Sisir. Sad to hear about your bad experience. It seems that the showroom guys gave you bad instructions; wish you had checked forums and reviews first. Past is past though. Maybe you can show the bike to some good service centre and get some sound advice.

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I am getting my honda cbr 150r tomorrow, really excited about it! Any tips on do's and dont's so as to get he max performance from the bike!

Hello everyone, I recently joined this forum. I'm reeeeeeeeally sad with my bike. I bought my CBR 150r on 11th April 2014. This is my first bike and the bike on which i learnt to ride properly. I didn't know anything about break in period of bikes. I did what i was told. The showroom guys, on the day of getting the bike, told me to not ride above 50kmph till first service. I never went above 50 but i changed gears too early. I up shifted at 4000RPM in each gear. And shifted all the way to 6th gear maintaining 50kmph speed. Now after first service(May 10th), slowly my bike started getting engine vibrations. Anyone who rode my bike told me that my bike was in very bad condition. Every time i hear that, I feel like everything's over. I started reaching 70kmph but shifted gear too early. Now my bike is in verrrrry bad condition, even after taking care of it(I know i shouldn't have shifted gears early and i should have ridden little more faster. But i was just taking care of it.). Now i don't know what to do. When i ride my bike i feel vibrations(very bad) on my fist and gear shifting is rough(Realized that after riding my friends r15). Yesterday my friend rode my bike and told me its really bad. What can i do to get my smooth engine back? Is there anything that can be done? Is my bike a complete waste now? Please help me! I need my new smooth bike back. Second service is on 8th August 2014. Help me pleasse.

Also i've been using leaded petrol the whole time(Done 1700 kilometers). Did that cause the problem? And also if i wanna switch to shell super, what are the steps? Like should i first empty the tank and then fill with shell or can i just fill it up with shell super along with leftover of the normal petrol i use now?
Some one please give me a good comforting answer and help me!

Hello Guys...

I am a CB Trigger owner but have some concerns related with Honda as well as my bike. Need your opinion on it.

Got second servicing done of my bike @ 3700 kms.
Mileage and engine refinement wise bike is going great. I get around 48-49 kmpl in City.

But since last servicing, I can feel that one thing has changed with my bike and I don't know whether it is good or bad.
My bike's handle bar weighs up as I gain speed. It will be become so heavy that bike will not allow me to leave the lane too easily.
But I am able to maneuver the bike very well through the traffic and at slow speeds.
I am confused, whether it is a problem or a good thing? But for sure it was not the case before the servicing.

Does second servicing include any sort of handle bar tuning??

I am quite irritated with Honda guys by now.
First I had to chase them to get my petrol tank under warranty. Finally done with that.
But while fitting it they have screwed something with fuel gauge float inside the tank.
They are not able to figure it out in 2 visits, going to visit for third time this weekend.
Now this handle bar issue popped up.
It has been just 3.5 months of ownership and these are the concerns I have to deal with.

Honda: sach kar denge sapne, sirf apne!!

Hello everyone! I currently own an R15 V2, and have been using it for the past one year, although, i have only done around 3700 kms. Before getting this bike, i was a bit worried about the wrist and back pain. Everybody said, that i would be able to adapt to it, as kilometers pile on. It did get better with time, and i hardly used to feel any pain. I use the bike, mainly for commuting to my college. Before booking the R15, i did take a test ride of the CBR, Went with the R15, mainly because of the more usable low and mid-range torque.


Thanks in advance!

Hello everyone! I currently own an R15 V2, and have been using it for the past one year, although, i have only done around 3700 kms. Before getting this bike, i was a bit worried about the wrist and back pain. Everybody said, that i would be able to adapt to it, as kilometers pile on. It did get better with time, and i hardly used to feel any pain. I use the bike, mainly for commuting to my college. The route to my college, is a mix of freeway, and city traffic. Since the past couple of months, a long stretch of the route has become very chaotic, due to the construction of a flyover. The traffic is stop-and-go, and is very very slow. I can hardly shift to the second gear. Due to this, i am having a lot of back, and wrist pain. Therefore, was seriously thinking of selling the R15, and getting the CBR150R. Before booking the R15, i did take a test ride of the CBR, Went with the R15, mainly because of the more usable low and mid-range torque.

Before deciding further, i wanted to clear some of the doubts.

1) Is the low-end of the CBR, too sluggish? Do i always need to stay in first gear, in moderate traffic conditions?

2) At what RPMs, do i need to shift, to the second, third, and fourth gears, so that i don't end up lugging the engine?

3) As the engine is so free and high revving, will it be as durable as the R15's engine (considering the amount of stress, the components are exposed to)? I know that it is a Honda, and that the engineers there, are no fools, but blown seals and broken connecting rods, are common to high revving engines. Anybody here, who has had to replace the engine head gaskets, or oil seals? Anybody here, who has covered more than 20k kms?

4) Are the spare parts of the CBR, much more expensive than the R15?

Has anybody here, switched from an R15, to the CBR?

Please help!

Thanks in advance!

Guys a problem..,
Need your help desperately..

I changed my engine oil to Motul 300V 10W40 a couple of days back.
Now, my bike is getting heated abruptly., and I mean it.

The right side crank case cover is becoming too hot to even touch it for a sec after some 10 kms ride in early morning 5 45 AM in Bangalore.
The left side crank case cover is also heating up but not that bad.

Do you all too face the same problem of difference in heat of two sides?

And, my radiator fins have been damaged pretty bad. I just noticed them.
Can that be a reason?

If so, then my radiator fan should be running right, But it is not!?!

And also, the heat bar is not going beyond 3 bars.

I was about to ride to Sagar, Karnataka!
Think I need to abort!

Guys a problem..,
Need your help desperately..

I changed my engine oil to Motul 300V 10W40 a couple of days back.
Now, my bike is getting heated abruptly., and I mean it.

The right side crank case cover is becoming too hot to even touch it for a sec after some 10 kms ride in early morning 5 45 AM in Bangalore.
The left side crank case cover is also heating up but not that bad.

Do you all too face the same problem of difference in heat of two sides?

And, my radiator fins have been damaged pretty bad. I just noticed them.
Can that be a reason?

If so, then my radiator fan should be running right, But it is not!?!

And also, the heat bar is not going beyond 3 bars.

I was about to ride to Sagar, Karnataka!
Think I need to abort!

Im using the 10W xx oil(I forgot the xx value). The 10 grade is not suitable in city riding. My pants feel the heat from both sides. Also there are a lot of vibes in the gearshift area. Even Im readying my trip next week. Need to change oil soon.

Contrary to what you think, it's not the 10 grade that matters, but the xx grade. If its 10W40/10W50, it might be too viscous for city riding, which is generally low rpm riding, which might not heat the oil enough for perfect lubrication, causing heating up and vibrations.

The 10 merely states that the engine can be cold started from around 10℃ easily.

The stock Honda FS oil is 10W30. Which is suitable for city riding, but not long distance touring, as it's gets too hot when ridden hard for a long period, cause engine harshness.

Hope this helps!