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**leech** · 01-22-2017, 11:58 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by prateek2210 View Post

So finally I upgraded to this

Just need to spend 3k on disc pads (ABS) asap and then the touring starts

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Which model is that? 2013?

**prateek2210** · 01-23-2017, 05:38 AM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by leech View Post

Which model is that? 2013?

Yes 2013 Repsol

**krish2778** · 01-23-2017, 11:11 AM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by prateek2210 View Post

So finally I upgraded to this

Just need to spend 3k on disc pads (ABS) asap and then the touring starts

Congrats Prateek, thats so nice to see.
Wishing you many happy miles on this.!

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

**prateek2210** · 01-23-2017, 11:31 AM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by krish2778 View Post

Congrats Prateek, thats so nice to see.
Wishing you many happy miles on this.!

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

Thanks Krish. I was eyeing the HRC color, but the one that I enquired earlier was sold, and others were in bad condition, so Repsol it was + ABS is always welcome.

**pras17** · 01-23-2017, 12:52 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Guys,

Need information on Honda CBR250R if its comfortable to short rider. I am 5'3". I am planning to buy this bike.

Thanks in advance.

**krish2778** · 01-23-2017, 12:58 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by prateek2210 View Post

Thanks Krish. I was eyeing the HRC color, but the one that I enquired earlier was sold, and others were in bad condition, so Repsol it was + ABS is always welcome.

It's alright, both the repsol and hrc colors are kinda rare from what i have experienced, so should do just fine.

Originally posted by pras17 View Post

Guys,

Need information on Honda CBR250R if its comfortable to short rider. I am 5'3". I am planning to buy this bike.

Thanks in advance.

Tip toeing the bike in traffic will be a headache, also tight u turn spots consdering the weight of the bike, apart from that should pose any problems for you.

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

**leech** · 01-23-2017, 01:20 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by pras17 View Post

Guys,

Need information on Honda CBR250R if its comfortable to short rider. I am 5'3". I am planning to buy this bike.

Thanks in advance.

You will need to get off the bike and shove it around the parking lot.

Prateek bhai, are you going to change the Contigos? Also change the dented heat shield, it's like ₹400-600 bucks. So you can start your own score of near misses and kisses with a clean slate.

**prateek2210** · 01-23-2017, 02:56 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by krish2778 View Post

It's alright, both the repsol and hrc colors are kinda rare from what i have experienced, so should do just fine.

At first I didnt like that much orange but now its growing up on me. #samestoryofeverybiker

Originally posted by leech View Post

Prateek bhai, are you going to change the Contigos? Also change the dented heat shield, it's like ₹400-600 bucks. So you can start your own score of near misses and kisses with a clean slate.

Front is contigo and rear is IRC. As till March no tour is lined up, will eat up the rear chicken strips by then and change to mrfs (both)
Will do it after some kms (bankrupt now)

Things to do

Brake Disc Pads change (approx 3k bill)
Engine ice coolant change (just labour charge, friend have engine ice 1litre with him)
DIY of all silver panels , including heatshield in Carbon Fibre sheet

My amazon and aliexpress's wish list has too many things added in them. Things there

Tank grip, tank pad, petrol , Tank cap cover
radiator guard
paddock stand
Brake cylinder cap
Shorty levers
Flush mount front indicators
Integrated tail light with turn signals

Few things that will be ordered on next salary are formula1 wax and shampoo.

Damn now I feel RTR was so easy on pocket

**kannanmr16** · 01-23-2017, 03:09 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by prateek2210 View Post

At first I didnt like that much orange but now its growing up on me. #samestoryofeverybiker

Front is contigo and rear is IRC. As till March no tour is lined up, will eat up the rear chicken strips by then and change to mrfs (both)
Will do it after some kms (bankrupt now)

Things to do

Brake Disc Pads change (approx 3k bill)
Engine ice coolant change (just labour charge, friend have engine ice 1litre with him)
DIY of all silver panels , including heatshield in Carbon Fibre sheet

My amazon and aliexpress's wish list has too many things added in them. Things there

Tank grip, tank pad, petrol , Tank cap cover
radiator guard
paddock stand
Brake cylinder cap
Shorty levers
Flush mount front indicators
Integrated tail light with turn signals

Few things that will be ordered on next salary are formula1 wax and shampoo.

