smoked headlight and tail light and tinted windscreen would look more sexier.

There indeed is. I have already removed that horrible front license plate and substituted it with a simple sticker on the front part of the fairing

Will put up photos when I am back in Rajkot. It is a 5 minute job.

Be warned: Indian RTO rules require a frontal number plate too so all those wanting the current eyesore to be off will have to devise a way of representing the number on the front of the bike.

Additional benefit of removing the holder: The headlight reflector vertical plane adjustment bevel gear can now be accessed with ease. Earlier, the holder was blocking access to the gear completely Obviously, this was an add-on to the original design to comply with Indian RTO mandates;Honda does not make idiotic design errors like this at least on its bikes...

I have done it already and that to within a month of getting the bike...hated that pendulous appendage from day 1.

Just look underneath the front fairing and locate the two bolts holding the VERTICAL parts of the lic plate. They are affixed to the head stock with a bolt apiece, I forget the size of the spanner (but you will find it in the tool kit). Just loosen the bolts and the whole damn structure comes free.There is absolutely no need to take the fairing off.

Advantages of this ? I have posted it elsewhere on this same thread.

Which service center are you talking about because i got my rvm changed for just 140 bucks!!

Tourer conversion

Is there anybody on this thread who can give suggestions on a better tyre set for the bike?

I plan to use the bike for long distance touring. As part of the conversion from a bit of a track oriented setup to tourer mode, I have increased the height of the clipons with a mod designed by me exclusively.

But the tyres are a real pain. Hot, dry smooth tarmac? They stick like leeches. Cold, wet, uneven( NOT trailie type) tarmac? They are more skittish than a 40 year old virgin with a man in bed... I am really, really fed-up.

I want tyres for my CBR like those on the Pulsar 220 - tyres which can take tarmac and some cornering on long distance tours in the dry and the wet without causing my cojones to drop...

Please PM me if any of you have confirmed tyre dealers.

Thanks in advance,

Maneesh

yes its too easy to remove front no plate of cbr and thats too widhout removing any faring parts. just hold the no plate from one side and drag your hand inside on no plate frame and just look inside there you will see one bolt open that from both side left and right and the no plate frame will be in your hand in less then 5 min .

sorry for desi english .

uday honda

CBR 250 not at the PAR???

Hi friends,

This would be my own review on CBR 250R no offence on any owned person.

Today i went to Thane Honda to find out the real things likde test ride and purchase, maintenance, etc....

I am a happy owner of R15 from past 1.2yrs... i still think that i had a wise decision not going for p220..as i wanted better quality and same generation technology.

Today i took a test ride of a CBR 250r ABS...

And below are my opinions:
1. Bike riding posture wasn't that friendly as it should be??? i was sinked in the bike....
2. handling was not good... we have revive hard to get a speed..
3. Brakes were awesome..really tried skitting on sand but tyres didn't skit...awesome !!!!
4. 26kmpl average said by sale rep...
5. parts are costlier than R15 as he said...
6. Not at all felt like riding a 250cc...
7.ABS light was getting off again and again...
8. horn are same like R15...
I have riden RE 500/350cl... infact that gives more better feel of power and riding posture...

i don't think that any person who owns a R15 would prefer CBR250cc...

Rode good 3 km stretch on highway..

R15 shows the pick up and smothness very easily and can be noticed..

CBR was late on those points...

Still i think Nnja 250cc is worth 3 lakhs...CBR won't be an issue if the purchaser has not owned a R15...

Saw new R15 today ..it rocks....But in power and speed after some open road CBR rocks!!!

But i feel that 250cc should show it's strenght righ tfrom start..

Rest all your decisions...

1.5 lakhs for 250cc is good but not better as as time pass we can feel the cons of the bikes...

REAR TYRE WAS THE BEST PART IN THE BIKE......

^^ I felt like I was riding a 250cc today. Especially when getting back home in the night.

