Hi, I returned yesterday from my 2300 kms solo trip over my 4 months old hornet. Did two 12 hour journeys with 730 kms a day from Hyderabad to Mysore. I've also taken it from Mysore to Bandipur to ooty through the hairpins, back to Mysore though gudaloor on twisty hill roads. The next day to Coorg through heavy rains with a pillion. The bike kept up very well. Although at very cold temperatures at higher alritudes due to heavy rains, it seemed a bit harsh. That wouldn't be a problem if carb is tuned according to the altitude and warmed up sufficiently. It was continuously exposed to rains as I stayed at my friend's flat which didn't have enough parking space qt night and daytime, all day long in rainy forest and hill roads. Rode across long forest roads, twisties, bad roads, harsh rainy crosswinds and the bike performed really very well. The best part is the highway stability. I was able to do 110 plus speeds for really very long stretches and absolutely no botherable vibrations. It felt so stable from 92 kms with a feeling of doing 40 kmph. I just took two 15 minutes breaks after Kurnool and at the outskirts of Bangalore. Bike didn't feel stressed even after such long stretches and trust me, the heating is only in city rides. We can take it for long stretches without any heating problems on highways.
I'm so very much in love with my bike after this ride. We just need to maintain it well. Chain maintenance, sufficient warm up and engine oil maintenance. I had minor niggles too before I had this trip, but now they don't matter me at all. If hornets had any problems in the initial deployment it'd have been sorted out long ago. We don't need to think much, it's still a Honda. It's here to stay.[emoji16]

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I know it is OT, but the newer pulsars post 2012 are damn smooth IMHO. I remember it putting my unicorn to shame. I love that typical pulsar whine for some unknown reason. Every spare is available at local spare shops (eg. I got a UG3 P150 front sprocket at a local spares shop for just 93 Rupees). I'm only going for the FZ25 due to FI and the comfort it provides.



[MENTION=98329]#bpk[/MENTION] give it some time, it should smoothen out. Almost all the issues I mentioned earlier (and what [MENTION=87391]ZZR1[/MENTION] mentioned) are applicable only to the older hornets from 2016. I'm pretty sure once you cross the 6000-8000kms mark, you'll be satisfied.

Also you've crossed the 1500km mark, stop babying the bike. Ride normally and ride it hard once in a while. Accelerate gradually to 7k rpm in each gear.

dude you are super, but small doubt , isn't that matte grey exhaust ? i don't think it's matte black ,may be i am color blind

dude you are super, but small doubt , isn't that matte grey exhaust ? i don't think it's matte black ,may be i am color blind

I've covered 2500 kms before the trip. You're done with 1300 kms, you may take it above 70 kmph with smooth acceleration rather than revving quick. When you keep it above 70, keep changing speeds upwards and downwards 70 letting the bike getting used to rev range. Don't rev the bike to higher than 6.5k atmost in second gear as it is short, but from 3rd gear onwards let the acceleration be given across the rev range smoothly. You can take it to 85-100 range and keep the bike varying speeds constantly and smoothly in that range. Please try it on empty and wide stretches. You can try it out this way for shorter stretches till you cross the 2k kms mark. You can now easily maintain 70-85 mark by varying speeds. Don't baby the bike and let it get used to the rev range. It'll help the bike to get used to the rev range. Initially you'd feel the bike getting harsh when you rev it but when you take it smoothly, it won't hurt the engine. It's just a feeling as we were taking it slow below 70 which means below 5.2k rpms. So the grunt after 5k rpms may make you feel the engine is stressed, but it ain't. You'll get used to it.

Thanks brother . Can i rev to 5k rpm in 3rd gear. Now i am shifting gears at 4k rpm

Pulsar has a straight riding position compared to Hornet's semi-sporty position which takes a bit of time to get used to.

Thanks brother . Can i rev to 5k rpm in 3rd gear. Now i am shifting gears at 4k rpm

Don't rev the bike to higher than 6.5k atmost in second gear as it is short, but from 3rd gear onwards let the acceleration be given across the rev range smoothly. You can take it to 85-100 range and keep the bike varying speeds constantly and smoothly in that range. Please try it on empty and wide stretches. You can try it out this way for shorter stretches till you cross the 2k kms mark. You can now easily maintain 70-85 mark by varying speeds. Don't baby the bike and let it get used to the rev range. It'll help the bike to get used to the rev range. Initially you'd feel the bike getting harsh when you rev it but when you take it smoothly, it won't hurt the engine. It's just a feeling as we were taking it slow below 70 which means below 5.2k rpms. So the grunt after 5k rpms may make you feel the engine is stressed, but it ain't. You'll get used to it.

Hi, I returned yesterday from my 2300 kms solo trip over my 4 months old hornet. Did two 12 hour journeys with 730 kms a day from Hyderabad to Mysore. I've also taken it from Mysore to Bandipur to ooty through the hairpins, back to Mysore though gudaloor on twisty hill roads. The next day to Coorg through heavy rains with a pillion. The bike kept up very well. Although at very cold temperatures at higher alritudes due to heavy rains, it seemed a bit harsh. That wouldn't be a problem if carb is tuned according to the altitude and warmed up sufficiently. It was continuously exposed to rains as I stayed at my friend's flat which didn't have enough parking space qt night and daytime, all day long in rainy forest and hill roads. Rode across long forest roads, twisties, bad roads, harsh rainy crosswinds and the bike performed really very well. The best part is the highway stability. I was able to do 110 plus speeds for really very long stretches and absolutely no botherable vibrations. It felt so stable from 92 kms with a feeling of doing 40 kmph. I just took two 15 minutes breaks after Kurnool and at the outskirts of Bangalore. Bike didn't feel stressed even after such long stretches and trust me, the heating is only in city rides. We can take it for long stretches without any heating problems on highways.

I felt the opposite, perhaps due to my height? I have to lean forwards on the pulsar, but it's lesser and more comfortable on the hornet.

Quality control is an issue with Bajaj though.

Congrats. Yep, I liked how hornet manages with no heat up in long stretch of cruising over 90.

BTW, last week I returned from Meghalaya trip. Hired Tvs Ntorq 125 to roam around. What a scoot.
Good power to pull up and great suspension for scooty. The navigation in NTorq uses IndiaMyMaps which works great.
On roads, Highways are super smooth and curvy. Amazing drive through dense clouds

Time to feel the bike. If you are on stretch highway. Give your bike a chance and do shifting at 6k.


Telling this for long time. Feel the bike guys. It has great potential as combination fo commuter and sport.


Congrats. Yep, I liked how hornet manages with no heat up in long stretch of cruising over 90.

BTW, last week I returned from Meghalaya trip. Hired Tvs Ntorq 125 to roam around. What a scoot.
Good power to pull up and great suspension for scooty. The navigation in NTorq uses IndiaMyMaps which works great.
On roads, Highways are super smooth and curvy. Amazing drive through dense clouds

Is Hornet viby before first service. My first service is due after a week and man I can feel the vibes creep in from about 3.5k rpm itself.