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  • #5506
    Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

    Originally posted by anoopkumar0 View Post
    I what gear/RPM it's happening. With 160cc and pillion. Consider it as 125cc.
    Try to rev 3rd gear comfortably till 5.5K before shift up.
    Most probably i was going in about 10-15kmph (in traffic) and in 2nd gear.
    Yes with pillion i find a lot of change in pickup.

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    • #5507
      Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

      Originally posted by #bpk View Post
      It happened to me during my initial days. After completing more kilometers engine will be free and will pull from low speed without stalling. For eg, now my bike picks up comfortably from 25kmph in 3rd gear with pillion
      If it eases out with use then its fine..i have only done around 50km. First service is yet to be done.

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      • #5508
        Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

        Originally posted by elviento View Post
        If it eases out with use then its fine..i have only done around 50km. First service is yet to be done.
        But the 1st and 2nd gears are tricky, while crossing continuous speed breakers with pillion you should shift to 1st gear for safety purpose, otherwise bike will stall and oncoming traffic will hit you. I find that 2nd gear cannot pull from low speed, it needs atleast 10kmph in 1st gear.

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        • #5509
          Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

          Originally posted by #bpk View Post
          But the 1st and 2nd gears are tricky, while crossing continuous speed breakers with pillion you should shift to 1st gear for safety purpose, otherwise bike will stall and oncoming traffic will hit you. I find that 2nd gear cannot pull from low speed, it needs atleast 10kmph in 1st gear.
          Yes i have stalled my bike a couple of times..people are understanding enough to see a new bike and let go of the situation[emoji28]. 1st gear and proper clutch control should do the job.

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          • #5510
            Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

            Originally posted by elviento View Post
            Yes i have stalled my bike a couple of times..people are understanding enough to see a new bike and let go of the situation[emoji28]. 1st gear and proper clutch control should do the job.
            Please post your bike pictures [emoji7]

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            • #5511
              Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

              Originally posted by elviento View Post
              So this happened twice or thrice to me. Its a new bike, and i'm still getting used to the clutch's friction zone..solo riding is mostly fine but with pillion and two back packs the bike struggles to lift off and twice or thrice it so happened that the bike made a sound of stalling but it did not stall(engine did not switch off). Any idea what could have happened.
              exactly i too experienced the same problem, with solo rider bike flys ,with pillion it's struggles to go forward ,we can observer more in up slope , and my pillion weight is 58kgs and mine is 75 lol ,lesson learnt- better buy some success products even through they are old , but i still love this bike my own money my first bike
              Last edited by raaz321; 08-01-2018, 11:32 PM.

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              • #5512
                Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                Originally posted by zain_andrabi View Post
                Thanks I'll look for it, good to know it's here somewhere I'll find it. I've got Taparia 1/4" Dr torque wrench that does from 8-30 Nm if I am not wrong. I will be getting another 1/2" Dr one soon. I have invested in new tools recently, just waiting for my carpark to finish renovation to start working on the bikes. My hornet really needs loads of maintenance, as I ride it alot and I had got a second hand one.. so I need to know all the mechanical parts are to spec. I'll upload all pictorials as soon as I start working on it. Thanks
                That's good, 8-30 Nm (approx 0.8-3.0 kgm) can handle all the small 8 mm bolts (valve cover, clutch/magneto cover) and pinch bolt on fork. I think you can also use it on the bottom fork bolt (~3.0 kgm). Get another one in the range 25-130 Nm (approx 2.5-13 kgm) for axle(s), swing arm pivot, rear suspension, engine mounting and engine rebuilding (future).

                Can you also please share:

                1. Price of the torque wrench and where to buy it.
                2. Whether it requires any special maintenance like re-calibration.

                And do share the DIY procedure/pics - helps novice DIY-people like me !
                Last edited by ashwanth.r; 08-02-2018, 01:00 AM.

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                • #5513
                  Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                  Originally posted by ashwanth.r View Post
                  1. Price of the torque wrench and where to buy it.
                  +1 on that.

