Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences


i was looking to change the headlight bulb and tried below, it gives me very good lighting in dark.

1. adjust the screw below headlight completely towards the inside and use High beam it will throw light completely on road or

use lowbeam and Pass key together. i use this when no street lights are present and it lightes up the entire road.

Give it a try before changing.

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I have a supplier in MIDC andheri, where we source all tools and consumables for the fabrication shop of the company i work in. Since i have been good to them and we do a lot of business, they offer me a 25% discount on the prices mentioned in that price list. i am looking at the professional range, since i want a ratcheting torque wrench. I will definitely update with pictorials, once my renovation is complete. i have ordered a new tool trolley and got a new workbench fabricated with a good new set of tools.

although it'll take some time as we can't paint till the rain has completely gone off the radar, sorry

This is perfectly put, breaking in should be done throughout the rev range but gently. never redline while breaking in. keep it a safe margin from the redline. give it a little aggressive throttle midrange to put some load on the engine, the bearings, bushes and so on. Breaking in is a controversial topic. it is basically setting up the bike how you want to use it. if you want max mileage, don't go high revs, bike will break in where its more comfortable in the lower rev range increasing fuel efficiency indirectly, as you won't go higher in the rev range. If you want a balanced setup just use all the gears almost all the revs, and all throttle positions in all gears but be gentle. don't be harsh with the throttle.

While i was in the UK i went to a motocross competition where the bikers had got brand new bikes and and they just redlined it to break it in, because thats how they will be using it, pretty much redlining it, so they want the bike to break in in that rev range. Some would call that crazy, but hey wasn't me, and they were crazy experienced motocross riders.

exactly, i ride my hornet to its limit and beyond, love the torque beyond 7k, I have scraped the footpegs as well. just barely though. Even done burnouts ( really have to hold the front end dow, to break the rear end loose). Most people are too cautious with their bikes to enjoy it to the fullest.

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Just an FYI, break in happens within the first hundred km's of use.

Here's how I break in my motorcycles,

Will ride without putting any sort of load on the motor for the first 150km's max and change oil, following which I would ride as I normally would and nearing the 500 km's mark I bounce the limiter of the motorcycle in every gear possible before up-shifting and downshift hard in every gear until I come to a halt, then change my oil after which I change at regular 2000 km intervals.

Following the conventional 2k break in never works for me due to having to ride interstate most of the time, so I would be done with the first 2 oil changes and 500km's within the first two days of ownership so that I can resume riding like normal without a worry in the world starting from the 3rd day of ownership.

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I've noticed this after 2.5k on my odo with my hornet. Strangely, I've been getting a mileage of around 35kmpl. The process by which I check mileage is fill 600 upon every reserve (approx 7.4 l) and the bike returns around 265 kms. I also noticed that my idle sits at 1300 to 1500 rpm range when I stop in traffic after a 3 to 4 kms ride, when i shift from neutral to first and release the clutch gently(not like a baby though [emoji13]) the bike stalls. I'm needing to rev upto 2.5k rpm before i tend to release the clutch and accelerating from 2.5k rpms. I also feel while acceleearing across the rev band bike progresses along with throttle input but in between lags then progresses again. I'm not doing higher gear lower rpms though. I noticed this when i tend to rev from 4.5k rpm to the above while throttling.
I also get this strange small irregular tak tak not loud, but loud enough to be noticed by a rider even with helmet on while acceleearing from 3rd gear or higher(noticed this cuz tend to accelerate much from 3rd as 1st n 2nd are shorter and shifted max by 5.5k rpm range). It annoys me with every throttle from around 4k along with the grunt of the engine I get to hear this [emoji34].

Please shed your inputs if anyone faced similar issues and got them resolved.
Good morning! [emoji5]

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I think you should open the sparkplug and and post here, experienced members will be able to identify your carburetor settings, strangely after completing 1200 kilometres till now i am getting a mileage of 44kmpl in heavy city traffic, now also reserve has not showed, i think i am having lean setting on my carburetor, also check your chain slackness for the tak tak sound

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Thanks! I'll check for the spark plug and attach it's image today after my office. Hope it doesn't contain any carbon deposits, as it starts with a single kick or 2 with an overnight or cold engine. Yet I'll give it a try. Does it have to do anything with the carb setting too, as my father complained to the ASC during first service that he isn't receiving good mileage, though I suggested him it's cause he rides with the clutch most of the time and shifts at very low speeds lugging mostly. The ASC guy might have messed it up even more. If spark looks fine maybe I'll need to check for my carb tuning and chain slack for lack of mileage. Can we adjust the AFR without removing the left hand panel cuz I need to do this all sitting on the road in a busy street of Hyderabad.(hostel, can't do anything about it) and I've been going through previous posts long back but not clear, if anyone knows the exact number of turns from the zeroth or 3.15 position towards anticlockwise please help.

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I don't know number of turns but you can see the number of points in dashboard changing when turning the screw , like each point 200rpm.

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Thanks! This might be of help, but I think we also better notice the engine sound as 1 rpm band is 200rpm per bar rise/ fall. So, the thumb rule should be like after warming the engine enough to have an idle of 1400 rpm, I'll raise the idling to 3k rpm(seen in a video on youtube). Then I'll start turning the AFR screw anti-clockwise and notice if the rpm rises then I'll continue till it rises to a point where it tends to fall off from then. If it tends to decrease from the initial setting point then I'll turn it clockwise and check for rise in rpm. If it already is at optimum, I'll set back and wait for the inputs from our fellow riders.

I'm planning to shift to semi-synthetic 10w30 from 3k onwards till I get the second service done or 7k kms, then to fully synthetic. Does this help in smoothening the engine. By the way, as Anoopkumar once said, a hot hornet is a mad bull(I know it's not 150 bhp, just 15). It feels like Honda engineered it to get warm to be stress free, feels so nimble, refined and light on the throttle.

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Yes, go for motul 5100 10w 30 semisynthetic and share your experience with us

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I'm giving HP a try, since it's made in India and by public ltd. company, I think it costs less comparitively, though it may or may not meet Motul's standards it's purpose is just till 2.5-3k kms, so thinking to give it a try. I ordered one on Amazon yesterday for Rs.220/-(offer).

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Is that hp racer4 synth , i put the oil the same day , the honda recall happened so svc drained my hp oil and put the honda oil on the same day [emoji23][emoji23] so i am clueless about its performance, please share your experience of using hp oil

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Sure. I will be using it after 5 to 6 days. Will post review after 200 kms ride.

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I can vouch for this. I've tried it before. It's fun and the bike doesn't feel stressed at all. You can cruise comfortably at the speeds of 65 to 70km/hr at that RPM in 4th gear.

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That's a great way of breaking in, you're covering all the bases, shows your experience.
Only thing I would suggest is that the oil that comes from the company is of a different grade which is there to handle allthe extra metal dust that comes out in the early running, I would suggest finding that grade and making sure you use that specific grade throughout your break-in procedure.

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Yes that is the intention, plus that wont be an issue in my case as I make it a mandate to stay away from synthetics and the marketing hype that comes along with it. Plus it makes more sense to use new oil every 2k than pay for a synthetic and run it for longer intervals. Just a personal choice, nothing against any kind of oil as long as ideal change interval is maintained.