Re: Honda CBR 250R

[MENTION=51754]theironhorse99[/MENTION] did mention it in big bold letters here (just a couple pages ago) http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/motorcyc...tml#post993572 .
Ah well.

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The CBF Stunner indicators must be a perfect match .
I do not understand why Honda does this kind of pricing.. Same part.. different pricing.

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That is what I was referring to.

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Hello Friends,

I am new to hyderabad. Can anyone tell me which ASC is good?

Need to get my bike serviced. I live at Gachibowli...

which is better? Orange Honda tolichowki or Pratul Honda at Kondapur?

thanks in advance

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Hi,

I've just acquired a 4xxx kms old pre-owned Pearl Heron blue 250R, trading it in for my ZMA.
Looks and feel wise its everything I've read on the forum right down to the "Sumeet mixer" noise.

That apart, its one of the friendliest motorcycles I've ridden. I 've found that whenever I ride a new bike it takes at least a day or two to ride it confidently, but it took just a 20 kms ride for me to be quite at home on the CBR. And that speaks volumes about the kind of effort that went into designing the ergonomics of this motorcycle.

Felt vibes on the tank where my thighs rest but I'm hoping that would be taken care of when I take it for the Second Free service tomorrow.

Thanks to all the innovative & helpful contributors to this thread, I've acquainted myself with most of the Do's & Dont's with aargee's FAQ deserving a special mention.

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Hey 'New Guy', hate to ask... how much did you pay for it? I got my non-ABS 2013 model with 4xxx kms for 1.3L

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Welcome to this lucky club. Happy riding!.

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@.. New guy

Welcome mate. You can post a few pics.

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Thanks a ton mate, even I was trying to find the source of this elusive metal clatter noise. For me it would come at 2k, 4k rpm. At first I thought it was coming from the fairing, but latter it sounded like its coming from the radiator. I was adamant to go to service center to rectify this issue because it took 4 visits to multiple ASS and intervention from service head for south India section to rectify the tappet noise. So, when I went to ride my bike today evening the first thing I looked is whether my bike was having a loosen number plate screw or not, I was rather happy to find one screw was loose,I fasten the loose screw and went for a test ride. When I checked after few Kms the noise was no longer there. Now the bike sounded smooth, there is no metal clatter noise at 2k rpm. Once again thanks a ton .

About the service center fiasco I had with tappet noise issue. It all began when I started hearing funny noise('tak tak') from the engine when decelerating, in fact, you don't need to ride the bike, just accelerate in neutral up to 5~7k rpm. In my case you could hear the noise when the engine rpm is coming to idle. The first service center JSP Mogappair, the mechanic was knowledgable person, at least he acknowledged the noise was there. The shims were replaced under warranty apparently to the correct specification. The tappet noise was not there for few days but it came back after riding for a week ~300 - 350Kms. Went back to the service center, they suggested to try change the cam pre chain tensioner, since they didn't have one in stock, they put the Unicorn's cam tensioner the mechanic told it was the same for both the bikes. I have to admit, I made a mistake of accepting the wrong cam tensioner to be put on my bike. But hey, I badly wanted to get rid of the noise. The same story got repeated, bike was good for a week but latter the noise started coming again.

I took the bike again to JSP Mogappair, the mechanic certified that the noise was due to the exhaust valve tappet and it won't harm the engine and you could ride with this noise till the next service is due and he will take care during that service. I found it little hard to digest, this is when I thought I have to take this issue to higher authority, since I work for tier 1 automotive supplier, I got hold of the service head for southern section through my colleague. On his advice, I went to Kun Honda Adayar. When I gave my bike there, it had two different sound coming from the engine. One was the tappet noise as I explained earlier, the second one is a loud noise like some one hitting the engine head with a spanner kind off sound and this will come only during idling.

