I am facing oil leak from above drainage bolt.
I don't know the part name. Please see image.
When bike is on main stand it's only few drops over night but at side stand it's like 5ml -10ml.



I got it serviced but they didn't fix the issue. Current oil is Honda Throttle.
Can anyone tell me what exactly the issue so I can let ASC know the exact issue. We know that most of the ASC guys just try to defer all bike issues.

Before second service my hornet was very smooth but after second service it behave rough randomly. I mean on a particular day i feel the bike is very smooth and on some day I feel the engine,gears and clutch became rough. Took it to Honda ASC 3 times post service and every time they said it is fine and there is no problem. Finally i asked for expert engineer visit. The engineer team from Honda visited on 19 Jan and they checked my bike and said there is no issue with the bike. But again i feel it is rough ( May be they are used to rough engines now).My local mechanic says honda ASC has just changed the oil and didnt do servicing properly and says give the bike to him and he will do the proper servicing. My 2nd service was done at 4100 Kms in December now I am at 5200 Kms and planning to do the 3rd free service with honda and later on do all the services at local mechanic. Even i raised a complaint online regarding the correct engine oil to be used as it is not clear in the booklet weather to use synthetic or mineral oil and ASC guys will fill mineral oil only as it is cheap.

Any suggestions or advice guys for the roughness or my plan for servicing.

I am also facing same issues. Whenever I've visited the ASC regarding this issue, the mechanic not agreeing with the harshness of bike. Now it is running in 6000 KM and 2nd service done on 5th Feb 2017 at 4400 KM. There are some vibrating issues in between 4k - 6k RPM. When I went for minor servicing (chain tight, washing etc, for every 500 KM) the ASC mechanic suggests me to change the engine oil. Is it necessary to change the engine oil between 2nd and 3rd service. Anybody please suggest me on this issue.

If you have any good mechanic contact details near Secundrabad, Please send it to my mail ([email protected]).

Thanks in Advance.

guys I'm thinking about changing the battery.... has any one done so...???
please advise...
do we need to go to default power(4ah) or can we go to more powerful battery..,??
also I'm thinking about installing auxiliary lights off 18w*2 each(36watts) total... how will it affect the battery life ???
has anybody done so...??? please advise me...

First service done. Odo 775 km. Indicator light changed to LED. Driver seat 2.5 inch foam added. Rest routine job. Service centre guys asked to change oil at 750 km.

All,

I am facing an issue while shifting the gear from 1st to 2nd. It goes to neutral a lot of times instead of 2nd. I face a lot of issues because of this in heavy traffic.
This issue gets fixed for a month after giving for servicing but the recurs after that. My bike has 2250km on the odo and the first service was complete about 1.5 months back.
Is this because of chain slack/lack of lubrication?

Also, the ASC changed some spring in the gear assembly during the first service after which a lot of the gear shifting issues were partially resolved. Now after 1.5 months, they are coming back

Please give me your valuable suggestions.

Thanks!

Tighten and clean chain. With a tight & clean chain, there is no issue in mine..
But when its loose, it occures

Can we do this ourselves, or is it better to go to the ASC?

Thanks for the suggestion!

Chain should be removed and cleaned before tightening. Visit any repair shop or ASC

Hello everyone..
I have a small doubt..
The new 2017 hornet 160r has slightly less power and also lesser weight (by 2kg).
Even though the honda hasn't disclosed any reason for this, I think it is done to get better stability and handling at high speeds? Can this assumption be correct or can the reason be something else? What do you think?
Thank you all.

Imo it's not about stability, as bike is stable already and doesn't go over 105 easily.

The engine is very grunty and rough with that high compression ratio. So to increase smoothness the power must be reduced..