Reviews of Honda CB Unicorn 160

Style its subjective, although its sober and i dont find it hard to live with

engine performance, fuel economy and gearbox engine is super refined, descent fuel economy, clunky gearbox.

Ride quality & handling upright comfortable riding.

Pros-

1. Super refined engine

2. Informative instrument cluster

3. Fuel economy is good, i got 51kmpl in city riding.

Cons-

1. Build quality, the plastics used are flimsy, the instrument cluster is not built well,mine is already shaking and the fitting has come off.

2. Switchgear quality is abysmal, no engine kill switch.

3. Poor headlight

4. Gearbox is not smooth, difficult to get to first gear from second in stand still, i ran into false neutrals many time

5. Gears are tall, disappointed with second gear, not enough pulling power.

Areas of improvement

pros

engine refinement

cons

geabox, build quality

Hi everyone, I used this bike last 2.5 years, very good bike but unfortunately when your rides this bike suddenly struck on the road and also you can't start the bike on the spot because of the bike piston valve locked itself, but the mileage was good. Honda please note this point my friend also face this same problem.

About the Reviewer

Style not bad.

Engine performance, fuel economy and gearbox average.

Ride quality & handling very bad ride quality as this has got poor stability and handlebar control.

Final words better to avoid than to feel bad about it later. I bought this bike couple of months before, it really irritated me a lot... High wobbling and very bad stabillity while riding especially with pillion... The disk brakes are meaningless!!! very light machine.

Areas of improvement stop 160 and release 150cc.

Pros

digital meter

cons

wobbling issue, vibration, very less weight , no stability at all...

Style not an eye catchy design.

Engine performance, fuel economy and gearbox good. Gearbox is not so good for heavy traffic.

Ride quality & handling stable at high speed.

Final words after 1500+ kms i am getting 50 km mileage in city and 60+ in highway. Everything looks ok but not suspension. The rear suspension is too bad to get a pain even up to rider's sholder.

Areas of improvement suspension.

Pros

stability, fuel economy

cons

front and rear suspension

I bought unicorn 160 in oct2015 the bike is so smooth and give good mileage and handling but the monoshock is worst. I have not seen a bike with a hard shock which gives the rider backache and disk problems please press the shock( the rear seat ) of all the bikes u people have shortlisted and go for it, the shock of unicorn is so hard that it dosent move. The older unicorn ie 150 cc is good.

Regards,

murukesh.

Ernakulam

bike reg no klxxxxxx

ph 8281xxxxxx.

Pros

mileage ,engine

cons

monoshock

Style it is not sportish. Targeted at the general buyer.

Engine performance, fuel economy and gearbox if you drive single, you do not find issue in performance. If you travel in doubles, then you need to lower the gear for the vehicle to pull. My earlier bajaj xcd 125 cc used to pull without crying. Fuel economy is bad at around 34 kms to a litre in chennai city traffic.

Ride quality & handling suspensions are bad. Severe jolting and you can feel the jolt going through your spine. Got back and neck pains. Braking is good.

Final words sold off the vehicle after riding for 1800 kms.

Areas of improvement mileage, suspension.

Pros

looks decent

cons

mileage, suspension

Literally the best choice i ever made was to buy unicorn 160 ,the riding experience is just "amazing " it has power with smoothness which is delivered by honda as expected.

Excellent performance even at high speed . I bought the grey colour bike and the glossy finish and muscular looks are just exotic. The only disadvantage of buying this bike is it's cost but it's totally worth the quality and riding experience.

About the Reviewer

Style attractive design.

Engine performance, fuel economy and gearbox engine was superb. I am writing this review after i rode 6000kms. Eight months ago i purchased this bike and still today engine quality was same. Fuel economy you will get 62+ on highway and 55+ in city if you ride @ average 45kmph.

Still am facing some difficulties(some times only, not always) in switching gear position from n to 1 and 2. You have to press gear pedal one or two times then only gear will change again not always but sometimes. Except above everything is good.

Ride quality & handling handing and bike steadiness was awesome. Unicorn's perfect design makes you feel more comfort even in long journey. I rode from chennai to mahabalipuram and i doesnt felt any backbone pain or uneasy. If u drove on highway u will feel much better, bike wont make u feel tiredness.

