As someone already suggested you for Philips or Osram. Just to put some light here, recently I have changed my bulbs to Philips Extreme Vision 130% from stock bulb. Its lumens 3700 and better than stock. But not too bright, if you want to have complete white light you should go for Philips Diamond Vision. But again these bulbs will lumen max 4000-4500K.

If you want more lights on the roads answer is HID. I just spoke to someone and he said Osram HID costs close to 3500 and there won't be any pressure on the battery and that lumens 6000K.

I believe a simple search in the forum would show a lotta answers for your question.

There are many bulbs in Philips and Osram that can meet your requirement. It depends on your choice for Temp rating(white/yellow light). Please go through the forum as it has already been discussed in detail. No offense though.

I am 5.7 and have my mind on the CBR 250R ABS, would I be able to manage it? I have been riding for the past 10 years and have been riding the Karizma R for the last 3 years. Please do advise.. Thanks

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Hi all, would also like to know whether it makes sense buying the CBR 250R at this point? Is it outdated when compared to newer bikes like Pulsar RS200 and The RC 390 etc? I am looking forward to a smooth ride with the best upright seating position. I also prefer something with ABS, hence had shortlisted this one along with the RS200! Hope the CBR250 would receive parts & service at least for the next 5 years. I am from Mumbai & have heard that at times getting spares can be an issue and maintaining this bike is actually an expensive affair! Is that true? Also read articles that the new graphics are just to clear old stock which haven't been selling well off late due to increased competition. Purchase would be imminent! Advise would really be helpful! Thanks

I am 5.7, no problems. Just wear shoes and keep your feet spread apart on the ground while idling. I have dropped the bike 3 times at standstill, though, in the early days, coz my feet didn't reach down fully, plus the cbr250 is my first riding experience. [emoji23]

About cbr250 vs rc390, I feel the cbr has an edge in quality, and looks. The rc looks and feels like a cheap toy, IMO. On the features and performance block, rc beats cbr250 hands down. Please text ride both and make your own decision.

On upgrading from zmr, the cbr is only slightly more powerful. Not worth it. Rc is better bet. Mojo has top speed of 150 as per some reviews, plus the acceleration timings are similar to cbr, iirc.

I am 5.8 and I own a CBR 2015R STD 2012 Tri-color, no issues in managing it.

If you are focusing on Engine refinement then CBR 2015R is better of the three. Also, you can cruise with 3 digits all day long.
In terms of power it is no match for RC 390 but it is better than RS200 at any given day.

Service: so far never face any issues like unavailability of parts.

I am 5.7, no problems. Just wear shoes and keep your feet spread apart on the ground while idling. I have dropped the bike 3 times at standstill, though, in the early days, coz my feet didn't reach down fully, plus the cbr250 is my first riding experience. [emoji23]

About cbr250 vs rc390, I feel the cbr has an edge in quality, and looks. The rc looks and feels like a cheap toy, IMO. On the features and performance block, rc beats cbr250 hands down. Please text ride both and make your own decision.

On upgrading from zmr, the cbr is only slightly more powerful. Not worth it. Rc is better bet. Mojo has top speed of 150 as per some reviews, plus the acceleration timings are similar to cbr, iirc.

Hello @judebrent

The CBR250R is still a brilliant bike,specially the Red one.It absolutely justifies its price till date and even if i had an option for Mjo,RS200 i would go for CBR amyday.Its a reliable bike and an engine so sweet.Every bike has some issues but then its how you grow with it and fix those issues.Ita a machine meant to ride in our terrrible India roads and yet it withstands just fine.Its comfortable and a well deserved sports tourer tag.
Regarding RS200 i would say no>its Bajaj and i can say you that you will have to visit ASC petty often.I own a AS200 and its not much diference wrt RS200(Its just that RS has extra 1bhp and FI,but also weighs almost 10Kgs more).I would say stay away from RS200 as no doubt its cheap but then you get what you pay for.parts are cheap and you will have niggles here and there.

