Hornet CB1000 issues!
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Just out of interest as I've lost all patience with Honda UK can I see how other owners have done with these bikes and their oil consumption issues amongst others as I've got precisely nowhere and the bike has now been binned off.
Oil consumption is off the scale, anywhere up to a litre per 1k miles, apparently just ride it and stop into your local Honda dealer where they will monitor it, then top up as necessary is the fix! I can't be ar5ed to do this round trip of 90 miles when I'm quite capable of doing this myself and if it is low then I'll need to top up before riding over, a complete nonsense.
The LAF sensor interfering with the drive train, not the end of the world but another trip to the dealer.
Oil leaks from the engine and gear pivots coming loose, just pop over again!
Petrol line fault, another incoming recall as there are more than one of these that has pi55ed fuel out whilst riding, not ideal.
Poor, soft paint, unable to use any sort of tail pack as it'll end up scratched and rubbed through before the end of your road!.
Either way, I've been fobbed off by Honda UK for 9 months when I finally bit the bullet, chopped it in and took the proverbial kick in the plums they had no interest in any form of goodwill, insisting the bike was fit for purpose! So fit for purpose that they're off sale now worldwide whilst they decide what to do with these f3cked motors.
A replacement engine isn't going to happen, no buy backs and a fix is on its way at the end of the year...engine out, back to Honda, new block, pistons, rings etc, your guess is as good as mine because Honda UK won't say.
Anyhow to finish my small rant off, if you have one, I'd get it gone asap and don't whatever you do be tempted by the price of a new one, it's reflected in the quality.
Oil consumption is off the scale, anywhere up to a litre per 1k miles, apparently just ride it and stop into your local Honda dealer where they will monitor it, then top up as necessary is the fix! I can't be ar5ed to do this round trip of 90 miles when I'm quite capable of doing this myself and if it is low then I'll need to top up before riding over, a complete nonsense.
The LAF sensor interfering with the drive train, not the end of the world but another trip to the dealer.
Oil leaks from the engine and gear pivots coming loose, just pop over again!
Petrol line fault, another incoming recall as there are more than one of these that has pi55ed fuel out whilst riding, not ideal.
Poor, soft paint, unable to use any sort of tail pack as it'll end up scratched and rubbed through before the end of your road!.
Either way, I've been fobbed off by Honda UK for 9 months when I finally bit the bullet, chopped it in and took the proverbial kick in the plums they had no interest in any form of goodwill, insisting the bike was fit for purpose! So fit for purpose that they're off sale now worldwide whilst they decide what to do with these f3cked motors.
A replacement engine isn't going to happen, no buy backs and a fix is on its way at the end of the year...engine out, back to Honda, new block, pistons, rings etc, your guess is as good as mine because Honda UK won't say.
Anyhow to finish my small rant off, if you have one, I'd get it gone asap and don't whatever you do be tempted by the price of a new one, it's reflected in the quality.
If Honda don’t front up and deal with this properly it has potential to be their Ratner moment in the UK at least.
People don’t buy Hondas because they are necessarily the best. They buy them because they are good enough, won’t cause any trouble and be easy to sell on. The Hornet has failed in that respect.
The MCN test bike was run 2l low on oil by their own admission due to high oil consumption. Who’s going to be buying a used one?
It’s pretty clear Honda have found the bottom of the barrel.
People don’t buy Hondas because they are necessarily the best. They buy them because they are good enough, won’t cause any trouble and be easy to sell on. The Hornet has failed in that respect.
The MCN test bike was run 2l low on oil by their own admission due to high oil consumption. Who’s going to be buying a used one?
It’s pretty clear Honda have found the bottom of the barrel.
trickywoo said:
If Honda don t front up and deal with this properly it has potential to be their Ratner moment in the UK at least.
People don t buy Hondas because they are necessarily the best. They buy them because they are good enough, won t cause any trouble and be easy to sell on. The Hornet has failed in that respect.
The MCN test bike was run 2l low on oil by their own admission due to high oil consumption. Who s going to be buying a used one?
It s pretty clear Honda have found the bottom of the barrel.
Exactly this! I felt bad chopping it in, but I've taken a lot of the pain and it's now a v cheap bike but still fundamentally flawed. Used market is only going one way and Honda will be losing loyal and new customers alike.People don t buy Hondas because they are necessarily the best. They buy them because they are good enough, won t cause any trouble and be easy to sell on. The Hornet has failed in that respect.
The MCN test bike was run 2l low on oil by their own admission due to high oil consumption. Who s going to be buying a used one?
It s pretty clear Honda have found the bottom of the barrel.
Blimey - that's worse than I feared!!!
Assuming the fix is new block, pistons etc, how many dealers have the expertise & capacity to carry out the work? I'm guessing hours of workshop time, involving stripping the bike almost completely.
I was seriously thinking of buying one last year. Thank f
k I didn't. I've had several Hondas over the years - none of them used oil & fit & finish was always good. What a shame.
Assuming the fix is new block, pistons etc, how many dealers have the expertise & capacity to carry out the work? I'm guessing hours of workshop time, involving stripping the bike almost completely.
I was seriously thinking of buying one last year. Thank f
k I didn't. I've had several Hondas over the years - none of them used oil & fit & finish was always good. What a shame.When you start delving deeper into most bikes you’ll find some kind of issue , I looked my zx4rr up & found multiple reports of blown engines , then we’ve got the zx6r , I’ve even seen photos somewhere of low mileage blown z900 engines .
I think the op issue is Honda / his dealer arnt fixing the issues , I’d not be overly bothered buying a new bike with a 3/4 warranty , but I wouldn’t buy a 2 nd had one with known faults .
It has kinda put me off getting one as a potential next bike from my CB650R, I did test ride one and wasn't wowed by it.
Think it felt too similar to mine...
A friend of mine bought a Hornet SP and had issues with oil consumption, didn't get much sense out of Honda.
They apparently told him not to ride it at all, even to pop up to them to check the oil. Think they picked it up in a van a couple of times rather than him take it to them!
Anyway, he had enough and got rid of it (sold it back to them) and now has a Speed Triple 1200RS, which he is liking a lot more.
Oh and his SP, with the issues that the dealer said not to ride... went straight on sale at the dealer for some other unsuspecting person to get lumbered with :/
Think it felt too similar to mine...
A friend of mine bought a Hornet SP and had issues with oil consumption, didn't get much sense out of Honda.
They apparently told him not to ride it at all, even to pop up to them to check the oil. Think they picked it up in a van a couple of times rather than him take it to them!
Anyway, he had enough and got rid of it (sold it back to them) and now has a Speed Triple 1200RS, which he is liking a lot more.
Oh and his SP, with the issues that the dealer said not to ride... went straight on sale at the dealer for some other unsuspecting person to get lumbered with :/
Not being funny but isn't this engine derived from another model? It's not exactly a brand new design from the ground up in that respect - and Honda aren't some tinpot outfit from Austria....
They really SHOULDN'T be having oil burning issues in 2026 ffs.
The odd general design flaws I can understand due to the bike itself being a new design- but the engine? What a load of old st.
They really SHOULDN'T be having oil burning issues in 2026 ffs.
The odd general design flaws I can understand due to the bike itself being a new design- but the engine? What a load of old s
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