Sid, i agree with you. P220/200 has raw initial grunt while baby blade is linear & relaxed acceleration. I owned p200 for 5 yrs & the acceleration was spot on everytime. I miss that grunt/pull/feel of the power in Cbr but nonetheless its still amazing!


Alwin, jay has given you a clear crisp picture.

ps. P200 NS gives 55 kmpl. My friend owns one & he gets avg 53 - 55 kmpl.

My Servicing experience

So Hi all this is me Ayan again a new joinee to this community. Am from Kolkata bought my CBR from Todi Honda at Mintopark.
this was my 2nd scheduled servicing. I skipped the first one cuz after having her I couldn't ride her that much not even crossed 150KM wen it came to her First servicing so I skipped it. so this time I mean this month 10th was her 2nd servicing's end day so I took her on the day they checked my manual and took her. They shifted the servicing facility from their shop to a different place opposite of Bhwanipore Cemetery!

So it was a rush there but they took her and delivered her on the same day. they did the oil change solved the front break problem oiling the chain etc etc.
what I felt after the servicing is the sound of my bike is a bit changed not like the it was before servicing and 2nd thing I don't know why it happened after servicing for some couple of days I was missing the gear shifts. I mean going up was okay but while going down was missing the shifts. but after almost 1 and a 1/2 weeks it again started working correctly. The wash and lubricating the chain was good! But to my shock when I found that they missed a big nail which was causing leak of air on my rear wheel. My dad told me that he has to pump the tyres almost every 2 weeks. I didn't cared it that much but when I was on my trip to Burdwan then I felt it. So fixed it with a local mechanic on the road side on the day of our trip!

Thanks.... However i never liked Duke .. i will probably go for either CBR 150R or 250R or Pulsar 200 NS.. i am not in a position to decide.. How about maintanance cost for 200 NS ?

Thanks a lot Jay.. i can not expect better answers than this from anyone for my questions... How about Pulsur 200NS in your opinion ? I will put my requirement again since i have not made it very clearly in my first post. I am living in Maraimalai Nagar (20 Km from Tamabarm), chennai. i am 27 years old. working in mahindra city which is 12 km away from my home. i looking for a new bike for commuting purpose. most of the time i will be using the bike to go to my company. . in weekend and holidays sometimes i hang with my friends and go for riding. not every weekend. occasionally i go for a long drive. There are many bikes for commuting. but i want a stylish, reliability and and at least 35- 40km/ ltr fuel efficiency.. my budget is 1 lack. i can spend 50,000 more if it really worth and makes sense... you said that "150 is more of a sports bike vs 250 is more of a relaxed touring bike" from my understanding both bikes looks similar. The major difference which i see between these bikes is 150cc and 250cc engine & weight. how do you classify one as sports and other as Touring bike. i hope it will give you the clear picture about my requirement.. jay thanks once again.. i hope your experience in bikes would help me to choose a right bike for me...

well, with your requirment, 200NS seems perfect minus the small niggles which won't affect your riding. and mileage can be anything from 0kmpl to 55+kmpl, depending on ur bike, nd ur riding style. I'm getting something between 40-45kmpl!!
however, if u want hasselfree ride, then u can go for R15, minus the almost unusable pillion seat for ur family members!!

Thanks shibadip for your suggestion. with R15 only thing i dont like is the pillion seat and uncomfortable riding posture for the long drive.. thats the reason i have chosen CBR 150R though the price is bit higher than R15.

The 150 is a high revving engine, unless you can manage to keep her in high revs , the bike will be too laggy and unresponsive, almost no torque in the normal riding range of rpm. Which would make things very boring unless you are on a race track, that's where the 150 really shines. but the 250 has a more broader spread of torque and more power and ergonomics thus making it a very good touring machine.

There might be many more points, but i'm only stating the most stand-out points that differentiates the 2 bikes. Though they look ridiculously similar , they have completely different beahviours and attitude for that matter.

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

Thanks krish... i hope you have gone through my requirements (see my old posts)... which bike would you suggest for me..

This is the requirment you mentioned
Choosing from 150 and 250 i would suggest 250, since it takes care most of your requirements. My point being, go for 150 only if you intend to ride it hard, or it becomes a boring bike.

Now considering other bikes, i'll bring the 200NS, and Duke into the picture. I'm leaving 220 out because considering your budget i will suggest only new product and not outdated ones.

NS- An all-rounder similar to the 250, covers most bases, but touring long distance might be a issue, wind blast, after all it's a naked bike. Ticks are other boxes in your requirements though.

Duke- Extreme fun filled bike, covers all base as the 200ns , in a much better way that is, but pillion seat and touring abilities are a constrain. Since you rejected r15 for pillion comfort i wouldn't suggest duke too.

So i would suggest, from 250,duke and ns , you can test drive all 3 and decide on the best.

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

which pilot lights are these can u give me some detail about these LED's

Wasim, those are 28 SMD LED Bulbs... it costed me Rs. 250.

Buddy, if you go through my post, I have mentioned my opinion. Obviosly, CBR has much more pwer and torque than P220. May be I didn't rip my baby so I feel so. Didn't mean to hurt your feelings bro.

Yeah, thats rite. CBR is much much more smoother than any of the pulsars. I just mentioned what I felt.

Those LEDs look great. Could you tell me which headlights are you using them with. Would phillips extrem vision or Osram nigt breakers do justice?

Thanks Krishna.... your points and advice will definitely help me to choose a best bike..

luks cool man, m planning to buy cbr 250r tri-color i m gonna install it ma baby