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  • #4126
    Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

    Originally posted by Suddy View Post
    Does this motorcycle seriously need a tyre replacement? My brother took a heavy bruising after it skidded on sandy road today.
    Are you sure it was the tyre and not an incorrect braking technique?

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    • #4127
      Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

      Originally posted by Suddy View Post
      Does this motorcycle seriously need a tyre replacement? My brother took a heavy bruising after it skidded on sandy road today.
      Afaik, all tyres skid on sand, when you brake on sand, or encounter it during a corner.

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      • #4128
        Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

        Originally posted by Shashank K R View Post
        Are you sure it was the tyre and not an incorrect braking technique?
        Incorrect as in?

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        • #4129
          Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

          Originally posted by Suddy View Post
          Incorrect as in?
          Using the rear brake too much.

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          • #4130
            Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

            Originally posted by leech View Post
            Afaik, all tyres skid on sand, when you brake on sand, or encounter it during a corner.
            Right, thanks. But I tried riding it afterwards on concrete. When brakes were slightly squeezed, it did skid. Funny that I've never noticed this before.

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            • #4131
              Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

              Originally posted by Shashank K R View Post
              Using the rear brake too much.
              No, since this has CBS, only handbrakes were apparently used. I tried riding it afterwards and squeezed only the handbrake slightly and I went almost out of control.

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              • #4132
                Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                Originally posted by Suddy View Post
                No, since this has CBS, only handbrakes were apparently used. I tried riding it afterwards and squeezed only the handbrake slightly and I went almost out of control.
                Handbrake? You mean the front brake?

                Anyway, if only the front brake is applied on sandy roads, the front tyre may lock and result in a fall.
                Last edited by Shashank K R; 06-25-2017, 12:02 AM.

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                • #4133
                  Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                  Originally posted by Shashank K R View Post
                  Handbrake? You mean the front brake?

                  Anyways, if only the front brake is applied on sandy roads, the front tyre may lock and result in a fall.
                  Oh yeah [emoji28] front brake.

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                  • #4134
                    Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                    Okay guys after a long wait, I finally managed to compare my Headlight Mod with a Stock Headlight.

                    The first question might arise is how did I managed to convert the Headlight from AC to DC, I took it to a local mechanic, what he did basically is took the power supply from the Pass Light switch and fed it to the Low/High beam switch also disconnected the wire which was coming from the stator unit, so purely everything works from the Battery direct, i.e. DC.

                    I bought the LED Headlight of eBay.in for around ₹799 (But you can get it for much cheap if you look around at your local shops)

                    Link to buy from eBay - http://www.ebay.in/itm/322299425593

                    Below I've attached the photos comparing the Stock Headlight with LED Headlight, It's much brighter compared to the stock believe me, especially if you travel a lot in night time and there isn't street light on your way it can come handy. (specially guys living in Village area like me)




                    I'll let you guys be the judge.

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                    • #4135
                      Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                      Originally posted by meeraj_xplore View Post
                      Okay guys after a long wait, I finally managed to compare my Headlight Mod with a Stock Headlight.

                      The first question might arise is how did I managed to convert the Headlight from AC to DC, I took it to a local mechanic, what he did basically is took the power supply from the Pass Light switch and fed it to the Low/High beam switch also disconnected the wire which was coming from the stator unit, so purely everything works from the Battery direct, i.e. DC.

                      I bought the LED Headlight of eBay.in for around ₹799 (But you can get it for much cheap if you look around at your local shops)

                      Link to buy from eBay - http://www.ebay.in/itm/322299425593

                      Below I've attached the photos comparing the Stock Headlight with LED Headlight, It's much brighter compared to the stock believe me, especially if you travel a lot in night time and there isn't street light on your way it can come handy. (specially guys living in Village area like me)




                      I'll let you guys be the judge.
                      Wow bro! It's killer setup![emoji41] [emoji108]
                      Do low and high beam throw look same, at least to me?
                      May be you could reposition LED for longer throw on high beam..

                      Any impact on battery yet
                      Ride hard, Ride safe! :D

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                      • #4136
                        Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                        Originally posted by vaRider View Post
                        Wow bro! It's killer setup![emoji41] [emoji108]
                        Do low and high beam throw look same, at least to me?
                        May be you could reposition LED for longer throw on high beam..

                        Any impact on battery yet
                        Yeah, I need to adjust the Beam properly... But got to say the light is much more denser in High Beam. And no, No effect on battery yet (I drive my bike almost 25km daily in daytime).

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                        • #4137
                          Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                          Originally posted by meeraj_xplore View Post
                          Yeah, I need to adjust the Beam properly... But got to say the light is much more denser in High Beam. And no, No effect on battery yet (I drive my bike almost 25km daily in daytime).
                          I too have the same setup... The problem is that there is no cutoff for high or low beam... So when light is from low beam then the light also scattered to high beam area (i.e. lower portion of the reflector)... So it seems that there is more light in high beam... But the area of road to be covered by high beam is already covered by low beam...

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                          • #4138
                            Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                            Originally posted by adityagaur51 View Post
                            I too have the same setup... The problem is that there is no cutoff for high or low beam... So when light is from low beam then the light also scattered to high beam area (i.e. lower portion of the reflector)... So it seems that there is more light in high beam... But the area of road to be covered by high beam is already covered by low beam...
                            Yeah me too felt the same.. But its better than the stock by large means

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                            • #4139
                              Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                              Originally posted by mac4rfree View Post
                              Yeah me too felt the same.. But its better than the stock by large means
                              Yeah... It's wayyy better then stock...!!
                              I'm happy with the LEDs than rather the old AC halogen setup... 😂😂

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                              • #4140
                                Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                                Hello All,

                                ASC guys have changed my Hornet cylinder kit to that of Unicorn 160 ,
                                Will that create any impact on bike nature ...???

                                I do find some unusual sound while riding bike..
                                Is that of because cylinder kit is new and synthetic oil is causing it???/
                                or something else...

                                Please do solve my query??

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