Re: Honda CBR 150 R

Hey guys,
I am planning on changing the rear tyre of my 150R in the next few days before making a short weekend tour to Nashik this Friday. Being a cornering junkie, I am considering the Michelin Pilot Street Radial as I have heard a lot of good feedback of the tyre. I have 2 questions and need answers ASAP :-
1) A Michelin dealer has quoted around 5k INR for the PSR. Any other (read better) tyres I should look into? I don't mind spending an extra 1-2k INR if the rubber justifies the difference in price!
2) I have been using a Ceat Zoom 140mm tyre until now. Should I shift down to 130mm or is 140mm okay? Is there noticeable difference in ride quality, mileage, etc. of the 150R due to this 10mm difference in width? Please advise!

Re: Honda CBR 150 R

[QUOTE=Ajmal Basheer;1228214]Hi Manu,

I have this problem. I also spoke to service center, they have no clue as to what is causing this problem. I feel 2 possibilities.

Like chans02 stated, it could be problem with the head bearings. I used to keep my bike exposed to sun and rain for the first 1 or 2 years of owning her and at that time I did notice a stiffness in turning the handle bar left and right. From center position if you move the handle towards right, first it is tight, once you turn it significantly then it goes smoothly to the maximum limit to the right, same way to the left as well. There is an initial stiffness when you start turning from center position and once you turn a bit, then it goes smoothly. But that does not explain why this swivelling happens when braking. That is why I feel there is another reason(atleast in my case).

Even though I had this stiff head problem, I never noticed a swivelling problem. It all became noticeable only after I changed the oil and oil seal of the front shock(right) absorbers. Initially when I got the bike I used ride with the same pace as I came until I reach a speed breaker and then I slam the front and rear breaks and a part of the speed is actually reduced by the impact of the front tyre on the upper inclination of the speed breaker. But that is also pressing the front shock absorbers to the maximum. Within a few weeks of doing this, the right front shock oil started leaking. The oil used to spill on to the front disc breaks and the front brakes were useless during that time as the oil will make the callipers slip. Finally I took bike to service center and got the front(right) fork oil seal replaced and filled new oil. Now as I understand the fork oil is a kind of oil that is compressible. I fixed only the right fork. The left fork had no damage so did not open it at all. I am guessing the service guy might have filled a slightly different oil or maybe the amount of oil he poured might be slightly different from the left fork. So when the front shocks compress, the oil is compressed unevenly when comparing left fork compression and right fork compression. So that would be wobbling I experience. Also, in my case the wobbling is minor when doing hard breaking but it is very severe if I go through a gutter. The bike will wobble left right for at least 3 times before I can make it come back to steady. Now I am used to it, I haven't bothered to fix it, the service people will waste my time, my money and my bike if I give for repairing things which they cannot the fault of.

Manu I am not sure if you ever had to change the fork oil, but I am sharing my thoughts here so if someone else had the same issue and knows a solution, please share it here....

Thats a loads of information. .. I had serviced the bike yesterday. . They had tightened the stearing head bolt and chain... with this wobbling is almost nill now. .
Thanks by the way..


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Re: Honda CBR 150 R

Hi Manu,

I have this problem. I also spoke to service center, they have no clue as to what is causing this problem. I feel 2 possibilities.

Like chans02 stated, it could be problem with the head bearings. I used to keep my bike exposed to sun and rain for the first 1 or 2 years of owning her and at that time I did notice a stiffness in turning the handle bar left and right. From center position if you move the handle towards right, first it is tight, once you turn it significantly then it goes smoothly to the maximum limit to the right, same way to the left as well. There is an initial stiffness when you start turning from center position and once you turn a bit, then it goes smoothly. But that does not explain why this swivelling happens when braking. That is why I feel there is another reason(atleast in my case).

Even though I had this stiff head problem, I never noticed a swivelling problem. It all became noticeable only after I changed the oil and oil seal of the front shock(right) absorbers. Initially when I got the bike I used ride with the same pace as I came until I reach a speed breaker and then I slam the front and rear breaks and a part of the speed is actually reduced by the impact of the front tyre on the upper inclination of the speed breaker. But that is also pressing the front shock absorbers to the maximum. Within a few weeks of doing this, the right front shock oil started leaking. The oil used to spill on to the front disc breaks and the front brakes were useless during that time as the oil will make the callipers slip. Finally I took bike to service center and got the front(right) fork oil seal replaced and filled new oil. Now as I understand the fork oil is a kind of oil that is compressible. I fixed only the right fork. The left fork had no damage so did not open it at all. I am guessing the service guy might have filled a slightly different oil or maybe the amount of oil he poured might be slightly different from the left fork. So when the front shocks compress, the oil is compressed unevenly when comparing left fork compression and right fork compression. So that would be wobbling I experience. Also, in my case the wobbling is minor when doing hard breaking but it is very severe if I go through a gutter. The bike will wobble left right for at least 3 times before I can make it come back to steady. Now I am used to it, I haven't bothered to fix it, the service people will waste my time, my money and my bike if I give for repairing things which they cannot the fault of.

