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  • #6316
    Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

    Originally posted by anoopkumar0 View Post
    Finally I changed my seat cover.
    I got it from JoyRide
    Price: Inr. 550/-
    Features:
    1. Three years warrantee
    2. Less heat (Claimed to be 10-15c cooler)
    3. Water resistance at stiching
    4. Scratch Resistant
    5. Some patented technology for less heat and anti-fungal


    Verdict:
    This certainly better than ASC seat cover. Also no stiches on top or near thigh. So no chance of water soaking. Man, when it rain in night I use to reach office wet pant .
    Grip is much better than ASC seat cover. However, cover is not perfect fit and I had to get it punched at local shop.
    Price is higher, I feel they should sell is loose at maximum of Inr. 350-400.
    I haven't done any long journey. I think that's where I can tell if this seat cover is really good.

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    I am looking to put a sticker on head. My Honda logo was ripped off by some kid long back. Also, some scratches. It get whitish after few days of wash. Any suggestions? or online place to get the graphics

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    PS: I see lots of discussion on XBlade vs Hornet. Guys please don't do this. These are never ending discussion.
    Bro how is the seat cover cushion ? is better than stock ?, my pillion complaining about hard seat so i need good seat cover with more cushion and also it should not spoil hornet looks. any other suggestions also welcome

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    • #6317
      Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

      Hi own, 160r ABS DLX, 2018 version, headlight is very poor, any guidance on how to change it,not interested in Auxillary lights.

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      • #6318
        Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

        Originally posted by raaz321 View Post
        Bro how is the seat cover cushion ? is better than stock ?, my pillion complaining about hard seat so i need good seat cover with more cushion and also it should not spoil hornet looks. any other suggestions also welcome
        There is no cushion in this cover.
        However, OEM Honda seat cover is very slippery. Pillion and rider slips forward on breaks.
        This seat material is really good. You can add extra cushion from local shop. Make sure add-on cushion should fit perfectly over original seat.
        You can buy above cover or any other good cover and punch it well. If you want to buy you can directly call them from website and ask to loose seat cover.
        I tried to fix cushion half seat at local shop, which went bad. I had to remove it.
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        TravelLog: Hyderabad to Hampi
        Honda Hornet 160R Owner's Manual / Serviceshop manual

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        • #6319
          Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

          Originally posted by anoopkumar0 View Post
          There is no cushion in this cover.
          However, OEM Honda seat cover is very slippery. Pillion and rider slips forward on breaks.
          This seat material is really good. You can add extra cushion from local shop. Make sure add-on cushion should fit perfectly over original seat.
          You can buy above cover or any other good cover and punch it well. If you want to buy you can directly call them from website and ask to loose seat cover.
          I tried to fix cushion half seat at local shop, which went bad. I had to remove it.
          Thanks for reply, yes these local shop people never say no even through they don't know how to do, they will try to do something crap.

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          • #6320
            Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

            Originally posted by raaz321 View Post
            Bro how is the seat cover cushion ? is better than stock ?, my pillion complaining about hard seat so i need good seat cover with more cushion and also it should not spoil hornet looks. any other suggestions also welcome
            I added extra cushion from a shop i hardly felt any marginal difference between both. Seat height and width gets increased its good for is pillion but not much for rider. But won’t spoil looks as well.
            I asked another shop as well complaining about hard seat. He told me that after 6-7 months the original cushion becomes soft and comfortable. At initial stage its on the harder side but I wasn’t convinced so opted for extra cushion. Much better than original seat.
            Try seat cover which have rough surface pattern. Avoid smooth ones where pillion rider slides upon while breaking.
            Ps : while adding extra cushion seat cover needs to be changed as well as the size increases.
            Last edited by Rohit3235; 11-06-2018, 03:34 PM.

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            • #6321
              Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

              Originally posted by rkurre View Post
              Hi own, 160r ABS DLX, 2018 version, headlight is very poor, any guidance on how to change it,not interested in Auxillary lights.
              Headlight is not poor, adjust the beam with the help of a star screwdriver. It's ok for city use. From factory headlight beam is pointed upwards ,you need lower the headlight beam [emoji65]

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              • #6322
                Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                Originally posted by #bpk View Post
                Headlight is not poor, adjust the beam with the help of a star screwdriver. It's ok for city use. From factory headlight beam is pointed upwards ,you need lower the headlight beam [emoji65]
                Just to add, make sure to adjust the beam while you're sitting on the motorcycle as laden weight affects beam direction.
                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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                • #6323
                  Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                  Today my Hornet wasn't starting in gear while I was in traffic. After coming home, when engine cooled down, it started while in gears . Idk why this happened?

