Yesterday i did delhi-ludhiana with my friend(320-330 kms). He was on his ninja. The roads were good so we constantly were doing 125-130+ and touched 144 few times. I was unable to get past 144. There were very strong cross winds and i could literally feel it. The mileage that i got was just 25kmpl and within the city i get 28.5kmpl(which i've been tracking for more than 500 kms). I have done 150+ many times. This time the bike never crossed 9k rpm in 6th gear even though i had full throttle open this time most of the way. It looked like the bike is not capable of doing more than 144kmph. This proves that cross winds have a major role to play in top speeds and mileage.
I will return back on tuesday and will try to keep the bike below 120 and see how much mileage it returns.

Vasant - Never open the throttle 100%, you'll loose more fuel for the same top speed that you can get even with 80-85% throttle.

I didn't get your point, can u explain. I have also experience alike vasant....

The difference...
1. You can do 120 at a little over half throttle
2. You can touch 120 with T.W.O

Only difference being, #1 takes time, #2 in no time; following #2 wastes lot of fuel as the fuel keeps pumping regardless of the input from O2 sensor. From a little observation, once you do T.W.O, the ECU's character is changed (takes sometime for it to adjust back) & even if you ride sensibly, the FE drops from what is regular.

Thanks argee shall check on this.
not able to ride due rains now a days .
Thanks again.

I agree with you sir! Have experienced in my bikes too!

I used to open throttle to reach desired speeds and then relax it a little and I can see the bike still maintains nearly the same speed.
@vasant, you too can try this! I assure it'll give you appreciable results!

Yeah i fully agree. But was not aiming for FE.

Even then...what you can achieve with 100% throttle, you can achieve with 85% throttle

Hello guys!
On 15th morning at 5am with an odo reading of 911 and a full tank I started of to Nanded in Maharastra a 270km from my town Karimnagar. Stopping for about 5-10 minutes an hour I reached Nanded at 9am. I did not cross beyond 110km/70rpm. Short of 5km of Nanded I filled the tank as the single bar was blinking with the odo showing 1180km. After roaming around the town for about 20km and visiting few friends and relatives I left Nanded at 3.30pm. Just into 20km of the journey it started pouring and after riding for ten minutes and being completely drenched stopped for an hour for the rain to subside and started again in a drizzle, which accompanied me throughout. In slush the vehicle has absolutely no traction and goes its own way without any control! and also the front tyre when covered with mud scrapes the mudguard. As it was raining and I was not confident with the tyres, slowed down considerably and reached Karimnagar at 9pm. The tank still has 2 bars of petrol. I feel 270km on my up journey in 4 hours on ok roads is quite good and the return journey too in continuous rain and 3 hours after dark hours ride being finished in 5.30hrs is again ok. This as mentioned by Theironhorse gave us a little confidence for our pan Indian trip where we need to clock 600-700km daily.
Thanks guys!

congrats ... u have lot of happy memories...

Hi guys, Posting after long time

Completed 1 year today. One of the very happy CBR owner. Done with the 3rd free service day before yestereday @ Saphire Honda, Bangalore. Satisfied with the work done. Just changed oil and oil filter 4 times in last one year, brake pads changed once and replaced rear tyre under warranty. :-) 109XX kms done so far and many more miles to go ;-)


RG & Binoy: congrats once again for showing the true potentials of CBR, one more time.

went to the service station yesterday. gave the bike.

total damage of 3600.

parts to be changed :

left handle bar peice ( slight bend)
left fairing ( scratches and paint chipped off)
top left peice of head light assembly.(paint chipped off)
gear lever.
plastic between tank and fairing.
front left indicator (scratches )

have you experienced this ..? generally i never ride with T.W.O. but now i wish to try this . that T.W.O. is worth every drop of fuel if you are a sprinter than a tourer.

Covered 3000 km on the Ladakh circuit last week. The bike performed superbly on tarmac but on gravel/sandy roads it was quite a handful. Will be looking for a tyre upgrade soon for more grip on these kind of surfaces.
One issue i faced was that the bike refused to go above 132 kmph on a super stretch in the plains. What could be the possible reason ? - The bike has been through its first service.
The total payload on the bike must have been 110 kg.

Thanks; I posted a Tks y'day not sure why it isn't appearing now

I don't post hoax or rumor; if its hearsay I would certainly mention it as not my experience; that said YES to your question. You're welcome to try

Yes; otherwise, one has to know the distance of fuel stations on that route

Congratulations

Yes; quite sad

Like I keep saying, the straights that appear to be straights are not true; they've up/down gradients.