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**mkkvs** · 07-25-2017, 03:43 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by mac4rfree View Post

How your are getting 56 kmpl with speed of 60-80.. I am getting only 48 kmpl. I am travelling daily to office for 40 kms.. What engine oil u r using now? I have switched to fully synthetic.. Before that with 10w40 oil, I was getting 52 kmpl..

Home many Kms on your Odo ?

On day to day commute to office normally I get 49-52 (Same 40-45 KMs ride). It was on highway with very less braking that seemed to work for me getting more KMPL. I am still on stock mineral oil 10w30. Now I am on 11000+ KMs on Odo and will switch to semi synthetic at 12 K and then to fully synthetic at 15 K. I believe that this engine is designed to age slowly so we have to give more KMS on this compared to other bikes. Like break-in period till 1500 KMs instead of 1000 Kms. Switching to Synthetic at 10K+ Kms instead of 8000 KMs as many are doing in the group.

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Originally posted by anoopkumar0 View Post

In city traffic there is more oil burn due to varying speed and use of clutches. In long stretch engine don't need to work. If you observe you may feel engine overheating in 45 min of heavy traffic as you need to frequent lower gear change.
@mkkvs , I also have gine to 160km of trip. Long drives on hornet is very pleasing. You can put your travel log in travel log forum thread

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Yeah Sure. Thank you for the suggestion. I am thinking to write the detailed ride experience over there.I just wanted to share quick experience here with fellow hornetians.

**mac4rfree** · 07-25-2017, 03:45 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by mkkvs View Post

Home many Kms on your Odo ?

On day to day commute to office normally I get 49-52 (Same 40-45 KMs ride). It was on highway with very less braking that seemed to work for me getting more KMPL. I am still on stock mineral oil 10w30. Now I am on 11000+ KMs on Odo and will switch to semi synthetic at 12 K and then to fully synthetic at 15 K. I believe that this engine is designed to age slowly so we have to give more KMS on this compared to other bikes. Like break-in period till 1500 KMs instead of 1000 Kms. Switching to Synthetic at 10K+ Kms instead of 8000 KMs as many are doing in the group.

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Yeah Sure. Thank you for the suggestion. I am thinking to write the detailed ride experience over there.I just wanted to share quick experience here with fellow hornetians.

I am closing in to 18k.. I just done my first paid service yesterday.. Yet to go for a long ride.. Mostly ll go in the near future..
I am planning to change to semi synthetic oil from fully synthetic oil.. Any suggestions on semi synthetic.. How about motul 5100 10w30 or some thing else?

**vickyrealcool** · 07-25-2017, 09:40 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

[MENTION=87180]Venkatesh Prakash[/MENTION], how to install that rubber extension for fender and what's the part number of hero rubber extension

**mkkvs** · 07-26-2017, 11:14 AM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by mac4rfree View Post

I am closing in to 18k.. I just done my first paid service yesterday.. Yet to go for a long ride.. Mostly ll go in the near future..
I am planning to change to semi synthetic oil from fully synthetic oil.. Any suggestions on semi synthetic.. How about motul 5100 10w30 or some thing else?

18K and first paid service..are you sure?
If its 1800 Kms then i will suggest not to go for synthetic and if possible stick to 10w30 for a while. Go for 10w40 after 5000 and synthetic atleast after 8000 Kms.

**mac4rfree** · 07-26-2017, 12:01 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by mkkvs View Post

18K and first paid service..are you sure?
If its 1800 Kms then i will suggest not to go for synthetic and if possible stick to 10w30 for a while. Go for 10w40 after 5000 and synthetic atleast after 8000 Kms.

It was 18000 kms. Not 1800 km..

**mkkvs** · 07-26-2017, 12:11 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by mac4rfree View Post

It was 18000 kms. Not 1800 km..

sorry i misunderstood paid as free service. Cheers for 18K Kms. BTW you doing paid service at Honda ASC ?

**mac4rfree** · 07-26-2017, 04:40 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by mkkvs View Post

sorry i misunderstood paid as free service. Cheers for 18K Kms. BTW you doing paid service at Honda ASC ?

Yeah man.. I got into some AMC .. 1100 for 4 service + 2 wash.. N some 10% off on service n 5% off on parts
More than this I can't find a reliable service guy..

**Prashant Wadkar** · 07-26-2017, 05:34 PM

Originally posted by hari28 View Post

I just bought a new Honda cb hornet. I feel that my bike is restless..it's not going smooth as I expected..

