160 Honda Click 2 year review

[Bangkok Black]

Click 160 sounds great at first and am sure they ride nice.

But it seems to me that Honda putting the bigger engine in to try to compete with the Yamaha Areox and NMAX.

With a 160cc engine, the extra weight and looking extra chunky it seems to be trying to be a bike it's not.

 

 

[scubascuba3]

3 hours ago, Bangkok Black said:

Click 160 sounds great at first and am sure they ride nice.

But it seems to me that Honda putting the bigger engine in to try to compete with the Yamaha Areox and NMAX.

With a 160cc engine, the extra weight and looking extra chunky it seems to be trying to be a bike it's not.

 

 

The ride is really good, no complaints on the 160, jut the intermittent key fob is annoying, can't be just the Click though

[scubascuba3]

Another observation at 24k km, changed both oils, timing belt and spark plug and bike seems to be even faster than day before, much more lively 90-100. Spark plug should have been changed at 8k and 16k so I'm 16k late, noticeable difference, moral to the story, follow the maintenance schedule, noticeable at top end speeds

[Bobthegimp]

I bought mine in February 2023 and have ridden for around a year in total whilst in Thailand. The scooter is garaged when I go home for the summers. 

 

Just over 27k km and no problems with key fob or that plastic gear, which was addressed before mine rolled off the line.  I've toured extensively on it and had no problems, aside from getting the kid at Mityon to do the work he is paid to do. I had the stiffest YSS front and rear suspension installed, along with the heaviest oil in the front (8,300 baht in total) and it saved me a lot of suffering. 

 

However, the seat is a torture chamber on long rides. The slope towards the front causes me to fight gravity and that becomes fatiguing on longer rides. The sculpting makes it difficult to change position without hunching forward.  The tiny fuel tank means more frequent stops than I'd care to make, especially on long runs at 100 to 110 kmph, when fuel economy drops from 54 to 34 km per liter.  The engine is a marvel because I've ridden that bike flat out for hours on the long, boring stretches of road and the thing just keeps going. 

 

It might be time for a bigger bike.

[Bangkok Black]

On 11/8/2024 at 3:18 PM, scubascuba3 said:

Another observation at 24k km, changed both oils, timing belt and spark plug and bike seems to be even faster than day before, much more lively 90-100. Spark plug should have been changed at 8k and 16k so I'm 16k late, noticeable difference, moral to the story, follow the maintenance schedule, noticeable at top end speeds

its  a drive belt and they should be changed regularly along with the rollers. They are usually sold together.

I had this done on my Aerox and the old rollers looked like a 50 pence rather than round. 

So you getting it changed the bike will feel much better.

Remind me, Click has an air filter or is it air-cooled?  

[Bobthegimp]

2 minutes ago, Bangkok Black said:

its  a drive belt and they should be changed regularly along with the rollers. They are usually sold together.

I had this done on my Aerox and the old rollers looked like a 50 pence rather than round. 

So you getting it changed the bike will feel much better.

Remind me, Click has an air filter or is it air-cooled?  

 

The Click has its air filter down low, on the drive unit. It's liquid cooled, as opposed to air cooled. 

 

I had to fight the kid at Mityon to change the rollers with the decimated belt. For some reason, he just doesn't like doing what he's paid to do. Now I stand over him and ensure that the work gets done. An extra couple of hundred baht worth of prevention is a lot cheaper than being stuck in the middle of nowhere with a minimal command of the local language.  My next purchase with not be with Mityon, nor will the servicing. 

[scubascuba3]

10 minutes ago, Bobthegimp said:

 

The Click has its air filter down low, on the drive unit. It's liquid cooled, as opposed to air cooled. 

 

I had to fight the kid at Mityon to change the rollers with the decimated belt. For some reason, he just doesn't like doing what he's paid to do. Now I stand over him and ensure that the work gets done. An extra couple of hundred baht worth of prevention is a lot cheaper than being stuck in the middle of nowhere with a minimal command of the local language.  My next purchase with not be with Mityon, nor will the servicing. 

