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**Harisankar** · 02-23-2015, 07:55 AM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by shortrider26 View Post

Wow mate how did you get the MRFs! I got my bike just last Saturday and it had the Contigos

Honda gives MRF on Cbr250r randomly from last year onwards

**suhasn46** · 02-23-2015, 10:22 AM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by B7ACKTHORN View Post

It all depends on which month of the year your bike was manufactured, buddy. This was exactly reason why I checked my VIN number for the year and month of manufacture. You might have gotten the older models.

Fact of the matter, is I've always really wanted a year-end made Ceeber, considering, so that all the upgrades would be done and dusted. And the waiting paid its worth. I was told by a few reliable chaps, the the rubber were upgraded to MRF, post newer paint scheme was introduced mid 2014, eventually Honda changed the rubber to MRF, a few months after that.

Cheers!
VJ

Well we have a lot in common bro. Both of us sold our 390s and got ceebers. :-D

But you got a little luckier. I also applied the same logic and chose a year 2014 December made Ceeber. However the tyres were contigos. Didn't have the patience to wait and hence took it.

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**Harisankar** · 02-23-2015, 10:12 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by B7ACKTHORN View Post

all the upgrades would be done and dusted.

I would like to know What exactly you meant by this. And i hope 9th and 10th letter of the frame number says the month and year of manufacture.correct me if am wrong.Can you mention what is the 9th and 10th letter of your bike's frame number? Because I too booked and waiting a black hawk

**B7ACKTHORN** · 02-23-2015, 10:26 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by suhasn46 View Post

Well we have a lot in common bro. Both of us sold our 390s and got ceebers. :-D

But you got a little luckier. I also applied the same logic and chose a year 2014 December made Ceeber. However the tyres were contigos. Didn't have the patience to wait and hence took it.

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You can say that again. Yes, somehow initially I felt the CBR250R too sluggish, but perhaps she negates that with her beautiful attitude that made me fall in love with her all over again. My personal opinion would be, the Duke is a ghetto thug, whereas the CBR is a high-street chic lady. She's soft, responsive and lovely.

I chose the ABS one, perhaps the ABS models would were shod with MRF shoes, and the Standard variants with Contigos to keep the costs down. But that's just my thought process w.r.t the Contigo/MRF dilemma.

Originally posted by Harisankar View Post

I would like to know What exactly you meant by this. And i hope 9th and 10th letter of the frame number says the month and year of manufacture.correct me if am wrong.Can you mention what is the 9th and 10th letter of your bike's frame number? Because I too booked and waiting for a black hawk

No to worry, I've deleted the repeat posts.

Yes the VIN number does indicate the year and the month of manufacture. Mine was manufactured on December end, 2014, pretty much a 2015 one.

The Ninth and Tenth alpha codes are M and E

Advanced wishes for your hawk!

Cheers!
VJ

**suhasn46** · 02-23-2015, 10:51 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by B7ACKTHORN View Post

The Ninth and Tenth alpha codes are M and E

Cheers!
VJ

Is that a typo? Because mine is a December 2014 model and the 9th and 10th letters are "L" and "E" respectively.

"L" is the 12th letter of the alphabet so it's impossible that your's is "M".

It either has to be "LE" for December 2014 or "AF" for January 2015, but not "ME" for sure!

EDIT: Oh the Duke is built to last for 25K like any other Bajaj. Period. I do remember reading your list of initial niggles on another forum.

**Harisankar** · 02-23-2015, 10:55 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by B7ACKTHORN View Post

perhaps the ABS models would were shod with MRF shoes

I booked abs model. If your thought works, hope I will get MRF shoes

**B7ACKTHORN** · 02-24-2015, 12:37 AM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by suhasn46 View Post

Is that a typo? Because mine is a December 2014 model and the 9th and 10th letters are "L" and "E" respectively.

"L" is the 12th letter of the alphabet so it's impossible that your's is "M".

It either has to be "LE" for December 2014 or "AF" for January 2015, but not "ME" for sure!

EDIT: Oh the Duke is built to last for 25K like any other Bajaj. Period. I do remember reading your list of initial niggles on another forum.

9th character - A - January, B - February, C - March...M - December
10th character - A - 2010, B - 2011, C - 2012, D - 2013... and so on.

So mine is M-December, E-2014

Yours reads as follows.

L-November
E-2014

You're just a month underdue

To the Dukey, yes, you know thug life isn't meant to last, in my case it was cut short, way too earlier than I anticipated! Glad to see you're doing your homework.

Cheers!
VJ

**Rahul.g** · 02-24-2015, 12:47 AM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Hey guys
Need your help
I'm sorry if this has been asked before.
Which engine oil works well for cbr 250r?

