Hey guys i'm gona book one Red CBR in this week.

Will any one tell me what is the wait time now a days they said 2 month here in Ankleshwar Gujarat, is any one from surat can help me for wait time there. I can buy from any location. well guys it's very hard to wait for new Ride and i'm dieing to get one soon as here showroom people refuse to give test drive. how can they do this is don't know but it's really very mean of them will try to take test drive on booking day... may get one he he... till then happy biking... will join u guys after delivery on road...

Sooooo long??

the wait time here (cuttack,orissa) is 10 days for STD version and 30 days for c-ABS version!

LOL, Here in hyderabad, It's 3-4 months no matter what you choose. std or ABS

@pravu.yes the bullet cover is fitting pretty well on the cbr but can you please tell me which bullet cover is that?
Planning to get one the very same day when my cbr arrives.

Great to find another xbhpian from Gujarat... I read in the forums that a silver cbr is available at Baroda (DOWNTOWN HONDA) for instant deliver (dont know if it is yet available). You can call them and find out if Silver interests you. Good luck.

here's an honest too good review written by icemang from pune after completing pune-rajkot trip

Review of the CBR 250R

It is still early days to write a comprehensive review of the bike: I have had it for less than a month and only 1210 kms on the odo. Yet, some issues are worth mentioning

The Ergonomics. To me, the very first prerequisite for a GT bike is comfort. The CBR is NOT a GT bike but will be used as such due to its long legs. Now, there is a catch in the ergonomics. If one sits close up to the fuel tank, the posture is more upright, there is less weight on the arms and the back is strained less. But and BUT, one's crotch is jammed up and after some time, the penis and scrotum feel numb. Also, the edges of the seat press up at a place where the elastic of the under brief pinches on some nerve leaving the butt with a very peculiar pain, not ache. Not good, not good at all. So one shifts back and the rear of the seat is quite wide and immediately, the pain reduces and one is actually comfy, in the "front" and the "rear" if you know what I mean. But and BUT, within minutes, the weight on the fingers, the lower arm and the triceps increases to a point where one again shifts ahead. Thus, on a long journey such as the one I made, one is continuously moving back and forth, bartering one discomfort for the other. In the end, all parties involved are aching. After 80 kmph, the wind starts hitting the helmet in right earnest. A practical cruise speed would be about 80 to 90 kmph. Grading: Since she IS NOT a GT bike, 8 out of 10.

A word about the arm pain. Due to the posture, one tends to grip the clip-ons with fists clenched tighter than on normal bikes. This causes cramping in the fingers, the inside of the lower arm and the triceps. I am considered to have strong arms and shoulders and yet, it was a good 3 days before that typical nerves related pain eased. For these 3 days, it was difficult to hold a pen; the arms feel almost lifeless and ached like I had been hit on the funny bone.

Raising the height of the clip-ons by just 2 inches should increase the comfort level manifold. Once I have settled down here, I will get 2 suspension bolts machined with an extra 2 inches of head space and two 2 in spacers. This will turn the CeeBee into an excellent tourer, I hope...

The InstrumentationThe Switchgear I would have expected a much higher quality of this on the CBR. All switches are strictly cost-cutting, parts bin stuff and have to be handled gingerly lest they break, specially those that are used frequently e.g. the horn, turn indicator and flasher. Heck, the Honda scooters have higher quality stuff. Grading: 6 out of 10

The Paintwork The quality, per se, is good. Two small bubbles have formed under the silver coloured paint of the inner fairing on either side of the headlight. When I tried to smoothen one out with a soft handkerchief, the paint peeled away exposing the black coloured base colour of the fairing. No accepted at all, Honda. Grading: 6 out of 10


The BrakesThe Engine. Till the first oil change, the engine sounded harsh, dry, scruffy and set my teeth on edge. Now, after 1200 kms/ oil + filter change, it is much, much smoother. The counter balancer does a fantastic job and it is only at tick over that the crankshaft torque causes the characteristic up and down heave of the chassis and those too are very small migrations from the horizontal. Grading: 8 out of 10

The Clutch. Is super light. The engaging span is generous so there is no sudden all out or all in kind of a response. The levers seem to be billet aluminium and are soft to the touch. Grading: 9 out of 10

The Gearbox. Is slick and positive shifting. No false neutrals. From the toe down 1st, it goes straight to the toe up 2nd without snagging in the intervening neutral. While downshifting it does, at times, slot into neutral and an extra sharp tap is needed to go to 1st. This is as per design, I suppose. The ratios are well spaced. These days, the engine is still new and 80 kmph is at exactly 5000 rpm in top. I think that with more running done, the rpm will reduce at the same speed. I personally wish for a higher 6th to get an advantage of about 1000 rpm at this speed. Till 4th, she will purr around town, needing an occasional downshift to 3rd. 5th is good for overtaking and 6th is strictly for the highway. Grading: 8 out of 10

The Throttle Response. On my bike, the throttle free play was set way too much for my style and the EFI felt jerky. It felt much smoother once I had reduced the free play to about 3/4 of an inch. Again, after the servicing, it is still better. Also improved in the response on wringing open the twist grip, especially in 3rd and 4th. She just shoots ahead and in a few seconds is at triple figures. On the highway, this eases overtaking to the point of being a no-brainer - just notch down one, twist, zip past, notch up one and cruise. Grading: 8 out of 10

The SuspensionThe Fuel ConsumptionThe Lights The high and low beam are both superb in intensity and envelope. Again, one stupid glitch: the right hand front number plate holder arm interferes with the beam adjustment rotary gear. As soon as I get some free time, I am going to re-locate the number plate to sit between the rear view mirror mounts. It would look better there and hopefully act like a splitter plate to direct the airflow over the helmet at 80 kmph +. The indicator relay could have incorporated a muted beeper to alert the rider to cancel it timely because in the CBR (big bummer), there is NO auto cancellation of the turn indicators a la Pulsar 200/220. Honda, this is really, really cheap. Grading: 8 out of 10.


Summing upMe too echoes his sentiments exactly & during 2 short runs of around 200 kms each I am not overtly pleased with the overall ergonomics & the engine response of this "so-called-tourer"

Chennai 6 months!!!

Guys a help. What's the customer support email ID or phone number for HMSI? I'm unable to find that in www.honda2wheelersindia.com. Pls help. Tks.

[email protected]

Also the mobile number of the sales manager for tamilnadu is 09686601790

I want to know which color out of Red and Black looks more Huge and big size in real?

LOL! now thats a very subjective question bro! red fans will say red (cus thats what they felt and black guys will say black becuase after all they got a black)




As of me, I own a Black std version and after comparing it with pravu bhai's red CBR,i found that while the red looks more elegant, the black one looks more aggresive!

in short Red looks like the CEO of some MNC (descent yet powerful) while BLACK looks like the Commander of BLACK OPs Team(born to be rude and bad)!


just my perception!u have all rights to contradict!

So, if want to be rude and Bad black would be good.

Thanks a million Sai Appreciate you help. BTW, what's his name?

lol!yes! (as per me)


and if u wanna be the respected gentleman, red!!!

^silver........

mate he has to choose between red and black though i fail to understand y silver is the least preferred one out there!

I have had reports of many of the SVC have silver in stock ready for instant delivery.!!


No offense to anyone,but i like the sliver one a lot and for me, it wud be

black> silver>red..

the only drawback i see in the silver model is the failure in creating a contrast in colour.like silver in black and red really stands out but light silver in dark doesnt make much of it....

I think those aftermarket carbon parts for the silver parts wud make a gr8 improvement!