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Immortal dilema : N250 , CBR 250, Duke 200 or another surprise release in 2012?

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  • #16
    Originally posted by parry122 View Post
    Now I am stuck with CBR & Duke, cant at all afford a Ninja.

    Though in the dillema, I still have an inclination towards CBR250, for the following reasons :

    1) It has a full fairing (personal choice)
    2) Great mix of a tourer & track ripper (pl dont smack me for this , i tried leaning it, did well, not as good as R15 though)
    3) I doubt bajaj would be able to service KTM & has very limited outlets too, but honda is a local chap now
    4) Top end is whopping, and even comparable to Ninja

    Pl throw some light..... and help me decide.

    rgds
    Parry
    i guess you have the answer,read your post again.

    about the track ripper part duke will have fair advantage than cbr.
    and the question remains why do i race?
    every finishing line is the begining of a new race.

    #i have learnt to manipulate my own adrenaline and the perception of biking is different.
    #overkill is underrated.
    #how random roads may appear there is always a destination.sigpic
    #i don't subscribe to co-incidence,either it is the rider or the other moron on the road
    (:)people keeps on saying add spark to life, bajaj got hold of that idea and added an extra spark to bike.

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    • #17
      Originally posted by sayank10 View Post
      i guess you have the answer,read your post again.

      about the track ripper part duke will have fair advantage than cbr.
      thanks man
      Every time i am able to change my bike's engine oil, i feel like passing another semester amongst thousands, of being a proficient rider.

      A Thump addict gets Leh'd on a Ninja 250R in June'12

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      • #18
        I have a CBR, I agree CBR is a perfect Balance of all.
        Go for it, u won't regret.

        Sent from my G-Note on Taptalk
        Once a Biker ....Always a BIKER

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        • #19
          Choose the CBR

          +1 to techfreak.

          I own a CBR. I feel it is a right balance. Go for it man
          CBR250R |
          Bajaj Pulsar 180 - dts i |
          Bajaj CT 100

          Sometimes it takes a whole tankful of fuel before you can think straight.

          It was not that far on the map.

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          • #20
            Originally posted by techfreak View Post
            I have a CBR, I agree CBR is a perfect Balance of all.
            Go for it, u won't regret.

            Sent from my G-Note on Taptalk

            Originally posted by Chandru Raj View Post
            +1 to techfreak.

            I own a CBR. I feel it is a right balance. Go for it man
            Thats quite a lot easing off my dillema, appreciated men!

            And on the leaning part, i guess a rear tire change to a 150/70 soft compound from michelin or pirelli would add 10 to 15 degrees to the lean......

            Any ideas on this, or any1 has done it himself, please update.

            regards
            Parry
            Every time i am able to change my bike's engine oil, i feel like passing another semester amongst thousands, of being a proficient rider.

            A Thump addict gets Leh'd on a Ninja 250R in June'12

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            • #21
              Originally posted by Satyamzma View Post
              Go for CBR...it's not costly as Ninja & gives good average too...There's quite a difference in high end performance between CBR & P220
              I agree to the above point. Go for N250 if you can affordit or else CBR250. Remember you not only will have to shell out 3lakhs for Ninja but also the maintainance is costlier than CBR. Whereas you can get a CBR for half the price of Ninja( the standard version) and even maintainance is not that costly.
              Siddhartha
              ZMA (2004) - SOLD
              CBR250R(2012)....

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              • #22
                Originally posted by parry122 View Post
                And on the leaning part, i guess a rear tire change to a 150/70 soft compound from michelin or pirelli would add 10 to 15 degrees to the lean......
                And do what? Bump into some animal or morons on the road, bribe the police or stay in jail? 10 degrees more?

                PM or ask sayhi2sai if you want to know what kind of leaning he's done on the roads in last 2 days. 150 or even 1500, if the bummer doesn't know how to make turns, he's as good as riding a Splendor!!!

                140/70R17 is more than sufficient for a CBR to do more than decent leaning on streets...unless you're talking about track.
                Skill is what keeps you on a Motorcycle
                Awareness + Skill is what keeps you out of harm's way
                ATGATT + Awareness + Skill means you might Live To Ride another day

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by aargee View Post
                  And do what? Bump into some animal or morons on the road, bribe the police or stay in jail? 10 degrees more?

                  PM or ask sayhi2sai if you want to know what kind of leaning he's done on the roads in last 2 days. 150 or even 1500, if the bummer doesn't know how to make turns, he's as good as riding a Splendor!!!

                  140/70R17 is more than sufficient for a CBR to do more than decent leaning on streets...unless you're talking about track.
                  Thanks aargee for the cautious words, i was just contemplating doing that, BTW still havent bought the CBR. would never do outrageous & insane stunts on city streets.

                  Found that continental tires are not that good(cbr250.net), not good while cornering but also while braking. And since one wouldnt buy a CBR just to stroll at 60 Kmph, Braking is an important factor, hence the thought of a tire change.

                  But did you just compare the CBR with the splendor????

                  regards
                  Every time i am able to change my bike's engine oil, i feel like passing another semester amongst thousands, of being a proficient rider.

                  A Thump addict gets Leh'd on a Ninja 250R in June'12

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