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**techfreak** · 02-24-2015, 07:04 AM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

10W30 fully synthetic or mineral both are OK depending on what you expect from the engine. Synthetic is a better option.

**suhasn46** · 02-24-2015, 10:51 AM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by B7ACKTHORN View Post

9th character - A - January, B - February, C - March...M - December
10th character - A - 2010, B - 2011, C - 2012, D - 2013... and so on.

So mine is M-December, E-2014

Yours reads as follows.

L-November
E-2014

Cheers!
VJ

Hmm let's see!

Originally posted by B7ACKTHORN View Post

Glad to see you're doing your homework.

Cheers!
VJ

Homework happens automatically when you are riding for a decade and you grow old and sober bro.

**krish2778** · 02-24-2015, 11:37 AM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by B7ACKTHORN View Post

You can say that again. Yes, somehow initially I felt the CBR250R too sluggish, but perhaps she negates that with her beautiful attitude that made me fall in love with her all over again. My personal opinion would be, the Duke is a ghetto thug, whereas the CBR is a high-street chic lady. She's soft, responsive and lovely.

I chose the ABS one, perhaps the ABS models would were shod with MRF shoes, and the Standard variants with Contigos to keep the costs down. But that's just my thought process w.r.t the Contigo/MRF dilemma.

Cheers!
VJ

I told you this initially, the CBR felt sluggish only because you were spoilt for power on the 390

, same thing happened to me, but in my case it is parallel, having both at the same time makes the CBR a bit less fun to ride power-wise. But all other fields i just love the CBR. Nothing to hate in the duke except the heavy clutch..oh yes and traffic..definitely traffic.

Originally posted by Rahul.g View Post

Hey guys
Need your help
I'm sorry if this has been asked before.
Which engine oil works well for cbr 250r?

Sent from my C5502 using xBhp Connect mobile app

Avoid mineral oils, liquid cooled bike heat up quite a lot and mineral oils just don't cut it, use Synthetic, preferbly Fully Synthetic(FS).
Honda FS oil is more than enough for normal rides/commutes/tours.
If you are into heavy duty riding/touring, get the Shell FS oil (Cheaper, but suits very well) or the Motul FS 7100/300V (Costlier, but is worth it)

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

**B7ACKTHORN** · 02-24-2015, 11:54 AM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by krish2778 View Post

I told you this initially, the CBR felt sluggish only because you were spoilt for power on the 390

, same thing happened to me, but in my case it is parallel, having both at the same time makes the CBR a bit less fun to ride power-wise. But all other fields i just love the CBR. Nothing to hate in the duke except the heavy clutch..oh yes and traffic..definitely traffic.

I told you this initially, the CBR felt sluggish only because you were spoilt for power on the 390

, same thing happened to me, but in my case it is parallel, having both at the same time makes the CBR a bit less fun to ride power-wise. But all other fields i just love the CBR. Nothing to hate in the duke except the heavy clutch..oh yes and traffic..definitely traffic.

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

Indeed, once ducked always ducked I always say (you can use an apt consonant instead of the d I used)

But yes though sluggish, she's a dream to ride and the solid feel is something and that whine she produces when downshifting amazing. Crap, I'm going overboard. Perhaps this is what you get a proper homely wife after a raunchy extramarital affair. (if you know what I mean)

Cheers!
VJ

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**krish2778** · 02-24-2015, 12:00 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by B7ACKTHORN View Post

Indeed, once ducked always ducked I always say (you can use an apt consonant instead of the d I used)

But yes though sluggish, she's a dream to ride and the solid feel is something and that whine she produces when downshifting amazing. Crap, I'm going overboard. Perhaps this is what you get a proper homely wife after a raunchy extramarital affair. (if you know what I mean)

Cheers!
VJ

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The whine..!! Oh God..!! I though only i felt it, the whine is distinct, pulsars too have a whine, but this sounds more like a spool sound and it's awesome, atleast in my opinion.

Lol..i get the drift of it..!! But i wouldn't know. :-P
Looks like my affair is still on going..!! haha.!!

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

**nsengg** · 02-24-2015, 12:04 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

[QUOTE=suhasn46;1130955]Hmm let's see!

[MENTION=16093]suhasn46[/MENTION] I think I would be skipped.

**B7ACKTHORN** · 02-24-2015, 12:04 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by krish2778 View Post

The whine..!! Oh God..!! I though only i felt it, the whine is distinct, pulsars too have a whine, but this sounds more like a spool sound and it's awesome, atleast in my opinion.

Lol..i get the drift of it..!! But i wouldn't know. :-P
Looks like my affair is still on going..!! haha.!!

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

Perhaps I might get into the affair real soon, does that give you any hint!!

Cheers!
VJ

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