ride my bike inorder to maintain it properly,

Since their is := 3900 Kms on odo ( 2nd service is over just two day ago)

expert advice please,

2) Also one thing i wanted to ask , today i put my bike on main stand , and try to rotate rear tyre with hands and it was not feeling free. Is its with all hornet? Might be because of tension on rear tyre engine is heating?

3) Another thing , in morning it is recomended to start bike with kick , and bike starts easily by kik when i put it on my main stand , where as it takes many kicks to start with main stand. I hope there is not any issue starting bike by using kick on main stand. ?

Listen brother ,
Having gone through all ups & downs with my bike.
In my 5200 km run, I do did the same high speeds of 110kph and once 122kph.
What that does is it will change the normal engine voice to somewhat sharper note and then it will be hard to convince the ASC to solve the arising problems and can damage the future of the bike.
It also impacts the top speed and acceleration of the bike.

Ride after 5500+ km/3rd service to that speed.
before 1st service<50 kph
Till that time, before 2nd service <60-70 kph
after 2nd service u can ride it to 80-85 kph.

Have smoother throttle and gear shifting.

Also if you think your engine is heating a lot,do 1 thing:Set your idle rpm of heated engine to 1100 rpm.You will not feel the heat..
(Ride the bike for 10-20 minutes and set it to 1.1k)
Also input Honda full throttle synthetic oil on 2nd service.

Yes if you try to rotate the rear wheel ,it may be a little braky to rotate due to heavy profile ,see adjusting your chain alignment.

Also ,one important thing D'oN'T THINK TOO MUCH about the problems as their solution search creates more problems brother.
I always started my bike with self and not once by kick and it is fine.
Normal brot.

**Preshit** · 03-25-2017, 11:34 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by Ravii View Post

Listen brother ,
Having gone through all ups & downs with my bike.
In my 5200 km run, I do did the same high speeds of 110kph and once 122kph.
What that does is it will change the normal engine voice to somewhat sharper note and then it will be hard to convince the ASC to solve the arising problems and can damage the future of the bike.
It also impacts the top speed and acceleration of the bike.

Ride after 5500+ km/3rd service to that speed.
before 1st service<50 kph
Till that time, before 2nd service <60-70 kph
after 2nd service u can ride it to 80-85 kph.

Have smoother throttle and gear shifting.

Also if you think your engine is heating a lot,do 1 thing:Set your idle rpm of heated engine to 1100 rpm.You will not feel the heat..
(Ride the bike for 10-20 minutes and set it to 1.1k)
Also input Honda full throttle synthetic oil on 2nd service.

Yes if you try to rotate the rear wheel ,it may be a little braky to rotate due to heavy profile ,see adjusting your chain alignment.

Also ,one important thing D'oN'T THINK TOO MUCH about the problems as their solution search creates more problems brother.
I always started my bike with self and not once by kick and it is fine.
Normal brot.

Thank you so much brother

thanks for explaining in detail.
I will surely follow it.

Thnks [MENTION=6275]Ravi[/MENTION] broda

**Preshit** · 03-25-2017, 11:37 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by Ravii View Post

Listen brother ,
Having gone through all ups & downs with my bike.
In my 5200 km run, I do did the same high speeds of 110kph and once 122kph.
What that does is it will change the normal engine voice to somewhat sharper note and then it will be hard to convince the ASC to solve the arising problems and can damage the future of the bike.
It also impacts the top speed and acceleration of the bike.

Ride after 5500+ km/3rd service to that speed.
before 1st service<50 kph
Till that time, before 2nd service <60-70 kph
after 2nd service u can ride it to 80-85 kph.

Have smoother throttle and gear shifting.

Also if you think your engine is heating a lot,do 1 thing:Set your idle rpm of heated engine to 1100 rpm.You will not feel the heat..
(Ride the bike for 10-20 minutes and set it to 1.1k)
Also input Honda full throttle synthetic oil on 2nd service.

Yes if you try to rotate the rear wheel ,it may be a little braky to rotate due to heavy profile ,see adjusting your chain alignment.

Also ,one important thing D'oN'T THINK TOO MUCH about the problems as their solution search creates more problems brother.
I always started my bike with self and not once by kick and it is fine.
Normal brot.

And also my max speed upto now is 75kph. Since never gone on long ride

Originally posted by Preshit View Post

Thank you so much brother

thanks for explaining in detail.
I will surely follow it.

Thnks [MENTION=6275]Ravi[/MENTION] broda

**Ravii** · 03-25-2017, 11:40 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by Preshit View Post

Thank you so much brother

thanks for explaining in detail.
I will surely follow it.

Thnks @Ravi broda

Welcome brother...

**Preshit** · 03-25-2017, 11:55 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by Ravii View Post

Welcome brother...

Ya one thing again , My rear tyre mudguard above which mono shock is present is cracked. Dont know how its cracked but when i said it to svc they said the part is not available yet and also will cast too much. Ill post pics tomorrow.

**Remesh Augustine** · 03-26-2017, 11:26 AM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Tyre condition of my Hornet after 17,000 Km... centre portion front tyre almost worn out .... but back tyre will last upto 20,000..

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**Ravii** · 03-26-2017, 02:02 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Here are the 2 videos :
One is my bike and other is Unicorn 160
What's the solution for such problems???

**mac4rfree** · 03-26-2017, 07:23 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Guys.. i am on 11700 KM in ODO.. going for my third service in a week time.

I have already completed 5000 KM in Motul 5100 oil. I think its time to change the oil.

But when i search i can see multiple Motul 5100 and i forgot whether i used 10w30 or 10w40 or 15w40.

Can you guys suggest which oil to use now.

Cheers!!!

**IamAditya** · 03-26-2017, 08:01 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by mac4rfree View Post

Guys.. i am on 11700 KM in ODO.. going for my third service in a week time.

I have already completed 5000 KM in Motul 5100 oil. I think its time to change the oil.

But when i search i can see multiple Motul 5100 and i forgot whether i used 10w30 or 10w40 or 15w40.

Can you guys suggest which oil to use now.

Cheers!!!

10W30 or 10w40

**anoopkumar0** · 03-26-2017, 08:21 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by Ravii View Post

Here are the 2 videos :
One is my bike and other is Unicorn 160
What's the solution for such problems???

Are you talking about the metal knock sound coming in between?

**HariVox** · 03-26-2017, 10:39 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by Ravii View Post

Thanks brother...
Will see up if it solves the issue..

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Brother,
Below I am attaching the youtube link for the video..
Please have a look and see if it is different...
<a href="https://youtu.be/BiyJyQyeLD8" target="_blank">

Mine have this sound (louder) when i ride at more than 18km/hr with first gear..
I think its ok..
Maybe from gear box..

**Ravii** · 03-26-2017, 10:50 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by anoopkumar0 View Post

Are you talking about the metal knock sound coming in between?

Yes Brot..

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