Re: Speedo console LED Backlight restored!

Awesome Stuff [MENTION=80157]sman999[/MENTION] !! After seeing you do this, its time I get on my Meter

good old [MENTION=51754]theironhorse99[/MENTION] shall me more than happy to help me with this with his expert DIY and Soldering skills :P

Re: Speedo console LED Backlight restored!



sure thing.. i have the LED's too another FM was generous enough to ship them all the way from bangalore.

Re: Honda CBR 250R

These symptoms point to some leakage in the line or air in the brake lines.
Did you by any chance have some cone set or fork adjustment done recently, where the motorcycle was hoisted from the front of the chassis?
If so, you might want to ask the SVC to check for a loose nut that leads out from the delay valve. What happens is that due to that loose nut, the brake fluid will start leaking out slowly.

He will need to bleed the entire system and replace the entire fluid in this case according to the service manual.

In case ABS misbehaves, brakes will work normally (without the electronic ABS working), in this case, very likely either air in the system or a loose delay valve nut leaking fluid.

Re: Honda CBR 250R

I have my CBR not used for long 8 months, was out of town. Before moving I disconnected the battery head and emptied the fuel tank. Now shall I try to start the bike without charging the battery and see whether it can come to life or shall go for a re-charge and then only try to ignite the engine.

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Before you do, check your battery for the voltage if the multimeter reads anything less than 12V, you're better off charging the battery for a day and then start with the battery installed. It's a good practice not to crank the bike with too low a battery or a battery that hasn't been used for a very long time.

Cheers!
VJ

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Does charging these dry cell batteries impact on it's life. Though it's already impacted with long 8 months unused state. Just curious to know.

Re: Honda CBR 250R


these as i understand are not dry cell batteries. they are very much the same old batteries however factory sealed so water does not evaporate and better build quality. charge it before you use.

Re: Honda CBR 250R

As Aman indicated, these aren't dry batteries, these are AGM batteries, though they hold charge good, if they get real low the chances of reviving them back are bleak as opposed to a flooded battery. It's a good idea to charge the battery if it isn't used for a prolonged period of time.

Cheers!
VJ

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Guys, just an update,

my bike had this issue where some times the headlight does not switch on, the pilots and pass lights work fine..but the headlight doesn't. So before it usually comes back on if i slide the switch a few times left and right.
Now a few days back it just suddenly without any warning totally died on me. I was returning back from office at night and the headlight just died, no matter how many times i tried sliding the switch back and forth. The pass light worked, had to press the pass light for light till i reached home. It was pretty painful for the finger :-P
I thought it was gunk or water from the last few week rain that played spoil sport and gave a generous dose of de-greaser spray into the unit, but still no use

So showed the bike to the svc the day after and he told me the white switch unit inside was mis aligned because it got loose and there was no way out other than a switch gear replacement and that it costed close to 2k. But then he did a temp fix and gave me , costed me 50rs, the part was not in stock.

So i do remember reading about a switch gear issue here in the thread and it being freaking costly but cheap quality. I just posted here again to know if any other riders have faced this issue and have the switch gear replaced or if any other fix worked just fine in the long run. If anybody had any experience with this..do let me know


Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

Re: Honda CBR 250R


krishna i have had this issue 1 year back and all we did was open the switch gear , clean all contact well, scrub them and retighten everything. working like a charm since then. no need to buy a switch gear assembly for this sort of issue.

just spray of wd-40 does not work in such cases as its not gunk. with regular wear and tear and the movement of switch the contacts do get misaligned inside. it might be time taking process sometime to fix it but its simple mechanical. there is nothing that a small jugaad work cannot fix.

Re: Honda CBR 250R

I got a quote of rs 11000 rs for all balls tapered bearings for, which includes the tapered bearings and the labor cost.

Can somebody guide me, if these tapered bearings last twice or thrice than the OEM ones. If they don't I dont want to pay a premium which is going to last as the stock ones.

Any other altetnatives for tapered bearings which does not burn a significant hole in the pocket.

All ball tapered bearings, hell lot of cost!!!

Cheers,
Sanjay

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Bro, The quote for me was 7.5k+shipping (just the bearings). The Idea is, if you are performance oriented and trying to make the best out of your ride then go for the tapered bearings. If you are touring/tracking/offroading a lot then it's definitely worth it. If not just go for the general stock ones as they are cheaper and vfm. The stock bearings, gradually degrade the life of the cone as well while the tapered doesn't. That's why u change the cone set instead of just the bearings.

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Guys. My battery is almost dead. I know that i should read previous posts and find out. But can anyone please give me some pointers as to what the spec i should look for in new battery. The ah and all that.. Please help. Should i stick with the one in svc. The exide one. Or is there a better option. Like amaron or sonething.

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Exide is one of the worst batteries out in the market. From my experience 99% of Amaron users say its good. It was coming with 4 years of warranty now I guess it's changed to 3 years. I ended up buying an Exide from Honda showroom 2yrs due to an emergency and I regret that. I have had problems with Exide in both Cbr250r and Wego. My pulsar and dio runs on Amaron. They have no issues.

It's a 12v 6ah battery that you should look for. Better remove the battery from the vehicle and take it to a battery dealer and ask for the exact model in Amaron unless you can't get the model no from the Amaron website.

Re: Honda CBR 250R

There is. IIRC, as per MV acts, you have to have a helmet & a shoe, RVM, all lights in working condition besides the papers.

But then, we wear helmet or have RVM's because we know as to how crucial they are.

And for the record, the RVM's on my 250R have't come loose for the past ~ 4 years.