You can call me Ashwanth. Ask them to correct chain alignment.

Yes, you can send another mail to Honda asking assist in a SVC nearby where you stay. We can get the vehicle serviced/rectified in any *authorized* service center.

That was pretty informative [emoji2]. Thanks! Can I start to rev my bike from now. I've covered 2k kms on my machine. So far so good.[emoji16] Minor niggles though livable.
I've been giving occasional bursts though, not abusive, but at times Hyderabad traffic demands you to. I still feel the gearbox hasn't settled yet. It's pretty responsive at times and at times gets hard and feels like I'm doing harm to the gearbox.
l'd be very grateful if you don't mind letting me know when you're planning to get your next service done, so that we can have a meet up at the SVC and you can suggest me or help me clear few doubts[emoji3] and if required I can get it serviced at that instance. Thanks again!

Freaking Karnataka road tax. At that price I would look for 200cc bike. You will get bored with 150cc segment very soon. You will start feeling lagging punch in 0-60, and then the hunger of top speed over 100. But as per say, 85-90 Kmph cruising is like charm with hornet, which is good enough for 99% of Indian road condition.

Don't get me wrong, I am one the most satisfied owner of Hornet, here, or let say got good copy of machine. I really love the bike and has no major issue so far. Bike never let me down, no break down. Bike is not short term investment. Having fallen down at 60 and no damage to bike, I believe the Honda has given the good parts for long period.
At least from experience of 2.5 years. I have some some things more to share reagrding different bike like RTR160 earlier version, Unicorn 160, Pulsar 220 and Honda Hunk. I will draft in other post.
@raazz: I can feel when you get bad copy.


Sorry I didn't understand.


I never believe on PayTm mall. They never take responsibility of product. I would pay a little more price if there is condition to return without asking question.
Why not from Amazon.
It's for 513. MRP is 540. Also, check



One thing I have noticed, probably for all open chain bikes :
When it rains the mud affect the bike performance. It feels heavy. Lubes get dry very quickly in open chain bikes.
I make sure whenever I go water-wash, I asked them to pressure wash the chain while rotating the wheel. Some time I spray the cleaner before water-wash it helps to clean more. Afterwards, I lube the chain back at home.
Regarding Chain rusting: I never faced such issue even if I forget to lube it for a month. Can anyone suggest me "Best" chain lube which stays for longer period?

Want cheap thrills

1. Learn clutchless gear shifting. I think combination of a little preloading+throttle blip works best. There are tons of YouTube video for it.
2. Rave over 6K-7.5K in 4th grear after proper warmup, let say after running more than 6 Km. Then You will realize you are sitting on mad bull . It also helps to dust of carbon deposits and make bike lighter. Keep going till you will know when you are stressing the engine (don't tough red line untill you know what are you doing).

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.

Hi. No idea as I don't own a Hornet. I expect the panel to cost 900-1500+/- INR. How did that happen - accident or something fell on the tank ? And, welcome to XBhp !



The steering race/cone bearing cannot be adjusted selectively so that the handle is tighter turning L and easy turning R. Either one of the cables is pulling it (throttle or clutch) or the steering bearing is unevenly worn.

Front end check:

1. Both the forks are level vertically - if they are not, both the upper/lower fork bracket bolts have to be loosened, fork heights set and tightened.
2. Both the steering stem (or lower bracket that holds the fork) and upper bracket has to be aligned
3. One of the front wheel bearings might have been damaged - do the finger test.

Another common cause (Front End)

Tightening the axle nut improperly. There is no way to check whether it was tightened properly.