I am even struggling to put the bike in neutral and the gear pads are hard..and its getting difficult to shift the Gears.

Can anybody suggest me an idea to overcome these issues of my new Bike..

Hi bro... I have done 7k kms on my hornet. It was too hard to shift gears earlier but after 2nd servicing it has become bit smoother. And from 2nd gear it is easy to neutral than from 1st gear. Although it's hard to neutral from 1st gear

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Originally posted by hari28 View Post

Hi frndz.....it seems my new bike is not giving enough mileage as I expected ...my bike is just 15 days old and it seems it consumes more petrol...
Is this usual or ..it is happening to my bike..alone..?[emoji4] [emoji4] [emoji4]

Mine is giving around 43-45 kmpl. How u are calculating? Calculate from reserve to reserve. Refuel at least 7 litres of petrol to calculate.

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Originally posted by hari28 View Post

Frndz...I would also like to know the reserve capacity of CB hornet..as it enters into the reserve mode very often....
Is it 2 litres or...1.7..??

1.7lits

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Originally posted by Venkatesh Prakash View Post

Hi All
Need a info about the brake oil storage section.
Recently the braking efficiency of the bike has been reduced (I have a CBS varinat) and I tried to have a look at the brake fluid inside.
I found that there is a internal rubber layer within the casing in both oil casing.
But when I noticed another bike in parking lot , I observed that the oil is visible clearly in the oil level indicator at front or rear.
It would be great if anybody who has already had a look inside the oil casing provide inputs.

It's not necessary to be your break oil visible. I had been in ASC for doubts on break fluid. He told me not to worry. It lasts more thank 12k kms. He also shows me by opening it. There was a rubber seal which make it invisible. No need to worry.

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**Venkatesh Prakash** · 07-26-2017, 05:54 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by vickyrealcool View Post

[MENTION=87180]Venkatesh Prakash[/MENTION], how to install that rubber extension for fender and what's the part number of hero rubber extension

Hi
I am not aware of the part number, as I got it from a auto spare dealer after explaining the need i.e. to avoid the excess mud from the fender and then he gave me this.
Inside layer of this extender has hero Honda printed.
It can be fixed using glue like fevikwik

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**Inspectorsahib** · 07-28-2017, 11:42 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Friends is there any technical difference between latest red & blue painted versions and pen ultimate Black with neon green/orange graphic versions?

**adityagaur51** · 07-29-2017, 05:10 AM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by Inspectorsahib View Post

Friends is there any technical difference between latest red & blue painted versions and pen ultimate Black with neon green/orange graphic versions?

Yup... Neon orange and green are matte color... Whereas the newly launched ones are metallic with gloss finish...

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**vaRider** · 07-29-2017, 07:46 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Hello guys,
Hope you and hornet is doing well.

My bike has rusted pretty much at every point. How's yours?

Also noticed strange engine noise when RPM falls down to idle. There are some extra vibes.
See the attached record zip file. Unfortunately sound can't be uploaded directly.

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**unik** · 07-30-2017, 01:12 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Hey Guys,
I am in damn search of a saree guard footstep aka ladies footrest. I found some in this thread like that of installing Yamaha FZ's footrest (See page 94). But I cannot find those kind of black footrest with spare parts dealers here in Trivandrum, Kerala. All they have are the chrome ones of Hero Splendor or something. Can you help me? Suggest for a specific model (or specific store in my place...if you know). Can Honda Unicorn 160's entire saree guard with step can be fixed to Hornet?...the three bolts should match, I guess. The search for a footrest is turning into a hunt for a footrest, even though these are trivial things

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**Mascherano** · 07-30-2017, 08:12 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Originally posted by vaRider View Post

Hello guys,
Hope you and hornet is doing well.

My bike has rusted pretty much at every point. How's yours?

Also noticed strange engine noise when RPM falls down to idle. There are some extra vibes.
See the attached record zip file. Unfortunately sound can't be uploaded directly.

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Rusting is indeed a problem with this bike. The lock isn't as smooth as it should be and I have to lubricate it often to keep it functional.

**Prashant Wadkar** · 07-30-2017, 09:07 PM

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Using Antirust spray and it's working fine.No rusting at all. But bike pick up has gone down and taking too much time to reach 80kmph.as per Honda mechanic it's fine.

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