Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

[QUOTE=Zeit;1218051]Bro, I think 55 is normal for this bike considering that it's torquey engine and the fact that old uni gave around 50. But driving style matters very much for getting good mileage though.

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[QUOTE=Saurabh213;1218167]This is very much same as tank full method, as we have the precise info on fuel put and kms run, this approach is used for bikes as bikes stop on reserve also it's not generated by system (It's even present in Hornet manual ).

Tank full is used mostly in cars, as there it's difficult to note the km at which reserve came exactly and vehicle only shows warning on reserve, it does not stops on reserve. Also, we don't do tankful in bikes mostly, but in car case we do and this time i am not sure of the fuel as the filling people try to rounding thing, if it's not precise, values will not be correct.

I don't think i will do tankful again, considering fuel price fluctuations and my usage. From safety point also not good .

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yeahhh maybe... !!
my riding style is in speeds of 75 to 90.. and once a day till 115+ speeds

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[QUOTE=Satyajit Mohanta;1218180]Yes rightly said! For bikes best is to check reserve to reserve & it is for cars that we check full tank to full tank.

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Driving style really matters. Looking at your driving style your's FE is normal.

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- Most of the guys who are fond of achieving best FE have a tendency to up-shift the gears at very low rpm. This will only kill the engine performance also will not get the best FE. Most importantly, then what is the fun in getting a bike in this segment.
- Another thing is that, when red-lining before each gear up-shift again the reliability goes down along with FE.
- To my opinion, with Hornet, it is best to limit the rpm to 7000 in highway (with every upshift @ around 5.5-6k rpm & cruising @ 7k rpm) as in highway performance matters & not mileage.
- Whereas within city better to upshift @ around 4-4.5k rpm to get the performance as well as mileage (cruise @ ~ 55-60 to avoid frequent braking).
- In traffic condition, will have to apply brakes very often (also frequent gear shifting) if tried to drag race. Wear & tear (brake pads, tyres, drive chain ....) will be more in this driving style. Moreover no time will be saved. No safety & putting others on the road also @ risk.
- Hornet segment to my opinion is for who prefer all in one package with nothing to complain.

Again it all depends on the rider's choice. If drag racing is prime intention this is not the segment altogether. R15, RS200, Duke or CBR ... could be the choice. I heard these bikes are capable to cross 140+ speed & so easily cruising speed can be around 100.

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yeah riding style matters as well as traffic condition too, if you have to shift gear within seconds then no matter how good your riding style is its still get what you shud have. anyways as kms increasing the bike's becoming smoother n smoother, im facing another issue - while applying rear disc a "sneaching"sound is it normal ? also, the chain is getting loose after 500-600kms, is this happening with you people or not ?

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Yes my chain is also getting loose in 500 kms.I enquired with other people having different bikes ,they too said that chain should be tightened once in 400-500 kms.

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ohk, now the sneaching sound , also did any of you cut your chains or just tightened it

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No idea ,I own STD variant.just tightened no cutting.

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thanx moto , guys what abt the sneaching sound from rear disc when applying brake, a little help :|

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Yes.. same here
It s the brake pad sound.. maybe some dust has gone it.

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Yes chain should b checked for slack every 500 kms.. also check if lube is required...

Brake pad screech sound is normal. In cbs variants.... the sound comes when some dust tends to settle in the contact part of pad and disc... every time i wash my bike it sort of goes off.. only to come back within a day.

Altho the brakes bite r still good... i will check for pad's surface wear on second service
Check for brake oil and brake pads on your second service

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Is that sound coming after overnight rest ? Does it come momentarily & goes off after few braking & 1 or 2 km run or does it come every time you apply the brake ?

I am not hearing any such sound in my bike

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When you say the chain gets loosened in ~ 500 km, is it that chain is touching the swing arm ?

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