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  • #3166
    Originally posted by rmchhetri View Post
    Attaching a picture of my ride. Completed 300Kms in 8days of ownership, constant rain in Bangalore spoiling my days Keeping the radiator clean is a big thing man, I wish it had a slightly longer mud-guard. Any take on this guys??
    Any suggestion is welcome...
    Besides, my bike idles at 1.7RPM which I find too high, was unable to set it to a lower value, the NUT for the same wont move...
    I had the same problem with my radiator. So i have done following

    1) Bought a mud flap from Yamaha spares (good quality) it is palm size.
    2) Put two holes to the mud-guard and fixed it.
    3) I rode the bike in heavy rain and confirmed that mud is not even touching lower part of my radiator. Also, it helps engine from mud some what, but it covers radiator 100%

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    • #3167
      Originally posted by trustvishwas View Post
      I had never heard of a crumpling visor / windscreen. I always thought their purpose was to improve aerodynamic properties of bike and/or provide protection to riders.

      Can you please enlighten about these international safety standards?

      Thanks.
      The profile of these windscreens & visors are designed to be aerodynamic. They are also designed such that they cause minimum damage in case of a fall or collision.

      You must have seen a shattered windscreen of a car.....they are held in place despite cracks...similarly these acrylic windscreens in the bike are made to safety standards so that they don't throw sharp pieces causing injuries...

      This is my understanding....Any other experts can throw some more light on it. Regards.
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      • #3168
        Originally posted by trustvishwas View Post
        I had never heard of a crumpling visor / windscreen. I always thought their purpose was to improve aerodynamic properties of bike and/or provide protection to riders.

        Can you please enlighten about these international safety standards?

        Thanks.
        +1. I dont think that the windscreen does anything apart from what its name means. IF so, it would be named crumplescreen
        Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and then beat you with experience.

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        • #3169
          Originally posted by aargee View Post
          Are you saying you found a NUT to adjust the RPM ???

          You cannot adjust that on C250R; just wrig the throttle a little or wait for about 30 seconds & you can see the needle idling to 1500 RPM +/- 100 RPM.
          Carburettor and Fi engines have idle adjustment screw. In carburetors it will be an obvious one while in the Fi it is in the throttle body assembly.
          In carburetor either the slide position (non CV carb) is adjusted,or the butterfly throttle position is adjusted (CV type).
          In Fi , there will be a screw on the throttle body,to adjust the amount of AIR allowed at minimum throttle,thereby adjusting the idle RPM.
          In CBR 125 the adjustment is present and so it should be there in CBR 250 also.
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          • #3170
            Originally posted by surya@64 View Post
            The profile of these windscreens & visors are designed to be aerodynamic.
            There is no doubt about the design's aerodynamic nature. I had mentioned it in my original post. I thought we were talking about safety standards of windshield.

            Originally posted by surya@64 View Post
            They are also designed such that they cause minimum damage in case of a fall or collision.
            How?

            Originally posted by surya@64 View Post
            You must have seen a shattered windscreen of a car.....they are held in place despite cracks...
            It is called safety glass. A sheet of laminate is put inside two layers of glass. It is also called laminated glass. Laminated glass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

            Originally posted by surya@64 View Post
            ...similarly these acrylic windscreens in the bike are made to safety standards so that they don't throw sharp pieces causing injuries...
            Any substantiation or assumption?


            Originally posted by surya@64 View Post
            The profile of these windscreens & visors are designed to be aerodynamic. They are also designed such that they cause minimum damage in case of a fall or collision.

            You must have seen a shattered windscreen of a car.....they are held in place despite cracks...similarly these acrylic windscreens in the bike are made to safety standards so that they don't throw sharp pieces causing injuries...

            This is my understanding....Any other experts can throw some more light on it. Regards.

            Only thing I could find was Motorcycle safety standards for Ontario, CDN -

            Highway Traffic Act - R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 611

            It says -



            These AS1 etc. markings are for glass and not for acrylic/plastic.

            Car Windshield Markings

            So till the time I do not find any substantiation for your claim, I would have difficulty accepting it.
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            • #3171
              ^^ Interesting point, but a windscreen cracking in half, and in the shape of a pointed dagger can still stab you in the event of a collision.. This should be looked into for sure.

