Reading through the recent posts I now feel like i should opt for yamaha or at least not opt for hornet. I was about to place an order for hornet tomorrow...damn..

Recent fz models have also quality issues , such as hard gearbox, tappet noise in early 400 kilometers, if you don't believe me check, SR motoworld YouTube video, he's facing such problems. If you want a good bike then consider apache 160 4v as well.

Morning Gents,

Where can I get this fixed in New Delhi?
Also, will it better to have the unit replaced altogether?

Thanks!

I hate my hornet for the trouble it giving

at 100km speed also it going like study beast and my active pick up is more better than my hornet and reaching 85 easily and my activa is more smoother than this .125cc model.

hornet is failed version no doubt in it, i contacted around 6 mechanics to found root cause all said same.

It's not metal - so that RHS panel alone to be replaced as a unit. Can be done in the SVC but if they don't have the part you need to wait till they order and get it for you.



Am sure it hates you as well.



Next time, try to upshift your study beast clutchlessly and shift atleast at 6500 rpm where it makes the peak torque.



You can consult one more to make it seven. Then you can send these Saptarishis to Honda R&D, Japan, as they don't deserve to sit in a small dinky shed unnecessarily applying grease to the variator roller of a mudane scooter.

Even after cleaning and lubing chain for every 500 kilometers, chain rusing happened in my bike which is only 920 kilometers run. I think you don't own hornet, do you ? [emoji16][emoji16][emoji16]

Chain rusting happens in all bikes, even CBR 250. And I lube my chain every weekend. The superficial rust doesn't matter much. It's a common occurrence during monsoons.

It's not metal - so that RHS panel alone to be replaced as a unit. Can be done in the SVC but if they don't have the part you need to wait till they order and get it for you.



Am sure it hates you as well.



Next time, try to upshift your study beast clutchlessly and shift atleast at 6500 rpm where it makes the peak torque.



You can consult one more to make it seven. Then you can send these Saptarishis to Honda R&D, Japan, as they don't deserve to sit in a small dinky shed unnecessarily applying grease to the variator roller of a mudane scooter.

Chain rusting happens in all bikes, even CBR 250. And I lube my chain every weekend. The superficial rust doesn't matter much. It's a common occurrence during monsoons.

Just a thought;

I've never faced chain rusting on any of my motorcycles, not even one for that matter. And I believe the reason for the same is that I do not bother to clean the chain in particular, I do own a Bosch AQT 35-12 but being a lazy bum and being against the idea of washing motorcycles frequently due to obvious reasons I only bother to pressure wash the motorcycles once in a couple of months and I do spray the chain clean and I've not noticed any hidden rust or anything of that sort.

In retrospect a close friend owns a Fazer which is frequently serviced by him and he does take the effort to clean and lube the chain, but we've spotted rust on it a couple of times out of the blue.

When the links start to shine I lube the chain with EP120/EP140 oil and let it be, unless I'm hauling ass during the monsoons the effects of lubing lasts around 500~1000 km's of city use.

Not making any solid claims, just sharing my experience and observation.

Well, if your theory is that cleaning the chain would strip the protective albeit dirty oil film off the chain causing it to rust, then it could be true. However if you ride in the rains or live in a rainy area, the moisture and water spraying on the bike would have the same effect. I don't use any cleaners or kerosene/diesel for my chain, just plain old gear/engine oil, even then, I can spot rust on the chain after a week in the monsoon season.

It's not metal - so that RHS panel alone to be replaced as a unit. Can be done in the SVC but if they don't have the part you need to wait till they order and get it for you.



Am sure it hates you as well.



Next time, try to upshift your study beast clutchlessly and shift atleast at 6500 rpm where it makes the peak torque.



You can consult one more to make it seven. Then you can send these Saptarishis to Honda R&D, Japan, as they don't deserve to sit in a small dinky shed unnecessarily applying grease to the variator roller of a mudane scooter.

Hello friends, Happy to post my experience after a very long gap.

