Re: Honda CBR 250R

Appreciate the heads up from your side.

In all probability, ride both the bikes and compare how they fare against each other. Coming to the second one, and see how the braking is and how the pads are, you can at least check it visually from the sides and check for any rotor scores or pad wear. Of course new tires and a new brake pad are definitely a plus especially when you consider the ABS Pads price, so that is a good deal. But do ride both of them and go for the one you like.

Coming to paperwork, make sure the bike is free of loans, encumbrances and mainly observe if the bike is hypothecated to any banks, which will be clearly visible in the RC papers. Make sure, the bike is accident free, check the chassis number with the RC papers and rest is all general, insurance, PUC, ownership et cetera.

Cheers!
VJ

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First is suspicious. Don't buy a bike whose owner is not present, how will you change ownership. Could be a stolen bike too.

Second seems good enough if he is the original owner. But at 15k you would require to change air and oil filters. Brake pads too. Tyres should hold. Check the service history/ Accident history in a SVC. Otherwise normal checks.

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i talked with the owner of first bike over skype and father of that owner lives in mumbai.
i don't know how the transfer of ownership will go through because i heard the owner needs to be present in person at the RTO.

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It's been a year since I bought a pre worshiped CBR250 and I am following this thread since then. It helped me in sorting many issues, getting rid of random shut offs (using earth wire mod) is one of them.

Few days back one of my friend took it for a ride and unfortunately crashed it. Since then I have observed that it's getting hotter than it used to get earlier. First bar appears within half a km of start also fan kicks in a bit early in traffic. There is no apparent damage to the cooling unit, what could be the possible cause? Also the bike is 4 years now and the coolant change is pending. Though I have gone through some videos on how to do it, I will be more comfirtable doing it if I get some inputs from here. If somebody could describe with schematic/pictures it will be a lot of help.

One more issue I am facing since the crash is that the front tire is running slightly jammed. I took it to various Honda service centres and I got different inputs from them. Bent rotor, Master cylinder and caliper piston are the suspects. Kindly help me out in finding the exact fault.

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Owner doesn't need to be present at the RTO all you need is the forms signed by the owner and you can get those forms from RTO agents who generally sit around RTO. But better to test drive and make decision also if they feel the same and budget is not issue always for latest year you can afford.

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It's best to change coolant every 2 years. So please go ahead and flush and replace the coolant. If you are not sure how to do it, get it done at your svc. Watching someone do it once will give you the know how on how to proceed the next time.
As for the front wheel 'jamming', your svc is right.. it could be any of those, but most likely a slightly bent rotor. So a brake overhaul (remove caliper, cleaning it etc..) with a new rotor might fix the issue. Again one can't say for sure without actually riding the bike or inspecting the parts.

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Front brake caliper was damaged and replaced. Costs a whopping 2150/-. Worst thing was, it took 25 days to arrive in stock. Changed the rear disk pad again to P220's. Last one was same and lasted over 22K kms. Cost around 230/-.
Now the inner tube of Front shock is also damaged, hence oilseal not lasting for long. That would cost around 2000/-. Kept it for next servicing. This bike is giving me a hell lot of trouble. If I am able to sell it this time, will replace with a Fz25.
PS: Mine is Non ABS.

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That's sad to hear. However a couple Duke 390 guys had to spend 30-40k on their vehicles after 3-4 years, so I guess we're somewhat better off.

But didn't you want a d390?

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sarcastic,hehe.. [MENTION=32054]sambit[/MENTION] ..Any bike which crosses 30000 to 40000 km, has many spares to be replaced.It is a part of ownership. Sadly once we purchase a bike, most of us thinks about cost of the bike only, not about its ownership. Once we take that into account, we won't feel bitter. Of course one cannot expect bike to go on without any replacements.
I accept Honda cbr Spares are bit too costly. But see many companies about 3 months service interval. Even few bikes has a pathetic service interval of 70 days once. In that way, the ownership cost (of any quarter liter or performance bikes) end up same or even higher than cbr 250r which has a 6 months service interval. [MENTION=32054]sambit[/MENTION] moreover now i have a honda unicorn, used cbr 250r. Thinking about selling my old bullet & unicorn & buy a apache 180-abs. so i can use apache 180-abs for daily commutes (45 km) & and plan to use cbr 250 for long rides- less than 1000 km per month. Your suggestions would be useful as you already own both cbr 250r & apache 180.

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sorry OT:
[MENTION=58594]leech[/MENTION], clear your message box man, i could not pm you.

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No, After TD, I am convinced of the FZ25. Yes its low power can be felt, but it feels like a descent tourer and would serve my purpose. And more over, Yamaha Svc here is much better, than careless Honda's hence can get a peace of mind. D390 was instant love, but being a married man, I better choose practicality above all. Even Dominar was in my list, but Bajaj is equally bad in sales service here.
Never face so many issues in a bike before. I had a Gladiator and a RTR180 for 60K+ kms. Never ever was so much irritated due to bad After sales.

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Everything comes down to after Sales Service(I am not a DIY type of guy). If you have a descent service center for TVS, get it without worring. Except chain Sprocket(twice), and Break pads(Twice) and front disc plate(once) & tires, nothing was changed on my RTR within 60K kms & 6 years of ownership. Once Decarbonization of Head was done at 50K kms. I still regret selling off that bike.
CBR on the other hand needs much more attention to keep it running in pristine condition.
PS-May be, my bike is a lemon, so I am not discouraging others from buying it.

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Don't get upset, but it's spelled decent. Descent means a downward journey. "His hands descended into her lap."

[MENTION=16033]fullmoon[/MENTION] - try now.


Sambit - how much did you spend so far on your CBR 250 for (exclude wear and tear) spares? If it's more than 20k for 3-4 years old bike, dump that *****.

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sambit,thanks man for info about apache 180 info.
[MENTION=58594]leech[/MENTION] "try now"??? try for a descent into her lap? hehe... oh.. my my, now i got it, i would pm you man...

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Sorry for that ranting. That was my frustration speaking. One good ride will clear my mind, and again I will be claiming CBR as the best tourer under 3L price bracket. Still there is no replacement for CBR in India. Every other bikes under 3L would be a compromise if touring is your main priority. Only if Honda had been serious in selling this product.


ODO reading- 39K kms.
Shims changed twice, Chain Sprocket thrice, Cone set Thrice, Timing chain, Valves, all changed twice, Lathe work required inside the head block(which cost 2K alone), Broken Front Break Calliper, Broken Front shock once, Oil seal- numerous times(Some defect with that whole left fork, which is still unsolved). There were many more niggles, which made me vist SVC center once or twice every month. Price is not always a matter, the peace of mind is.
Thanks for that spell check though.

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Sambit - Lol that CBR you got is a lemon. If I had issues like that, I would have sold off the damn bike by now.

I have OEM shims, OEM chain, OEM Coneset and OEM timing chain and valves at 36.5k.

Oil seal changed twice. CCT changed once, probably conked off due to riding with low oil level (below minimum mark) which I forgot to check due to exam stress back in 2015.

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You sure you have a CBR, not a RE? Might wanna remove the fairing and have a look(?)

Jokes apart, you've got patience man.

Regards.