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Lets wait for the full review.. first impressions are often misleading

There is a need to downshift sometimes but, its a matter of getting used to..

But, there is so sluggishness as such

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Thanks MG for re-opening the thread and giving the actual owners a chance to share their experience...
Let us hope,and let us refrain from spamming and putting up irrelevant posts in this thread.

Another one : Honda CBR150R first impressions - Overdrive

Actually IBNLIVE copied or sourced the article directly from Overdrive First impressions. So its not their "First Impressions" actually.

That guy is me
No, the 150R has no DRL as such, what is meant to say is the low beam can be used as a DRL & the lo/hi beam select switch can function as a pass switch & hence nullify the absence of the same.

Congratulations on your new purchase . The bike looks great . Ride safe .

I went to KSN Honda to check out if there is any CBR 150 r for display . There was one bike , i asked the dealer to give me the bike key and when i blow the HORN , i was totally disgusted . The horn was nearly the same as elder sibling CBR 250 r ( but it is audible ). Why can't Honda provide a dual horn or single horn which should sounds greater than this . My suggestion , HORN is the most important factor in our day to day city/highway rides .

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Thanks bro...

Anyways It was a thought shared.THX!!

I once again dared to take my bike to roads (without the much awaited registration of course). While riding I tried to up shift and missed the gear
and I accelerated while still being in lower gear (of course without noticing) the bike was at around 6k rpm the speed climbed to 71 Kmph..
and it was gaining speed in a hurry(at 5th gear).. then suddenly i realised i m yet to complete my run in and I upshifted to 6th and slowed down


Oh how I wish to get hold of my registration and complete my run in asap

It is not mandatory to maintain the rpm during Run-in periods bro..Avoid sudden acceleration.. It is advised that once in a while, try to attain peak RPM for each gear during run-in period, which is good for new engine.. You have to keep it balanced to get better mileage and performance ..

Well said rishi I agree with u..

So, do i need to go thru the manual and see the peak rpms in each gear and try and achieve that in run in ? Also, its difficult to avoid sudden acceleration in traffic esp. when moving out of a signal.

My CBR150R Experience

Hi All,

I got my CBR150R from Sapphire Honda, J.P.Nagar , Bangalore on the 24th April, right since day one, i found some niggling issues, with the bike, just after taking delivery, i observed that coolant was leaking, after much persuasion the dealer fixed it, and said the bike was fine. On the 7th of May subsequently, i observed that the engine was getting pretty hot, and the coolant level , had dropped below the "LOW", mark, when i complained the dealer, he said a mere top up will do, and when i took it there, he said that , the radiator fan was not working . I previously owned a Unicorn, and never faced a single problem with it , and expected the same quality with the CBR150, but to my utter dismay there seems to be a new problem with this bike every day . Now to add to my agony the dealer says, they dont have the required spares, so the bike has to be left with them, till the 12th and they can get the spares and repair it only by then. I am really unhappy with the poor quality control of HMSI. I would suggest any prospective buyers to take this fact into consideration, as i got to know that the spares for the KTM DUKE 200 and the Yamaha R15 V2, are in stock with the dealers, and hence they can be repaired, if at all required, immediately, while its not the same with the CBR150R.

How? Was the temperature above 3 bars?

That is correct; if its below low, they don't replace, they only topup
Like how? If the fan wasn't working, then that would lead to engine seizure or worst issues. Besides, the fan is controlled automatically by ECM. How did you determine that the fan wasn't working?

ROTFL!!! Are you aware a mere comparison of CC is unjust here? Besides Unicorn engine is much older than 150R's engine?

Like what apart from coolant topup?

What spares do you need? What did the dealer say & what is the need? Can you elaborate pls?

Sure? Go through KTM ownership thoroughly!!! BTW, every ride has its own set of issues be it TVS 50 or Triumph; one has to learn to live with it

Firstly, welcome to xBhp and congrats on your first ever post! Also, congrats on getting the CBR150R. Very sad to read these experiences, especially from places like Sapphire Honda. A friend of mine knows the Owner and highly recommends them, If you like I can ask him to help you out. He's helped out other guys with getting delivery early as well as with getting spares.

This seems to be a case of negligence by the Dealer, who hasn't done a proper PDI. Hyosung faces the same issue! PM me your number and I'll get in touch with you.

Congrats for getting CBR150R..You are having very hard time,may be the worst.. i hope it will be fixed asap..