Most people move on from Mityon early

[Bangkok Black]

8 minutes ago, Bobthegimp said:

 

The Click has its air filter down low, on the drive unit. It's liquid cooled, as opposed to air cooled. 

 

I had to fight the kid at Mityon to change the rollers with the decimated belt. For some reason, he just doesn't like doing what he's paid to do. Now I stand over him and ensure that the work gets done. An extra couple of hundred baht worth of prevention is a lot cheaper than being stuck in the middle of nowhere with a minimal command of the local language.  My next purchase with not be with Mityon, nor will the servicing. 

Might as well get that filter changed and a change of coolant. Many don't bother with these.

In case you didn't know if you go to Honda Thailand website you can look up your own parts and get the Honda  Genuine price.

Very handy as you know what the genuine items cost before going to the mechanic near the moo barn 555.

I do this and you can do it with Yamaha also.

 

[gomangosteen]

Click 160 ABS one year old on 19 December.

12 months, one puncture, two scheduled services, 10,400km. 

Regular trips Chanthaburi to Rayong, Trat, and Sa Kaeo (going there again tomorrow). 

It's a 70k scooter, no complaints.

A note on the Fino that won't die, now 104,000km. 

[scubascuba3]

I've just done 25k on my Click after 2 years, i still really like it, I just changed the battery, Click 125i lasted 4 years.

 

My current moan is you feel all the bumps in the roads, potholes, drains, but sounds like all scooters will be the same, so I'm just going slower and avoiding as many as possible, a good memory helps

[gomangosteen]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

I've just done 25k on my Click after 2 years, i still really like it, I just changed the battery, Click 125i lasted 4 years.

 

 

Hi - have you replaced your tyres - and if so, at how many kms, and what brand did you put on? Thanks

[Agusts]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

I've just done 25k on my Click after 2 years, i still really like it, I just changed the battery, Click 125i lasted 4 years.

 

My current moan is you feel all the bumps in the roads, potholes, drains, but sounds like all scooters will be the same, so I'm just going slower and avoiding as many as possible, a good memory helps

 

Not quite, if you really want to know, rent a Tmax for one day, even older 530 would do, you won't even feel going over potholes, it's quite something else..., of course it's usage and cost and heavy weight is for something else too...! 😜 

 

[scubascuba3]

12 minutes ago, gomangosteen said:

 

Hi - have you replaced your tyres - and if so, at how many kms, and what brand did you put on? Thanks

Yes 21,500 just went with the stock ones, but on previous click i just had Kicker copies which were also good

[scubascuba3]

10 minutes ago, Agusts said:

 

Not quite, if you really want to know, rent a Tmax for one day, even older 530 would do, you won't even feel going over potholes, it's quite something else..., of course it's usage and cost and heavy weight is for something else too...! 😜 

 

At nearly 10x the price of the Click you'd kinda hope the suspension would be better

[gomangosteen]

Drive belt life - I saw the latest vlog from Life with Serg he's touring Isaan on a 160 ADV - drive belt disintegrated at just over 12,000km (and only a few weeks since a Honda service - guessing they didn't look?) - he says: "I've been pushing this bike beyond its capabilities for a year. The high heat and humidity here attributed to the belt breaking prematurely."

 

My Click also had it's 12,000km service last month, I see they've ticked the box for belt check (of course they have) - what do you expect to be its normal lifespan? Thought I'd replace at next service, under 500B for peace of mind.

[scubascuba3]

2 hours ago, gomangosteen said:

Drive belt life - I saw the latest vlog from Life with Serg he's touring Isaan on a 160 ADV - drive belt disintegrated at just over 12,000km (and only a few weeks since a Honda service - guessing they didn't look?) - he says: "I've been pushing this bike beyond its capabilities for a year. The high heat and humidity here attributed to the belt breaking prematurely."

 

My Click also had it's 12,000km service last month, I see they've ticked the box for belt check (of course they have) - what do you expect to be its normal lifespan? Thought I'd replace at next service, under 500B for peace of mind.