Damn now I feel RTR was so easy on pocket

Congrats on this thoughtful choice.

I too have stickers on the silver panels. But don't wrap the heat shield, they will rip-off or look ugly due to the heat. I have seen it happen to one other biker. I would say it's easier to spray paint instead.

Most of your list I already have them installed. Radiator guard, I got from carbon racing Ravi Charles. He has posted about it a few pages before. I have not used it since I need to replace the radiator before doing it.

Coolant should be non glycol based. Otherwise it's just happy miles ahead.

**sambit** · 01-23-2017, 03:21 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by prateek2210 View Post

Thanks Krish. I was eyeing the HRC color, but the one that I enquired earlier was sold, and others were in bad condition, so Repsol it was + ABS is always welcome.

Perfect choice brother. Welcome to the club. Take my words, it will be hard while upgrading from this one. The reliability and the comfort, still has no match. Every time I think of selling my CBR for an upgrade, I feel, "what if, its not as reliable as the CBR!!" Hope, You are keeping the RTR along, or you will miss the Fun of short stroke. CBR is more like a Gentleman.

**prateek2210** · 01-23-2017, 03:31 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by kannanmr16 View Post

Congrats on this thoughtful choice.

I too have stickers on the silver panels. But don't wrap the heat shield, they will rip-off or look ugly due to the heat. I have seen it happen to one other biker. I would say it's easier to spray paint instead.

Most of your list I already have them installed. Radiator guard, I got from carbon racing Ravi Charles. He has posted about it a few pages before. I have not used it since I need to replace the radiator before doing it.

Coolant should be non glycol based. Otherwise it's just happy miles ahead.

Lets see what can be done to the heat sheild.
Thanks for carbon racing reference, will contact him soon.
Engine ice is propylene glycol and pre mixed. On CBR250 forum people are using it with no issues (I will completely replace the current coolant)

**leech** · 01-23-2017, 03:34 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Why does Honda say no non ethylene glycol coolant? Will it corrode the radiator and pipes after a couple years?

I use Honda coolant for this probable reason only.

**prateek2210** · 01-23-2017, 03:44 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by sambit View Post

Perfect choice brother. Welcome to the club. Take my words, it will be hard while upgrading from this one. The reliability and the comfort, still has no match. Every time I think of selling my CBR for an upgrade, I feel, "what if, its not as reliable as the CBR!!" Hope, You are keeping the RTR along, or you will miss the Fun of short stroke. CBR is more like a Gentleman.

Sold it. Post the accident, it needed too much of investment, was not actually worth it. Only thing I will miss is not able to cross 1lc kms on that. no worries, will do that on this one.

**quarter_litre_master** · 01-23-2017, 04:31 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by leech View Post

"So, oil change doesn't depend upon people, but it depends upon the machine. If my ZMR ran 100k km with ₹1000 worth engine oil with 20 oil changes (say 5k km intervals) and another fellow achieved the same with 2.5k km intervals with a ₹300-400 oil change (say 40 oil changes), I would still feel he did the right thing. He achieved the same with less a load on his pocket.

Don't you think?"

Exactly, Divya bhai. The bike is the same, zmr, but the people are different. That example is proof of my statement that, no matter which bike, or if both have same bike, people change oil according to their convenience or current knowledge.

Originally posted by Divya Sharan View Post

I get your point. There's an underlying caveat though - if the bike runs well for them both. Assume that ZMR digested FS oils well, which it didn't (leaks), I would have persisted with it.
For example, Shivang uses Rimula on his CBR and he's very happy with the results.

But we're talking about oil life and engine longevity in general. If the engine and clutch last long with ultra long oil change intervals, I'd be the last to complain.

One more thing - hyper milers cover long distances on the highway with a stable load on the engine. They maintain fairly constant revs and less gearshifts. Trying to interpolate their observations for city riding (varying load, multiple gear shifts) is wrong IMHO.

