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**ashisharia** · 04-02-2017, 10:33 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Crossed 1200kms, having problem in gear shifting like when shifting from 1st to 2nd and sometimes engine noise though heat isn't much.. Any tips?

**HariVox** · 04-02-2017, 10:41 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by ashisharia View Post

Crossed 1200kms, having problem in gear shifting like when shifting from 1st to 2nd and sometimes engine noise though heat isn't much.. Any tips?

Shifting 1 to 2 is a problem in mine too..
But i m used to it and now i don't care much..

**AntonyRinaldo** · 04-03-2017, 01:42 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by anoopkumar0 View Post

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I have Combi-Break. Yes, front wheel is heavy to rotate, not fluid. If I rotate it get stopped after a while like something is biting.

Whereas, after chain clean and lube this time, my rear wheel is totally fluid to rotate by hand.

Thanks for your reply brother.

The rear wheel is not hard as the front wheel. I am gonna have my second service tomorrow. I will remind the mechanic about this and update it here.

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Originally posted by iamkrazee View Post

Hi, you're probably not getting answers because there is no quantifier for "very hard" nature of rotation of the front wheel.
Also, to answer your questions, I do not have the CBS version but my wheel spin seems very smooth. I have a friend who owns the same model, he also doesn't seem to face this issue.

You said you made your observation in comparison with your friends' bikes. Based on that, could you establish a relation of hard-to-spin with CBS only? That is to say, could you verify what the mechanic told you?

Thanks for your reply.

.My mistake..i should have given some measure to the hardness. Anyway i will try to make a video on the difference between the free spin and my hornet's hard spin, then people may understand the difference.

**iamkrazee** · 04-03-2017, 03:24 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by AntonyRinaldo View Post

Thanks for your reply.

.My mistake..i should have given some measure to the hardness. Anyway i will try to make a video on the difference between the free spin and my hornet's hard spin, then people may understand the difference.

Sorry buddy, didn't mean to be condescending/rhetoric. My question still remain, is there anything else associated with the hardness? Could you establish a relation between hardness and rear disc brakes?

Originally posted by gaurav71189 View Post

Right! This the only FS oil I've seen in 10w30 grade is Honda Throttle. Most others are 10w40.

I just switched to Mobile-1 5w50 FS (@850kms), in accordance with my mechanic(auto engineer)'s best advice. The difference is unbelievable!

Notes about change process:
1) Did not use flush. Drained for 30 mins.
2) Used oil was as viscous as water when just extracted. Wasn't too hot. Didn't feel right.
3) I filled in 900ml of new oil and checked with dip-stick - not full. Added another 200ml - dip-stick showed full. That's 1100ml. Unlike the popular opinion of 1.2L
4) Measured the used oil - was little short of 800ml. Is this normal? Either the bike drank 300ml oil in less than 1k KMs or I'm missing something here.

Oil Review:
1) Second gear struggle in lower RPM ranges has completely disappeared - dramatically improved behavior in stop-go traffic.
2) Eagerness to rev - was completely missing earlier. Punch was satisfactory at 80kmph. Was lacking earlier, at 50kmph.
3) Vibrations are significantly less.
4) Heats less
5) Gear-shifting hasn't gotten softer to the extent I'd have expected (25% improvement ball-park). Other aspects changed for good in such magnitudes, that may be I'm over-expecting in this aspect. I suppose harder down-shifts are here to stay.

Overall extremely happy with this change.

**Ezhilan VS** · 04-03-2017, 03:56 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Hey guys what's the average mileage u guys are getting? I've owned hornet for about a year now initially I was getting somewhere around 46-48 now its dropped to 40-42 does someone else experience similar mileage drop?.I ride at least 30kms daily now clocked 9500kms .Riding speed 70-80 with short speeding to 100+once in a while

**anoopkumar0** · 04-03-2017, 07:03 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by iamkrazee View Post

I just switched to Mobile-1 5w50 FS (@850kms), in accordance with my mechanic(auto engineer)'s best advice. The difference is unbelievable!

What is total cost of your oil change. I think this oil only meant for cars.

**gaurav71189** · 04-03-2017, 08:39 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by iamkrazee View Post

I just switched to Mobile-1 5w50 FS (@850kms), in accordance with my mechanic(auto engineer)'s best advice. The difference is unbelievable!

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Overall extremely happy with this change.

That's great to hear [emoji106]

My 3rd service was recently done. And they wouldn't use the Honda Throttle oil cuz the bike was "under warranty". Anyway, I'll reconsider after 2k more on the ODO.

