First bike. Woohoo! (PeteMun)

[fire eyes]

welcome

[PeteMun]

When you feel comfortable enough you should try out SH16, Kaukapakapa to Welsford.
Much fun to be had there

Thats exactly what this guy said the other day ! Ive been down that highway a few times, I used to own a couple of silvia's.. But mate picture a retard riding a hornet and thats me I can ride sweet but then I do the funniest things Maybe there not the easiest bikes to learn with but meh the bikes good Im not

Oh yeah, when i engage the choke when the engine is cold it can take a few twists of the throttle to make the rpm stable and not die, and yeah it's such a wonderful feeling when someone nods/waves to you, be careful of the brakes though, hornet tanks are extremely dentable should you lock up a wheel and drop it, I did both sides of mine within a week of owning it

Yeah haha the brakes sure are good ! So far Ive just hit the front brake abit hard coming to a stop a few times it must look hilarious.. Hey I went to a local bike shop yesterday to ask about the choke system. He said the reason why my revs drop when I turn the choke on is because Im over fueling it (running it rich as the weather is to warm for it (the choke) to work. They also said the 2,000rpm idol is way to much so they dropped it down to 1300rpm. Its easy if you want to know how?

[PeteMun]

Hi, bought my first bike a couple of months ago - 2006 Hornet 250.

Good choice of bike you made if you ask me. I didn't try many but it seems that everything is compared against the hornet in the 250 stakes (it seems to be the benchmark of what a good 250 should be). Made my decision for me the first time I sat on it.

G'day, yeah I agree plus there not small like most other good 250's.. And they have the quality factor over the Hyosungs.

The hornet is as fast as I need for the time being, handles well and never seems to lack power. Only complaint so far is the wind buffeting at higher speeds. I'm planning to stick a givi screen on it to see if it reduces it much.

The wind was the first thing i noticed when I cruised the highway, let me know how the givi screen feels !

Anyway, hornets nest (uk website) is the only place I've been able to find info (in english) for the 250 hornet. http://www.hondahornet.co.uk/index.html

Tyres: 36 front 42 rear.

Choke: never seems to need it. Mine revs at 1500 when warm. If i put the choke on it stalls. I've only ever had it half on once and was only for a couple of minutes.

Enjoy the hornet.

Cheers

Thanks for that and I will enjoy the hornet it would be impossible not to

welcome

Thanks

[Helichick]

Hehe welcome to KB Pete! Have fun!!

[PeteMun]

Hehe welcome to KB Pete! Have fun!!

I will have fun aslong as you stop poking me in the eye < now i have protection lol

[Helichick]

I will have fun aslong as you stop poking me in the eye < now i have protection lol

Lol! Oh wopps! My mistake, thought it was there for poking! haha. Enjoy!

[Moki]

Thanks mate, can anyone else back this up? When starting cold the idol dosn't seem to change when switching the choke lever but when warm the bike revs higher when choke is away so pretty much the opposite from above poster.. I is confuzzled

Start cold engine with choke ON (pulled backwards) then set choke OFF (all the way forward) after setting off or after a couple of minutes of running. The engine should idle okay when up to operating temp.

[KelvinAng]

Thanks for the info When the choke is pushed away it revs at 2000rpm but when i pull it towards me it goes down to 1000-1500rpm and actually cut out before too. Hmmm

My initial thought is that the choke lever seem to be in reverse? Not a technical person so don't know if what you were told in the other post you made about the shop suggesting over-fuelling is true. I know my lil' ol'hornet revs high when choke is ON (pulled towards me when I'm sitting on her), and cuts off slowly when the choke is OFF and if the bike is cold. It idles at around 1k once warmed up, choke off.

[Harvd]

My Bandit came with a wee Givi Screen that i put on for longer rides. I think the overall force of the wind is less, But there seems to be more wind noise as it is more disturbed after hitting the screen. Keeps most of the wind off chest and shoulders though and its ajustable so maybe I should have a fiddle with the angle its set up next time.

[caseye]

Welcome to KB and riding, the Hornets a good choice, well done , ride safe and enjoy yourself.

[motodrummer]

Welcome to the site, man it sounds like you're buzzin' Have fun and stay safe- many more smiles to come. May see you around- look for the big wasp.