Hi Members,
The engine oil is leaking from the right hand side of the engine. Could someone please help me figure out what might be causing this? The drain bolt is properly tightened.
Attaching the pictures below.

Thanks,
A Amarnath

Absolutely mate, I had a plan to buy this bike on 2011-12 time. Due to low salary and home construction, I had to let it go. Later I was always watching/following this bike at one side. Looks are subjective, but the Ducati red colour one was always an eye catchy for me, later the white colour with trio stickering, bike was looking very big on that. So 2009-10 to up to now ( even now I have) I was using an old 87 model bullet and a Honda unicorn. Last year I started my search again, this time my budget was close to 4 lakh, also I was looking reliable and a robust engine for a matured drive. Let me quickly update my total bike hunt summary as below,

Kawasaki Ninja 300:- I started with this bike. Generally I won't follow new bike launch review comments or sales people explanation. I will go with long term review and real owners. The used bike market, I didn't get a good deal. New one was not justifying its price tag. Atleast abs should have been there, but no luck. Again current model was almost outdated.

Benelli TNT 300 :- this was close to my requirement, the sporty exhaust note was a big plus. But when I gone through xbhp TNT 300 thread, I did understand that it's 300 cc bike with superbike maintenance. Service interval was very short, my friend had a hyosung bike, so aware of support from DSK. My wife was so supportive to buy, she was liking the rear seat and the bikes matured look. In between one of my friend was selling his 1 year old red bike. I thought to have visit with him for a service check-up. Believe me guys, 1 year old 10k odo bike service quote was 23 k which include a chain and sprocket replacement. He was also surprised, he used to maintain with his best knowledge. I dropped the plan, he had tough time to sell that bike, now switched to tiger.

Yamaha r3:- this was a great bike, quite reliable and maintenance is manageable. The real time users were saying mileage is low, almost equal to Kawasaki 650 series. This bike I dropped mainly due to its rear seat, frankly no one can travel sitting there. In between my friend got a good deal due to bs3-4 conflicts, he was saying, none of friends are travelling with him these days. Again, abs is a big factor for me, so I just let it go.

Thunderbird 500:- I tried my best to compromise and buy this bike. Frankly RE sales people were very gentle to me, I had a plan to sell my 87 model and switch to classic 500 or TB 500. They were advising me to keep 87 model always, and no one can replace that riding feel. I believe that's true, may be a only a core RE old bullet guy only can understand me on that point. In between my bullet was turning 30 year, so I thought I will do a full restoration with new classic 500 parts.

Mojo 300:- I believe this bike look is subjective, some how I was fine with it's look. My office colleague bought the bike, from his view, I understood that braking (fish tailing) is a big issue there. I did a long test drive, understood each points. Again I got a deal due to bs3-4 issues, almost 35k discount. I confirmed a bike through Bangalore area manager and went to Bannerghatta show room for booking. But the sales person was not genuine, he did something and swapped the sales to someone else in last minute. OK, I just dropped my plan there itself, no more mojo.

Bajaj dominar:- I was following this bike from the day it's launched. I was reading xbhp pages each day's. The bike is great for its price, but I was able to find a lot issues. I never like to frequently visit show room for resolving issues. I did test drive bike for vibration issues, kind of understood all present issues. The Bajaj sales/service engineers are not really trained for this bike which was a let down. I reached Bajaj customercare with my understanding and with all proofs( xbhp forum guys were maintaining an excel sheet with open issues), frankly no proper response from Bajaj. I understood that once you bought, it's just you. I dropped the plan.

Duke 250:- yes, I was not considering Duke 390, many of friends are using it. I am not a fan of KTM series. I felt Duke 250 is good but wife was not liking it. Low mileage, no abs, high on road price in Bangalore, so I just dropped this one too.

Fz250:- I was expecting some more specs, I definitely needed better bike than this one. So I had to drop it.

