Don't worry. One such mistake would not harm the O-ring. Neither will it void the warranty. But do remember not to repeat it.

Buy a '7 nos' allen key wrench. Most of the bolts on the fairing are of that size only. Or buy a set. It would be helpful later. Then fasten the bolts yourself.

Also, the fairing has plastic lock (white in color) fasteners. See if you may have dropped a lock or two at 1) Where the side panel overlaps the headlight assembly 2) Behind the side panel and 3) Near the under-cowl.

Inspect, and then fasten the bolts. No issues.

After the first service, I am practicing keeping it between 5.5-6k on the sixth i.e. 85-96 kmph. Also giving bursts in each gear at times. The highest on the burst I have gone is 120.

Increase gradually, after 1500, to 6-7k and then after 2000, start redlining. At least thats what i will do

He must have meant engine oils which is generally preferred by local mechanics to apply on the chain.

Ideally one should take the vehicle to ASC for servicing during the entire warranty period (2 yrs if I'm not wrong). So there might be a question as how the vehicle's chain was lubricated without ASC's knowledge.

So if Ajay accpets its from an external mechanic or he did it by himself, that would void the warranty. And not to mention, these ASC & manufacturers try to void the warranty at drop of a hat

What he can do is clean the chain and spray lube with the Motul chain lube. And obviously shouldn't tell them that he had put oil on it

Ever since I have seen the CBR in flesh at the showroom, there has been one question that was left unanswered. I thought there was still a lot of time before anybody could put it to the test given the conditions needed. But thanks to the early rains, can any CBR owner who has ridden the bike in the rain respond to my query?

I have noticed that the mudguard on the rear tyre of the CBR is very high. In comparison to all the bikes, I have seen in flesh so far or have driven, this design of the mudguard is the farthest from the ground. So my query is, How well does it do its job? in two scenarios.

1. The tyre obviously being as huge as it is, I suspect the dirt and rain water that it lifts and splashes is also quite substantial. So, when I ride on the road, am i going to be followed and beaten up by a person trailing me for ruining his clothes?

2. On my pulsar 200, I have noticed that sometimes,if not always, the dirt would be splashed so much so that it would land on the back side of my jacket, me being the rider. How does CBR handle this?

Although whatever be the answer, it is no deal breaker, but still I will atleast know that I will always have to carry my jacket if its just stopped raining

What you can do Ajay now is to go for a Motul Chain clean and chain lube. Wipe out the engine oil using chain clean and try a slow rubbing with any soft cloth. Then apply chain lube generously. This would solve the issue and SVC guys wont able to make out the blunder happened before.

Needless to say, that is an apt way to respect the engine's wants for the initial run in.

Usually i find here in Yamaha SVC they rarely use Motul Chain lube usually they use some SAE 140 or some other oil to lube the chain and for my bike i used to put the chain oil by myself coz even when they put the oil during servicing the oil in chain won't last for(read another 3K kilometers) and i didn't received any complaint from the SVC on the warranty part either. Sorry may be still i am not clear on that part.

But needless to say, u broke my engines "smooth run in process" by doing a 127,double riding at 8K RPM!..lol

I think the servicing interval after first service is 6K rite? so this different oil lasts for another 6K or do we need to take the bike to SVC in between to put the chain oil? Does Honda sell the chain oil which we can buy? or does Honda say any lubing interval for the chain?
Sorry guys don't kill me does i sound like an &^%*&%?

That was an occasional burst and you'd already done 500+ kms. The 127km/hr was only for 10-15 secs. If that bothers you, you can take my new one but the issue would be how to get the ABS thing transferred to your system.

Occasional short bursts will not harm the engine's run-In procedure rather it will help to settle the rings piston holds. Atleast to me it works in a positive way right from my splendor to 220 Fi till 135 5 speed.

As in, anything wrong with the bike should be taken to the ASC and being a Sunday, I decided to apply usual chain oil, thought might not affect much, but now after reading owners telling that all are getting lubed and it is not exactly dry chain, i feel I did a wrong thing.
No, the mechanic showed me, the bottle, it was a chain oil.
Motul Chain clean and Chain Lube are two different products right? From Motul? Can we get to buy them in any shop in Bangalore?


You better ask VijayDutt, he was riding it for a long time in the rain day before yesterday. Maybe he can answer this.

1st Service Cost

Gave my bike today for the 1st Service. 560 Kms on ODO Service was due on 5th June so gave it today as i had booked an appointment at Om Sai Kandivali. I was given an estimate of 360/- for the OIL change and complete service. I have heard the oil change costs about 650/- so i am curious if these guys are using the right oil for the engine. I even asked if the Oil filter will be changed as it is mentioned in the booklet. I was told Oil filter is not available as yet. Would like to know your experiences.