Yes the LOCK and KEY issue is there with me, I keep applying oil once in a while to keep it lubricated and things are ok.

Today had a 150 km ride. She behaved well except that there was lot of crosswind throughout which kept unsettling me quite a bit. But nothing to worry.

Did a 200 kmph ride today. Took breaks at every 50 kms or so. The bike behaves brilliantly in straights and in curves though the tyres still need to be run in as they kept skidding a bit which was unsettling. Had the issue of vibrations all throughout the ride. Will check up if it is a fuel issue.
Also had the issue of crosswinds but the bike was still kinda stable though it was a bit unnerving for me.
Wasn't a tiring ride except that my hand became numb when wearing gloves so had to ride without em when coming back. Also, the underside of my left thigh was hurting all the time while I was on the bike. I wonder if it is something to do with my posture on the bike.

at wat rpm did u do the 145kmph? by bike was draging when i was attending 143kmph

I had this same problem.In the first service,the svc guys cleaned and lubricated with motul chain lubricators and cleaners for like 1/2 an hour until it got fixed(not completely),the service mager took a pic of it and sent a mail to HMSI.Though it got fixed completely in 2-3 days

Top speed of the cbr

I went to check the top speed of my cbr two days ago. The maximum I could achieve before i ran out of road was 153kmph. It could do a little more. Then i wanted to check the top speed it could do in 5th gear. At 10.2 - 10.3k rpm the odo indicated 141 kmph and 137 at 9.8-10.It would have probably picked up another kmph or two or maybe the rev limiter would have kicked in, but I ran into traffic and had to slow down. I will probably do another speed run in the coming week and try to push it to its limits. But one thing i noticed after ripping the bike at 120-130kmph for almost 40 mis was that the engine had become very noisy. It would just go vroom vroom even at low rpms. I waited for the engine to cool down and everythings back to normal again

May be; Try 97 Octane for next time

Serious? Pls check again for me & I'll test again; mine did about 130-135 at 10.5K RPM; tested several times. But mine never crosses 8.5K RPM at 6th gear & 137 Kmph at the max; with Pillion, 129.

Haha...I did gruelling 50+ Kms y'day without pillion & today about 80 Kmph (40 Kms in 39 minutes with pillion), no difference in vibes, no increase in sound; absolute butter smooth still, no matter it cools or not.

Edit - And finally I learned, no matter how you shift, the top speed remains the same in every gear. There's no need to redline on every gear to get top speed.

thank u ..
on next sunday will try again and will shoot full video from starting to end.
and i have added song to video bec after 139 kmph my bro was abusing me and saying stop it other wise we will be ----- so added song to it ..

sorry cudent remember the rpm at 145kmph and it was around 125kmph after stoping the video in 5th gear and after a sec on the odo it was 145 kmph its only bec of gud highway nh 8 before manaser.

bro check mine video it was doing 139kmph on 8.7 k rpm or 8.8 k rpm in 5th gear..
and mine video is wid pillion ..

@rahul....gr8 video,keep it up!!!

Hello guys, Abhishek here. I have 4 yr old P220 FI, now its time for him to retire. I'm tempted to buy CBR250R as my next bike Just wanted to ask you guys few questions to "lock" CBR250R on my radar ...

#1 What is fuel economy?? I would be very happy to get 35kmpl which is close to what my P220 give.

#2 How good is ABS? 30k for Non ECU Operated ABS is justifiable or not?? (Read somewhere tht it has millisecond lag and could cause slippage while squeezing breaks on the curves). And will it affect cornering ability in any sense?

#3 Is it expensive to maintain? Comparing to P220 ...

#4(Most IMP) Is it worthy upgrade to P220FI

Awaiting replies ...

ans in bold.

Tyres

Guys, I find the wet road grip of the rear tyre seriously bad... Even after it's warmed up. Completed 500 kms now, yet I don't feel safe riding on wet roads on my CBR.
Should I upgrade to a softer compound tyres? Any suggestions?

Did they replace it . .?

whenever it goes 7k rpm it sounds like vrooooomm ... imo

try express way dude..
much better than NH8 . .

Observations on CBR handling etc

My riding has,of late, been confined to commuting to and from the office. So I decided to have a small Independence Day ride today.

The route was a very short ride to and from a small motel about 30 kms from Rajkot on the Rajkot-Ahmdbd highway.

I started at 0630h, topped up the tank with 6 lits of fuel and was on the highway at 0700h.

I was lucky to encounter distinct types of conditions on the same surface - dry (not dry AND hot), damp and wet. (On my ride up from Pune, I had experienced hot and dry surfaces and the bike had handled superbly on the straights, curves and twisties.)

Some observations on the road-holding characteristics

Dry surface The tyres gripped surely, the acceleration was gutsy and the gripon curves were confidence-inspiring.

Damp surface The suspension seemed softer, the tyre roar was lesser and the bike seemed just a wee, wee bit flighty.

Wet surface Quite scary. In fact, the place where it all changed was a stretch of about 1 km where the surface changed from dry to damp to wet very quickly and sequentially. So the feel thru the bars and the seat went from sure-footed to numb, very fast. I am EXTREMELY careful when driving in rain and snow and I distinctly remember that just before the wet patch, I had braked very gradually on the damp patch. I was doing not more than about 50 kph, on a slight right handed curve.

To my horror, the bike skidded neatly about an inch to the left, towards the outside of the turn. What was remarkable was that BOTH tyres lost adhesion almost simultaneously, the front a fraction of a second before the rear. One moment I was tracking an imaginary line say A, the next, a line say B one inch to the left of A.This patch had a film of water about 1 to 2 mm thick and for that fraction of a second, the bike had hydroplaned! The tyres then gripped again and all was well. There was no oil, just that the water from the road's edge was streaming over it due to the incline.

The return journey was without incident but I still remember the changes in the feel of the tyres over the a/m surfaces.

As an aside, the roads from Rajkot to Ahd/ Jamnagar/ Junagadh/ Porbandar are superb but dicey - there are ALWAYS huge headwinds which change to crosswinds as the road curves. These are courtesy the Gulf of Khambatt to the SE and the Rann of Kutch to the W and SW. Lovely roads, bad environments and as a bitter icing on the cake is the abso lack of any semblance of road manners. Pity as the area is made to order for good two-up touring the GT style.

If 6th gear, then 9.5K RPM

Hmm...quite strange; 10K RPM + 5th gear, mine does 137/9 Kmph

Did a 653 Kms trip today (started 2:25 AM & returned 11:23 AM) & that improved my confidence with my C250R, it put a broad smile. Had fun in smoking almost all cars; and finally broke the 140 barrier . Did 145 Kmph, but again, with sometime.

But one thing I should admit, there's absolutely no difference in the engine noise before & after the trip, there's no roughness or anything. Covered 323 Kms in 3 hrs 15 mins with just one break for 10 mins to refuel; even after that, there was not stress on the engine. Except for my top speed issue, I think, Honda did an amazing job on the engine. If anyone is aware of the distance from Chennai to Samayapuram, I covered this distance in less than 3 hours & 10 minutes. I did the same distance on my Rx in 4:30 hrs & my Waggy in 3:30 hrs. After all this circus, mine does 135 without an effort & doesn't cross 137/9. After returning home, there was a very negligible amount of numbness & that too I felt only for just 5 mins or so. Overall, I'm quite happy with the performance. I'd give a full 5* if the top speed is also fixed.

I'll be leaving to ASC once in for all next week or to the next to get this issue resolved.

I have had similarly bad experience with the tyres on wet surface. Maybe someone can recommend better tyres..