Re: Honda CBR 250R

This you should have asked to showroom guys. Owners manual, service booklet, battery warranty card, insurance papers, invoice copy, registration (if they have registered ) should have been given to you during the delivery.

I assume that you have done proper PDI of your bike.

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Hopefully Yes. During running-in period (500 Km), avoid full-throttle starts and rapid acceleration.

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No Insurance papers, no registration because there's some problem going on in Worli RTO. Invoice? With the insurance. (Probably tomorrow or day after tomorrow)
PDI? Yes they did it. Also gave it a Teflon coating. I had to wait for around 40-50 mins to take the delivery as they were checking everything and also installing the battery.

Rapid acceleration?
I handle her like a new born baby.
A little bit of engine noise and my heart pains.😂
I think I only went till 5th gear max 50kmph.
Done just 15 kms for now.

Re: Honda CBR 250R

For the first 500km 3000-4000rpm, 2nd 500 at 4000-5000 rpm but you can very occasionally go beyond 5000 until 6000-7000rpm max, and let her decelerate gradually, let all the gears be exposed to various rpms under 6000-7000rpms. A lot of people would tell you not to go above 5000rpm.but after you complete 500 , please do.

Re: Honda CBR 250R

That seems sensible.
Thank you for the information.

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Insurance papers are given on spot, please check with them. PDI should be done by you also. First look for owners manual.

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Do front telescopic fork seals upon leakage get covered under extended warranty?

Re: Honda CBR 250R

I will be getting my new CBR 250 too this Saturday and after a bit of reading and research these seems to be a summary guideline on how to run-in/breakin a motorcycle:

From hereOne of the worse things you can do is baby the engine too much during break-in, along with running too hard too fast. You have to find a kind of happy medium between the two.


and
from here:

5 Things To Always Do When Breaking-In A Bike.
1. Always warm-up the engine completely to allow the oil to reach all the moving parts.
2. Always ride the bike under load (no revving in neutral) as the piston rings require combustion pressure in order to fully seal to the cylinder wall.
3. Avoid a busy freeway, as you will need to be on and off the throttle while shifting frequently.
4. Avoid using synthetic oil until the motorcycle is fully broken-in. Synthetic oil can stall the break-in process as thin oil inhibits the piston rings from sealing.
5. Change your oil after the first 20-100 miles. The earlier you get rid of the initial engine metal shavings and debris in the oil, the less likely your engine and transmission will sustain premature wear or consume oil.

All the best... I will post pics too once I get my hands on mine...

Re: Honda CBR 250R

So much information about running in - let me repeat my running in procedure here for your benefit.

I didn't worry about rpm limits because manual didn't specify it. I rode the bike according to the engine sound, making sure there was no lugging of the engine due to low speed in higher gears.

I took the bike to 136 kmph before first service, and subsequently 121 kmph with friends. [emoji14]

It was fun running in, the new paint smell, the burning heat.

I had no engine problems, only the CCT changed at 25k kms. I have no shim noise at 31k kms. So I can assume my method is successful.

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136kmph before the 1st service!? Won't that be too harsh for the bike?
Also it must have a lot of vibrations right?

I called up the dealer, he's giving me the insurance papers on Friday and he said that I'll get my invoice once i get the RTO registration. Is that correct?

Thank you so much for the detailed information.
*Something which i really needed was this step by step procedure.*

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I hope dealer has given original bill of your bike. Don't delay the insurance and registration part.

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Yeah i ain't letting him go this easy.
I'm sorry but can you please answer this?
Do we get the invoice after the bike is registered in RTO?

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When I purchased my bike i got insurance cover note, invoice aka bill mentioning ex showroom price, Registration cost and insurance costs of bike at the time of delivery. Registration process can take 2-3 days depending on RTO.

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Actually i was the one who was in a hurry to take the bike.
But anyway I'm visiting him this Friday and will clear everything out.

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Harsh for the bike? Maybe. Vibrations? Hell yeah.

But see the result? My bike still gives good mileage and top speed is still ~150 kmph, 4 years later.

Don't baby the bike during run in. Th engine needs to run in at all rpms. The 4k rpm myth you see being thrown around here is just plonked out from other bike's manual. Your CBR 250 manual states no rpm limit. I've gone up to 7k rpm multiple times before first service, which I did at 962 kms.