CBR 250:- by this time, I was mad with following all bikes. I understood that CBR is an all rounder. Went to buy a new bike, almost booked a new abs, then just started searching in OLX. I met with one of office colleague through OLX, so I reached to a bike which I was seeing in our parking lobby. Believe me guys, he was maintaining its like a show room piece. I didnt see anything else, just brought her home. The seller is a good friend of mine these days, he always think it was a bad decisions from his side.

Sorry for such a long reply, also pls excuse my language, I wasn't prepared for this.

It's great to hear that you got a pre-owned well cared CBR. But mate where are the pictures? We are waiting for those.

Is oil drinking normal for CBR 250 after a ghat session with pillion? My bike lost around 100 ml of oil after 100 kms of ghat riding at second gear with speeds of 30-60 kmph.

Hey all, so this is my bike. She is in very good condition. I took her to Karthik for a detailed checkup and a neat service. The stickers are peeling offf at some place, i need to replace those. She has warranty for next 2.5-3 year but I am planning to switch to motul synthetic oil next time. Below are the parts which I wish to upgrade in future,
1) led bulb
2) indicator integrated rear view mirror
3) brake/clutch lever

Thanks,
Yathi

Is oil drinking normal for CBR 250 after a ghat session with pillion? My bike lost around 100 ml of oil after 100 kms of ghat riding at second gear with speeds of 30-60 kmph.

Hi VJ,
Thanks for the detailed reply. The oil stain is coming from the lower quadrant. I'll visit the service center this week end and will keep you posted.

Thanks,
A Amarnath

Did I tell that I got these?


Sorry If I shared it earlier, I have bad memory

If the bike has extended warranty please do not modify it at anyway, it would lead to the voding of the warranty. I see from the pics that you may have taken it to tansi honda, and serviced by Karthik. If so please listen to him, motul/shell are overkill oils and unless you are actually racing the bike, those oils are pointless.

Do you run on only Honda Throttle FS?
If yes,

1.What drain interval do you maintain?
2. What's your riding mileage breakup between city and highway?

Need some advice from experienced bikers...

As we know, the production of CBR has stopped. Which means that, in 5 years, getting parts like clutch, relays, stator coil, oil seals, shims and CCT, would be difficult. Also, good mechanics might shift to another company, leaving us in the lurch.

Now, I'm a guy who buys new, and wants to keep a vehicle till it's scrap, or economically unviable.

So, keeping that in mind, I thought of buying a diesel Bullet for day to day use, and keep the CBR's wear and tear low. But a good condition model would be around ₹60,000-₹80000.

Is it worth it, or should I just spend around ₹25k getting some shims( there are 10 different sizes I believe), a clutch, a couple of stator coils, and CCT. If I don't use them, I can sell them at cost+courier to guys who need them.

What do you guys think?

Need some advice from experienced bikers...

As we know, the production of CBR has stopped. Which means that, in 5 years, getting parts like clutch, relays, stator coil, oil seals, shims and CCT, would be difficult. Also, good mechanics might shift to another company, leaving us in the lurch.

Now, I'm a guy who buys new, and wants to keep a vehicle till it's scrap, or economically unviable.

So, keeping that in mind, I thought of buying a diesel Bullet for day to day use, and keep the CBR's wear and tear low. But a good condition model would be around ₹60,000-₹80000.

Is it worth it, or should I just spend around ₹25k getting some shims( there are 10 different sizes I believe), a clutch, a couple of stator coils, and CCT. If I don't use them, I can sell them at cost+courier to guys who need them.

What do you guys think?

Hey all, can I ask you one query. This is the only issue I am seeing in my CBR. My bike giving a light metal sound (not a serious sound) when it's rolling. It's definitely not from engine. When I bought this bike, it was audible between 20 -50 speed range. Now I can hear it any time more than 10 speed. I tried to explain this to karthik but after a complete chain lube it was not so visible for initial 4-5 kilo meters. So I suspect it's from chain side, may b sound from the front side small sprocket. Frankly I don't have any issue other than this small annoying sound. What you guys suggest?