                  It would just show no response when I pressed the self-switch and jumped a little when I kick started. Now it's working fine.

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                  • #6324
                    Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                    Originally posted by aishwary23 View Post
                    Today my Hornet wasn't starting in gear while I was in traffic. After coming home, when engine cooled down, it started while in gears . Idk why this happened?

                    It would just show no response when I pressed the self-switch and jumped a little when I kick started. Now it's working fine.
                    I think you might have missed to pull the clutch lever when you tried self start. If in gear, you'll not get any response without disengaging the clutch while trying to start. I faced this too once and realized I was in gear and pulled the clutch, then it started.

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                    • #6325
                      Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                      Originally posted by winturf99 View Post
                      I think you might have missed to pull the clutch lever when you tried self start. If in gear, you'll not get any response without disengaging the clutch while trying to start. I faced this too once and realized I was in gear and pulled the clutch, then it started.
                      No lol, clutch was fully disengaged at that time.

                      Maybe something's up with the clutch plate.

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                      • #6326
                        Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                        Guyzz , today I saw a fatal bike skid happened near close to me..
                        Actually the person was riding yamah r15 , he was riding around 80/90 kmph... But there was a speed braker (kind of big), but without any indicators such as no radium/white paints.. as a result that person didn't noticed the breaker and he rode over it , the bike got jumped (noticable high) and skid , dragged over to some distance ( I duno whether he mangaed to put brake or else because of imbalance it fallen).. he got more tearing of skins all over the body...then I stopped my bike and made his bike park sideby road and tried my best to get him first aid...

                        My query is , where to complain (online/contact number) about this kind of idiotic formation of speed brakers without making any indicatiors nearby...

                        That route was my office route, even me sometimes forget about that braker and rode over that in some high speeds, luckily I can manage to balance my bike after that jump...

                        Feeling anger over this officials who involved in maintenance of road...
                        Last edited by gowthamh; 11-07-2018, 01:58 PM.

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                        • #6327
                          Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                          Originally posted by aishwary23 View Post
                          No lol, clutch was fully disengaged at that time.

                          Maybe something's up with the clutch plate.
                          Check clutch setting

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                          • #6328
                            Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                            Originally posted by gowthamh View Post
                            Guyzz , today I saw a fatal bike skid happened near close to be..
                            Actually the person was riding yamah r15 , he was riding around 80/90 kmph... But there was a speed braker (kind of big), but without any indicators such as no radium/white paints.. as a result that person didn't noticed the breaker and he rode over it , the bike got jumped (noticable high) and skid , dragged over to some distance ( I duno whether he mangaed to put brake or else because of imbalance it fallen).. he got more tearing of skins all over the body...then I stopped my bike and made his bike park sideby road and tried my best to get him first aid...

                            My query is , where to complain (online/contact number) about this kind of idiotic formation of speed brakers without making any indicatiors nearby...

                            That route was my office route, even me sometimes forget about that braker and rode over that in some high speeds, luckily I can manage to balance my bike after that jump...

                            Feeling anger over this officials who involved in maintenance of road...
                            Same thing happened with me one time, i was doing nearly at 75 to 80 kmph, suddenly i saw a series of speed breakers near kaziranga national park, i applied brakes hard and luckily due to abs, but speed breaker sign should be visible before a breaker, otherwise fatal accident can happen.

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                            • #6329
                              Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                              Originally posted by #bpk View Post
                              Same thing happened with me one time, i was doing nearly at 75 to 80 kmph, suddenly i saw a series of speed breakers near kaziranga national park, i applied brakes hard and luckily due to abs, but speed breaker sign should be visible before a breaker, otherwise fatal accident can happen.
                              Daily, so many bike/car riders/pillions all over the nation are suffering because of this kind of improper formation of speed brakers.., I think someone within us has to complain about it
                              Last edited by gowthamh; 11-07-2018, 01:31 PM.

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                              • #6330
                                Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                                Originally posted by gowthamh View Post
                                Daily, so many bike/car riders/pillions all over the nation are suffering because of this kind of improper formation of speed brakers.., I think someone within us has to complain about it
                                Yeah! I think we can complain about this in ministry of road transport, by twitter, e mails etc

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