**ashisharia** · 04-03-2017, 10:25 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

My bike is new @1200km ,when should I change to fully synthetic oil ? And can I change headlight with osram silver star without voiding warranty

**Venkatesh Prakash** · 04-04-2017, 12:38 AM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by ashisharia View Post

My bike is new @1200km ,when should I change to fully synthetic oil ? And can I change headlight with osram silver star without voiding warranty

Ask the ASC to use Honda throttle in next service.
Go ahead for the head lamp change it is a direct fit and it will not void warranty also.

**iamkrazee** · 04-04-2017, 12:32 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by anoopkumar0 View Post

What is total cost of your oil change. I think this oil only meant for cars.

Cost: 1500. I think as far as engine oil is concerned, car oil goes into bike oil as long as they're both 4-stroke. My friend who did this change for me is an automobile engineer, having worked in huge German auto-makers, both two and four wheelers. I don't generally argue with him

.

However, the problem with these car oils is, the can comes in sizes of 1L or 4L. To pour in 1.1L, you need to buy 4L can. Unless you can share it among 3 similarly sized bikes.

Originally posted by gaurav71189 View Post

That's great to hear [emoji106]
My 3rd service was recently done. And they wouldn't use the Honda Throttle oil cuz the bike was "under warranty". Anyway, I'll reconsider after 2k more on the ODO.

Thank you! Their warranty is so overrated! But I suppose that it's subjective to want to stick to it or not.

On that note, what all changes do you think are absolutely required once you're out of warranty?

**anoopkumar0** · 04-04-2017, 03:18 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by iamkrazee View Post

Cost: 1500. I think as far as engine oil is concerned, car oil goes into bike oil as long as they're both 4-stroke. My friend who did this change for me is an automobile engineer, having worked in huge German auto-makers, both two and four wheelers. I don't generally argue with him

.

However, the problem with these car oils is, the can comes in sizes of 1L or 4L. To pour in 1.1L, you need to buy 4L can. Unless you can share it among 3 similarly sized bikes.

Thank you! Their warranty is so overrated! But I suppose that it's subjective to want to stick to it or not.

On that note, what all changes do you think are absolutely required once you're out of warranty?

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Hehe..

I am not questioning your friend. Just wanted to know cost. Just to compare with different FS oils we can use in hornet.
While next oil change I will consider all options which are used by Hornet users.
Keeo posting your experiences.

**Ananda** · 04-04-2017, 03:26 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by iamkrazee View Post

Cost: 1500. I think as far as engine oil is concerned, car oil goes into bike oil as long as they're both 4-stroke. My friend who did this change for me is an automobile engineer, having worked in huge German auto-makers, both two and four wheelers. I don't generally argue with him

.

However, the problem with these car oils is, the can comes in sizes of 1L or 4L. To pour in 1.1L, you need to buy 4L can. Unless you can share it among 3 similarly sized bikes.

Thank you! Their warranty is so overrated! But I suppose that it's subjective to want to stick to it or not.

On that note, what all changes do you think are absolutely required once you're out of warranty?

Change Head lamp, Change to FS oil. Change brake oil, Oil filter and air filter.

**iamkrazee** · 04-04-2017, 03:55 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by anoopkumar0 View Post

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Hehe..

I am not questioning your friend. Just wanted to know cost. Just to compare with different FS oils we can use in hornet.
While next oil change I will consider all options which are used by Hornet users.
Keeo posting your experiences.

Haha.. sure sure

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I'm still observing closely, gears still don't feel buttery smooth (compared to another friend's FZ, on the same oil). Throttle-response seems to be improving.

Originally posted by Ananda View Post

Change Head lamp, Change to FS oil. Change brake oil, Oil filter and air filter.

Cool, TY! Since I've already done away with warranty, I'll go for headlamp change right away! Brake oil and the filters I'll upgrade at the end of the current ones' lives.
Will post an update here after upgrade.

I'm also thinking of changing the grab-rails (custom made), to have them in a single piece. Any reasons, you guys think/know of, why it should not be done?

**Ravii** · 04-04-2017, 04:18 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

2017 Hornet 160 R with AHO....
Still No switchgear update...
Its max power has now been reduced to 11.22kW from 11.68 kW.
What does that mean ?????

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**IamAditya** · 04-04-2017, 04:20 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by Ravii View Post

2017 Hornet 160 R with AHO....
Still No switchgear update...

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