The usual assurance was been given by the service advisor there "Every thing will be taken care, Sir.", in fact, he was not able to identify whether the tappet noise was present or not rather he was trying to push teflon coating etc to me. Latter that day I got a call from them saying that I have installed the wrong cam tensioner and it has worn out completely and they have replaced it with the new one. It was the mechanic Vignesh who called me, a honest chap. I told him to check the shim clearance also, to be on the safer side. He told me that I can collect my bike next day evening. So I went there the next day to collect my bike, I took it for a test ride. I noticed the loud noise that used to come intermediately during idling is not coming now, but the tappet noise is still there. I informed Vignesh about the same, he took it for a test ride and came back saying all CBR sounds like this and its not really a problem.

Then I started a relatively new CBR that came for service there and showed him that there was no tappet noise. He was adamant in admitting that I had tappet noise. I had no choice but to take the bike only saving grace being that there is no loud noise during idling. At the same time, I called up the service manager there and told him that I am not happy and the tappet noise is very well there. He gave me an assurance that the noise will come down subsequently after the shims gets bedded properly, he said something similar don't remember exactly now. I rode for one day and found that engine note was the same as before. I think they haven't checked the shims clearance. Again, I called the service manager there and told the noise is very much there, ride in any gear at 4K rpm or try accelerating in neutral to 5~7K rpm and you could hear the noise when the engine rpm is coming back to idle. He told me to come there at the earliest and he will rectify the problem. I gave it for service the very next day.

Now comes the twist in the tale, I was so far communicating only to my colleague and the team at Kun honda Adayar. The service manager told a different story to the service head. In his version of the story to the service head, I was complaining about tappet noise at, wait for it, 120 Kmph. I don't know why he said that. I was rather surprised when my colleague asked me whether I complained something that stupid. I wrote a detail mail to my colleague and service head regarding what all has happened so far. I was so pissed off with the attitude of the service manager, I was about to get my bike back from them but my colleague told me not to worry and he will handle the issue. Come on, instead of acknowledging and rectifying the issue, he was trying to pass the blame on me, by portraying me as a person whom is complaining about a non existing tappet noise at 120Kmph.

The service advisor called me the next day saying that he checked the shim clearance again and is very much within the limits. So he said there is nothing much he can do. I didn't talk to him more since I hate dealing with persons like him. So I called up the service center to know when can I get my bike back, there came the second twist, Vignesh told me a different story, he said they have changed the shims and will call the manger to check whether I have to pay for it. I am left flabbergasted, on one side I have the manager saying that they haven't changed anything on the other side, I have the mechanic saying he has changed the shims.

I badly wanted to get back my bike from those clowns. I went there and met Vignesh, he started the bike. I went for a test ride and checked for the noise, to my surprise it wasn't there. I was happy but said to myself, to wait for a week at least to check the robustness of the latest experiment. I casually asked him which all shims were changed and whether he checked the clearance. To my surprise he said the service manger has done the clearance check and it was the manager who asked him to change all the shims to the correct size.

The tappet noise has vanished but then the clatter noise at 2K and 4K came to party to spoil the fun after few weeks. Thanks to Vykier , I no longer have any rubbish noises from the bike.

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I paid 1.55 for 2013 ABS model.

Riding through all kinds of city roads for 50+ kms yesterday was simply a mind blowing experience.
I was smiling from ear to ear every time the tacho needle crossed 5k.
Its so easy and accommodating to ride that you forget you're riding a quarter litre, making more than 25 hp, like a light city motorcycle.

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Bump..!! Guys, any ideas ?

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^^I had the first issue on my pulsar and usually was due to loose chain. Tighten the chain and the issue used to vanish. You could try in that direction.

G1

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1. I think shifting 1st to 2nd requires a greater force than any other. Least is in case of shifting from 2nd to neutral; just a slight jab. I haven't faced this issue too frequently; say about 3 - 4 times a year. If the issue is not too bothersome, just ignore it. I think gear meshing will be better as you put on miles.

2. Only reason that comes to mind again is gear meshing. Keep the rpms high to see if it goes down. If the sound is not out of the ordinary; I think time will heal this one as well.

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Gear meshing ? What does that mean ? Could you please explain it..?

I usually had this slipping from 2nd to neutral when the oil goes bad( in my previous rides) but on the cbr its quite frequent and the oil is still in good shape.

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

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Is it a confirmed news??? I became a big fan of Michelin after using it on my ZMA.