I replace per the schedule 24k, don't think it needs to be sooner, air filter does

[gomangosteen]

18 months and an 18,000km Honda service this morning: oil, new tyres on - same IRC as original they've been OK for me, new air filter, drive belt, spark plug.

4770b - 3450b of that was the tyres supply/fit. 

 

One thing I didn't ask - battery life for electronic key?

[scubascuba3]

27 minutes ago, gomangosteen said:

18 months and an 18,000km Honda service this morning: oil, new tyres on - same IRC as original they've been OK for me, new air filter, drive belt, spark plug.

4770b - 3450b of that was the tyres supply/fit. 

 

One thing I didn't ask - battery life for electronic key?

My key fobs are temperamental, i have two, sometimes its intermittent, perhaps interference, I've tried changing battery and same after, so now i don't change battery, carry a spare just in case. It's in a shoulder bag with entry fob so that interferes i think, anyway i reckon battery will last 6+ months

[scubascuba3]

I'm now on 32k km, changing everything per maintenance schedule, except air filter which I'll do early, planning to change at 36k along with spark plug and oil.

 

My one remaining annoyance is the relatively small underseat storage, why didn't the Japs design it so you could fit a full face helmet, even my open face visor gets scratched

[johng]

Just now, scubascuba3 said:

even my open face visor gets scratched

Hang it on the wing mirror like everyone else 😛

[scubascuba3]

4 minutes ago, johng said:

Hang it on the wing mirror like everyone else 😛

Yeah will get stolen

[SLOWHAND225]

20km and zero issues except, I'm fat.
So I changed the front springs to OHLINS and they're fantastic. The rear I did a YSS and I hate it, just a rough, poorly made shock.  OHLIN make a replacement for the rear, I'll be ordering one soon.

Other than the hump in the seat, its right where my backside wants to be. I'm going to cut the hump out of the plastic and fill it in with some KYDEX sheet epoxied in place. That'll make the seat flat front to back.

Otherwise I love this thing, quick and nimble, I do 2-3 hr rides every week.

[scubascuba3]

42 minutes ago, SLOWHAND225 said:

20km and zero issues except, I'm fat.
So I changed the front springs to OHLINS and they're fantastic. The rear I did a YSS and I hate it, just a rough, poorly made shock.  OHLIN make a replacement for the rear, I'll be ordering one soon.

Other than the hump in the seat, its right where my backside wants to be. I'm going to cut the hump out of the plastic and fill it in with some KYDEX sheet epoxied in place. That'll make the seat flat front to back.

Otherwise I love this thing, quick and nimble, I do 2-3 hr rides every week.

how much were the front Ohlins?

 

I changed the rear to YSS made zero difference 

[SLOWHAND225]

15 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

how much were the front Ohlins?

 

I changed the rear to YSS made zero difference 

Like 6Kbaht delivered or close to that. The OHLIN rear is 14Kbaht ish.
I know  OHLIN products and have been happy with them

This was my first experience with YSS, absolute junk.

[VocalNeal]

On 7/8/2025 at 5:56 PM, scubascuba3 said:

My one remaining annoyance is the relatively small underseat storage, why didn't the Japs design it so you could fit a full face helmet,

 

My Honda Zoomer X has a helmet lock widget on which you hang the helmet then shut the seat. Sure they could cut the strap to steal the helmet but then the helmet is useless.

 

If I go to the mall I carry my helmet to show why I have "sticking up" hair.

[scubascuba3]

24 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

 

My Honda Zoomer X has a helmet lock widget on which you hang the helmet then shut the seat. Sure they could cut the strap to steal the helmet but then the helmet is useless.

 

If I go to the mall I carry my helmet to show why I have "sticking up" hair.

I'm confident Thais would cut the straps to steal the helmet, they wouldn't be thinking about an accident 

[VocalNeal]

On 7/8/2025 at 5:56 PM, scubascuba3 said:

why didn't the Japs design it so you could fit a full face helmet,

 

Vespa have a different tack. They sell helmets that fit their storage?