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  • #4441
    Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

    Originally posted by vaRider View Post
    It's hot rpm. Set it to 12/1300

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    What should be cold idle rpm??

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    • #4442
      Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

      Originally posted by Ravii View Post
      What should be cold idle rpm??
      When you set the RPM while bike is hot, then cold RPM becomes 1000. It's a RPM where bike doesn't shut off

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      • #4443
        Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

        Originally posted by Ravii View Post
        What should be cold idle rpm??
        RPM will be within 1K while it is cold. However, it goes to about 1400 when engine gets hotter.
        For some one who has longer riding distance, they can reduce cold engine RPM considerably. However, for some one with lesser running can keep it at 1K RPM as it may be frustrating as engine switches off.

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        Originally posted by mehtu View Post
        Hi team,

        I own a Honda Hornet 160R, recent past I noticed rust on my bike chain. I got nervous as it is a new motorcycle and only one service is done. I took it to Honda service center but they asked for 1000₹ for cleaning the chain. I came home because the price was quite high. I checked few of the YouTube videos and people suggest a lot of things like using petrol or kerosene or diesel mixed with petrol but they mentioned about the side effects of them too. This made me more cautious.

        I have heard about wd 40 to remove rust which is good at it work. Also one of my friend who is a KTM user recommended to use Motul chain cleaner and lube.

        So should I first use wd 40, then later clean the chain using Motul chain cleaner and the lubricate it? Will this be a good process? Or someone can suggest what would be the good method to get rid of rust and keep my chain maintained.

        Any suggestion is much appreciated.

        Thanks to all.

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        You can use WD40 to remove all the grease and dirt from the bike. You can use a old tooth brush to clean and wipe the residue with the cloth. repeat the process until you are satisfied. And then you could spray chain with Motul Chain Lube.
        I do this every two weeks or 500kms or immediately after a rain. You need not have to take it to any mechanic. Or if you are willing to shell out some money take the bike to local mechanic, they use Kerosene to clean the chain and lube with some oil.

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        • #4444
          Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

          Originally posted by DigantRai View Post
          RPM will be within 1K while it is cold. However, it goes to about 1400 when engine gets hotter.
          For some one who has longer riding distance, they can reduce cold engine RPM considerably. However, for some one with lesser running can keep it at 1K RPM as it may be frustrating as engine switches off.

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          You can use WD40 to remove all the grease and dirt from the bike. You can use a old tooth brush to clean and wipe the residue with the cloth. repeat the process until you are satisfied. And then you could spray chain with Motul Chain Lube.
          I do this every two weeks or 500kms or immediately after a rain. You need not have to take it to any mechanic. Or if you are willing to shell out some money take the bike to local mechanic, they use Kerosene to clean the chain and lube with some oil.
          Thank you for the suggestion. I did use wd40 & then used motul chain cleaner and then applied chain lube. I am satisfied with the result..

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          • #4445
            Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

            Originally posted by DigantRai View Post
            RPM will be within 1K while it is cold. However, it goes to about 1400 when engine gets hotter.
            For some one who has longer riding distance, they can reduce cold engine RPM considerably. However, for some one with lesser running can keep it at 1K RPM as it may be frustrating as engine switches off.

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


            You can use WD40 to remove all the grease and dirt from the bike. You can use a old tooth brush to clean and wipe the residue with the cloth. repeat the process until you are satisfied. And then you could spray chain with Motul Chain Lube.
            I do this every two weeks or 500kms or immediately after a rain. You need not have to take it to any mechanic. Or if you are willing to shell out some money take the bike to local mechanic, they use Kerosene to clean the chain and lube with some oil.
            Can we use WD40 on other bike parts such as engine, exhaust pipe? They have accumulated a lot of dirt and it doesn't go away even after pressure wash. I want to make my bike look clean as new!
            Will the diesel wash be useful? Also does it get into disc break or other parts which shouldn't be washed with diesel or WD40?

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            • #4446
              Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

              Hi All, One year done on my hornet. Am very satisfied with my Hornet and no issues till now, i did time to time services and chain lubricant and extra take care of my bike so running smoothly. My Odo is 17452km till now, now am going for 1st paid service. So suggest me the best things i should care like oil change, chain, Tyre's and any other things.

              If any link is available please provide.

              Thanks,
              PranU

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              • #4447
                Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                Originally posted by Pranu7 View Post
                Hi All, One year done on my hornet. Am very satisfied with my Hornet and no issues till now, i did time to time services and chain lubricant and extra take care of my bike so running smoothly. My Odo is 17452km till now, now am going for 1st paid service. So suggest me the best things i should care like oil change, chain, Tyre's and any other things.

