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**kn8Alpha** · 08-02-2013, 09:45 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by bbsrailfan View Post

The paint scheme is something you will have to live with permanently. Tyres can always be replaced in a matter of few months. IMO, you should rather stick to the color scheme which suits your tastes better and then switch the tyres at a later date.

I agree. Thanks for your inputs sir.

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Originally posted by Nithesh View Post

This is what happens if you dont give your tyre time to run-in or gain sufficient temperature before ripping: Mind you this is a brand new motorbike out the showroom.

Feel sorry for the rider everytim I watch this. Partially the showrooms are to blame as they apply tire shine to give it the looks. Oiled tires + cold rubber meeting a cold road = slip-thud-crash.

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Originally posted by Pruthviraj View Post

Push the showroom guys for the MRF & if you are not pleased with Repsol edition do not bother with it,I also didnot liked it much. & you can easily change the tyre on the bike for 3Ks but for colour it will be like 20/25Ks more.Also tomorrow if Honda changes the sponserer to Motul or Mobil then what happens?

Was initially thinking of removing the text decals and leave only the Orange/White/Black paint scheme on the Repsol, but now I'm thinking twice about it. But I dont see if it will be worth all this.

Originally posted by Pruthviraj View Post

The other option is find some tyre dealer who will exchange your rear Conti immediately after taking delivery,you will need to find someone who has MRF & is exchanging old tyres,he will value your tyre @ about 1.5/2k & you will need to pay the difference.I have been doing it for all my & my friend`s car for lots of year,see if someone agrees to it.

One more option is sell the rear Conti to some friend having FZ16 or Fazer,this tyre behaves much better on them.

Thanks for the idea, I might give it a try.

**krish2778** · 08-02-2013, 10:50 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Guys, one doubt, do spare me for now searching, accessing from mobile right now, if we were to change the contigos , which would be the best pair for the front and back.

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

**Pruthviraj** · 08-02-2013, 11:41 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by krish2778 View Post

Guys, one doubt, do spare me for now searching, accessing from mobile right now, if we were to change the contigos , which would be the best pair for the front and back.

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

IRC rear & Pirelli front is available at few places like Ahmadabad & Delhi,if not MRF front & Dunlop rear as MRF rear is still not tested by our tyre gurus.

**krish2778** · 08-03-2013, 08:53 AM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by Pruthviraj View Post

IRC rear & Pirelli front is available at few places like Ahmadabad & Delhi,if not MRF front & Dunlop rear as MRF rear is still not tested by our tyre gurus.

Thanks a ton mate..!!! Will search around for the mrf dunlop combination, i'm not a fan of IRC,

BTW, dunlop and mrf both come in stock sizes right ?

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

**Zeeshan Naglekar** · 08-03-2013, 10:19 AM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Guys I am going for my first " FREE " service today. Any important points to check during and after the service.

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**pitbull** · 08-03-2013, 11:59 AM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Pirelli Speed Demon in Chennai: Where is this tyre(s) available in Chennai? Price including fitting?

**Ezilkannan** · 08-03-2013, 12:30 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by pitbull View Post

Pirelli Speed Demon in Chennai: Where is this tyre(s) available in Chennai? Price including fitting?

I dont think these are available here. Many in Chennai are on the lookout for this though

**krish2778** · 08-03-2013, 09:39 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Guys,
After 3 years and 67k kms of 220F, now moving on to the cbr250.

Going for the 2013 tri color scheme..!! Loved that the most, apart from repsol, but that comes only with abs , and i am not a fan of abs.

SO, thanks to the friend who helped me with the prices, forgot his user name, so not able to tag,
almost all procedure over, now delivery on wednesday.

Here is a pic of the bike from the dealers place.

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

**Manan** · 08-03-2013, 09:44 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by krish2778 View Post

Guys,
After 3 years and 67k kms of 220F, now moving on to the cbr250.

Going for the 2013 tri color scheme..!! Loved that the most, apart from repsol, but that comes only with abs , and i am not a fan of abs.

SO, thanks to the friend who helped me with the prices, forgot his user name, so not able to tag,
almost all procedure over, now delivery on wednesday.

Here is a pic of the bike from the dealers place.

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

Congrats.

Manan.

**siddharthsure** · 08-03-2013, 10:13 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by krish2778 View Post

Guys,
After 3 years and 67k kms of 220F, now moving on to the cbr250.

Going for the 2013 tri color scheme..!! Loved that the most, apart from repsol, but that comes only with abs , and i am not a fan of abs.

SO, thanks to the friend who helped me with the prices, forgot his user name, so not able to tag,
almost all procedure over, now delivery on wednesday.

