+1 .. good notice on exhaust .. just before saying "not fair review" would have clarified with sunny or some one else about it [ofcourse through PM]

i didn;t notice any speed review .. all i read was handling/riding/comfort in this review .. did i miss any speed related points



surely its an upgrade from the P220/ZMA/R15 .. i don;t believe ppl saying its not upgrade from P/Z/R bikes .. there is big difference between 150 and 220 and 250

well ill re phrase old fox's statement ..

The point is , there is no final call. Both bikes are extremely different and need to be enjoyed for their own unique purpose -

High revving excitement of the ninja parallel twin
Smooth torque distribution and easy touring on the cbr ( not that ninja aint a good tourer but still )

put the ninja and the baby ceeber in a straight line drag , and its pretty obvious that the ninja will pull away. But things are really different in an everyday riding scenario .. no one is going to miss the extra 7 horses while overtaking an autorickshaw in the city or overtaking a cage on the highway ( with the 21 horses of the 220 , i find it effortless to maintain and overtake at high speeds on the highway, so both the ceeber owner and the ninja owner are going to be happier than me ). So 26 horsepower on a bike that can really use it properly is powerful enough. That said , the ninja is not the best 250 in the world for nothing - kawasaki has extracted a lot from just a 250cc mill ! Hats off to that 2 cylinder screamer !

And Since no review is complete without pitting a bike against its nearest competitor , this review has been made. And it clearly is not a comparo of performance .. Its just the positives and negatives about each bike. At the end of the day , a cbr owner and a ninja owner are going to be equally happy on their respectve rides -
the ninja guy having the sheer advantage of two cylinders a high redline and the honda guy having the refinement and power ( obviously lessr than the ninja but more than the other indian bikes ) of the single cylinder but at half the price !

Both bikes rock in their own ways !!
Peace

Nice review by OldFox Sir, & a nice comprehensive one by Sunny & Akhil.
& some nice posing by our very own Sunilg.

Thanks tibby, kisi ne to mujhe pahchana

*wipes the tears*



lets get to the topic

Thanks a million everyone for taking the review in its true light and not twisting things towards an unnecessary comparison fest. Each and every bike has a distinct and unique identity of its own. And the confidence to be able to evaluate them on an absolute basis rather than just understanding a bike by comparing it to another known benchmark is a measure of your knowledge about the tools of your passion. If all you can do is compare and announce a verdict, its only a reflection of your own intellectual paucity and has nothing to do with the real characteristics of the bike in question.

The arrival of the CBR is a very welcome change in the India motorcycling scenario. When I was riding around on the Rajdoot and the Yezdi, a bike like the Karizma was a dream, what of something like the CBR and Ninja being available here. So lets revel in the newness and excitement that the arena of this amazing sport is seeing in our country and celebrate the goodies you can lay your hands on now and in the days to come.

Its simple like that -

People who got money and want a great bike or the BEST 250 CC bike of World will go for the Ninja 250cc.

And the rest will go for CBR250R. You are gonna see several CBR's soon on Indian roads. It will be sold like a hot cake as most percentage of people can't spend 3L on a Bike.

Its simple like that -

People who got money and want a great bike or the BEST 250 CC bike of World will go for the Ninja 250cc.

And the rest will go for CBR250R. You are gonna see several CBR's soon on Indian roads. It will be sold like a hot cake as most percentage of people can't spend 3L on a Bike.