Honda Unicorn Dazzler

[nidclt]

One SVC guy said that Dazzler got sensors at carburetor while Unicorn does not have. They say it's got advanced engine compared to Unicorn. So not only the more .7bhp power is the difference. Anyone knows more about it?

One thing I noticed is that when climbing uphill I felt much less power at 2nd gear. Most of the time I need to down the gear to 1st to climb even around 20km/hr. Any other felt this less power?

[nidclt]

@nidclt why have you not opted for crash guard???
bike looks awesome dude

Because crash guard and Saree guard will take away its NAKED looks
But definitely will get crash guard after some time. Now I let it go like this

[ravi@17bhp]

One SVC guy said that Dazzler got sensors at carburetor while Unicorn does not have. They say it's got advanced engine compared to Unicorn. So not only the more .7bhp power is the difference. Anyone knows more about it?

One thing I noticed is that when climbing uphill I felt much less power at 2nd gear. Most of the time I need to down the gear to 1st to climb even around 20km/hr. Any other felt this less power?

Yes! I too observed this. While uphill, you need to downshift to first gear. I guess thats because of the gear ratios. You have to get used to this.

[nidclt]

^^Checked your photos. The location is beautiful. Where is this place?

How did the Dazzler performed on highway and off-road?

It's in Calicut, Kerala. This was on my way to a waterfall 'Kozhippara water fall' at kakkadampoyil. It's a very remote hilly area, but very beautiful.

Dazzler shows amazing performance in Highway(very peppy), but off road I think it struggles a bit. (See my above post)

May be because of the bad tuning at second service.

[bobrox]

dude atleast opt for crash guard asap
it wont affect the looks

[nidclt]

dude atleast opt for crash guard asap
it wont affect the looks

Yes, I'll be getting it soon.

[raagavak]

One SVC guy said that Dazzler got sensors at carburetor while Unicorn does not have. They say it's got advanced engine compared to Unicorn. So not only the more .7bhp power is the difference. Anyone knows more about it?

One thing I noticed is that when climbing uphill I felt much less power at 2nd gear. Most of the time I need to down the gear to 1st to climb even around 20km/hr. Any other felt this less power?

ya i too got the same ..2nd gear is almost waste ,its just an intermediater for 1st and 3rd . even my bike gets off when pulling from 10kmph in 2nd gear in plain road with rider alone.
i pull my bike in first gear up to 12kmph and shift it to 2nd and by 16kmph i shift it to 3rd

[raagavak]

tomorrow i am starting a 450km trip from chennai and i will be back by sunday s0 450+450 =900km in my dazzler . prepared my bike by filling up nitrogen air.though have some doubts whether my dazzler will reach 450kms without any struggle with some engine heat issues .by sunday i will post my trip review

[himalayanspirit]

ya i too got the same ..2nd gear is almost waste ,its just an intermediater for 1st and 3rd . even my bike gets off when pulling from 10kmph in 2nd gear in plain road with rider alone.
i pull my bike in first gear up to 12kmph and shift it to 2nd and by 16kmph i shift it to 3rd

Ditto for me.
Second Gear isn't helpful even while in dense traffic.

I have one question for the more experienced bikers (since I am new to biking). How often should one use the clutch (while braking and changing gears)? I have read that one shouldn't make too much usage of the clutch because they become less effective due to continuous frictional rubbing. But at the same time, when I commute in the normal traffic, I have to change the gears quite often. And should we always use clutch while braking? Under what circumstances can we use the brakes without pulling the clutch?

My previous extensive experience has been on two-wheelers without gears. So I did not have to change gears. Changing the throttle was enough. In the bike however, usually at the slower speeds I am unable to decide when and which gear to switch to.

[bobrox]

tomorrow i am starting a 450km trip from chennai and i will be back by sunday s0 450+450 =900km in my dazzler . prepared my bike by filling up nitrogen air.though have some doubts whether my dazzler will reach 450kms without any struggle with some engine heat issues .by sunday i will post my trip review

ride safe dude and tc
do share your experience asap

[raja_roadster]

tomorrow i am starting a 450km trip from chennai and i will be back by sunday s0 450+450 =900km in my dazzler . prepared my bike by filling up nitrogen air.though have some doubts whether my dazzler will reach 450kms without any struggle with some engine heat issues .by sunday i will post my trip review

dude give atleast ten minutes break to your butt and bike every 100kms or one hour that will take care of and machi ride safe happy biking

[raghavtlwr]

Do you guys know Bunny Punia? The Bike India journalist?

He reviewed the Dazzler and concluded that the bike is uncomfortable for long rides (even a 60 km ride!)....
Has anyone experienced this? I mean is it so bad?

[dazzle]

Month old Dazzler showing loadz of problems

I got my bike a month back, had some good and exciting moment with it, but most of the time it shows many same repeated problems.

1) COLD START - After riding a bike for few kms and giving it a rest, every time i had to use choke to start it. Got it rectified after several visit to the honda service center.

2) Lack of power in the middle of the ride. when riding at a constant speed at times it feels as if fuel supply has been cut off from the engine and within a split of a second it comes back to power. tank is always above the reserve level. idle RPM is 1100. i am using BP speed for my bike.

3) very hard suspension for both front and the back. while back suspension is set on medium level. i can feel even a smallest of a pothole on the road.

4) Low Mileage - before first servicing it was giving me a 45kmpl, but after the servicing it is giving me only 40kmpl of mileage.

5) Sound from the back every time bike hits a pothole. even on hitting a small pothole.

6) jerk in the handle bar every time i use the front disc brake, noise comes from the rear disc brake.

guys plzz help me out on the above issues. at time it makes me feel that i have wasted my entire money on it (...

[dazzle]

Speaking of which, dont u guys think this 'revamped' hunk is gonna hurt dazzler sales?
The average indian mind loves a honda, and they luv it even more when there is a "HERO" infront of it!!

i jus saw new hunk and its specification. if HH are able to price it right below the dazzler, they are for sure gonna come out as a winner.....

[raghav_r]

I got my bike a month back, had some good and exciting moment with it, but most of the time it shows many same repeated problems.

1) COLD START -
2) Lack of power
3) very hard suspension
4) Low Mileage -
5) Sound from the back every time bike hits a pothole. even on hitting a small pothole.

6) jerk in the handle bar every time i use the front disc brake, noise comes from the rear disc brake.

guys plzz help me out on the above issues. at time it makes me feel that i have wasted my entire money on it (...

i hav had most of the problems mentioned by u on my CB Unicorn...
giv the bike some time to settle down...cold start is a problem even in CB Unicorn and all honda bikes on road, u hav to do with it...warm up the engine for some 3-4mins using choke or ride it for some 4-5kms at low rpms

check the petrol tat u fill may b its not clean jus use a normal unleaded petrol

Suspension wil smothen out don't worry and i still say dont change the settings of the suspension...
low mileage depends upon how u ride..more clucth engage will eat up the fuel...u shud atleast get 45-48 on dazzler, i get 51 but i normally ride at higher speeds...

U have the second most refined engine in the market just giv it sometime...just do proper run-in..

PS: My bike starts instantly without any cold start issue (3-4days gap) if fuel tank is more than 3/4 full, have ny of u guys observed this...