that's real sexy dude!!

No quote in our manual says what grade we are using.
And both DOT3 and DOT4 comes in colours and as transparent too.
So, it is difficult to distinguish them mostly, and moreover, hard to
find what's in stock.

Information from web is that, DOT3/4 should not be mixed with DOT5 but,
3 and 4 could be mixed and there's no major threat to performance. I came
to know all these, after I filled with DOT4 without draining the previous fluid.
Moreover., draining involves complete flushing the calipers and all.
Its a tedious job for a DIY.

So, you can either drain the cylinder and fill with DOT4 or you can fill in with the
leftover fluid. If you are going to drain it completely and fill again., lots of care
should be taken not to leave any air bubbles in the system, as it seriously
affects the performance. Keeping that in mind, I would suggest you to just
add DOT4 to the remaining fluid., unless you are so sure that you could drain the
air completely.

P.S. Brake fluids are Moisture loving fluids. Use only fresh containers and try
not to keep unused fluid in container for future use, as it would probably become
useless. So, try to source small containers.

Brake fluids eat paint too. Be careful!!

This link helped me a lot.
Here, DOT3 is initially present in pink color and I opened our cylinder to find ours is colorless.
So, I thought it is DOT4 and I just added more DOT4 to it and done.
But, I googled it later only to find that DOT3 also comes colorless
and I still run on the same mixed (probably) brake fluids.
Almost 4 months, and no notable change.

hye,
What makes ya'l think we have DOT3 in our bikes ? the reason you may not have felt a change is because our bikes come from the factory with DOT4. You are right in saying that DOT3 and DOT4 come in all colors, but in India, if you look around your local market, DOT3 is usually red and DOT4 is usually colourless. In the international market the fluid can be any color. This is something I only learned when I intentionally went around looking for DOT3 and DOT4 fluid. Why is it so, I dont know, but a possible explanation is that it something the Indian companies adhere to make it easier to distinguish between.

If you are changing the fluid because you feel the brakes are spongy (I do feel the front brake is spongy and doesnt offer that much breaking feel), it is because Honda brakes are designed as such. Honda designs the bikes so that its an easy transition from drum brakes. I have tried the brakes of bikes across the Honda range thanks to the SVC, and this is true. My advice would be, if you want to improve breaking feel, change to steel braided brake lines. I am trying to source these myself, as far as I have seen, the CBR250R's should be a direct fit (non ABS), still looking around though. If any one has tried this, please do comment ! And if you do have any evidence that the break fluid is DOT3 then do share it here!

Thanks for the help! I still need to buy the fluid. Im looking to do it on Sunday only.
Ya i googled about this. The brake fluid is really hating paints. Get to a lot of precautions first.

Thanks for so much info. Actually I saw a video in youtube Source: Motorcycle Brake Bleeding Procedure from Sportbiketrackgear.com - YouTube

And the bold part in your quote is very much true. Actually my front discs are really good. They have that pinch braking effect. Its the rear which is spongy. The bike feels as if its not braking at all. Since I rely mostly on fronts, the fluid is almost empty. The SVC idiots never fill them even after saying to them. The rear fluid have never crossed the level which I saw way back in August.
Ill see whether I can do it here or ill do it in my native.

Hi Friends, i got my Baby Cbr registered today...

I will be riding to kerla from chennai on Monday... My doubt is abt servicing, my journey will be around 900 Kms, but honda says first service should be done in 500-750 Kms, when i reach kerla my odo will be around 950 kms. Am I eligible for the first service if i cross the 750 km mark..

No!

This will have 2 adverse effects.

1. You won't be able to claim warranty in future as you overshot the service interval. (200+ kms is a huge margin)
2. You'll screw up your running in process. (why carry metal shavings and filings till ~1k kms?)

If it's urgent/mandatory that you must ride to Kerala, I'd suggest to get it serviced mid way.

Ohhh , is that ok if i service my vehicle around around 250 Km on ODO...

Note: service interval is 500 - 750 OR 15- 30 days which ever is earlier (mine already 12 days older)

Yea it's ok to service at 250km... Actually it's better because most Run-in gets over by 250km.. So replacing oil and oil filter at 250 is good...

Cheers

Yes. It's in fact good to do so at 250-300 km mark. You get rid of most metal parts/left overs in the engine and then you can continue the run in with a calm mind.

does honda (service centre ) allows for first service in 12th day itself

You'll leave on Monday right? It gives you the weekend in between. Ride for 150 odd kms in these days and give it for service Monday morning.
Else, if you plan to leave Chennai early morning, then you don't have much options. Yes, you can give it on the 2nd day itself, but not late!

Just tell them that you'll be doing a 1000 km trip on Sunday and hence you need the service (and hence you save your warranty as well).

I will give for service tomorrow, i will drive as much as possible today itself...

Thanks a lot for ur reply.....

After reading this i checked the manual.... actually it is not 500-750... it is 750-1000 or 15 to 30 days. which ever is earlier.
now my doubt is that if my odo shows around 750km but 35 or 40 days over by the time i take it to service center. will they do first service..? will it affect anything because of the 10 days delay in first service ?

No in most cases except if you have good rapport with the SVC folk. Not worth risking it.

The way the SVC people look at it is, whichever comes first. So if you have done 750-1000km in 15 days or 400km in 30 days, its due for service either way.

Im going to topup the brake fluid with DOT3 itself. Im getting TVS brake oil only here. So is it ok to fill with this fluid itself?