Re: The Indian Midlands - Bangalore to New Delhi Solo on my CBR250r

lol, mast tha bhai!

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... I too see a lot of these folk around bro... lately they've been ruling the entire forum with rules, norms, strictness, dicipline etc etc... Thats not my playing field so I dont say... but its when they get those very same 'rules, norms, strictness, dicipline etc etc' to a ride is when I have something to say... A ride for me is a true expression of freedom with responsibility... I just try and uphold that principle even in the forum. So keep the banter up mates... afterall... its what bikers do... we have fun with a sense of freedom in our hearts.

Ride on.

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Sahi bhai. I have never ridden a CBR. Kindly lend me yours in the next meet for a few min, so that I can say:

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BAS!!! enough is enough,, can we have some sanity here!!! b!#$H please!!
[MENTION=41586]Divya Sharan[/MENTION] & [MENTION=48446]seahorses[/MENTION] - please understand that whether [MENTION=52105]Vykier[/MENTION] likes it or not you guys are still ruining it So, run along now, kids or else -

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Yahaan gunda raj chal raha hai ka?

Re: The Indian Midlands - Bangalore to New Delhi Solo on my CBR250r

Ha ha ha iska shakal dekhkar yaad aaya.. bhai sahab main jara p***b karne jaraha hoon, aap jara dekhenge kya, lol.

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Thread ki maa ki ho lia... but gr8 fun after so long ride....

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a very nice travellogue bro,

here is a request if you please, can you give a google map link of the track you followed?

Re: The Indian Midlands - Bangalore to New Delhi Solo (Route Map) on my CBR250r

Sure thing Ankit...

Needed to avoid some very popular places that I keep normally doing at the same time discover some unseen routes (Especially in Northwest Karnataka). Also I really wanted to avoid the toll till where ever I can push it... I like medium sized curvy roads so I just followed my instinct at whichever point needed.

Here's the Route Map - http://goo.gl/maps/H1M6K

Thanks you very much for the feedback too.

Cheers.

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[MENTION=52105]Vykier[/MENTION], Dude do u ever sleep

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vampires don't sleep!

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@Vykier- Thoroughly enjoyed this thread....Clicked on the preview on the xBhp homepage as I thought it was an all-black 2013 CBR. But 2012 CBR didn't disappoint me....

your travelogue is definitely one of the more interesting and inspiring ones! And all those crazy memes and banter left me in splits...

Can you surmise how the bike fared over those 13 days of harcore touring? Engine performance, handling, comfort, ergonomics, high-speed stability...
Reason I ask is that the Ceeber is infamous for its lack of dynamic prowess- soft suspension and unimpressive brakes. But from your praise, seems it didn't make the ride less enjoyable.

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Thank you very much indeed for all the praise @DeVille ... I live to unify with the expression of riding so the thread happened out of want to share the experience with fellow riders as you so i'm very glad that you liked it. Also thrilled you liked the banter, I couldn't stop being in splits myself.

About the Bike: (Have to really try hard to keep it concise )

Engine Performance:

Being a sincle cylinder 250cc engine, this machine gives quite a lot of torque in a large rpm band... Most of the uphill roads could be done with extreme ease, at third gear many a times... The torque kicks in good at as early as 2000 rpm and maintains an increasing trend all the way upto about 8000rpm... This gave me more than adequate ease to avoid upshifting while on the curvies, bang it into 3rd or 4th and ride. On Single and double laned roads, I was pretty much the fastest moving object between cities as we hardly have litre class bikers tripping and cars can never be as fast as bikes on these roads. This is where the CBR250 is the king. On fast Tolled roads too I found this machine to be good with regard to power delivery, when you hit even 10000rpm the engine remains butter smooth (combustion energy isn't wasted with vibrations on this machine) while the temp gauge remains always smack at optimum to indicate to me that no matter how blazingly fast the surroundings go by, my machine is game for it. One more thing that had me smiling almost all the while is the fantastic transmission developed by Honda, forget the 13 day ride... I can count the amount of times i've had a gear slip in one hand in all these days i've owned this machine... One of the reasons why the ceeber does well on drags is because of its creamy clutch and smooth transmission... enough words cannot describe the thrill of taking it to 9000 rpm and quickshifting to a higher gear to see it leap forward when you release that creamy clutch that transmits the power from the powertrain to the drivetrain so bloody well. Problem wise - absolutely none till date, i've come out everyday to see it effortlessly start and run smooth no matter what the outside temperature is or how drenched you've been the previous day. Also found the CBR to like the rain, just made sure my chains were lubed (found a little power increase when it rains, maybe due to colder air but an engine has to be built extremely well in order to see the nuances of weather change in power delivery).