              My bike was tipped over by some idiot. The RVM bent the mounting of the windscreen. It was bent at an extreme angle at one end, but dint crack or break ( the visor/windscreen ). Maybe due to this reason????


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              • #3172
                Originally posted by kishoremuthu View Post
                Hi,

                Even I am facing some problem with the handle bar since yesterday.. The exact problem i am feeling the handle heavier than it was previously.. the right side of the handle feels heavy and at slow speeds it feels like it gets dragged to right.. And because of this I'm having pain on my right shoulder for the past 2 days.. And also when i apply brakes i feel like the bike is pulled to right..

                But the straight line stability is good.. Tried taking off both my hands and there was no problem the bike was going straight as usual.

                Could someone tell what the problem might be..
                Originally posted by sudeepnbr View Post
                There is no wobbling in my bike. And the bike does go straight.
                The issue is that the steering is a bit hard. As in, its not very smooth. I never felt it, nor my friends who rode my bike felt it, until the Honda engineer told me about it when they came for the Vehicle Checkup camp. Also, off late I'm hearing those weird sound from the front.
                I'm still able to ride my bike comfortably, or maybe I've got used to it. But going further, definitely the steering race cone set needs a replacement. So waiting for the spares.
                Originally posted by chicmagnet View Post
                ^^ Exact same problem here. No issues in the bike otherwise except for this which is highly irritating as the bike feels unstable.

                @sudeep what noises exactly? It is like a deep sounding Khat Khat from the front??
                Originally posted by waggied_ceeber View Post
                Even i was facing the similar problem, say when i was riding in NICE Rd (bangalore), I was feeling am dragged away either to right or left, unfortunately i was thinking since the weight of the bike is heavy so was wondering if that was expected or i need to get used to CBR And i have been facing this problem for last 177 kms since i got the bike.

                luckily yesterday one of my neighbor was watching at bike and Front tyres and said if that is on low air, and that turned out to be low or allmost zero air in front and i never had experience of Tubless tyres.

                And there you go my CBR is super smooth and healthy while driving, that seems showroom didn't even bother to check for Air pressure while delivering the vehicle
                Guys, you have to get the bearings in the cone-set replaced. They are the ones causing the issue. However, since Honda does not have sets of bearings to be sold as spares, they are replacing the whole cone set. You would see a tremendous difference in Handling once you get this thing rectified.
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                • #3173
                  Originally posted by icemang View Post
                  Hi Binoy,
                  Man, was I also so put off by that terrible bar...
                  5. And the last and most practical option - put a bar between the to edges of the screen to expand it outwards. Bolts from outside secure the bar and hold it firm. Later, chrome the bar for weather protection.
                  The bar is shown in its virgin mild steel state. Once it is chromed, it would look better, I hope. And when I hang my map, GPS and fone from it, it becomes fully dual functional.
                  Hi Icemang,

                  Difficult to comment on the mod based on pictures, but as Inder pointed out, make sure the risers are perfect fit, since it looks like they are threaded to the cone instead of being press fit (not sure if it is possible though). May be after sometime the threads might wear out resulting in the play. Alos at high speed when you crouch over the tank will there be extra pressure on shoulders due to raised handlebar?
                  Regarding the tension bar, I'm not sure if it will serve the optional purpose of mounting camera / GPS since the bar is very thin & difficult to get a standard mount for that dia unless you make some jugad. Even then the wind or vibrations may cause lot of issues. Instead (if you really want to mount camera / GPS) try RAM mounts I bought few for camera & GPS, yet to receive them, but the reviews are good.
                  Anyway as long as you are happy, everything works for good...
                  Originally posted by trustvishwas View Post
                  I had never heard of a crumpling visor / windscreen. I always thought their purpose was to improve aerodynamic properties of bike and/or provide protection to riders.
                  Can you please enlighten about these international safety standards?
                  Thanks.
                  Hi Vishwas,
                  May be he is referring to the windscreens of the pessenger & commercial vehicles made from a variant of the tempered glass.
                  Regards,
                  Abhijit

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                  • #3174
                    When I hit a foolish pedestrian who jumped in my way from the divider at 60kmph, the front cowl (dome) cracked, but the windshield (Rs. 125 at Yamaha) didn't crack. It fell after bouncing on the road a few times. I simply picked it up&fitted it back on when I was replacing the front cowl.
                    Point is: I don't think windshields are that weak. No harm in putting the rod-maybe you can even hang some curries off it!
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                    • #3175
                      Originally posted by kurtrules View Post
                      Guys, you have to get the bearings in the cone-set replaced. They are the ones causing the issue. However, since Honda does not have sets of bearings to be sold as spares, they are replacing the whole cone set. You would see a tremendous difference in Handling once you get this thing rectified.