Manu I am not sure if you ever had to change the fork oil, but I am sharing my thoughts here so if someone else had the same issue and knows a solution, please share it here....

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My bike had this problem. All of a sudden everything electric stopped working except starter motor and spark plug. Anything required for the bike to run was running. Other than that, horn, dials, lights everything was gone. I did not notice the radiator fan though but I was mid way of a long trip so did not care to cancel the trip and we continued. My pillion and I bought a small pocket torch and stuck it to the back of the bike using cello tape and my pillion held a bright led flashlight over my shoulder. But I was riding using the light of the street lamps as it was a highway. Anyways after the trip I went to the service center and they found the problem was with a relay. It cost me 300 rupees to get it changed. That's all.

Re: Honda CBR 150 R

Is the chain properly lubricated?

Re: Honda CBR 150 R

Hi guys how are you all doing?
Just facing an issue lately sometimes i get loud noise like khar-khar-khar from the chain drive when i press clutch and hold while braking or changing gears. The chain drive is new and also got it tight but the problem persists.
I hope someone can help me out here.

Re: Honda CBR 150 R

Hai... im also having the same problem. .. bike wobbles during breaking. Im also having some problems with the rear break. . ASC technician says break pad is ok but bike will stop 5-10 mts after applying break. .. front break is perfectly fine. .. any solutions please

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Re: Honda CBR 150 R

Will look into that, thanks!

Re: Honda CBR 150 R

Kindly check your steering head bearings. It's mostly likely the root cause of the problem.
Second best thing to check is tyres.
Have seen few similar issues with ninja 300 and changing the bearings resolved the issue.

Re: Honda CBR 150 R

Kindly check your steering head bearings. It's mostly likely the root cause of the problem.
Second best thing to check is tyres.
Have seen few similar issues with ninja 300 and changing the bearings resolved the issue.

Re: Honda CBR 150 R

I have noticed that when I let go of the handlebars at around 70-80kmph on a straight, they start wobbling (like in very minor tank slapper motions). This never happened till around 20k kms on the odo, the bike was rock steady on straights. The issue seems to have started recently (since around 22-23k kms). Have tested it on a variety of roads, but the results were the same. I checked the tyre pressure and looked for punctures but there are no such niggles with the bike.
I'd like to clarify beforehand, that my problem is NOT that it is risky to leave the handlebars at 70-80 kmph because of the vibrations. We aren't supposed to do that anyway. I want to know what has gone wrong, because I feel this is affecting the stability of my ride as well, which could have severe consequences if I end up in the wrong place at the wrong time, and I wish to get her back to her original state ASAP. Please advise!

Re: Honda CBR 150 R

Hey Guys... How is everyone! I am facing a problem in my baby blade... It is swirling left and right while running... It doesn't happen all the time but once i apply (even not so hard) brakes... The bike starts to swivel left n right ... Doesn't remain straight! Gotta put a lot of effort to keep it straight...!! Yesterday I showed it to the ASC people, they said they couldn't detect the problem, even though I explained it to them in a detailed manner... They test rode it n still couldn't figure out... What could be the problem guys.? Does anyone else happen to ever suffer with this problem? Need a solution guys

Re: Honda CBR 150 R

Hello everyone. I'm new to CBR150. It's been 20 days since I got her and I clocked 2 major long drives, stretching 300 km each. I've clocked speeds 120+ in a smooth acceleration pattern. I've jerked the engine very little. However, I feel the chain has slacked considerably. Or has it been so since stock? I can't say. But I can hear the chain running on metal every time I clutch in. Was this normal?

Secondly, I was clocking around 80+ in 4th gear and 8k when I was shifting to 5th in the quick clutch running down to 6k and when I throttle, I noticed that the gearing didn't happen. I had to clutch in again and repeat the throttle. Basically, I felt like the chain slipped off and the gear skipped. Can anyone suggest how to avoid this? It's very important as, in one of the couple of times this happened, I was overtaking into a decent space and I wouldn't risk being hit by a monster from behind.

Re: Any CBR150R owners here???

If you are trying to race against a r15, it isn't worth. But, if you are trying to compare them on user comfort, go for a cbr. I feel awkward speaking on comfort on performance-oriented bikes.

Any CBR150R owners here???

I am so interested to buy that bike.....or am I the only one?? Please does anybody own a cbr?? Is it a worthy opponent against the R15 v2?? Someone help me!!!

Re: Honda CBR 150 R

Honda launched a new CBR150R(updated sticker). Is the old one still available?? Any idea anyone???