I had purchased Hornet in feb 2016. I have nearly done 39k km in it. with few long drives (B'lore to Chennai and Kodaikanal). So far the experience is really good.

For every 5.5 to 5.9k km I used give it for service and oil change. Two times chain and sprocket replaced (1st time @ ~ 18k & 2nd time @ 36k), then two times air filter, rear disc pad was replaced and once the indicator switch module and gear lever spring was replaced. Except the last service @ 36k, every time I used the Mineral engine oil (Honda genuine). Last service without my confirmation the service guys had put the Honda throttle one (fully synthetic). Stock tyres are still running, the service guys told even the rear tyre can run for another 20-25k km. Overall I am happy with this bike. Service cost during free service, it was around Rs 400 and after that it was like ~ Rs 1100 on average. only when the parts were replaced (I think twice) the service cost went up to Rs ~3200.
Other than the compression leak issue which I had mentioned in the previous post today, one more issue I had faced regarding the Gear lever spring (I do not know what to call exactly). The issue was like, when I had to slow down the speed suddenly, I was not able to down shift the gear. It may either get stuck in 3rd or 2nd gear. Then one day permanently it got stuck between 2nd and 3rd gear while riding. It was at around ~ 22k km. I was able to switch only to 2nd or 3rd gear. Then the spring was replaced. After that till now I did not face that issue.

As far as the usage is concerned, only during long rides in highway comfortable speed is at max 85 kmph. This is the only limitation. (Atleast in my opinion the comfortable cruising speed should be like ~ 100) Above 85 kmph speed the vibrations are felt and feels like engine is stressed. Max speed I have touched is 116 kmph. Fuel economy is around 55 kmpl when I ride at 60 kmph or below. In highways @ 80-85 kmph, it gives FE of ~ 44-45 kmpl and @ > 90 or 100 kmph the FE was reduced to 36 kmpl.

One more thing I like to add is that ride is so comfortable, I did not have any back pain even after continuous non-stop ride for 3.5 hrs. Once I left Chennai at 3 am in the morning and reached my house in Hosur at 6.20 am (~ 312 km) and refreshed and went to office in Bangalore in another hour. No tiredness in body pain or back pain felt. Only the saddle became very sour because of the hard seat and no ventilation, I believe.

I was just reading through 250cc FZ 25 and then just visited this Hornet thread. Felt like sharing. Hope it helps someone. Thank you !

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No, sorry I do not know.

Well, if your theory is that cleaning the chain would strip the protective albeit dirty oil film off the chain causing it to rust, then it could be true. However if you ride in the rains or live in a rainy area, the moisture and water spraying on the bike would have the same effect. I don't use any cleaners or kerosene/diesel for my chain, just plain old gear/engine oil, even then, I can spot rust on the chain after a week in the monsoon season.

If we don't clean the chain then will the dirt wouldn't damage the o rings, in honda svc they strictly advised me not to clean chain upto 5k kilometers and only to apply chain spray, i found that to be wrong and i clean and lube my chain every 500 kilometers, removing the front sprocket cover. Actually my rusting was only at the outside of the chain after cleaning and lightly spraying tvs chain spray rust disappeared

Thanks a lot for sharing your experience. I will be buying the 2018 model. Read a lot in these forums got really confused[emoji28] some say its good some say they are facing problems.. yeah..but every bike "will" have something or the other...honda yamaha tvs every brand will have smooth sailing user ans well as rough sailing user. The choice is yours at last and you should make sure you are to live with the bike come what may...[emoji28] in the end these are machines having physical moving parts ..bound to get some problem time to time...

Thanks a lot for sharing your experience. I will be buying the 2018 model. Read a lot in these forums got really confused[emoji28] some say its good some say they are facing problems.. yeah..but every bike "will" have something or the other...honda yamaha tvs every brand will have smooth sailing user ans well as rough sailing user. The choice is yours at last and you should make sure you are to live with the bike come what may...[emoji28] in the end these are machines having physical moving parts ..bound to get some problem time to time...