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Honda CB Hornet 160R Review | Road Test | Detailed video Check out MT biker: https://www.youtube.com/TRISHAMONOJ 0:22 Honda Hornet Fly-by 0:32 Honda Hornet 160R Ergonomics 1:43 Performance 2:26 Handling 3:52 Braking (CBS advantage) 4:37 Honda Hornet 160R mileage 5:28 Negatives of Hornet 6:48 Conclusion Honda CB Hornet 160R Review | Road Test | Detailed video Partial Transcript: And that is where the Honda CB Hornet comes in. But can it deliver? Let’s take a look at what we learned from our two-day road test… after covering more than 200 kilometers on this motorcycle. Commuter bikes mean a lot of hours in the city riding, in horrible traffic conditions. That is why people want the relaxed ergonomics. I am about 5 feet 8 inches and I find the ergonomics is spot on. The handlebars are not too low, neither too much raised. The foot-pegs also give a comfortable position but provides enough confidence while cornering. The seat is soft but not too cushy which means long rides won’t cause back pain. The fit and finish is also very good. The switches could have been a bit better but I guess I am nitpicking now. there is no emergency kill switch which I found a little odd but it’s not a deal breaker for me. The console offers a clean display and only the gear position indicator and the gear shift indicator are missing. But that my friends is something you can all see for yourself. The real importance is on the performance. Honda definitely has a different approach than the current crop of commuters which I have ridden so far. The five-speed gearbox has longer ratios and instead of hitting the rev limiter all the time, it builds power gently. The bottom end isn’t strong but after 5000 rpm it gets stronger and pulls well up to a 100 km/h speed. It kind of starts losing steam after that and reaching the top speed takes quite a while… But if you looking to cruise at around 100km/h on the highway this bike will do it stress free. In city, you don’t need to shift gears all the time. It’s not as fun as the Gixxer but definitely geared a lot more towards the urban commuter. The thing which surprised me on this bike, was the Handling. The front end feel is just amazing and it took me by surprise. The motorcycle gave me the confidence to lean it into the corner and the handlebars weighed up nicely, meaning the front end was very reassuring while cornering. the same handlebars are at most flickable in low-speed City riding, it’s kind of like having a steering dampener on a commuter bike. When you’re riding it in the city it’s the most flickable thing but when you’re doing high-speed cornering the steering weighs up nicely and it gives the front end very rigid feel so you feel very confident and you can really take this bike to its limits I wish it had more power because this is where I can enjoy the bike to its fullest potential and I think we were not running out of stability what we were running out of power. It’s a very nice bike to enjoy and it probably could do with a bigger engine with this chassis even. Even with a pillion the handling maintains the same composure, I think it’s the best handling commuter I have ridden so far but I really have to test it back-to-back with the Suzuki’s Gixxer SF, because the handling on that bike was also very impressive. For now I’d give it a 10 out of 10 on handling. On both the days we had tested the CBS version of this bike Honda also makes a non CBS version with the drum break at the rear, Ride With Rahul strongly recommends you to buy the CBS version paying the slight extra premium because these are the best breaks I’ve tested on a 150 cc motorcycle by far. Going late into the breaking was so easy and stopping power was so strong with a good amount of initial bite followed with a progressive feedback this breaking definitely makes a motorcycle a lot more safer than all the other bikes in this class. The tires are also doing a good job in corners and still work well under hard braking as well. Mileage is around 40- 42 km/l which is standard for bikes of this this class. When you are comparing with the Gixxer SF or Pulsar (AS) 150. Follow us: Subscribe on YouTube: http://goo.gl/r4zIzj Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RideWithRahul Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/RideWithRahul Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RideWithRahul Google+: https://plus.google.com/+RahulMazumder Honda CB Hornet 160R Review | Road Test | Detailed video Share this video: https://youtu.be/Tzho-J-fAZM