Completed 2000 kms on my cbr last week. 2.5 months of ownership has been a mixed bag for me. Buying experience at BU Bhandari Honda Pune was pleasant. Got the bike delivered very next day after paying full cash. Not only they let me choose one out of their lot ( out of 5 bikes) , they happily swapped the left fairing of my bike which was slightly scratched with another bike. However my jolly good and happy sprint with them ended here. Will come back to it later.

I was delighted to be riding my baby ceeber. Filled fuel on my way home. Performed puja and took her for a small spin. I rode her every evening after work with standard running in procedure according to manual. One evening it was drizzling , took her for a small ride. During the ride , I was waiting for the traffic light to green at a signal. As soon as it turned green i opened the throttle and surprise surprise my tail fished out on wet road!!! I almost had a fall. I got to taste why everybody has been cribbing about conti go tires. Rode slowly and turned back towards home. Till this day i do not trust the contis and avoid riding on wet roads. After nearly 20 days of riding my bike was nearing its 1st service KM mark. Bike was smooth as silk. Booked an appointment with BU bhandari camp and was looking forward to get my baby serviced.

My first service with BU bhandari was a horrible experience. They did not even perform the basic check. Changed oil and washed the bike. I had to ask the mechanic did you do this , did you this. When i inquired about the oil filter change , he said no. Agli service mein daalte na kya tension hai. i was I immediately went to the manager and showed him the back side of servicing coupon. It was clearly written there what all need to be done. How hard could it be to read it? I had to fight like i was asking them for special favors. Ignorant chaps! Above that my bike felt very rough , in fact it was better off before servicing. They asked me to leave the bike for 2 more days to check it thoroughly. i was like "sure" i am gonna. Went to rohan honda on a fellow members advise and got issues fixed.

To sum up overall experience has been good minus the asc and ofcourse the tires. I feel the vibrations are on higher side compared to other honda products. After owning a honda 1000 RR and CBR 954 i feel honda has used cheap material. But when i look at the price i think this is the best you can get.

Yes you are right. But then look at the price difference. Ninja is good lac and a half more than CBR. With CBR you get ABS as well.

True but i find CBR better VFM. Ninja I think is over priced. If honda can bring it down to sub 2L category why cant kawasaki??

since everybody is talking about the tyres
10k+ on the odo meter with conti tyres
I never felt that i am losing grip . At first i use to do 60kph on wet road and 40kph on very wet .. Slowly i gained the confidence then reached 80 then 90 then done 115+ kph on road which was quiet wet and have to back off after seeing the odo...
This may be due to the fact that i am the slowest when it comes to the accleration(sometimes even splendor guys overtake me ).. I never open the throttle ful And i dont panic when i am braking hard and keep the bike straight and stable..

Lol and who set the bar for the pickup of sports bikes? Besides the CBR is a sports tourer and hence the overdrive but it is no slouch either!
THe Ninja sprints to 100 in 7.9 and the CBR does it in 8.5 Thats a difference of 0.6 seconds.
Secondly being a twin cylinder, the Ninja puts out 26.4bhp at the rear wheel where as the CBR puts out 22.6 and thats less than 4hp at the wheel.
Thirdly you should be comparing apples to apples not apples to oranges here. Apple and Orange may be of the same size but they do not belong to the same family.
Fourthly, my bike is a year old and has been through all sort of weather and i am yet to find anything that is "Cheap" or downmarket about its fit and finish. My block was an exception and has been replaced free of cost.

Last but not the least, this is a CBR ownership thread. IF you are here to compare bikes then this is not the thread for you. Seach the forum for the appropriate thread to dish out your comparos. Also the CBR has been winning sprint/circuit races in 250cc category around the States as well as Thailand. So i do not know why you think the "pickup is not upto the level of sports bike"

Anyway Goodluck with that!

conti's on cbr are 140/70.. wont a 150/60 change the overall performance.. acceleration and top whack..


wont a 150/60 undergear the bike.. will give you better acceleration but the sensor mapping for speed and odo will go kaput

the top whack will reduce so the fuel efficiency ... wont the total circumference of the tyre will be lesser than that of a 140/70 ?

I hope that's for 150-110-17 & not the stock spec; I have stock spec from MRF & the speed rated is only 150 Kmph

200% yes; bloody daylight robbers!!!

I've that on the front; its RADIAL & performs good with my limited & fearful testing for over 3K km on mountain, plain, highway, state highway, village roads, dry, wet & water clogged roads. I believe its better than Conti's front.

Tks; will update your feedback on the service thread

Like how much? 32000? And we don't need anyone to certify what miles it has to go before acquiring solid standard.

you need to get your facts right dude the ninja is 33bhp compared to cbr 25bhp..

He said on THE WHEEL not on the engine.

All - Pls refrain from comparing the bikes & pls let the CBR 250R OWNERS speak of ownership experience instead of useless discussion. Tks.

correct me if im wrong but isn't bhp the wheels.so 25bhp is on the wheels..max power on the wheels and max torque or hp on the engine

Rg sir can u please give me some details on the contigos...have read all your faqs but still this wheel thing ive been reading is kind of scaring me as it is going to be my first bike. Is it really that bad for normal commuting and has to changed?

No manufacturer gives power n torque figures at wheel as it is always less than that on the crank. After the crank the gear box and chain eat up a small amount of power by the the time the drive reaches the wheel, hence a manufacturer always quotes the figures at crank as it is higher. (unless otherwise specified) Actual figures at wheel you will get only when it is measured on a wheel dyno.

So please take the figure quoted by the manufacturer with a pinch of salt. As, as end user what we are concerned with is power n torque at wheel. The figures given by argee at wheel are correct.

Hope this clears your doubt.

Happy Biking.

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They are very well suited for commuting and any other purpose you wish to use them for. only when compared with competition ( MRF , Pirelli) etc they lag behind.

yup.....thanks

Fully agree, they are perfectly alright for everyday use. I have clocked about 8K on mostly high speed touring and contis have held good. Only once I had a scary Moment when she was less than 1k on odo on a rainy day at a speed of about 100kmph when the rear decided to have a mind of its own, but I could easily regain control. After that it has been a smooth ride.

Happy Biking

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