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**Siddhanth Paul** · 03-03-2017, 08:32 AM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by nomad_sachin View Post

Guys, my bike had a crash yesterday night.

It's windshield, front mudguard and right side fairing panel has cracked and the rear brake lever is bent. Front disc is a bit jammed because of which the disc rotor is getting hot. Muffler/shield over exhaust is scratched and bent at places.
Can somebody give me an idea of how much these parts cost?
Also kindly guide me as to how these parts can be claimed under insurance.

Well I'm just taking estimates here.
Windshield-1400
Front mudguard-around 1600-2500
Fairing, now if it is the one in which the headlight is fit, it costed me 3000 off insurance.
Rear brake lever- well my gear shifter had been changed 2-3 times so if I suppose both of their prices to be same it'd cost you around 1200
Exhaust shield maybe cheap around 600-1000.
And about the disc, I think u should get it checked.

**Dandamudi Mohan Krishna** · 03-03-2017, 11:20 AM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by bondarun View Post

So finally the day has come.. oh boy what a machine..

6yrs in market still un-beaten.. One of the best bike i have ridden..

Bike looks big and bold while riding.. does not feel like a 250cc bike

New decal work has good Road Presence

Real head turner

only cons with this bike is that rear brake has zero bite, i mean ZERO bite.
Front has okish feel.. feels as same as my NS brake..

The bike seat were bit torn in one side and mirrors wer scratched..
Asked the incharge to change it and he did it with zero questions asked..

Totally happy with it.. Worth the wait

Congratulations don't worry about brake bite give it some time it will settle, this is going to be issue everytime you change brake pads atleast for 500 kms even in ABS model.

**Biker@heart** · 03-03-2017, 11:20 AM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Congratulations Buddy!!!

My bike is 7 months old now. Brought a new one in may last year.
Completely agree the CBR250R is still a very safe and balanced choice in the segment on all aspects.
Ride Safe

Originally posted by bondarun View Post

So finally the day has come.. oh boy what a machine..

6yrs in market still un-beaten.. One of the best bike i have ridden..

Bike looks big and bold while riding.. does not feel like a 250cc bike

New decal work has good Road Presence

Real head turner

only cons with this bike is that rear brake has zero bite, i mean ZERO bite.
Front has okish feel.. feels as same as my NS brake..

The bike seat were bit torn in one side and mirrors wer scratched..
Asked the incharge to change it and he did it with zero questions asked..

Totally happy with it.. Worth the wait

**Spacebar_77** · 03-03-2017, 11:32 AM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by bondarun View Post

So finally the day has come.. oh boy what a machine..

6yrs in market still un-beaten.. One of the best bike i have ridden..

Bike looks big and bold while riding.. does not feel like a 250cc bike

New decal work has good Road Presence

Real head turner

only cons with this bike is that rear brake has zero bite, i mean ZERO bite.
Front has okish feel.. feels as same as my NS brake..

The bike seat were bit torn in one side and mirrors wer scratched..
Asked the incharge to change it and he did it with zero questions asked..

Totally happy with it.. Worth the wait

Congratulations.
I've booked the cbr 250r repsol abs.
I've been told 60 to 90 days waiting. 30 days are over. As of yesterday the dealer said the bike has been dispatched.
I can't wait. [emoji2]

**Dandamudi Mohan Krishna** · 03-03-2017, 11:49 AM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

I found an interesting observation the parts rate has decreased by a little bit the retail price of Chain sprocket on Jan-2016 was Rs.1712/- and in Oct-2016 is Rs.1688/- and the bills are from the same service center even though they're different colored bills and for same bike. Not sure how is that possible.

**sanjaynk15** · 03-03-2017, 12:11 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by bondarun View Post

So finally the day has come.. oh boy what a machine..

6yrs in market still un-beaten.. One of the best bike i have ridden..

Bike looks big and bold while riding.. does not feel like a 250cc bike

New decal work has good Road Presence

Real head turner

only cons with this bike is that rear brake has zero bite, i mean ZERO bite.
Front has okish feel.. feels as same as my NS brake..