Final words classic and superb bike, go for it.

Areas of improvement gearbox and headlight(not much bright, but ok).

Pros

engine,mileage,handling,comfort,steadiness

cons

gearbox(esp. N to 1st),headlight(not much bright)

I have bought this bike last 1 month back (Oct 2017) around on road price 90k, including accessories in the dasara festival season.

Coming to riding experience, its smooth when you go top gear, on 3-4 you can get some unsmooth performance, and as its new bike you must maintain economic speed (not more than 60), i frequently faced one problem, when you slow down the bike engine stops, and mileage also i can get around 30kmpl , and if you go with another person the mileage even low, and sometimes the i did face the unsmooth like thing,

The look is excellent, the combi brake give more confidence while braking even if you go high speed, the bigger tires also good, performance is good.

The above issues which i described above all resolved after the first service, now its very good performance, and it's not stop when you slow down, maintenance you need to clean and properly maintain.

Pros:

- good looking

- powerful cc contains 5 gears

- smooth performance

- good for longer rides

- excellent pickup

Cons :

- mileage (before 1st service its <30 after its giving 40, hope for next service i hope it will be more than 45)

- discomfort for the second person

- seat is small

- if you can spend some more and you can handle go for hornet, it will give even good speed

About the Reviewer

Style its subjective, although its sober and i dont find it hard to live with

engine performance, fuel economy and gearbox engine is super refined, descent fuel economy, clunky gearbox.

Ride quality & handling upright comfortable riding.

Pros-

1. Super refined engine

2. Informative instrument cluster

3. Fuel economy is good, i got 51kmpl in city riding.

Cons-

1. Build quality, the plastics used are flimsy, the instrument cluster is not built well,mine is already shaking and the fitting has come off.

2. Switchgear quality is abysmal, no engine kill switch.

3. Poor headlight

4. Gearbox is not smooth, difficult to get to first gear from second in stand still, i ran into false neutrals many time

5. Gears are tall, disappointed with second gear, not enough pulling power.

Areas of improvement

pros

engine refinement

cons

geabox, build quality

Hi everyone, I used this bike last 2.5 years, very good bike but unfortunately when your rides this bike suddenly struck on the road and also you can't start the bike on the spot because of the bike piston valve locked itself, but the mileage was good. Honda please note this point my friend also face this same problem.

About the Reviewer

Style not bad.

Engine performance, fuel economy and gearbox average.

Ride quality & handling very bad ride quality as this has got poor stability and handlebar control.

Final words better to avoid than to feel bad about it later. I bought this bike couple of months before, it really irritated me a lot... High wobbling and very bad stabillity while riding especially with pillion... The disk brakes are meaningless!!! very light machine.

Areas of improvement stop 160 and release 150cc.

Pros

digital meter

cons

wobbling issue, vibration, very less weight , no stability at all...

Style not an eye catchy design.

Engine performance, fuel economy and gearbox good. Gearbox is not so good for heavy traffic.

Ride quality & handling stable at high speed.

Final words after 1500+ kms i am getting 50 km mileage in city and 60+ in highway. Everything looks ok but not suspension. The rear suspension is too bad to get a pain even up to rider's sholder.

Areas of improvement suspension.

Pros

stability, fuel economy

cons

front and rear suspension

I bought unicorn 160 in oct2015 the bike is so smooth and give good mileage and handling but the monoshock is worst. I have not seen a bike with a hard shock which gives the rider backache and disk problems please press the shock( the rear seat ) of all the bikes u people have shortlisted and go for it, the shock of unicorn is so hard that it dosent move. The older unicorn ie 150 cc is good.

Regards,

murukesh.

Ernakulam

bike reg no klxxxxxx

ph 8281xxxxxx.

Pros

mileage ,engine

cons

monoshock

Style it is not sportish. Targeted at the general buyer.

Engine performance, fuel economy and gearbox if you drive single, you do not find issue in performance. If you travel in doubles, then you need to lower the gear for the vehicle to pull. My earlier bajaj xcd 125 cc used to pull without crying. Fuel economy is bad at around 34 kms to a litre in chennai city traffic.