Here is a pic of the bike from the dealers place.

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

Awsm color dude!! Good choice and congrats

hope you'll enjoy the Jap's refinement

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**broken87** · 08-03-2013, 10:19 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by krish2778 View Post

Guys,
After 3 years and 67k kms of 220F, now moving on to the cbr250.

Going for the 2013 tri color scheme..!! Loved that the most, apart from repsol, but that comes only with abs , and i am not a fan of abs.

SO, thanks to the friend who helped me with the prices, forgot his user name, so not able to tag,
almost all procedure over, now delivery on wednesday.

Here is a pic of the bike from the dealers place.

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

wow, congrats man. I also love that new tri-color on CBR. You'll still keep ur 220f right. and what made you pick CBR 250R over KTM's offerings. 390, or even 200. Could've waited for the reveal of next FF Pulsar!

**krish2778** · 08-03-2013, 10:41 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by siddharthsure View Post

Awsm color dude!! Good choice and congrats

hope you'll enjoy the Jap's refinement

Thanks mate, refinement surely will be out of the world, i just hope it doesn't get too boring coming from the raw 220.

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Originally posted by broken87 View Post

wow, congrats man. I also love that new tri-color on CBR. You'll still keep ur 220f right. and what made you pick CBR 250R over KTM's offerings. 390, or even 200. Could've waited for the reveal of next FF Pulsar!

Thanks mate,
well several reasons not to go for duke 200/390

For starters, i am not a fan of naked bikes for riding, i love to sit and drool over it, but when riding the excessive wind blast and the wide handlebars make me uncomfortable, 10k kms on the fz gave me more than what i needed, and more over, the duke does not cater to my needs, I need a tourer machine which is good for other aspects as well, Duke is mainly in my views a fun machine, something to fool around with..for that it is perfect...especially the 390.

Coming to 390 , most will be tempted, heck even i was, with those killer price tag, but then when i thought of the cost of consumables and maintanence(mainly tires and chain) , it din't turn out to be so good, with the way i put up miles, i might need to blow 25k (a set of front and rear tyre) every 3-4 months, then the chain and all, and then the first point of all, I don't like riding naked bikes.

As of now , the 220 is still with me, just at a different location, she will be there for some time , if i can do something about it, it would never exchange hands at all.

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

**kn8Alpha** · 08-04-2013, 12:05 AM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by krish2778 View Post

Guys,
After 3 years and 67k kms of 220F, now moving on to the cbr250.

Going for the 2013 tri color scheme..!! Loved that the most, apart from repsol, but that comes only with abs , and i am not a fan of abs.

SO, thanks to the friend who helped me with the prices, forgot his user name, so not able to tag,
almost all procedure over, now delivery on wednesday.

krish2778,

You're welcome

Nice choice for the color. Co-incidentally, this was the choice I made today too! After a long time deciding between Red and White. Unfortunately it will be some weeks before I can book this baby.

I travelled down to Chennai from Bangalore, to visit a local showroom again this time with parents. Also had a short test ride that left me grinning with enthusiasm like a madman.

Some snaps of the 2013 colours from the showroom -

Random 2013 models seem to have MRFs. I haven't tried pushing them too hard to give me an option to choose MRF but I think they will oblige.

The one on the left is MRF Zapper S, right is Contigo.

**Zeeshan Naglekar** · 08-04-2013, 12:50 AM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by krish2778 View Post

Guys,
After 3 years and 67k kms of 220F, now moving on to the cbr250.

Going for the 2013 tri color scheme..!! Loved that the most, apart from repsol, but that comes only with abs , and i am not a fan of abs.

SO, thanks to the friend who helped me with the prices, forgot his user name, so not able to tag,
almost all procedure over, now delivery on wednesday.

Here is a pic of the bike from the dealers place.

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

Congrats on ur purchase bro. Welcome to the club.

Enjoy every mile on this Japanese beauty.

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**thebiker2k2** · 08-04-2013, 01:33 AM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by saikarthik View Post

Ya Sorry my bad..

, Just saw the my slider yesterday.. I thought there was a bolt used for mounting as in some bikes..

After a long struggle, finally found a decent ASC with decent tech knowledged service guy in gurgaon.. Shims are replaced & There is significant difference in quality of bike overall, the sound, vibration & ofcourse performance..

Also changed brake pads woo.. never thought it would be 2000 bucks for them alone..

For the valve clearance check and shim replacement, did you have to leave the bike overnight at the ASC since the engine needs to be cool for this? My bike looks to be due for a shim replacement as well and not sure if the bike is to be left overnight, or is it enough to bring in the bike to ASC in the morning and get this done by aound 3 or 4 PM...

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