Re: Honda CBR 250R


Hi Mate,

although i don't own a CBR 250R, i had the privilege of riding one on highway with Michelin Pilot Street radial tyres doing duty..

A few things i observed while riding that vehicle:

* On cornering the flickability is just one notch lesser than stock. I guess that can be attributed to the slight change in the shape and profile compared to stock Contigos. Not a major trade off though!! It actually inspires confidence to enter a corner with a considerable amount of speed.

* Being a sticky tyre, personally i have my reservations about its performance on wet surface but the owner has responded with a positive feedback on the same. Even at the higher 90s and 100s, apparently it performed really well.

* Sticks like a leech!! So during summers or places with hotter ambient temps this tyre will give you more grip. My guess is with a slightly higher rolling resistance the FE may come down by 1 - 2 kmpl. But in the name of safety not a bad thing.

* May last lesser: say roughly 15k kms max due to the sticky nature.

* Costs slightly on the higher side in comparison to the stock tyres.

A video link explaining about the difference between bias and radial type tyres:



UPDATED:

* Michelin Pilot Street radial is an "H" rated tyre with speed ratings of upto 210 kmph. Front profile is 100/70-17 and the rear is 140-70-17, same as stock tyres for Honda CBR 250R. The whole set will cost you around 8-10k and will last approx 12-15k kms. This tyre offers brilliant grip on dry surface and sticks like anything! I am sharing some images below of the same:



Pic 1: Note the threads.



Pic 2: Michelin Pilot Street rear tyre.



Pic 3: rear tyre profile.



Pic 4: Sticker indicating load bearing capacity and speed limits.

* Michelin Pilot Sporty is "P" rated tire with speeds upto 150 kmph. Profile: Front is 100-80-17 and rear is 140/70/17. The front tire will have slight amount of height but it will ensure more distance between pot hole riddled roads and the mag wheel alloys and will provide better protection to the same. Since, CBR registers speed differently compared to other vehicles and doesn't have a speedo sensor on the wheel, it should not increase speedo error by a huge margin. The whole set will cost you around 5.5k - 6k max. As a cheaper option, for riders who will never go beyond 150 kmph, this seems to be a viable replacement against the crappy stock Contigos. Sharing some images of the same:



Pic 5: Michelin pilot Sporty front tyre with profile 100/80-17. Note the center patch design for channeling water. Should offer better grip on wet surface. Only for on road application.



Pic 6: Michelin Pilot Sporty rear tyre profile: 140/70-17. Medium soft compound so should last pretty much as Contigos. Will offer better handling characteristics than Contigos.

I personally feel, from ownership point of view the Michelin pilot Sporty is a better option unless the rider is into high speed runs on the highway. This tyre will offer a balance of both worlds, decent grip and wet road performance.


You may look at Pilot Street Radial:
findTyre - motorcycle.michelin.in

or

Pilot Sporty:
findTyre - motorcycle.michelin.in

Hope this helps

Cheers,

Re: Honda CBR 250R : CBR rim/wheel paint

If you are going for golden, its better if you paint both the wheels as, there is Golden no where to complement the rear wheel. And front mudguard to White/Black( Red wont look great with Gold ). If you are thinking for two different colours, Front Black and rear Blue might do. Strict no to other colours.

Re: Honda CBR 250R : CBR rim/wheel paint

May I suggest metallic black wheels (not too shiny- shiny). With HRC colored rim tapes.

Wheels like this race-spec 250R below. (btw Black mud-guard would be perfect too!)

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I have done more than 1k kms with Michelins Pilot sporty(both front and rear) and mannnnnnnn....its awesome. I feel more confident in the corners now. Also got a chance to test panic braking at around 80 kmph(saw the speed was 69kmph after braking), the rear slided but was controllable. Had it been Contigo's I wud have slided as Hrithik did in KNPH. Also, i feel the bike picks up speed quicker...may be because the tires might have been lighter than Contigos. I just love the Michelins.

PS : I ran 17000 kms with contgos before changing to Michelins.

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@..
theironhorse99

Was thinking of making some photoshop version but didn't get the time on weekends. Finally managed to start doing it 20mins back.
Here you go with Black and Golden alloy.




Probably I can give you more detailed image if you supply me some images of your ride.

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black looks cool and gives the ride more heavier look. Also golden looks cool.

This is what I had in mind.. exact same color for rear..




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^^ golden looks great

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IMO go with black for both alloys. CBR is not that much of sporty looking bike to suite this kind of colors.

Re: Honda CBR 250R : CBR rim/wheel paint

Hi Friends,

I was away from motorcycles and forums for a considerable time after mid-February and now I am Back nice to see some new faces and all the familiar ones

The beauty had been under wraps all the while. She has been revived to her youth now, after a minor surgery to replace a worn out cam (pic below) and a recalibration and replacement of shims.
The previous shim-replacement was a failure, resulting in a rough engine and loss of power. Now after the fresh job, the bike feels quite eager at lower RPMs and has smoothened out a but, though it's still not smooth-as-new.



Meanwhile, she's also getting a cosmetic makeover this Sunday, with all the Silver accents getting changed to Black. Will post the pics once the mods are done.

Re: Honda CBR 250R : CBR rim/wheel paint

Are you going to color or change those silver parts ? What will be the cost and from where you are going to do this mod ?

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Hello guys,i need a small help here.One of my friend crashed his CBR 250 last week,unfortunately the bike was new,8 days new to be precise.At Es Ell Honda,Dehradun,the showroom people said he must pay for new rim as it cant be covered under warranty.And they billed him 5000INR for just front rim change,I think this price is too much for JUST ALLOY REPLACEMENT.Can someone give me approaximate price of the rim?
Thanks in Advance.




TWO WHEELS MOVE THE SOUL,FOUR WHEELS PAY THE TOLL.

Re: Honda CBR 250R : CBR rim/wheel paint

I had a crash in Feb and certain fairing parts need a change....so just made use of the opportunity to replace the silver parts. Basically, the mod I have planned is this:

Re: Honda CBR 250R : CBR rim/wheel paint

Along with these also paint exhaust muffler to black or change with 2013 black one.

BTW how did your bike crashed ?

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Everything is supposed to be covered under warranty. Tell those guys you will file a case under consumer court for fraudlant activities.

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Warranty and insurance are two different things.. it would be covered under insurance.

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