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  • #856
    Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

    Originally posted by appsvasan View Post
    Yes before we had Bajaj platina and this is our first 150 + segment bike
    dude me too the same..

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    • #857
      Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

      Originally posted by jammbuster View Post
      Hi... Though i am not having this bike...but a silently reading this forum...

      Come to this blog ...read here

      Honda CB Hornet 160R Long Term Review - Initial Report
      Thanks, it was a good read. As mentioned in this post hornet 160R has almost taken down the sales of new honda unicorn 160.

      Sales figure of hornet 160R in last 5 months are:

      Nov - 5931
      Dec - 4772
      Jan - 13135
      feb - 14526
      march - 13932

      Sales figure of unicorn 160 in last 5 months are:

      Nov -
      Dec - 523
      Jan - 52
      feb - 1607
      march - 2590

      In the month of march hornet 160 R has sold more than 5 times that of unicorn 160.

      I think every body walking into honda the showroom for unicorn is coming back with hornet

      Source : http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/motorb...-analysis.html

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      Originally posted by appsvasan View Post
      This is second bike purchased 28 of Jan
      Congratulation ! Ride safe. Please share your initial impression and expression with us

      You have installed the steel leg guard in your bike, the black ones look better as per me.

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      Originally posted by sathya86online View Post
      Hi folks,

      I've been having a gut feeling that my mileage is low though I hadn't had a proper reserve-to-reserve check until recently. I had this test for 3 ltrs a week back. And my mileage is barely above 30.
      Way off from the general response I've been seeing here.

      I've been barely touching 65kmph until first service, with a average speed of around 50kmph. I mentioned my concern to the service guy. His response was that they don't touch the engine till 3000kms. I've had a few instances where I've touched a max of 70kmpl post first service. I'm be refueling at only Shell so far.

      Thanks guys.
      Please share your testing method with us, it needed to be reserve to reserve or tank full to tank full till auto cut off (not recommended).
      Riding speed is in good FE range, make sure you are riding at ride gear and not with holding clutch or brake and you are not riding in heavy traffic.
      Last edited by Satyajit Mohanta; 05-01-2016, 09:37 PM.

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      • #858
        Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

        Does anyone know the cost of the handlebar?

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        • #859
          Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

          It looks like Honda had used their production facilities to meet the demand for Hornet in December and January, thus reducing the sales figures of Unicorn 160. I heard that there was quite a long waiting time for the Unicorn during that period.

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          • #860
            Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

            Originally posted by NitSpeed200 View Post
            Does anyone know the cost of the handlebar?
            Can someone throw some light???

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            • #861
              Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

              Maybe upwards of 500-1000. May I know why?

              Also I've noticed that the FZ's handlebar is similar to the Hornet's. Compared to the Hornet handlebar the FZ's will be cheaper.

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              • #862
                Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                Originally posted by Satyajit Mohanta View Post
                As mentioned in this post hornet 160R has almost taken down the sales of new honda unicorn 160.

                Sales figure of hornet 160R in last 5 months are:

                Nov - 5931
                Dec - 4772
                Jan - 13135
                feb - 14526
                march - 13932

                Sales figure of unicorn 160 in last 5 months are:

                Nov -
                Dec - 523
                Jan - 52
                feb - 1607
                march - 2590

                In the month of march hornet 160 R has sold more than 5 times that of unicorn 160.
                Had this doubt from past few months after reading the monthly sales numbers.
                How come hornet beating unicorn 160 by huge numbers, since hornet is premium over uni 160.
                I thought may be the sales numbers are interchanged.

                Hornet was launched in dec 2015 i think. Owners can clear/correct me if i am wrong.
                If it is launched in dec how come there are sales in nov for hornet but zero/NA sales for uni 160 for that month.

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                • #863
                  Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                  Originally posted by Shashank K R View Post
                  Maybe upwards of 500-1000. May I know why?

                  Also I've noticed that the FZ's handlebar is similar to the Hornet's. Compared to the Hornet handlebar the FZ's will be cheaper.
                  Planning to do a handlebar mod in my bike

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                  • #864
                    Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                    Originally posted by NitSpeed200 View Post
                    Planning to do a handlebar mod in my bike
                    Are u planning for clip on bars?? With kill switch

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                    • #865
                      Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                      Originally posted by Zeit View Post
                      Are u planning for clip on bars?? With kill switch
                      May be he wants to use hornet's handlebar in other bike.

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                      • #866
                        Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                        Correct. He's trying a single piece bar on the 200NS. Eagerly waiting to see how it looks.
                        [MENTION=82574]Zeit[/MENTION] today I saw a Dazzler with a kill switch. Couldn't talk to the rider as the signal turned green. Might be a simple electrical mod (but voids warranty).

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                        • #867
                          Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                          Originally posted by jammbuster View Post
                          Hi... Though i am not having this bike...but a silently reading this forum...

                          Come to this blog ...read here

                          Honda CB Hornet 160R Long Term Review - Initial Report
                          I was going through this. I found this.
                          Code:
                          [COLOR=#3F4549][FONT=Helvetica Neue]There is completely no juice at the low end and mid range. Couple this with the heavy weight, Hornet is a pain to drive in the city. I don't know, throughout my stint with the bike, I kept the rpm needle above 4000 rpm[/FONT][/COLOR]
                          Sorry to sound like noob.. what they are saying, that it will not have good pickup?

                          And also there is complain in the same site that it is not that suitable for city ride as it is not flickable. Is this true.

                          Thanks for your time.

                          Cheers!!

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                          • #868
                            Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                            I took a test ride just to compare with my Unicorn 160. Felt slightly bigger and the low end power was lesser than the Unicorn, but still good. Was nicely flickable. Quite comfortable too, but I don't like the rearset footpegs. And "sportiness" is not my cup of tea. It's the reason why I chose Unicorn and not the gixxer or Hornet.

                            Coming to the heavy weight, the more you ride, you get used to it.
                            Last edited by Shashank K R; 05-02-2016, 03:12 PM.

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                            • #869
                              Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                              Originally posted by mac4rfree View Post
                              I was going through this. I found this.
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                              [COLOR=#3F4549][FONT=Helvetica Neue]There is completely no juice at the low end and mid range. Couple this with the heavy weight, Hornet is a pain to drive in the city. I don't know, throughout my stint with the bike, I kept the rpm needle above 4000 rpm[/FONT][/COLOR]
                              Sorry to sound like noob.. what they are saying, that it will not have good pickup?

                              And also there is complain in the same site that it is not that suitable for city ride as it is not flickable. Is this true.

                              Thanks for your time.

                              Cheers!!
                              At low end it has low pickup but still comparable to fz v1 .if you want good pickup you should shift at 4.5 k rpm .
                              But the bike is extremely good for city traffic and is flickable.it only feels less flickable when compared to fz .
                              These are my views and others views may differ.

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                              • #870
                                Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

                                Hi everyone, return with some quaries n facts that i noticed regarding my bike. I told previously that post 1st service experience was just awesome in respect of gear shifting and FE. But what I've noticed that after 60-65k/hr i feel a vibration in the handle bar and it persists till 95k/hr which i clocked highest. Is it same with others? Many in this forum have clocked this speed and more many times. What's their experience? Is their any unusual sound n vibration noticed from the engine? Please share your experience n knowledge in this matter. Thanks in advance.

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