Handling and Brakes:
Lack of Dynamic prowess and unimpressive brakes are somethings i'm not at all familiar with on a CBR, i'm surprised to hear you say the ceeber is infamous for it. This bike may not be as nimble as a naked bike like say the Duke and may prove to be on the heavier side when it comes to stop n go Indian city traffic but out in the open it is very much at home and brilliant to handle; In fact i'd love to ride this machine on the twisties all day... Its handling is pure ecstacy. I own the non-CBS brakes version because I like locking the wheel up at times and find braking to be best in class... the two discs front and back work extremely well, especially when used in tandem with engine braking, they've definitely built a thought of and a good bike.

Comfort and Ergonomics:
This bike like any sports bike will give you a slight wrist ache on prolonged stretches of riding, but it can be almost be negated with a habit of riding in the correct sports posture, where you also use your foot and legs to shift weight which might be an uncomfortable truth to cruisers who prefer a completely rested lower body. But i'm a guy who likes the feel of unity with the bike when you ride it with your legs being involved too... The CBR250r in my opinion is a true sports tourer - Found it extremely comfortable, truth be told I didn't even get the usual lower back pain I used to get when I tripped on my RE before and the wrist strain vanished as I left the crowded cities. The trip overall was done in an upright riding position which enabled me to look around with the feel of being able to take my hands off and handle the bike with my legs - didn't do much of it though but riding it feels so unifying that you feel like a Centaur rather than a Horse Rider #One Unit. There were parts where i'd lost my way and was trying to make my way through fields etc, those parts I literally stood up on the footpegs and rode it like an adventure bike, the mass centralization keeps you like a fulcrum on the footpegs when the bike see saws on uneven or rocky roads.

High Speed Stability:
About Speeds - It felt completely comfortable to consistently cruise at early three digit speeds (anything from 80 to 120 kmph), Speeds exceeding 130 kmph feels better in a super sports riding position that you can adapt to very easily which will help in slicing the air in front making it ultra stable, was able to push the bike to the ranges of 150 kmph (dont really know the exact speedo reading though). The bike also is adequately weighted to hold the road well. About soft suspensions, I personally find it well suited for the road but i'd recommend tightening it up a notch on the tracks to enable better power throw and suspension feedback.

Overall, I found it to be an extremely capable and a powerful sports tourer in the Indian context of things. I've gone through dud roads, good roads, mud roads, pebbled roads, no roads and yet across the whole charade I didn't need to remove as much as a screwdriver to mend anything... the best part of the journey was the fact that every morning I could almost blindly sit down and ride away without having to worry about the bike... no oil leakages, no starting problems, no change in behavior upon straining the engine, no overheating, no vibrations... just a whole list of blessings for a wanderer.

I told you i'd have difficulty keeping it concise...

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WOW! That was quick, elaborate and insightful....you've even covered topics that I was about to ask you!

On paper, the Ceeber is perhaps the most versatile and capable 1-cylinder performance bike. But Honda's shoddy quality in the initial lots and poor A.S.S. screwed things up. Also it doesn't help that because of its positioning it has to please all and has to compete with twin-cylinder superlative bikes like the N250 and 300 on one side and the D200 at the other end. Hence people call it too much of a softie, low on character and more of a safe choice.

So it's been a while since I've heard an owner praise the Ceeber. As you may know, the Ownership Thread is littered with quite a few disgruntled riders who have faced all kinds of issues and have sold their bikes or traded them for orange nakeds

Have inserted my comments above. Just a couple of more things for my understanding- how tall are you? I guess the CBR is spacious enough for even 6 footers ...which gives added advantage of reaching the clipons without having to bend too far(Being one myself I just can't fit on bikes like the Duke)
Also what's your opinion on the general quality of the bike and parts?

Thank you and Cheers!

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Dude, thts one helluva right up. I now picture you as a guy with a laptop in one hand and a six pack of red bull in another (well atleast when u are not on ur bike) so much frikkin energy, wow. But seriously helluva ride report, honestly beats the crap out of so many ownership reports out there.

I got a doubt, what did u mean when u said u enjoyed locking the wheels once in a while ? I get tht happening during panic breaking but why would you intentionally want to do it? Just a doubt

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