The bike seat were bit torn in one side and mirrors wer scratched..
Asked the incharge to change it and he did it with zero questions asked..

Totally happy with it.. Worth the wait

Congratulations buddy! Looks stunning 😃
As for the rear brake bite, the pads need to bed in a bit. I had the same experience for the first few days but after running for about 100 KMS the bite will increase.
Enjoy the ride mate!

**gurudevan** · 03-03-2017, 01:52 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

My CBR 250 has been with me for about 4 yrs. Of late, I am having an issue in the front brakes performance. When braked completely ( brake lever fully pressed), the brakes gets jammed and then takes about 10-15s for the pads to lose contact with the discs. During this 10-15s, the vehicle struggles to move freely.

The only work around seems to be brake overhauling ( remove the brakes caliper, clean and refit). On refitting this behavior is not observed for 3-4 months and then resurfaces. When i checked with 2 different Honda Service centers , they said it is a known issue and overhauling is the only solution and there is no need to change any parts . My local mechanic also had the same view.

My previous bikes didn't have this issues and hence i am not sold on this response. Also, I searched the thread and could not find any references . Hence might not be a known issues.

Just wanted to get feedback whether any users here have a similar observation.

**leech** · 03-03-2017, 02:01 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by gurudevan View Post

My CBR 250 has been with me for about 4 yrs. Of late, I am having an issue in the front brakes performance. When braked completely ( brake lever fully pressed), the brakes gets jammed and then takes about 10-15s for the pads to lose contact with the discs. During this 10-15s, the vehicle struggles to move freely.

The only work around seems to be brake overhauling ( remove the brakes caliper, clean and refit). On refitting this behavior is not observed for 3-4 months and then resurfaces. When i checked with 2 different Honda Service centers , they said it is a known issue and overhauling is the only solution and there is no need to change any parts . My local mechanic also had the same view.

My previous bikes didn't have this issues and hence i am not sold on this response. Also, I searched the thread and could not find any references . Hence might not be a known issues.

Just wanted to get feedback whether any users here have a similar observation.

Do you water wash the bike often?

I had a similar problem, but to much less degree. My front brake piston used to get jammed, and I changed it around 6 months back. It's all right now.

**gurudevan** · 03-03-2017, 02:10 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by leech View Post

Do you water wash the bike often?

I had a similar problem, but to much less degree. My front brake piston used to get jammed, and I changed it around 6 months back. It's all right now.

Pressure wash ==> Once in two months or so depending on bike condition
Self Wash ==> Once a month

How many kms did you run before changing the front brake piston and what was the cost (part cost excluding labor).
I am bit surprised as service center readily go for part change whereas they didnt in my case.

**hypheni** · 03-03-2017, 02:16 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by bondarun View Post

So finally the day has come.. oh boy what a machine..

6yrs in market still un-beaten.. One of the best bike i have ridden..

Bike looks big and bold while riding.. does not feel like a 250cc bike

New decal work has good Road Presence

Real head turner

only cons with this bike is that rear brake has zero bite, i mean ZERO bite.
Front has okish feel.. feels as same as my NS brake..

The bike seat were bit torn in one side and mirrors wer scratched..
Asked the incharge to change it and he did it with zero questions asked..

Totally happy with it.. Worth the wait

Looking great buddy! So these days Repsol edition comes with non-ABS as well. Good to see now more Repsol will be on road. What was the OTR price?

**leech** · 03-03-2017, 02:28 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by gurudevan View Post

Pressure wash ==> Once in two months or so depending on bike condition
Self Wash ==> Once a month

How many kms did you run before changing the front brake piston and what was the cost (part cost excluding labor).
I am bit surprised as service center readily go for part change whereas they didnt in my case.

I think the parts were around ₹300 or so. My odo reading was 30500 kms, I delayed the part change because the jamming was not that severe.
I plan to change them every year to be on the safe side.

**s1d** · 03-03-2017, 02:51 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by gurudevan View Post

My CBR 250 has been with me for about 4 yrs. Of late, I am having an issue in the front brakes performance. When braked completely ( brake lever fully pressed), the brakes gets jammed and then takes about 10-15s for the pads to lose contact with the discs. During this 10-15s, the vehicle struggles to move freely.