                If any link is available please provide.

                Thanks,
                PranU
                That's good to know buddy! Nice to hear happy words for a long time owner of Hornet.
                Do let us know service details for your bike as it has crunched a lot of miles!

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                • #4448
                  Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                  Originally posted by Pranu7 View Post
                  Hi All, One year done on my hornet. Am very satisfied with my Hornet and no issues till now, i did time to time services and chain lubricant and extra take care of my bike so running smoothly. My Odo is 17452km till now, now am going for 1st paid service. So suggest me the best things i should care like oil change, chain, Tyre's and any other things.

                  If any link is available please provide.

                  Thanks,
                  PranU
                  Great to here. I have also completed more than 1.5 years with 12,500 ODO.
                  No issues so far as I have taken care for oil change periodically and chain. I did changed air filter by myself at 10K ODO.
                  For Oil, go with Honda Throttle (CBR250 Oil, commonly known by mechanics). You can see little ▲ on tyre to indicate to change it before worn out this symbol.
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                  TravelLog: Hyderabad to Hampi
                  Honda Hornet 160R Owner's Manual / Serviceshop manual

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                  • #4449
                    Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                    Originally posted by anoopkumar0 View Post
                    Great to here. I have also completed more than 1.5 years with 12,500 ODO.
                    No issues so far as I have taken care for oil change periodically and chain. I did changed air filter by myself at 10K ODO.
                    For Oil, go with Honda Throttle (CBR250 Oil, commonly known by mechanics). You can see little ▲ on tyre to indicate to change it before worn out this symbol.
                    Thanks Anoop, thought to change air filter at 12k but when i checked with Honda mechanic they suggested that "its still working fine, so no need to change of air filter."
                    This time i need to change air filter and Oil. I am thinking change the chain at 20000km ODO.

                    Thanks,
                    Pranu

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                    Originally posted by vaRider View Post
                    That's good to know buddy! Nice to hear happy words for a long time owner of Hornet.
                    Do let us know service details for your bike as it has crunched a lot of miles!

                    Sent from my Redmi Note 4 (Lineage) using xBhp app
                    Thanks VaRider, Sure will share the details once am done with service.

                    Thanks,
                    Pranu

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                    • #4450
                      Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                      When to shift to Honda Throttle fully synthetic oil...??
                      What changes occur when using fully synthetic oil as compared to normal honda mineral oil..??
                      Last edited by Ravii; 09-05-2017, 10:26 AM.

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                      • #4451
                        Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                        Originally posted by Ravii View Post
                        When to shift to Honda Throttle fully synthetic oil...??
                        It's advisable to wait until 10k km are completed. There have been detailed discussions on this in the thread in past.

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                        • #4452
                          Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                          Can we try to reach higher speeds of 100+ km/hr with mineral oil in use ...?
                          or should we wait for shift to synthetic oil for the same??

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                          • #4453
                            Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                            Originally posted by Ravii View Post
                            Can we try to reach higher speeds of 100+ km/hr with mineral oil in use ...?
                            or should we wait for shift to synthetic oil for the same??
                            You can reach 100+ on mineral without any issues. How long 100+ can be maintained depends on lots of factors.

                            Synthetic oil helps in engine cooling much better than mineral and overall lubrication level is good.

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                            • #4454
                              Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                              Originally posted by Ravii View Post
                              Can we try to reach higher speeds of 100+ km/hr with mineral oil in use ...?
                              or should we wait for shift to synthetic oil for the same??
                              Here is my experience,
                              With mineral oil you will get more higher speed and throttle response specially after 85Kmph.
                              With synthetic oil, ride will become smoother and change interval Kms is twice (4-6k) interval. As friction is less. Engine life would be better. Gear shift is smoother.

                              It's not that mineral oil is not good but ride quality is definitely smoother with synthetic oil. If you don't like ride with synthetic oil you can go back to mineral oil without any issue.
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                              TravelLog: Hyderabad to Hampi
                              Honda Hornet 160R Owner's Manual / Serviceshop manual

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                              • #4455
                                Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                                Originally posted by anoopkumar0 View Post
                                Here is my experience,
                                With mineral oil you will get more higher speed and throttle response specially after 85Kmph.
                                With synthetic oil, ride will become smoother and change interval Kms is twice (4-6k) interval. As friction is less. Engine life would be better. Gear shift is smoother.

                                It's not that mineral oil is not good but ride quality is definitely smoother with synthetic oil. If you don't like ride with synthetic oil you can go back to mineral oil without any issue.
                                Surprising that mineral oil helps for top speed. Are you sure buddy? Did you ride in same conditions on mineral and synthetic?

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