Yup I have read that! but as Metal_Maniac said...even the most minor deviation in the filter can cause some irreversible damage...cant make up my mind to take a risk even though it may fit..

and looking at the price, (RTR being rs 33/- and CBR being 262), i think there has to be SOME OR THE OTHER difference!!

Apart from that, i console myself by saying that "ok i have waited enough, just a few more days"....but sadly the "few more days" doesnt come to an end!

already? wtf man. they haven't called me yet

The banking sensor cuts in when you drop the bike. It is positioned in such a manner that excessive leaning would not make it kick in. OldFox explained this.

Yes you need extreme angle to trigger this mechanism......very hard front braking (stoppie) can also simulate the condition...

In CBR 250 R there are no screws or lock nuts for adjusting the tappet..Instead Shims are used as required....meaning over time and use if your tappet start singing they will simply change the shim and 'Voila" it will be ok...the cam need not be taken off for this...but the top head need to be opened and no local Mechanic can solve tappet noise problem...
Honda had done this to lighten the Rocker Arm...

Check your PM mate.
Got your PM? =)
Whats ur booking number?

Sir, when I mentioned serious problems I think it has something to do with the shims & tappet adjustments only.
I am mentioning the condition ,hope you can help with probable causes

1) extreme vibes on the brake foot rest which feels as if coming from the engine or from the chain .This is more pronounced uptill 4 k rpm & gradually lesses as you throttle up but still do remain evident.similar incident a year back with my r15 (though very less) was attributed to old chain sprocket & gone when changed

2)snatchy fi -- the bike runs smoothly at all gears at particular rpms but suddenly during in 5th or 6th gear upon leaving the throttle the bike suddenly loses steam & causes me to lunge forward ,what I mean here is, it does not decelerate smoothly.this happens once or twice in approximately 50 km ride

3)In bumper to bumper traffic the heat emanated is pretty high,but I guess this is it's characteristic

for others:There are now uneven gaps in farings on the left & right side of the tank.no reason for this is known.they weren't present during delivery.

paint quality seriously should have been better -- not two weeks into the purchase & tank area already has a dull lightening of the paint

ps:stupid radiator fan turns on only when the engine kill switch is "on" position & the fuel pump turning on whenever the switch is put on is irritating in mumbai where you need to switch off the bike every now & than

Sad to hear that so many people are facing issues.
Fortunately in my 1600+ kms, I've never faced any issues yet. *touchwood*
Hope these issues have a valid reason that could be solved easily.

OT : hey people, can anybody suggest me where to buy orbital tank pads in india???

my new tank is coming and the keiti on it is gonna be wasted after i peel it off


i wanted to try sumthing different so searched the net and found ORBITAL to be the one that satisfies my eyes!

cost of the pad is some 1k but shipping from ebay.com makes it 2k +..

so anywhere in india?

Same here. I've observed the same in mine too

Same here & happens almost all the time

Same here; but I guess that's what one can expect

Man!!! I was impressed with someone posting that 137 Kmph ODO in solo+pillion ride & wanted to show that to wifey y'day. But alas, the bike let me down very badly!!!

Without getting into much details, what happened y'day was...
Myself & wifey went for a ride to Vellore which is 120 Kms from Chennai. My initial guess was 3 hours to ride forth & back & spend half hour there. But everything shattered to pieces.
1. First the bike found hard to cross 90 Kmph mark.
2. Then on empty stretches I couldn't cross beyond 110 Kmph. Trust me it took a little while to cross from 90-110
3. Initially I thought I didn't accelerate hard; since I'd done my 1st service & crossed over 1000 Kms, I started crossing 10K RPM in every gear
4. But beyond 3rd gear, I couldn't cross 8K RPM & worst was, no matter how you accelerate, it wouldn't cross 7.5K RPM in 6th gear. So the top speed was now between 115-119 Kmph
5. After a while, the bike did 123 Kmph with great efforts, but then the engine dies during that speed.