Ride quality & handling suspensions are bad. Severe jolting and you can feel the jolt going through your spine. Got back and neck pains. Braking is good.

Final words sold off the vehicle after riding for 1800 kms.

Areas of improvement mileage, suspension.

Pros

looks decent

cons

mileage, suspension

Literally the best choice i ever made was to buy unicorn 160 ,the riding experience is just "amazing " it has power with smoothness which is delivered by honda as expected.

Excellent performance even at high speed . I bought the grey colour bike and the glossy finish and muscular looks are just exotic. The only disadvantage of buying this bike is it's cost but it's totally worth the quality and riding experience.

About the Reviewer

Style attractive design.

Engine performance, fuel economy and gearbox engine was superb. I am writing this review after i rode 6000kms. Eight months ago i purchased this bike and still today engine quality was same. Fuel economy you will get 62+ on highway and 55+ in city if you ride @ average 45kmph.

Still am facing some difficulties(some times only, not always) in switching gear position from n to 1 and 2. You have to press gear pedal one or two times then only gear will change again not always but sometimes. Except above everything is good.

Ride quality & handling handing and bike steadiness was awesome. Unicorn's perfect design makes you feel more comfort even in long journey. I rode from chennai to mahabalipuram and i doesnt felt any backbone pain or uneasy. If u drove on highway u will feel much better, bike wont make u feel tiredness.

Final words classic and superb bike, go for it.

Areas of improvement gearbox and headlight(not much bright, but ok).

Pros

engine,mileage,handling,comfort,steadiness

cons

gearbox(esp. N to 1st),headlight(not much bright)

I have bought this bike last 1 month back (Oct 2017) around on road price 90k, including accessories in the dasara festival season.

Coming to riding experience, its smooth when you go top gear, on 3-4 you can get some unsmooth performance, and as its new bike you must maintain economic speed (not more than 60), i frequently faced one problem, when you slow down the bike engine stops, and mileage also i can get around 30kmpl , and if you go with another person the mileage even low, and sometimes the i did face the unsmooth like thing,

The look is excellent, the combi brake give more confidence while braking even if you go high speed, the bigger tires also good, performance is good.

The above issues which i described above all resolved after the first service, now its very good performance, and it's not stop when you slow down, maintenance you need to clean and properly maintain.

Pros:

- good looking

- powerful cc contains 5 gears

- smooth performance

- good for longer rides

- excellent pickup

Cons :

- mileage (before 1st service its <30 after its giving 40, hope for next service i hope it will be more than 45)

- discomfort for the second person

- seat is small

- if you can spend some more and you can handle go for hornet, it will give even good speed

About the Reviewer

Style its subjective, although its sober and i dont find it hard to live with

engine performance, fuel economy and gearbox engine is super refined, descent fuel economy, clunky gearbox.

Ride quality & handling upright comfortable riding.

Pros-

1. Super refined engine

2. Informative instrument cluster

3. Fuel economy is good, i got 51kmpl in city riding.

Cons-

1. Build quality, the plastics used are flimsy, the instrument cluster is not built well,mine is already shaking and the fitting has come off.

2. Switchgear quality is abysmal, no engine kill switch.

3. Poor headlight

4. Gearbox is not smooth, difficult to get to first gear from second in stand still, i ran into false neutrals many time

5. Gears are tall, disappointed with second gear, not enough pulling power.

Areas of improvement

pros

engine refinement

cons

geabox, build quality

Hi everyone, I used this bike last 2.5 years, very good bike but unfortunately when your rides this bike suddenly struck on the road and also you can't start the bike on the spot because of the bike piston valve locked itself, but the mileage was good. Honda please note this point my friend also face this same problem.

About the Reviewer

Style not bad.

Engine performance, fuel economy and gearbox average.

Ride quality & handling very bad ride quality as this has got poor stability and handlebar control.

Final words better to avoid than to feel bad about it later. I bought this bike couple of months before, it really irritated me a lot... High wobbling and very bad stabillity while riding especially with pillion... The disk brakes are meaningless!!! very light machine.

