Are your problems fixed or do you at least have an idea of the root cause?
Me being a prospective CBR buyer, your & darknight's problem are scaring me.

yes correct (1st service) -- as I mentioned earlier that I changed oil + oil filter at 500 kms -- you by mistake quoted my statement as abhiwar's

for top end I will check after 2 more days or riding since I do around 150 kms in a day

There is a speed error in every bike and it varies a lot. If one is showing 110 compared to 120km/hr at a specific RPM, there is a very good chance that the error is less in case of the former figure. This is quite apparent and most of the guys are very much aware of the same. And if the FE is showing much above or below the specified figure in manual, it surely means there is something fishy with your machine.

The only issue that I've with mine is the rubber part in the left footrest peeling off.
Noticed it today.

I fear the front license plate would hit the front mud gaurd under hard front compression as i see only few mm gap under static manual compression. Has anyone tried poping a wheelie and put back hardly or ran into potholes hardly? if so does it touches the mud gaurd?

Yet another footpeg case. I'm gonna get full alluminium pegs once they are listed in ebay.com or any other automobile sites before things get worse.

THUDD sound is common in CBRs I guess, All 3 CBRs around me have this sound. This happens only when the engine is at low revs, Once I downshifted when RPM was at 3.5k and everything was fine. After first service that THUDD sound decreased. Even gear shifts were butter smooth.

@ youngking : My plate touches the mud guard under hard braking. I'm planning to chopoff some 20mm from the bottom part of the number plate.

Keeping all the issues i've been reading about regarding engine shutdown, top speed not reachable, loud engine, over ehating engine, etc etc, I was confused whether I made the right decision by buying the CBR as this is the first bike I got from the money I earned from my first job (current job ). So decided to test it's top speed, stability at that speeds, braking and few other possible doubts I had in mind.

I hit the expressway after work at 3 AM. Empty strech , I was all gearedup except knee pads. Warmed up my engine (3 bars on the temp guage), Was doing some 70-75 kmph in fifth gear and then gave full throttle, shifted to sixth at 8.5k rpm, had to crouch cause of the wind, and with in few seconda I was able to do 146 kmph. I was almost nearing a junction so trusting the ABS, slammed both the brakes and DAMN!!! I could feel some real G force!! Bike controlled amazingly, ( the sensation/feeling/feedback you get at the levers at this speed is terrifying). I was at 10 kmph with in no time. I'm lovin the ABS. The bike was handling like a charm even at 140 kmph. Not many vibes were there. I was more than satisfied withthe performance compared to my 220 at 120+ speeds.

After the speed run, I eased out with a huge smile on my face, I was cruising at 70 kmph and the bike was all calm, pleasant and very peaceful. I'm lovin this bike more and more after this run!

@aargee bro! I will be there at madras by sunday! Since ya said few posts back that you didnt have a vehicle to compare and stuff! I will let ya do that with mine. So you can really get an idea about the issues you are facing!

And, To be frank, CBR's quality isn't that top notch! Something is missing and Its looks like a rush cooked meal!

@thefastestindian I also found the footpeg's quality worse! And like everybody else. The mirrors are loose in my CBR too Doh!

But comparing with the test drive vehicle I drove, I find the present batch CBR's quality better!

Issue not identified yet, so problem not resolved. It might be fixed by this weekend. But don't conclude anything based on our experiences. There're some good C250R's without any issues too.

No, I'm not talking anything w.r.t speedo errors. FE showing much high, there could be a reason. During run in, I was maintaining speed & riding at constant gear. You cannot even imagine, I used to maintain varying speeds between 5-6K RPM for over 50+ kms. During the last leg of run-in I was riding 75+ Kms in the same gear & almost no braking.

Appreciate you help. Tks a lot. But let me see if I can get my vehicle in hand before that, its going to workshop & I hopefully assume it might be fixed by this weekend.

Certainly it is rush cooked meal. But, its only with some vehicles things have gone bad. Others are good.

My mirrors are still rock steady, I'd be completing 1200 Kms today. Can you believe this?

- After a ride, I park the vehicle in garage
- Use engine (ON) kill switch to stop engine
- Then take out key
- Use engine kill switch (OFF)
- Now turn on the key & notice the fan to be running
What I ideally do is, keep the fan running until it stop automatically (like we do in cars)
Y'day I saw the HMSI engineer switch OFF the engine even when the fan is running. When asked, he says its perfect & it can be done. WTH!!!
Who's right? Obviously HMSI engineer knows more, but, what do you guys follow?

switch on engine and let the coolant circulate and cool off till the fan cuts out- that is the correct way- most of these so called engineers dont know a **** - the chap I called to find out if they stocked a paddock- didnt know what that was and only after I explained what it looks like and what it is used for did it ring a bell!!!

Do we really need to do this??? I am using cars for past 7years and never did,heard or seen anyone doing it. And never with my cbr too.. I just switch it off.. Wont it drain the battery?? If the radiator fan is ON, does it keeps circulating the coolant through the engine or just cools the coolant in the radiator at that time (when the engine is OFF)???

You are correct ,unless the engine is running the coolant will not circulate and only the radiator is cooled..yes it is essential to wait till the engine cools and so the bike or car should be kept IDLING TILL the radiator fan switches off.

Finally I drove my CBR, 30kms in NH, Its fast. But you will never know that. Its damn stable. At 6th gear, 5k RPM it touches 70's! And at 7K around some 108 something. And that's the max I reached and didn't wanna go no more. If I can do the math right the vehicle can do 130's I presume ? At 8~9k rpm ? Is this the normal speed attainable during the break in ? And no I wasn't ripping it. I was just doing slow speeds and some burst speeds at time. Is that okay for breaking in ? Or I have to maintain only constant rates ?

@aargee, Its cool bro. Hope it comes early!

from Survey complete list all delhi ppl got their cbr delivered only one canciled.

and most of the booking is in Bangalore and maximum r for C-ABS.
and in delhi there r most of the Standard models of cbr..

why so ??

any idea about it.
is that like delhi ppl will ride their bikes in city thats why Standard model and in Bangalore they have to use highways mostly is that the reason..?

I see there is nothing to worry about it.
When you turned engine back to ON, temperature sensor must have detected higher temperature, causing fan to start.
I think there is no need to keep the ignition ON till fan stops by itself.
Since you are not riding bike anymore, engine will slowly cool down to ambient temperature by itself.

However cooling will happen slower as air cooled engine has fins on its outer walls which help it cool faster than a liquid cooled engine in such case.
Also, since coolant pump is no more circulating the coolant inside, hot coolant may never make it to the radiator to cool down efficiently.
This may create problem?

What the owners of R15 have to say about this?
Also refer to owner's manual to have a peace of mind.

May be because it rains almost everyday in bangalore creating dangerous wet patches more frequently.
I think, it is more of statistic than a trend.