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**coolrahul** · 12-08-2011, 12:19 AM

Brilliant article....I seriously dont know if I have done a mistake to buy Honda CBR250R ABS recently?????????

**joy.911** · 12-08-2011, 12:21 AM

Awesome review !!

Street fighters were any day didn't match my taste....but things are changing !

**Nithesh** · 12-08-2011, 12:21 AM

Originally posted by MG View Post

The figures were provided by Bajaj guys along the graphs that you see in the first post.

Wait. What?

Bajaj gives out the figures for the CBR aswell?

I thought you guys tested those figures yourselves.
Another selling strategy by Bajaj i guess.
Nice writeup and photography though. I see few ugly weld spots on the frame(below the Speed heading)?
Looking at how the accessories are priced, especially the rear seat cowl at 11k, im seriously doubting the bike being under 1.2lakhs now

MG · 12-08-2011, 12:22 AM

Originally posted by Samarth 619 View Post

1. You said the rev limiter is at 10,000 rpm. Elsewhere I read that this bike makes 25~ bhp @ 10,000 rpm only but its not mentioned here.

And in this review you also said the rpm light is configurable, with the figure showing 10,950 rpm, how is that possible with rev limiter stopping progress @ 10 krpm?
And, how can you exploit the maximum power properly, if its right on the rev limiter? Or are my facts wrong? Please correct..

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Max power - 25ps@10,000rpm and the cut off also happens at the same speed.

Currently it is configurable but the final product might not see it or the cut off limit might change. Only time will tell

Originally posted by Samarth 619 View Post

2. You said it has a top end of 136 kmph (on speedo). Is it likely to be re-geared before its release so that it gets a more decent top end?

No the top speed claim is 135 so it will remain that way.

Originally posted by Samarth 619 View Post

3. What about the Question-Answer session with Bajaj-KTM officials? Did it happen and what were the Q-A's?

I guess we have already given answers to a whole lot of questions and will try to answer other questions as well

Originally posted by tanay View Post

I don't know why, but the Powerparts (and possibly spares) have pricing at Ninja level.

Chain @ 6-7K
Handle Guards @ 4-5K
etc etc

Why so expensive when everything's manufactured in India?

The prices are only indicative as mentioned in the post. The final prices will be different

Originally posted by chicane1879 View Post

But i have few queries regarding performance data, are those data(of CBR and R15) taken from your own tests or from any other source? AFAIK R15 hits 100 in around 13.5-14 seconds. Same thing for CBR which does in around 9.0-9.2 secs for the run till 100km/hr.

Already answered this in my last post

Originally posted by kantu View Post

Great Review ! Tourer + 10 ltrs of tank that drinks 95 Octane ? Its more of a track / city bike isnt it ? 2011 ended well

with lot of good bikes coming in. Lots of choices in 0-1000cc+

Read it properly. For other countries say Malaysia and all it will be RON95 while for India it will be 91 octane .

**Vin-D** · 12-08-2011, 12:23 AM

Would this bike suit people over 6 feet and are "generously" built?

Should I change my Royal Enfield Classic 500 Chrome(Which Has Twice the Torque and more bhP) booking to this?

Only Time and "Answers" will tell

**Rony** · 12-08-2011, 12:23 AM

An awesome review and great effort by whole xBhp Team ... I am just waiting for a test ride of this orange beauty and to-be-launched p250 before I finally decide on my next bike !

MG · 12-08-2011, 12:25 AM

Originally posted by Nithesh View Post

im seriously doubting the bike being under 1.2lakhs now

I will get very blunt here.

If a bike with average quality like CBR costs 1.6lakh with nothing exceptional on offer then this bike can easily be priced almost at the same level. So anything lesser than that is very good price according to me.

^No hard feeling to any CBR250 owners. This is my personal grudge against Honda

**kr4zy54n** · 12-08-2011, 12:27 AM

Originally posted by MG View Post

I will get very blunt here.

If I bike with average quality like CBR costs 1.6lakh with nothing exceptional on offer then this can easily be priced almost at the same level. So anything lesser than that is very good price according to me.

^No hard feeling to CBR250 owners. This is my personal grudge against Honda

seriously anything below 1.5 lac is a good price for this beauty!!

**Shubz** · 12-08-2011, 12:28 AM

Originally posted by MG View Post

I will get very blunt here.

If I bike with average quality like CBR costs 1.6lakh with nothing exceptional on offer then this can easily be priced almost at the same level.

Is this a subtle hint that it could be priced very closely to the CBR? say 1.55L?

**MeTaL_MaNiaC** · 12-08-2011, 12:32 AM

Originally posted by tanay View Post

Will wait for the 350

The only reason that would convince me not to sell my cbr250r now.

The alien-ish headlight would soon be on most modified bikes..

**hegdeanoop** · 12-08-2011, 12:36 AM

Fantastic review. Good job there!!!

As mentioned anything below or at par with cbr is a very good price the kind of engineering and quality is on offer. Couple that with good after sales and this could take a large pie of market share in performance segment.

**prateek2210** · 12-08-2011, 12:36 AM

WOW is the word that comes to mind. I was thinking of getting a lime colored 250 but I like oranges more now.

**bprags** · 12-08-2011, 12:37 AM

I am still kinda dissappointed with the 0 -100 kmph figures, I expected them to be in the 8.xx range. The power to weight ratio and the short gearing should have helped it acheive that. I would take the CBR 0 to 100 kmph with a pinch of salt, that is the slowest 0 to 100 kmph I have read for the CBR across all reviews and this figure has come from Bajaj

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**Nithesh** · 12-08-2011, 12:38 AM

Originally posted by MG View Post

I will get very blunt here.

If a bike with average quality like CBR costs 1.6lakh with nothing exceptional on offer then this bike can easily be priced almost at the same level. So anything lesser than that is very good price according to me.

^No hard feeling to any CBR250 owners. This is my personal grudge against Honda

No offence taken but average quality? the initial lots(yes ofcourse) the new batch(not at all)
News is, the spare kits have arrived and all the rusty bolts are being replaced as we speak free of cost including the grab rails for the initial lot

**kochumvk** · 12-08-2011, 12:39 AM

Nice Job Mg and Sunny.

so WHAT IS NEXT ?

Mr Bajaj,

Bore this out to 250 and bring on the 30hp single called p250

eh, Now that will drop R15 from comparison charts

(Sorry but games should change)

Oh can I see that pulsar fighting with cousin ? (yeah N250)
CBR seems to be no good for next flagship pulsar

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