Originally posted by s1d View Post

You are right, there are cheaper ways to maintain your vehicle.
There is a lot of misconception and 'social media maintenance tips', go pro 'experts' around which results in a lot of folks being misguided.
Let me put one thing in the clear.. "When in doubt follow the manual" . That doesn't mean one fine morning you wake up and read about say some fancy oil or chain lube and decide to use it immediately (but having neglected regular maintenance earlier). These are machines, so don't expect to 'reverse' the wear and tear/damage using some magic potion. Using a fancy lube might massage your ego, but does little good to your motorcycle if you neglect routine maintenance.

When you educate yourself using some real worthy material, real world experience and common sense, you will be in a better position to understand how things work, why they fail and how you should go about preventing failure and avoiding being scammed by your mechanic.
Manufacturer's give you a recommendation/service interval with a margin of safety so that it is easy for everyone to follow.
The motorcycling scene in India has been changing rapidly over the past few years with bigger, faster bikes being launched and these do have slightly different recommendations/service intervals.
And if someone wants to stick to changing oil every 1500km, well and good.. that's his money to spend and isn't going to harm the vehicle.

Leech Bhai, Divya bhai and s1d bhai,
I understand all the oil changes and engine maintenance schedules for each and every person here are based on personal experiences and so is mine. The 10000km oil change is being carried out so as to better understand the engine dynamics and effects on the performance because in future I hope to be able to build, maintain, repair and take the best care of a bike by myself. None of us are trying to wreck their bikes that's for sure. I'll put up a time lined effects observed on performance once I perform the next oil change.

I have followed the change interval of 6000 kms / 6 months when the riding was mostly city based and in short routes. Which changed to 10000 km when I moved more towards highway riding and more constant speeds. The interval is bound to decrease as the engine ages and the conditions change. This experiment was done strictly to check whether the costly synthetic oils can last longer than recommended intervals which yielded good results. It is not necessarily advised to follow the same. Just a study how following this has affected the bike along time.

Now the actual effects of this on the engine and its life are still undetermined and would take only an expert to dismantle the engine or a really long term usage review, but hey, even the manufacturers do not guarantee the minimum life expectancy of the engine. As the technology is progressing we could expect oil changes to be less frequent.

**fertswitch** · 01-23-2017, 04:37 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by bondarun View Post

Hey Guys..
Am ARUN from Chennai..

Previously i owned Pulsar 200 NS for a good 3yrs with odo of 27k kms.
Sold it 5 months back and using Passion X pro since then ( brothers bike who left to Singapore for work )
Now as my brother is returning back to INDIA am getting a new bike..

I need to clear few things from CBR owners..

Is the Bike parts easy to access if any repair required?
Coming from the NS myself, the accessibility of all parts is almost the same. Only the air filter is more accessible than the NS since the tank does not have to be removed. If i remember correctly on the NS the tank needed to be removed before the air filter could be accessed. Plus here you have to consider the added effort of removing the fairing for a few of the repairs.
How much does a service cost without Engine oil change ( Paid service )

Are parts like Air Filter, foot pegs etc expensive or dirt cheap
Again if you compare to the NS these parts aren't dirt cheap. I would say most of the parts are reasonably priced. There are some parts however that I find overpriced like for example the oil filter which cost approx rs350 which on the bajaj NS cost a measly rs80 if i remember or even yamaha fz oil filter which costs rs40.

Also 1 more thing you should make note of is that in my experience getting spares even as simple as the oil filter sometimes is a pain. Bajaj I would readily be able to get parts I needed as and when I did.

Main reason why i sold my NS is that, its hard to maintain and to access basic parts you need to completely strip the bike to access it..

Am getting the Repsol edition. Going to book it on 25th of this month.

Is the Waiting Period really 45 days or i will get it bit early too?

Also am having lower back pain.. which happened due to long hours of sitting in office chair.

Will the bike give any kinda stress to the back? or its super comfy to ride it?
The riding posture is slightly more leaned forward than the NS so this takes pressure off of your lower back but slightly onto your wrists. So far I haven't had any back issues as such.

All Replies in RED.
I don't mean to put you off of buying the CBR 250 with my replies. I believe it's a great bike and certainly don't regret the switch. Just want to share my 'amateur' answers to your questions, being a former NS owner myself.

Hope this helps with your decision. Cheers!

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