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  • #406
    Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

    Originally posted by Anurag Pal View Post
    Hey guys

    I also got my hornet yesterday
    A few concerns that other owners might help me out with..
    1.the engine at lower revs is not at all smooth that makes city riding a bit painful will it b smoother as I ride more ..bdw I rode almost 120 kms the day I bought it
    2 seat is wide spacing is ample but still as a rider I feel some discomfort anyone else feeling the same
    3 some sound is coming from chain ..I guess one owner mentioned
    It previously also


    Bdw it looks killer in black..
    Congratulations for the bike.
    1.it will smoothen with kilometers.it is still in run in period.
    2.yeah I too feel discomfort. Solution:get hornet official Seat cover.
    3.there is chain noise in my bike too.but is feeble and is audible only if you ride in open roads with no noise.
    Originally posted by Anurag Pal View Post
    Hey guys

    I also got my hornet yesterday
    A few concerns that other owners might help me out with..
    1.the engine at lower revs is not at all smooth that makes city riding a bit painful will it b smoother as I ride more ..bdw I rode almost 120 kms the day I bought it
    2 seat is wide spacing is ample but still as a rider I feel some discomfort anyone else feeling the same
    3 some sound is coming from chain ..I guess one owner mentioned
    It previously also


    Bdw it looks killer in black..

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    • #407
      Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

      Originally posted by Motomonster View Post
      Congratulations for the bike.
      1.it will smoothen with kilometers.it is still in run in period.
      2.yeah I too feel discomfort. Solution:get hornet official Seat cover.
      3.there is chain noise in my bike too.but is feeble and is audible only if you ride in open roads with no noise.



      1.i already have a hornet seat cover.. i ll go for some cushioning if possible
      2. regarding the chain noise ya i also find it wen riding on open roads hope it wont be there after the first servicing

      and what about the engine grunt ? i mean the sound is bit weird

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      • #408
        Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

        hi brothers,
        i recently purchased a black hornet 160r cbs model in Jan'2016. during the run-in period the bike had
        1) wow pick-up
        2) ~42kmpl mileage ; Angry youngster type vibrations and exhaust note
        3) maintained rpm > 6000

        Post the first servicing things noticed -
        1) Pick-up dropped
        2) In-gear acceleration makes me feel like Engine is Choked-up
        3) False neutrals hits up at times (noticed thrice till now)
        4) Engine Seems to overheat and a weird smell comes up (happened thrice ; altho those instances i had touched just ~85kmph)
        5) Mileage - Improved ~44kmpl

        I will be posting some pics soon
        Misc - Top ODO indicated speed achieved - 122 kmph (It can go more ! )




        MOST IMPORTANT - I WANT TO CHANGE TO FULL SYNTHETIC ENGINE OIL .. PLEASE CAN THE EXPERTS SUGGEST ME A GOOD BRAND WITH GRADE.... ?
        THANKS
        Last edited by Zeit; 03-01-2016, 03:10 PM. Reason: WANTED TO ADD A QUERY

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        • #409
          Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

          Originally posted by Anurag Pal View Post
          Hey guys

          I also got my hornet yesterday
          A few concerns that other owners might help me out with..
          1.the engine at lower revs is not at all smooth that makes city riding a bit painful will it b smoother as I ride more ..bdw I rode almost 120 kms the day I bought it
          2 seat is wide spacing is ample but still as a rider I feel some discomfort anyone else feeling the same
          3 some sound is coming from chain ..I guess one owner mentioned
          It previously also


          Bdw it looks killer in black..
          1. I didn't feel anything as such though, bro. But I didn't ride it soo much in city during initial days.
          2. Seats are wide enoufh, but I didnt find it to have enough cushioning. But after installing the seat cover, the seating is perfect for me.
          3. I was the one who mentioned about the sound. But as it turned out, it wasn't the chain. There was some polythene stuck somewhere near the chain. They cleaned it during service. Post service I have ridden ~350kms, there is no sound or anything at all.

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          • #410
            Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

            Got my hornet today
            92k on road noida standard variant.





            Will post better pics tomorrow.
            Any special advice for run in period.
            Last edited by Saurabh213; 03-01-2016, 04:52 PM.

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            • #411
              Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

              Originally posted by Saurabh213 View Post
              Got my hornet today
              92k on road noida standard variant.