Initially I thought it was seizure, so I engaged the clutch, but then it struck that I didn't hear any loud burst. Anyway, I pulled over & tried to start. It cranked up, but didn't start. There were no malfunction light glowing nor did the temp bar cross beyond 3 bars. We pushed the bike to a near by hotel, had cold drinks & waited for 10-15 minutes & tried starting & we couldn't. We followed the engine flooding method mentioned in owner's manual, but still it didn't start.

Then I called up the dealer, explained my situation, who in turn called up HMSI official, who calls up the nearest HMSI ASC from where I've been struck. All these happens in 10-15 minutes. However, by then I try the flooding method once again & noticed the RPM goes up to 3K RPM & that moment, I open up the throttle & be bike starts with a tappet noise grunt. After that, the bike behaved normally. We didn't have much use on the HMSI's call because the bike had started by then.

We rode back & this time, I could notice that the top speed was only 120 Kmph & the bike made it easily upto 110 Kmph. Once again, the bike revved max only upto 7.5K-8K RPM. But the exhaust note is changed for sure. After coming back, I spoke with HMSI officials & they promised to take this issue seriously. I'll give an update once this issue is identified or resolved.

^^Something is definitely wrong with your bike. You wanted to show your wife how good is this bike on highways and it did let you down, and that would have been hurting you.

Hope they find out the problem and rectify the problem permanently.

Darkknight.. I am proposing possible causes..I don't own a cbr 250 and had not been on one either. I don't have in depth knowledge of it's engine.....so take my observations ..as such ,and don't assume it to be correct.
1. The engine of cbr is unique in many ways...the crankshaft center is offset forward towards exhaust by 4 degrees to ease compression stroke downward movement...this does reduce vibes...but the engine also has a Balancer mechanism.....Any bike that has balancer is bound to have vibes problem IF the balancer is not set up properly....This may be one of the reason....apart from advanced ignition map for better FE.
2. The lunging forward on leaving throttle is because of engine breaking characteristic of any 4 stroke engine, and will happen only when RPM to gear ratio is tall..ie., it will not happen on 6 th gear at 50 Kmph but will happen at 80 or 90 Kmph.
3. This is 4 Valve per cylinder bike with a good fuel efficiency.With a leaner AFR ratio the engine will generate higher temperature, and a new bike whose internals have not worked and mated with each other, will definitely have more friction areas to smooth down.this also creates friction and heat..using 10w30 oil in our hot climate is another reason..a thicker oil like 20w40 will reduce this heating.

The Liquid Cooled engines have heat sensors which help keep the engine temperature nearly 80 to 85 C.The circuit Actuation bypasses ignition switch so that if the radiator motor is switched on and we switch off the ignition the cooling by runing of the fan must and will continue.Not an issue.
In Injected engines the pressure required for the injector to spray a fine mist of petrol requires high pressure, which is developed by the fuel pump. so every time the ignition is switched on the pump will work and ensures that adequate pressure is maintained..

I booked there when i saw first ad in TV during world cup cricket matches. It was in April I booked. I think Silver ABS is the fist booking there on my name, but Silver Standard someone booked before me. I don't remember my booking number.

Actually i booked in two places, one in Haiku and another at Dream honda.

Sorry to hear that mate. But are ya facing this issue only after the first service ? Did ya ever try to do a punch speed test during the initial run ? Or ya never did ? If so did it cross the 130's ? Cause it has to :O

J) my exact booking number. Last week got a call from Dream Honda and they told me that Silver ABS would take a quite long time, if you were okay to RED ABS we could give allot to you .

Reason is below:

One NRI (Thailand citizen) has booked Red ABS at Dream Honda and he has gone back to Thailand due to Visa problem and would not come back to India until at least 3 months. So they offered his bike to me as they have not received even one Silver color bike as of now.

My decision
I gave a lot of thought and enquired all other showrooms in Bangalore and other cities about Silver color. Except Haiku (received 2 Silver Standard) no one has received Silver colors as of now. I decided that I would not get Silver color within 4 months of time and opted for RED ABD J

You can call me @9880250499. BTW, provide your mobile number.