The only work around seems to be brake overhauling ( remove the brakes caliper, clean and refit). On refitting this behavior is not observed for 3-4 months and then resurfaces. When i checked with 2 different Honda Service centers , they said it is a known issue and overhauling is the only solution and there is no need to change any parts . My local mechanic also had the same view.

My previous bikes didn't have this issues and hence i am not sold on this response. Also, I searched the thread and could not find any references . Hence might not be a known issues.

Just wanted to get feedback whether any users here have a similar observation.

As surprised as you are since they did not replace any parts. during the overhaul check if the bore on the caliper is scored/damaged, sometimes that might be causing seal failure and trapping dirt and causing pistons to stick. also ensure caliper pins are properly cleaned & greased (i think the cbr has a floating front caliper, in a floating caliper setup, the caliper itself slides on one side). a sticky caliper might also cause such issues.
honda sells a brake overhaul kit iirc containing just the pistons and the seals (maybe even the master cylinder components) iirc, so try replacing these. otherwise you might have to replace the caliper or the master cylinder itself.
riding with such sticky brakes is not safe.

**bondarun** · 03-03-2017, 03:17 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

My short review on the new CBR 250r Repsol edition.

Did around 40km ride inside city today on my CBR, really felt good and user friendly to ride..

Seats are quite stiff and ur butt starts to feel a bit numb after few km of ride.

2016 variant Side stand lean is more and that has been solved in the 2017 model..
Bike now Stands at around 75-80 degree angle compared to 60-65 degree on the older version.
Fuel Injector prime noise has been arrested quite a bit and its not audible like previous gen CBR.

Bike is totally perfect for city riding and highway.
But the rear brake lack bite and once in a while i get false neutral.
I think False neutral can be solved by adjusting the clutch cable..

Also guys do let know about the fuel meter reading and its Range..

How much KM can i ride wen the bike last bar blinks?

**gurudevan** · 03-03-2017, 03:33 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by s1d View Post

As surprised as you are since they did not replace any parts. during the overhaul check if the bore on the caliper is scored/damaged, sometimes that might be causing seal failure and trapping dirt and causing pistons to stick. also ensure caliper pins are properly cleaned & greased (i think the cbr has a floating front caliper, in a floating caliper setup, the caliper itself slides on one side). a sticky caliper might also cause such issues.
honda sells a brake overhaul kit iirc containing just the pistons and the seals (maybe even the master cylinder components) iirc, so try replacing these. otherwise you might have to replace the caliper or the master cylinder itself.
riding with such sticky brakes is not safe.

Thanks for response. I did a overhaul couple of weeks back and am pretty sure there are no scoring marks on the bore since , i visually checked the components during the service and there was no other issues ( no seals damaged, no oil leaks etc.). Also, there was no change of parts done. Since the jamming is gradual (over few months), the possibility of dirt trapping resulting in a sticky piston is high.

In fact, I had decided to replace the caliper set if the problem resurfaces. Was not aware of the overhauling kit and would be a good option to replace ASAP.
Since, I did not have to replace anything major (chain sprocket once and regular brake pads) for 40k kms, don't mind replacing with the overhaul kit.

**madhav766** · 03-03-2017, 05:58 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by bondarun View Post

So finally the day has come.. oh boy what a machine..

6yrs in market still un-beaten.. One of the best bike i have ridden..

Bike looks big and bold while riding.. does not feel like a 250cc bike

New decal work has good Road Presence

Real head turner

only cons with this bike is that rear brake has zero bite, i mean ZERO bite.
Front has okish feel.. feels as same as my NS brake..

The bike seat were bit torn in one side and mirrors wer scratched..
Asked the incharge to change it and he did it with zero questions asked..

Totally happy with it.. Worth the wait

Sweeeeet dude! I'm so happy for you! Me on the other hand... Waiting on delivery. By the looks of it, won't happen till mid-April. [emoji37] So I've got a long wait ahead of me. Hopefully it's BS4 compliant. Hey do you have AHO on your bike? What insurance did you go in for?

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