General SBK Discussion Thread

[MR ACE]

Will be launched at Auto expo Delhi in Jan...

Hmmm...Let me check with my auto expo visit plan

So mean ROSSI edition to india ?

+1

As far as I know, three colours only, Blue, Black and Red Black . And maybe one Red Black will be making its way to Kolkata

Something burning

[fireblah]

^^ Sorry I meant red white, not red black ... whats burning ? I dont smell anything...

[t_yash]

Yamaha-R1 or Honda-FireBlade

Folks,
I'm looking to buy a SBK. I've closed my options on either Yamaha-R1 or Honda-Fireblade as Ducati is not affordable
Please suggest which one is good option. I'm based out of Pune & Delhi

R1:
Favour: Nice Looks, Good exaust, lot of features on the front Panel LED display, Good Service network, Switch Throttle modes A & B (2010 version) like Hybusa
Issues: Wait until late-Jan or check on some 2nd hand 2008 model

FireBlade:
Favour: Good Looks, C-ABS, HEDS, Turn indicator on the mirror
Issues: Honda Service Network, Some issues in the bike based on some review comments from FireBlake-Kolkatta, Exaust, no fendor on the back tyre, less features on the front panel

Many Thanks in advance.
Yash

[Prakrit Takkar]

Contact these guys

email:
[email protected]
phone:
Office: 01603 736404 Workshop / Dyno:
07776 241421

thanks i hope i'll be able to find an economical solution

[fireblah]

Folks,
I'm looking to buy a SBK. I've closed my options on either Yamaha-R1 or Honda-Fireblade as Ducati is not affordable
Please suggest which one is good option. I'm based out of Pune & Delhi

R1:
Favour: Nice Looks, Good exaust, lot of features on the front Panel LED display, Good Service network, Switch Throttle modes A & B (2010 version) like Hybusa
Issues: Wait until late-Jan or check on some 2nd hand 2008 model

FireBlade:
Favour: Good Looks, C-ABS, HEDS, Turn indicator on the mirror
Issues: Honda Service Network, Some issues in the bike based on some review comments from FireBlake-Kolkatta, Exaust, no fendor on the back tyre, less features on the front panel

Many Thanks in advance.
Yash

Wait for R1 is not long. Jan-feb is not that far away.

And R1 has too many favorable points for you. Service support in different cities is also a big advantage.

The biggest advantage in fireblade is the C-ABS, which has saved my life/limb twice. So I swear by fireblade

[whizzkid_ram]

^^^^

Do we get this Yellow Yammy 09' R1 here ??

[nitrosatya]

^ Most probably not. Since 2010 color schemes will be different.

[stewarch]

thanks i hope i'll be able to find an economical solution

If you have NO key and have HISS then this is the most economical solution. I spent weeks solving this issue for very close friend who as I stated lost his 1 and only key.

[Prakrit Takkar]

If you have NO key and have HISS then this is the most economical solution. I spent weeks solving this issue for very close friend who as I stated lost his 1 and only key.

seems so...
well do u have any idea regarding what approx. would an ECU for a 2003 954rr cost?

[svjhonda]

Sorry to stem the flow of discussion...

This might get OT, but did'nt know where else to ask.... And this has been playing around in my mind a lot....

Which is the world's smallest inline 4 cylinder engine'd bike still in production? I do know of the CBR250r that holds the record, but its a great pity its discontinued.... Oh, what won't I give to have one in my garage...

[Aryan]

@SVJ: The Honda Hornet 250, which is also out of production, unfortunately was also a 250cc four-cylinder machine.

[kar1zma]

yeah cbr250 was amazing
too bad it got disconnected
would have been better than the ninja250

[pradeep reddy]

i remember seeing an yellow cbr250 here in bangalore...exhaust note was jus awesome..any reasons for discontinuing...

[svjhonda]

^
Dunno man! It was doing pretty well... Get a load of youtube videos and check the bike out... Its red-lined at 18,000rpm!!!

Plus couple of bikes were de-restricted (Yeah, it was so fast, Japan placed a ban on the power they made [learner bike after all], so Honda had to restrict the bike... ) and revved all the way till 20,000 rpm! Thats as much as a MotoGP bike!!!

I still get goosebumps when I watch, then re-watch and then watch some more videos of that bike.... Any idea where I could get one...?

[stewarch]

seems so...
well do u have any idea regarding what approx. would an ECU for a 2003 954rr cost?

Approx 18k but you need to contact them to ask if they have for 03 954rr.