Areas of improvement stop 160 and release 150cc.

Pros

digital meter

cons

wobbling issue, vibration, very less weight , no stability at all...

Style not an eye catchy design.

Engine performance, fuel economy and gearbox good. Gearbox is not so good for heavy traffic.

Ride quality & handling stable at high speed.

Final words after 1500+ kms i am getting 50 km mileage in city and 60+ in highway. Everything looks ok but not suspension. The rear suspension is too bad to get a pain even up to rider's sholder.

Areas of improvement suspension.

Pros

stability, fuel economy

cons

front and rear suspension

I bought unicorn 160 in oct2015 the bike is so smooth and give good mileage and handling but the monoshock is worst. I have not seen a bike with a hard shock which gives the rider backache and disk problems please press the shock( the rear seat ) of all the bikes u people have shortlisted and go for it, the shock of unicorn is so hard that it dosent move. The older unicorn ie 150 cc is good.

Regards,

murukesh.

Ernakulam

bike reg no klxxxxxx

ph 8281xxxxxx.

Pros

mileage ,engine

cons

monoshock

Style it is not sportish. Targeted at the general buyer.

Engine performance, fuel economy and gearbox if you drive single, you do not find issue in performance. If you travel in doubles, then you need to lower the gear for the vehicle to pull. My earlier bajaj xcd 125 cc used to pull without crying. Fuel economy is bad at around 34 kms to a litre in chennai city traffic.

Ride quality & handling suspensions are bad. Severe jolting and you can feel the jolt going through your spine. Got back and neck pains. Braking is good.

Final words sold off the vehicle after riding for 1800 kms.

Areas of improvement mileage, suspension.

Pros

looks decent

cons

mileage, suspension

Literally the best choice i ever made was to buy unicorn 160 ,the riding experience is just "amazing " it has power with smoothness which is delivered by honda as expected.

Excellent performance even at high speed . I bought the grey colour bike and the glossy finish and muscular looks are just exotic. The only disadvantage of buying this bike is it's cost but it's totally worth the quality and riding experience.

About the Reviewer

Style attractive design.

Engine performance, fuel economy and gearbox engine was superb. I am writing this review after i rode 6000kms. Eight months ago i purchased this bike and still today engine quality was same. Fuel economy you will get 62+ on highway and 55+ in city if you ride @ average 45kmph.

Still am facing some difficulties(some times only, not always) in switching gear position from n to 1 and 2. You have to press gear pedal one or two times then only gear will change again not always but sometimes. Except above everything is good.

Ride quality & handling handing and bike steadiness was awesome. Unicorn's perfect design makes you feel more comfort even in long journey. I rode from chennai to mahabalipuram and i doesnt felt any backbone pain or uneasy. If u drove on highway u will feel much better, bike wont make u feel tiredness.

Final words classic and superb bike, go for it.

Areas of improvement gearbox and headlight(not much bright, but ok).

Pros

engine,mileage,handling,comfort,steadiness

cons

gearbox(esp. N to 1st),headlight(not much bright)

I have bought this bike last 1 month back (Oct 2017) around on road price 90k, including accessories in the dasara festival season.

Coming to riding experience, its smooth when you go top gear, on 3-4 you can get some unsmooth performance, and as its new bike you must maintain economic speed (not more than 60), i frequently faced one problem, when you slow down the bike engine stops, and mileage also i can get around 30kmpl , and if you go with another person the mileage even low, and sometimes the i did face the unsmooth like thing,

The look is excellent, the combi brake give more confidence while braking even if you go high speed, the bigger tires also good, performance is good.

The above issues which i described above all resolved after the first service, now its very good performance, and it's not stop when you slow down, maintenance you need to clean and properly maintain.

Pros:

- good looking

- powerful cc contains 5 gears

- smooth performance

- good for longer rides

- excellent pickup

Cons :

- mileage (before 1st service its <30 after its giving 40, hope for next service i hope it will be more than 45)

- discomfort for the second person

- seat is small

- if you can spend some more and you can handle go for hornet, it will give even good speed

About the Reviewer