Anyways, so I agree with Icemang that the tyres aren't as good on wet especially when cornering but since the rains have almost disappeared, I think I will stick to the tyre for now

I wanted to know this: Does only a certain patch of tyre gets warm or the entire tyre gets warm when riding the bike either on highways or ghats? Last two days, had some interesting observations. Tyre, once warmed up in straight line, was exceptional in its grips but the moment it entered the ghats it started sliding but after sometime in the ghats even the cornering was smooth and the tyre really stuck like leech. Now, this happened twice in the last two days and it was a really harrowing experience as it felt like a perfectly warmed up tyre loosing grip!

Doesn't matter what you think.

CBR is still way better than puny R15.

my beasts....baby seeber....with my r15

my twin beasts...the mean racing machines....

I turely belive that as per technology CBR 250 is better then P220..but i don't think so it's better than R15...becuase a mere 150cc costing Rs 1.25 lakhs has some meaning..same as Ninja 250cc has a meaning of 3.0 lakhs..

Infact P220 bothers CBR in cost ratio and performance as expected from indian brand....

I surely think a P220 with more 30cc would surely put CBR back...

But as we all know honda is a brand and bajaj won't touch it.. same as TATA Vs Toyota...

those were my review coz after riding a R15 for 1.2 yrs i guess i can feel teh difference between a 250cc and 150cc...

CBR is Better but not best...

R15 is best it's 150cc in india and NINJA is best in 250cc
again cost matters here alot..

Offence... only my opion..becuase who will shed 1.25 would surely shed 1.65 lakhs fro 250 cc rather than 150cc...

But shedding 3.0 lakhs is wat matters ,,,the difference between engineering and power.....

NINJA ROCKS on all term Dude !!! i see in your sig that 2012 CBR250 o Ninja 250...
Surely go for NINJA 250

Best of luck bro, you are lucky that you will get a 250cc in 2012

... but for me i will still need 2+ years to buy Nnja 250 or Yamaha 250 (if launched) but surely not CBR 250cc

Has any of the Hyderabad cbr owners has bought a paddock stand?

Are there any unreal things
BTW, your's is only a review not a "OWNERSHIP" review!!!

And...you're saying this after riding a R15 ?

In what ways?

The entire auto world, motorcycle magazine says other way!!!

Lol!!!

That's because of ABS, which R15, P220 or N250R doesn't have!!!

Did you read xBhp's OWNERSHIP review to find out the real FE?

What other single cylinder 250's have you ridden before?

So

What is the horn make of R15 & who's the supplier?

Obviously!!! 350cc single cylinder produces more torque than a single cylinder 250cc, as well as you're making incorrect comparisons; RE is straight sitting posture & classic motorcycle, while C250R is a sports motorcycle & has forward leaning posture. Have you tried panic braking on RE? Compared the top speed of C250R & RE? The vibrations of RE vs C250R? Why not tell them pls?

Is that your opinion or fact?

We're talking atleast 3K kms on highways & cities. BTW, I'm talking after 10.5K on odo!!!

So does C250R

Once again wrong my friend!!! Pls read any auto magazine, either you're right or the magazines are right!!!

In what ways?

Is that an opinion or fact?

Can you quantify this pls?

Pls elaborate & quantify this

ROFL!!!
That's the biggest pain!!! All you needed was to just go through this thread from start!!!

PS - The last part was amazing joke of the day!!!

Oh!!! so you say if a 150cc costs 1.25L, then a 250cc HAS TO cost 3L is it !!!
OTOH, don't you think for a few thousands more you're getting into a different segment altogether?



Whaaaat

At present, for the price of 2L, there's no 250cc motorcycle that offers ABS + an international model. Period!!!

Don't you think with both the above statements of yours you're contradicting yourself

Which is more engineered you mean

You mean even on price, panic braking, maintenance cost

Thanks and hats off to your patience aargee. I too wanted to pen a similar reply but I couldn't. But I must say the REVIEW started my day with a hearty laugh.
BTW I have repaired my flat front tyre and its fine now. Shall post the procedure with photos today.

Aargee, leave him alone man, I thnk he just didnt get any test drives and what he wrote was his thoughts.

By the way, are Nissin brake pads(front and rear) available at Chennai or B'lore? And whats the price?