Rainy... that is the condition when you should use the helmet!!

Sorry for the OT : Just can't refrain from posting.

finally got my wings today
sudeep you can update the spreadsheet

+1 to that! our bike may be darling to us not necessary for them, it is just another piece of metal to them.

Thats not a reason for lack of quality servicing!What about european countries or the US or alike?not necessarily the mechanics over there are passionate about biking.
why is the service provided there so good?do we lack the infrastructure or money?Honda is 1 company,right?So they must look into service provided everywhere.why cant we Indians get better service?why isnt there any check on quality?
i mean how can a broken dashboard be justified???and to add to it,there are no spare parts available! a broken dashboard = water seeping in = electronics failure = bike becoming useless! and add "unavailability of spare parts" and its better that i hadnt bought the bike in the first place!


cheers.

Even i don't mean only due to their lack of passion the quality of the service is poor. There are many reasons in our case. I would say all these are happening due to chaos in Honda service department they themselves are not aware what needs to be done and most importantly lack of knowledge about the bike itself. Hope the dust will settle soon as the time passes.

This is not England nor Berlin; you're in India & be a Roman in Rome!!! We're in a third world country & not in a developed nation & that brings a lot of quality difference in life.

Grow up pls!!!

Sir no offence .......not fair calling INDIA "third world"..its difficult for all of us, owners and folks like me who had to drop it in the end as far as the CBR is concerned COZ HONDA MESSED UP!!!! u said its the same thing in the US aswell didnt u ....SIR..... INDIA OR US hondas issue is global.....so we need to pray and hope tht things turn out well....may be if v can reach a bigger media to bring to light the probz of the CBR it would bring much change....

Strike - I respect the sentiment, but unfortunately, that's what we're being called by the west & we keep calling ourselves a developing nation when there's a third bomb blast in Mumbai; now remember, that's what China, Thailand & Srilanka are also called. Anyway, this will get us no where & let's keep this aside.

Well do you think, I'm spared either? If you follow this thread, I'd one of the heart breaking incident that none of the people ever has experienced in the nation.

Well, there's a shortage of spares, but lets keep that away for now because the real discussion is with ASC & the quality of service that we were comparing between EU & India. We've to realize the truth that we're not a process oriented developed country, we're still in chaotic condition & still trying to believe we're developing. Its extremely difficult to expect a customer service at a tapri & cheap food at Le Meridien. If customer service is important, then people could've opted a N250R right ?

Sure sure; again, if you followed my posts here...let me complete K mark, complete 1st service once again & if I still can't cross 140 Kmph, then HMSI had it. I'm walking to court & that's one of the reason I was requesting Metal_Maniac & Amlan to start a thread to capture all the issues w.r.t each C250R owner.

or Paris or Melbourne...

Honda need to realize they aren't selling bullock-carts...

they're selling someone a bike worth 1.5 lac...

and they HAVE TO offer service that matches that level.

i am seriously shocked at how disappointing the CBR250R has turned out for so many people.

never really expected Honda to drop the ball like they have with this bike.

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Lol!!!

And xionite, 1.5L is again perspective. For a guy who could barely afford 3L, 1.5L is not big money. But for a person who could barely afford 1L, 1.5 is big money

You will see that; not sure how many people are trying to look the positive sides, I'd posted in this thread that all HMSI ASC are asked to make a A/C room for servicing C250R. So that's just one step towards matching the level of service I guess.

Guys - pls don't over react!!! Let's respond when Amlan & Metal_Maniac put up a thread on excel to capture the issues.

Do any have a digital copy of user manual for CBR250R ?

I remember DK posting one such email having a copy; pls go back few pages & I'm sure you'll find it. Its a owner's manual though.

1.5 lac is 1.5 lac to Honda.

that's all that matters.

when you buy a bike that's advertised as a "premium" ubercool high performing bike...
you expect a decently pleasant after sales experience.

10% of their ad budget is more than sufficient to train a few mechanics from SVCs in all major cities.

the CBR250R has a 6 month waiting period as it is...
so there's no real need to "boost" sales.

no spares... shoddy service... amateur mechanics...

a really bad way to run a business.
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Right, that's the service one can expect too!!!

Oh!!! I missed out something then. AFAIK, I only saw one ad being featured (the standard one where a guy ride C250R). Does the ad says its premium or ubercool (IIRC, its Hyundai i20 right?). Pls show me the ad, I'd like to see that.

Forget 10%; I heard they did it in 1 whole week & it seems they said that this is a international model & hardly comes for any major repair & boom, mine was the biggest challenge to them lol So HMSI replace the entire block!!! Man!!! very hilarious & I'm full Lol!!!

So is Activa/Twister

Yup; you harldy get to see any HMSI's ad these days

Sadly...TRUE!!! But that's the case with N250R too; pls check out the threads. Mostly the parent company comes to fix any major issues. Most minor things are fixed by PBK.

In a way YES & NO; Yes from our point of view; No because...that's the way the economy works on supply & demand. The business is in boom when there's demand. Now if its natural or artificial, I leave that to you

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