Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Have you used FS oil or you are running on the honda mineral oil only???

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Requesting advice.

This is the post that i have typed in back in September last year when my bike was still in running in period.
Thought the vibes would go away after the bike has run in some kms, but now after 3000kms the vibes are still present[emoji17] .

Now when i push the bike a little hard, the vibes are a bit harsh( 3rd gear- 6k rpm). This deprives me of all the fun and also makes it difficult during the overtaking maneuvers.

Went to few nearby svcs. 2 of them said its all normal and asked me to bring in again if the vibes become more pronounced.
Another svc when i went in, said that its due to my faulty clutch springs(or something related to clutch, dont know the correct technical term). He said the vibes will be gone after the replacement, but they don't have the particular thing in stock.

Now mine has only just above 3000kms and isnt it too early for a clutch related job? Should i make them open up my new engine?

Can the vibes be really related to the clutch? Anybody​ here has any related experience?

The vibes are like heavy 'buzzing' at about 4.5k rpm and above. Heavily pronounced when in lower gears.

Please give in your valuable suggestions.

confused with sounds and problem with height.

Hi fellow hornet riders,

My hornet is past 250 km, and problems i face are:

1.) cling cling sound since i took it right out of showroom, now it just got worse, i can't figure out if its from chain and sprocket or some other parts. i strongly think its the chain.
2.)there is tick tick sound coming from bike, once i keep turn it off after riding, and have no clue as of what it is.
3.)suspension is really terrible on bad roads and pain all over body, tried changing riding position, putting feather light weight on handles still paining bad. Is a bit more seat cushioning advisable?
4.)the fuel level shows 3 bars now, can i know an approx level of fuel remaining?
5.)i took a short test drive before i bought the motorcycle, and its my mistake, i never thought that it wud be such a big problem for me to pull my leg up and change gears, is it okay to adjust the position of the lever?

Re: confused with sounds and problem with height.

Is this your first bike?

Re: confused with sounds and problem with height.

You can adjust rear suspension. There are 3 levels. By default it's hardest.

Fuel gauge always shows incorrect fuel level. So you'll have to get around it by estimations. Let it hit reserve then only you'll get idea.
Ideally 1 bar stands for 1.5 Litre.

Re: confused with sounds and problem with height.

I been riding for over a year on a cd dawn and unicorn 160(unicorn also had that tick tick sound ones turned off, but it vanished after servicing) which my family own.

update: im not referring to the tick tick from the exhaust, its something different, on the unicorn we used to pour very little water on silencer and sound beats faster and we cud understand its from exhaust and parts are cooling down. Its not the case and idk what exactly it is.

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Due to the sporty nature of the bike, the sitting posture is set to be leaning forward, it will take time to adjust to it. But surely you will love it. As a RE owner I found very difficult to adjust to it sitting position initially. But now I get used to it.

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

yep bro, thank you.
cheers.

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Guys I'm thinking about changing the brake lines.... thinking about going for steel braided ones.... also I'm thinking about changing the brake levers.. can i do so ???..
i would be buying from aliexpress(retail form of alibaba).... has any one done so.??? please advise....???

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

My sincere advice is not to play with breaks. Breaks are very crucial as you know. As long as my experience goes, breaking is good in CBS. So please have them checked​ from SVC.

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences



Honda Mineral oil filled by Honda ASC only.....

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Yep. Its fine after the replacement. I'd say more unnoticeable rather than completely rectified. The power loss bandwidth was drastically reduced, but sometimes I did feel for a very brief moment that the engine lagged. Haven't had a repeat recently.

Now another very worrying issue I've been facing recently is that the engine is producing a howling/whining noise when decelerating from 45kmph-30kmph specially in 3rd or 4th gear which then disappears. I'd relate the sound to someone having asthma or some villian in Bollywood movies who has this breathy laugh. Something in the ranks of this: https://youtu.be/zBkuNpgACH0 Is it normal?

Re: confused with sounds and problem with height.

Hi, I can help you with #1. I've actually written a blog about it, it's there in my profile (On the left of this post, a link is there to my blog posts)

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

does anybody the cost of hydraulic brake fluid for both front and rear disk for HORNET ??? also I'm thinking about changing the headlight.... can i use a LED without changing wiring or battery out i have to use osrams ????

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thanks brother... won't do so... but can i change the clutch and brake levers to Kawasaki ninja one's.... I's it possible????

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

I guess someone who has done more than 12000 km can answer question about cost of brake fluid. I did 7000+. And brake fluid is still more than half.. 😎

HS1 bulbs are direct fit. My advice is to install Osram silver star or any other HS1 you like. And install LED auxiliary like I did on my hornet. Please check my post earlier for that.

I think levers can be changed easily.. give a try and let us know!
Cheers!