Give 250CBR a try ,take for a TD and see how it fares and see if it needs your requirments.If it fits then yeah you can buy it eyes closed as its a very very reliable machine.
DDuke390 is a monster and frankly speaking it suffers a lot of quality issues,specailly the recent batch.one of my friend took and his bike just stopped for no reason until he saw couple of wires are out and spak plug is gone(had to replce it actually while bike was new and 2481 Kms on the ODO).Now that doesnt mean all dukes are like that.I have seen dukes which is in awesome condition even after 30000 Kms.
The difference between the two is the QC done .I am sure Yamaha ,Hondas have excellent QC and thats why you see recent CBRs being very less faulty from factory compared to the Bajaj.
Hope this info helps...

Saar!!! The cbr takes speedo reading from inside the crank. How can there be speedo error just by upsizing of tyre please.explain.

I have few problems :

1. The horn goes weak while riding and while the blinkers are turned on ( alternator and battery )

that's pretty normal... do not bother.. 2 indicators together suck 42 watts (21 watts each).. its gonna be like this..

2. Bliping the throttle at higher revvs just shuts the engine off (i guess the ecu cuts off, but wait. I don't blip the throttle at redline. I do it at 5-6k rpm.

fuel filter seems to be the culprit here. it did shut down on me a few times.. maybe 2-3 times a year...

3. The bike gasps for breath near 4-5k rpm after I start riding when the temp gauge bar is at 1. After the temp bar reaches 3 points there is no hiccups and it works pretty fine. Its not a 1 day monitoring. I have been witnessing this behaviour since 10-15 days. So I am sure something is wrong or a bit out of place. I have checked the air filter though it has dirt accumulated on it but not so much that the air filter should be discarded.

that's again normal. between 3-4k rpm when not at 3 bars the engine feels restricted. once warmed up in a km or so it gets normal. its been same with me since day 1

4. @theironhorse99 (aman), I spoke to few guys on FB (cbr international group) and got few pointers from them to fix the conset. Now I went to that guy to get it fixed, he charges me 500rs to.just remove the conset, grease it and then put back again as the conset did not had any physical damage. After he fixed the conset with his pathetic tools, the handle bar makes thud noise but at low level. When asked to the guy who fixed it he said "yeh spring ka aawaz hai itna aawaz toh rahega hi":banghead:. I said in my mind "chuti@# samjha hai kya" and then drove off. Please somebody from.pune help me so that I can get the conset fixed, I am really desperate for it.

I have checked Yug Honda Pune. As of.now they dont have a CBR mechanic so they can't fix the conset. I also contacted sterling Honda and the mech there is just not interested always a procrastinator

are you talking of prasad's workshop ? 500 is pretty reasonable charge man.. coneset overhaul is a lot of work. that thud sound can be just a minor loose coneset. just get it tightened a bit. after a overhaul and a few 50-100 km its normal for a coneset to get a little loose as it sets in again...

Cheers,
Sanjay

Addition: Today early morning i went for a ride, Took her for like 15kms and back and now when i checked there was some coolant leakage from my bike, the underbelly had like 10ml of coolant.
I check and there i saw a hole from which the coolant was leaking it is under the oil filter! Is it the screw for coolant flush loose or something causing this to leak!?
Thanks.

-Zaid

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Can it not be coolant overflow ?

That's the coolant leaking from the coolant weep hole. Usually, coolant leaking from this weep hole is an indicator that your pump seals can give away at any time or already working over time. Poor coolant replacement schedule, high engine temperature can cause problems with the oil impeller seal. Get it checked ASAP, it is only progressively gonna get worse, if not looked upon, this being the heart of the cooling system. That hole is there to let us know about the condition of the pump seal, it isn't supposed to leak, if it leaks (as in your case, it does) replacement is necessary.

Cheers!
VJ

That's the coolant leaking from the coolant weep hole. Usually, coolant leaking from this weep hole is an indicator that your pump seals can give away at any time or already working over time. Poor coolant replacement schedule, high engine temperature can cause problems with the oil impeller seal. Get it checked ASAP, it is only progressively gonna get worse, if not looked upon, this being the heart of the cooling system. That hole is there to let us know about the condition of the pump seal, it isn't supposed to leak, if it leaks (as in your case, it does) replacement is necessary.

Regarding the engine oil, can you be bit more precise. How much oil did you fill, any idea of the oil present in the engine before the top up? Clear us a bit here, so that we can probably get our arms around the issue.

Cheers!
VJ