1. Put the bike in main stand
2. Hold the LHS axle bolt and loosen RHS axle nut. Now loosen, completely, the pinch bolt on LHS fork.
3. Tighten the RHS axle nut by holding the LHS axle bolt
4. Hold the disc brake and pump the forks up and down 7-8 times gently and only after this do the below
5. Without disturbing the setup much, tighten the pinch bolt on LHS fork

(If the pinch bolt is tightened before torquing the axle nut, the forks may not settle parallel to each other - the same system is used in Pulsar 220 and CBR250R)

On the Rear end, check:

1. If both the chain adjusters are at same position and visually check if the swingarm is not deviated to the R or L.
2. Hold the rear tyre and try to push/pull on it from side of the vehicle - if the swingarm moves laterally, bushes or needle bearing might need replacement.
3. As usual rear wheel bearings - do either finger test after removing the wheel (or) while the wheel is still attached, grab it at 1 o'clock and 7 o'clock positions (or whichever is comfortable for you) and pull/push towards you - there should be no play in the bearing area (L or R).

There might be other causes like bent fork and bent axle rod but your vehicle is new and we shall ignore those. Does your dad feel L wrist pain too? Does he notice swaying of vehicle to R too?

bike vibrates heavily in footpegs in 3rd gear about 5k rpm, 1080 kilometers done. What's the cause of it

That was pretty informative [emoji2]. Thanks! Can I start to rev my bike from now. I've covered 2k kms on my machine. So far so good.[emoji16] Minor niggles though livable.
I've been giving occasional bursts though, not abusive, but at times Hyderabad traffic demands you to. I still feel the gearbox hasn't settled yet. It's pretty responsive at times and at times gets hard and feels like I'm doing harm to the gearbox.
l'd be very grateful if you don't mind letting me know when you're planning to get your next service done, so that we can have a meet up at the SVC and you can suggest me or help me clear few doubts[emoji3] and if required I can get it serviced at that instance. Thanks again!

I believe it's at certain mid range around 5K. When you rev above it it gets normal, isn't it?
It's bitter-spot (Opposite of sweet spot) for all bike to have that kind of vibration spot. It will go away with time.


2K is enough. You can start training your bike as per your style. Train it and get everything settled by second service. 6K.
I did my servicing in last month. So, good for next 4-5K. But, yeah, let's meet up somewhere. I will DM you. If anyone from Hyderabad want to meet let do it.

A weekend morning drive freshens you up like anything. I have done couple of times. Doesn't matter if you are alone or with other riders. A good drive of total 100Km and breakfast. Awesome feeling.

One more thing though, my bike wouldn't accelerate beyond 113 even after crouching. The wind blast was pretty manageable. Ive seen videos of people doing 120+. My bike wouldn't rev beyond 8800 rpm although I shifted to fifth gear at 103.

Just had my bike serviced from my trusted mechanic... Changed the oil, lubed all the cables , also replaced air filter and spark plug...
Earlier oil was yamalube fs 10w40 , I'm pretty happy with the performance of the oil... Ran around 2500 kms ... The oil could do 800-1500 kms more... This time too I'm using yamalube... The bike is going pretty strong... Overall I'm satisfied with bike... Does anyone can suggest any mod to increase the from brake bite... The stopping power is pretty good but the Initial bite isn't there...

Thanks Ashwanth! Placed order for the RHS Panel at Uday Honda. They expect the cost to be around 1500-2000.
One more thing though, my bike wouldn't accelerate beyond 113 even after crouching. The wind blast was pretty manageable. Ive seen videos of people doing 120+. My bike wouldn't rev beyond 8800 rpm although I shifted to fifth gear at 103. Any input is appreciated.
I've done 7000+ km since October last year. Been using Throttle 10w30 after 5200 km.

Thanks Ashwanth! Do you have any idea of the cost involved in replacing the unit?

Hi frinds
Where can i get 'service manual' (not owner's manual)) for hornet??

This duo did something amazing to my bike. The combo costed 815 INR in Amazon.

I was using Shell Ultra 10w40 FS oil which itself is a decent oil but thought of trying Motul and bought this combo.
First 100 KMs was just like any other FS oil but after 100 KMs bike went in to muffled mode.
Engine sound got reduced drastically even at 70Km/h my wife in pillion asked if the engine is running at all or am just skying.
This didnt hit mileage, Throttle response was same like that of Shell oil.