              Will post better pics tomorrow.
              Any special advice for run in period.
              Congrats bro.. just keep it below 4.5k rpm and vary the rpm dont stay long at same rpm. Bydaway whats your initial impression of the performance?

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              • #412
                Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                Originally posted by kausumi20 View Post
                Congrats bro.. just keep it below 4.5k rpm and vary the rpm dont stay long at same rpm. Bydaway whats your initial impression of the performance?
                Too early to give impression..will update.
                Any WhatsApp group ?

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                • #413
                  Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                  Originally posted by Saurabh213 View Post
                  Too early to give impression..will update.
                  Any WhatsApp group ?

                  i agree but i dont think everyone will...

                  ----consecutive posts auto-merged-----

                  Originally posted by Zeit View Post
                  hi brothers,
                  i recently purchased a black hornet 160r cbs model in Jan'2016. during the run-in period the bike had
                  1) wow pick-up
                  2) ~42kmpl mileage ; Angry youngster type vibrations and exhaust note
                  3) maintained rpm > 6000

                  Post the first servicing things noticed -
                  1) Pick-up dropped
                  2) In-gear acceleration makes me feel like Engine is Choked-up
                  3) False neutrals hits up at times (noticed thrice till now)
                  4) Engine Seems to overheat and a weird smell comes up (happened thrice ; altho those instances i had touched just ~85kmph)
                  5) Mileage - Improved ~44kmpl

                  I will be posting some pics soon
                  Misc - Top ODO indicated speed achieved - 122 kmph (It can go more ! )




                  MOST IMPORTANT - I WANT TO CHANGE TO FULL SYNTHETIC ENGINE OIL .. PLEASE CAN THE EXPERTS SUGGEST ME A GOOD BRAND WITH GRADE.... ?
                  THANKS
                  i will go for honda 10W 30

                  ----consecutive posts auto-merged-----

                  Originally posted by Saurabh213 View Post
                  Got my hornet today
                  92k on road noida standard variant.





                  Will post better pics tomorrow.
                  Any special advice for run in period.
                  wow saurabh, you hit the calendar atlast bro, congo for your new ride , thats blue rite ?

                  1. Saree guard is bit leaned to out
                  2. Why silver color leg guard ? :O
                  Last edited by Ayns; 03-01-2016, 09:58 PM.

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                  • #414
                    Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                    Can anyone please tell me approximate fuel in tank according to bar.I filled 4 lts fuel gauge displaued 2bars and after 75 km single bar is present.
                    Also I have completed 1200km and bike has become smooth but not as smooth as uni 150 or extreme .will it become more smooth after some kilometers or not.

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                    • #415
                      Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                      Originally posted by Ayns View Post
                      i agree but i dont think everyone will...

                      wow saurabh, you hit the calendar atlast bro, congo for your new ride , thats blue rite ?

                      1. Saree guard is bit leaned to out
                      2. Why silver color leg guard ? :O
                      Haha that's blue!
                      They had only chrome leg gaurd and i wanted original honda one.
                      Don't we have a group till now ?

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                      • #416
                        Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                        Originally posted by Motomonster View Post
                        Can anyone please tell me approximate fuel in tank according to bar.I filled 4 lts fuel gauge displaued 2bars and after 75 km single bar is present.
                        Also I have completed 1200km and bike has become smooth but not as smooth as uni 150 or extreme .will it become more smooth after some kilometers or not.
                        Ok, that doesn't feel normal. Again, I'm referring to my Unicorn 160 (sorry but Uni160 thread feels dead). Even with ripping, the fuel gauge doesn't show such a drastic drop. Other Hornet owners may help with this.

                        About the smoothness, I have never found the smoothness to be the same as the older Unicorn 150's engine, I can say this as I have ridden the 150 (3 different bikes), the 160 (4 others apart from mine) and the Hornet as well.

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                        • #417
                          Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                          Few pics of my newbike
                          Attached Files

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                          • #418
                            Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                            Is that twin position lamps turn on without turning on the engine..I think hornet is AC

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                            • #419
                              Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                              Originally posted by Ashik Asees View Post
                              Is that twin position lamps turn on without turning on the engine..I think hornet is AC
                              Position lamps ,tailight ,indicators are DC .

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                              • #420
                                Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                                Originally posted by Motomonster View Post
                                Position lamps ,tailight ,indicators are DC .
                                1 funny thing i found,even though headlight is ac but if u press the pass button it lights up 😂
                                Last edited by kausumi20; 03-02-2016, 01:13 PM.

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