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**bbsrailfan** · 04-01-2013, 02:20 PM

Originally posted by theironhorse99 View Post

Man! I just recalled - long before I bought the CBR, I had enquired about it's comfort and someone mentioned this news of a 60-year-old rider riding cross-country, though honestly I didn't remember the statistics of his trip. And never expected him to be your riding buddy! That's one heartening news!

BTW what's a

n Activa doing among all the beasts?????? Poor thing, she'll get scared silly :P

**theironhorse99** · 04-01-2013, 02:22 PM

Originally posted by bbsrailfan View Post

Man! I just recalled - long before I bought the CBR, I had enquired about it's comfort and someone mentioned this news of a 60-year-old rider riding cross-country, though honestly I didn't remember the statistics of his trip. And never expected him to be your riding buddy! That's one heartening news

let monsoon come and we'd be riding to bangaluru soon...
we are just waiting for the weather to give us a sign ...

**s1d** · 04-01-2013, 02:27 PM

Originally posted by theironhorse99 View Post

hehe.. that black cbr is a legend.. it created history.. 17k with no puncture on stock tyres.. never gave up..

oh.. you missed the RX bro... i do feel blessed having all the amazing rides.. under the hood..

aahh.. now i remember reading that pan india trip updates here, just dint strike me.
i had a '91 rx100 too!! (posted some restoration thread here.. but that thread is incomplete due to laziness and a lost memory card)and the CBZ classic way back in 2000 when i was in class 12 , i had to give up the RX100 recently after almost 12yrs of owning it (but i can still pick it up anytime since it belongs to a relative legally

)
and i don't think Mr.Prakash Holla would be wanting to sell that bike off..after completing such a feat.
i just asked if it was up for sale because i assumed your friend might be a 'young rich bugger'.. (you know what i mean

) and i am desperately looking for a 'big' bike on a decent budget.

**theironhorse99** · 04-01-2013, 03:17 PM

Originally posted by s1d View Post

aahh.. now i remember reading that pan india trip updates here, just dint strike me.
i had a '91 rx100 too!! (posted some restoration thread here.. but that thread is incomplete due to laziness and a lost memory card)and the CBZ classic way back in 2000 when i was in class 12 , i had to give up the RX100 recently after almost 12yrs of owning it (but i can still pick it up anytime since it belongs to a relative legally

)
and i don't think Mr.Prakash Holla would be wanting to sell that bike off..after completing such a feat.
i just asked if it was up for sale because i assumed your friend might be a 'young rich bugger'.. (you know what i mean

) and i am desperately looking for a 'big' bike on a decent budget.

you can find a 1y+ old cbr decently maintained for not more than 1.2 odd..

**theironhorse99** · 04-01-2013, 03:24 PM

Originally posted by bbsrailfan View Post

Man! I just recalled - long before I bought the CBR, I had enquired about it's comfort and someone mentioned this news of a 60-year-old rider riding cross-country, though honestly I didn't remember the statistics of his trip. And never expected him to be your riding buddy! That's one heartening news!

BTW what's a

n Activa doing among all the beasts?????? Poor thing, she'll get scared silly :P

trust me with the traffic.. that is one thing i enjoy riding the most in city with my shorts and sheepish looks on weekends just for the stroll in afternoons and evening...
i can park it anywhere
i can ride it with ease..
i can stop anywhere
no one tries to screw it up.
just needs engine oil change every 3k
no vibrations..
cops dont catch the poor bike.
it wont go fast even if you want.. its safe..
dont have to carry my sling bag ... storage..

list goes on and on...
no clatter..
bigges of all NO SHIMS..

**s1d** · 04-01-2013, 04:24 PM

Originally posted by theironhorse99 View Post

you can find a 1y+ old cbr decently maintained for not more than 1.2 odd..

is the resale value so low for an year-ish old cbr250 ? let me look around and see what i can find.. meanwhile i happy zipping around on my 6 yo 39k km dio

.. twist and go!!

**theironhorse99** · 04-01-2013, 04:50 PM

Originally posted by s1d View Post

is the resale value so low for an year-ish old cbr250 ? let me look around and see what i can find.. meanwhile i happy zipping around on my 6 yo 39k km dio

.. twist and go!!

being a cbr owner and sadly accepting .. yes.. resale is low.. market isin't for powerful fuel guzzlers..
however i dont plan to sell anytime.. so not worried.. but premium bikes do go for steep price step downs..

**bbsrailfan** · 04-01-2013, 04:57 PM

Originally posted by theironhorse99 View Post

trust me with the traffic.. that is one thing i enjoy riding the most in city with my shorts and sheepish looks on weekends just for the stroll in afternoons and evening...