                  I'm using a King Tony 4~20NM for the small nuts and bolts and it cost me roughly 5.5k a few years back. I would very much be interested in procuring a Taparia TWrench.
                  Motorcycling Experience:
                  2000 ~ 2017 Y2K Kinetic Zoom (Disposed at 15k)
                  2011 ~ 2015 Hero Honda Karizma R (Sold at 56.5k)
                  2013 ~ 2014 Bajaj Discover 100 4G (Sold at 16.5k)
                  2015 ~ 2017 TVS Wego (Totaled at 18k)
                  2015 - Bajaj Pulsar 220F (Currently 31k) < Garage Queen!
                  2017 - Bajaj CT100B (Currently 21k) < 'Golden Quadrilateral' Runner!

                  The Ride was Good, but Life is short, spend it Wisely!
                  Adios Comrades!
                  A.P. 2018

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                  • #5514
                    Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                    Originally posted by ashwinprakas View Post
                    +1 on that. I'm using a King Tony 4~20NM for the small nuts and bolts and it cost me roughly 5.5k a few years back. I would very much be interested in procuring a Taparia TWrench.
                    Small ones are the easiest ones to damage/break/strip/round-off .

                    Taparia's price list (W.e.f. June 2018) and catalogue here:

                    TAPARIA

                    It says TW100 (non-racheting, 1/2" drive, 25-135 NM) is 3800/-.

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                    • #5515
                      Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                      Originally posted by ashwanth.r View Post
                      Small ones are the easiest ones to damage/break/strip/round-off .

                      Taparia's price list (W.e.f. June 2018) and catalogue here:

                      TAPARIA

                      It says TW100 (non-racheting, 1/2" drive, 25-135 NM) is 3800/-.
                      Thank you for that!

                      This site says 2705/-

                      Buy Taparia Click Torque Wrench Standard Type TW100 Online in India at Best Prices
                      Motorcycling Experience:
                      2000 ~ 2017 Y2K Kinetic Zoom (Disposed at 15k)
                      2011 ~ 2015 Hero Honda Karizma R (Sold at 56.5k)
                      2013 ~ 2014 Bajaj Discover 100 4G (Sold at 16.5k)
                      2015 ~ 2017 TVS Wego (Totaled at 18k)
                      2015 - Bajaj Pulsar 220F (Currently 31k) < Garage Queen!
                      2017 - Bajaj CT100B (Currently 21k) < 'Golden Quadrilateral' Runner!

                      The Ride was Good, but Life is short, spend it Wisely!
                      Adios Comrades!
                      A.P. 2018

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                      • #5516
                        Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                        Originally posted by ashwinprakas View Post
                        Thank you for that! This site says 2705/-
                        Yes Ashwin, that is why I asked him where to buy and how much. Many online sources quote much lesser prices than official (old stock may be).
                        Last edited by ashwanth.r; 08-02-2018, 01:52 AM.

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                        • #5517
                          Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                          Originally posted by elviento View Post
                          Most probably i was going in about 10-15kmph (in traffic) and in 2nd gear.
                          Yes with pillion i find a lot of change in pickup.
                          That's Achilles heel of hornet, specially in starting days. You need to get your sweet spot of when to downshift/upshift the lower gears, depending on RPM vs speed.
                          Once you get it, no problem at all.
                          As your bike is only at 50Km. Do read about "engine break-in", I feel it's important for Hornet.
                          Try to shift-up your gears on high rpm.
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                          TravelLog: Hyderabad to Hampi
                          Honda Hornet 160R Owner's Manual / Serviceshop manual

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                          • #5518
                            Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                            Originally posted by #bpk View Post
                            Please post your bike pictures [emoji7]
                            I haven't taken much photos...[emoji28] will have to take..for now .this is what i have..Click image for larger version Name: IMG_20180727_182538.jpg Views: 1 Size: 94.6 KB ID: 1960971

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                            • #5519
                              Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                              Originally posted by elviento View Post
                              I haven't taken much photos...[emoji28] will have to take..for now .this is what i have..[ATTACH]242592[/ATTACH]
                              Awesome colour choice [emoji8][emoji8]

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                              • #5520
                                Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                                Originally posted by raaz321 View Post
                                exactly i too experienced the same problem, with solo rider bike flys ,with pillion it's struggles to go forward ,we can observer more in up slope , and my pillion weight is 58kgs and mine is 75 lol ,lesson learnt- better buy some success products even through they are old , but i still love this bike my own money my first bike
                                Hmmm...is it that only hornet behaves like this or all other bikes in 150-160 segment behaves like this? Hornet lacks in low end power that I heard but is there a huge difference when compared to other 150-160cc bikes?

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