                      Yea even i think the problem is in the cone set only.. I checked the tyre pressure today morning but i still have the problem..
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                      • #3176
                        [QUOTE
                        So till the time I do not find any substantiation for your claim, I would have difficulty accepting it.[/QUOTE]

                        You have answered your questions yourself extensively...I have not made any claims & you don't have to appreciate what has been said...Its my observation that the steel rod modification to the windscreen does not auger well for the safety of the motorcycle rider..

                        Any how for benefit of knowledge here are the links which might be useful...

                        Motorcycle Fairings and Windshields

                        National Cycle, Inc. | The Windshield Bible
                        www.viewfinderonline.blogspot.com

                        https://www.flickr.com/photos/prakash_subbanna/

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                        • #3177
                          Issues with new CBR

                          Hi

                          I am Sachin Vaidya from Pune. Not an avid biker like most of those on xBhp, but like bikes.

                          Got an ABS CBR yesterday, noticed some issues and thought I'd get some feedback. Took delivery yesterday, and its not even done 30 kms yet.

                          Issues:
                          Not getting the neutral quickly, have to search for it.
                          There seems to be some knocking at low speeds
                          The bike just doesnt pull enough even in gear 3
                          Engine feels rough, not what I had read about the CBR (butter smooth & all that)
                          Vibes are noticeable, at idling and above

                          I noticed these "problems" even as I rode home, and went back to the showroom (Pashankar, Pune) and showed the bike to the technical guy there, who said engine was fine, wait for 1st service, let the engine settle, the burning smell is because of the powder coating on the engine, which will go away after a few days.

                          So should I wait for some more time and then get this addressed during 1st service or raise the issue with the dealer's service people or with HMSI?

                          Sachin.

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                          • #3178
                            More info please..

                            Originally posted by sumantg View Post
                            I had the same problem with my radiator. So i have done following

                            1) Bought a mud flap from Yamaha spares (good quality) it is palm size.
                            2) Put two holes to the mud-guard and fixed it.
                            3) I rode the bike in heavy rain and confirmed that mud is not even touching lower part of my radiator. Also, it helps engine from mud some what, but it covers radiator 100%
                            Hi Sumantg, I am also planning to do similar mod, can you post a picture of what you have done, will really appreciate it.
                            And the mud flap you bought is broad enough? Which Yamaha bike spare part is it??

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                            • #3179
                              Originally posted by psr View Post
                              Carburettor and Fi engines have idle adjustment screw. In carburetors it will be an obvious one while in the Fi it is in the throttle body assembly.
                              In carburetor either the slide position (non CV carb) is adjusted,or the butterfly throttle position is adjusted (CV type).
                              In Fi , there will be a screw on the throttle body,to adjust the amount of AIR allowed at minimum throttle,thereby adjusting the idle RPM.
                              In CBR 125 the adjustment is present and so it should be there in CBR 250 also.
                              Thanks psr for the rescue just kidding.
                              The only problem though is the screw(I called it a NUT earlier) is not budging I want to tone down the idle RPM to 1.3-1.4.
                              I'll probably have it done when i give it for my first servicing, in the next 1weeks time...

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                              • #3180
                                Originally posted by rmchhetri View Post
                                Thanks psr for the rescue just kidding.
                                The only problem though is the screw(I called it a NUT earlier) is not budging I want to tone down the idle RPM to 1.3-1.4.
                                I'll probably have it done when i give it for my first servicing, in the next 1weeks time...
                                If the adjustment screw doesn't budge it could be because of a LOCK NUT on it which is tightened to retain the setting...Locate the lock nut on the screw ,loosen it and then try adjusting it..otherwise you will break the screw head.
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