No second thoughts on the utility of a easy-scoot in city limits! What I meant was - the Activa would feel scared parked among all those monsters!

Speaking of resale values - I had recently checked with an 'evaluator' who told me that higher the cc of a bike, lower it's resale value.

**s1d** · 04-01-2013, 05:20 PM

Originally posted by bbsrailfan View Post

Speaking of resale values - I had recently checked with an 'evaluator' who told me that higher the cc of a bike, lower it's resale value.

sadly that's how the seconds market has shaped up..

**theironhorse99** · 04-01-2013, 09:21 PM

Originally posted by s1d View Post

sadly that's how the seconds market has shaped up..

Thats bound to happen...

Demand and supply curve.. demand of premium products (bikes) is less hence low resale.. the price drop every year is steeper than any commuter

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**kpvision** · 04-02-2013, 12:22 AM

Originally posted by jhonmathews View Post

Thank you for the opinions. So no one for the black one?
And although I have been reading, just wanted to know from some whether the abs is really worth it? I went for a test ride and I braked hard at about 60kmph and the bike stopped really smoothly. I doubt the abs kicked in(might have not braked hard enough I suppose) because I couldn't feel the brakes pulsing. Was it the abs?

**bbsrailfan** · 04-02-2013, 11:33 AM

Originally posted by kpvision View Post

There is (was) a proverb in forest (1)"eat for yourself but dress for others". This though a proverb, is not a Veda statement etched in stone. That came from fact that eating is more private and dressing is public (may be coined during alien rule where people have to be conformists outside for maximum benefits – (2) “be one among ten people” another proverb to consider). Now, as time changes, as everything becoming public (?), proverb needs reconsideration.
When everything tend to become public, some people might want to pretend or carryout everything private. So, new proverb could be (3)"eat and dress for yourself". So, CBR can still be a color we like, if we follow (3) only if we are not here for maximum benefit. So, buy the color without thinking about anything other than what your heart says. Whatever your heart says – it is good. CBR is that good J.

:-O sirjee! bacche ki jaan loge kya!!!

But yes, the bold part captures the essence of the entire paragraph. We have hundred+ CBR owners here and everyone has their own choice and preference. If a buyer were to depend on the preference of all the members here, he would be waiting forever to make a choice. Just listen to your heart and you wont regret it!

And yes, the CBR is a goodlooking machine - and would look equally good in any shade of VIBGYOR except for Pink. I am completely sold on the CBR125's Grey Repsol livery...wish I could get it on the 250R

Originally posted by Nitin Alapati View Post

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**BAMBI143** · 04-02-2013, 11:57 AM

Originally posted by bbsrailfan View Post

And yes, the CBR is a goodlooking machine - and would look equally good in any shade of VIBGYOR except for Pink. I am completely sold on the CBR125's Grey Repsol livery...wish I could get it on the 250R

Dear brother its not at all hard to get the bike in the colour scheme u wish for

..one of my friend have painted all red parts(including tank) to a good shade of blue and it really looks nice finishing is very good and it costed him close to 5k ..u can always get the colour you want and if u want graphics its also very easy and affordable..its just you need to find the right person for the job..

..by the way in kolkata to adapt the whole body and rim colour u posted of cbr 125.. will cost you arround 5k for gray parts may be another 500 to 1k for graphics and again clear coat ..1.5 to 2k for best quality colours for rims..

.. the rear cowls are available as tri colour comes with that .. for front fender again some penny for painting..im talking about top notch finishing..

**bbsrailfan** · 04-02-2013, 12:11 PM

Originally posted by BAMBI143 View Post

Dear brother its not at all hard to get the bike in the colour scheme u wish for

..one of my friend have painted all red parts(including tank) to a good shade of blue and it really looks nice finishing is very good and it costed him close to 5k ..u can always get the colour you want and if u want graphics its also very easy and affordable..its just you need to find the right person for the job..

I know that buddy - but a repainted bike will never look as well-finished and as polished as stock, unless someone spends ~25k+ on the painting/clearcoating jobs. I recently enquired about repainting my alloys and the guy was charging me 6k. Not that dislike the candy red - it is still a headturner after a waxpol job! I do have some plans for later, but it will mostly be matte vinyl and not paint.

**theironhorse99** · 04-02-2013, 05:30 PM

nayi nayi gaadi aayi hai.. thode din chalao to sahi... abhi se hi paint ki baatein shuru....

paint se yaad aaya.. kal cooler paint kara tha.. kisi ko tank paint ke liye chaihiye to bolo.. matte black...

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