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**The Monk** · 07-10-2013, 06:51 PM

Re: Any CBR 150R that has done Leh or Spiti?

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**nadz11.ns** · 07-10-2013, 06:57 PM

Re: Any CBR 150R that has done Leh or Spiti?

Originally posted by Raminder_Singh View Post

Hello guys!

I am from New Delhi and want to buy CBR 150R. I love to ride on Himalayan roads and would also go on long rides to Himachal, Uttarakhand etc on it. I know how capable this machine is but I only doubt its torque on such high altitude places as it has only 12.66 Nm of torque and that too at very high RPM. Is there any CBR 150R rider who has ridden her to Leh or any very high altitude place like Kaza, Sach Pass etc? I want to talk to that rider before buying.

P.S.: I know I am going to get suggestions to go for Duke, Karizma, CBR 250R, Pulsar 200NS or RE Bullet but I am not interested in them all due to some personal reasons. No offence to anybody please as this is just my personal choice.

Mods: I am not sure if this post should be put into this category. Request you to move this to the right category.

Thanks all.

Many 150cc's have done such long rides.. Have read many likes of fz's and others..
Since cbr150 is your choice.. i think its a very capable ride..
I have seen numerous cbr150's in kashmir and they just zoooom past.. You know these kids..

Go ahead and get one for yourself..

**Raminder_Singh** · 07-11-2013, 08:16 AM

Re: Any CBR 150R that has done Leh or Spiti?

Originally posted by nadz11.ns View Post

Many 150cc's have done such long rides.. Have read many likes of fz's and others..
Since cbr150 is your choice.. i think its a very capable ride..
I have seen numerous cbr150's in kashmir and they just zoooom past.. You know these kids..

Go ahead and get one for yourself..

Thanks buddy for your reply.
Well I just doubt its torque. Have you ever seen cbr150 on mighty passes in Jammu and Kashmir? Does it do that with ease?
I am just wondering because currently I ride a Honda CBF Stunner which has torque of 11 Nm whereas the baby CBR has 12.66 Nm torque and I have seen my Stunner struggling at some very high altitudes like high mountain passes. Although there is a huge difference in the horse power of both the machines but will the increase of just 1.66 Nm torque make that much difference?

Thanks again

**SatSon** · 07-11-2013, 09:16 AM

Re: Any CBR 150R that has done Leh or Spiti?

Originally posted by Raminder_Singh View Post

Thanks buddy for your reply.
Well I just doubt its torque. Have you ever seen cbr150 on mighty passes in Jammu and Kashmir? Does it do that with ease?
I am just wondering because currently I ride a Honda CBF Stunner which has torque of 11 Nm whereas the baby CBR has 12.66 Nm torque and I have seen my Stunner struggling at some very high altitudes like high mountain passes. Although there is a huge difference in the horse power of both the machines but will the increase of just 1.66 Nm torque make that much difference?

Thanks again

I felt the CBR150's torque/gearing to be so annoying, say I had to shift to 1st gear on entering a main road from a small pocket road.
It doesn't like low revs at all.

**albyjose** · 07-11-2013, 10:14 AM

Re: Any CBR 150R that has done Leh or Spiti?

I think a cb150r can do it..but you will find it annoying having to struggle to stay in powerband always..
Are there any sprocketing options ?
A shorter gearing mod would be a boon in your case...!

**nadz11.ns** · 07-11-2013, 11:37 AM

Re: Any CBR 150R that has done Leh or Spiti?

Originally posted by Raminder_Singh View Post

Thanks buddy for your reply.
Well I just doubt its torque. Have you ever seen cbr150 on mighty passes in Jammu and Kashmir? Does it do that with ease?
I am just wondering because currently I ride a Honda CBF Stunner which has torque of 11 Nm whereas the baby CBR has 12.66 Nm torque and I have seen my Stunner struggling at some very high altitudes like high mountain passes. Although there is a huge difference in the horse power of both the machines but will the increase of just 1.66 Nm torque make that much difference?

Thanks again

Well i haven't seen then in the highway passes/curves, but surely many in the city area..
but even then, i think it can do the needful for you and won't give you much problem..
You can do one thing, if by any chance any of your friends have the baby cbr, test ride if to any nearby hill station.. That would clear it all out for you..

**Raminder_Singh** · 07-12-2013, 07:14 AM

Re: Any CBR 150R that has done Leh or Spiti?

Thank you all for your replies.
[MENTION=60608]nadz11.ns[/MENTION]: Thanks again buddy. Actually, I don't have any friend who has Cbr150r otherwise I would have already tried it :P

I would like to wait for someone's comment too who has done it on his Cbr150r to Leh or such high altitude places. I would also discuss this with Honda and see if they have got any option for me in this and will update here.

Thanks again.

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Originally posted by SatSon View Post

I felt the CBR150's torque/gearing to be so annoying, say I had to shift to 1st gear on entering a main road from a small pocket road.
It doesn't like low revs at all.

Yes buddy, that's my major concern. But that's the only bike which has my heart. Don't know what's so special in it :P
But in the end, I don't want to buy it and regret later. Kind of confused now...

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Originally posted by albyjose View Post

I think a cb150r can do it..but you will find it annoying having to struggle to stay in powerband always..
Are there any sprocketing options ?
A shorter gearing mod would be a boon in your case...!

Thanks buddy for your reply. Well, I don't want to do any kind of mods to her like sprocketing and also, not sure if any such solution is available for her. Although, I have done this in my Stunner right now to make the gear ratios a bit longer. Better suited for highway riding.

**Akash Makkar** · 10-27-2013, 12:50 AM

Re: Any CBR 150R that has done Leh or Spiti?

Originally posted by Raminder_Singh View Post

Thank you all for your replies.
@nadz11.ns: Thanks again buddy. Actually, I don't have any friend who has Cbr150r otherwise I would have already tried it :P

I would like to wait for someone's comment too who has done it on his Cbr150r to Leh or such high altitude places. I would also discuss this with Honda and see if they have got any option for me in this and will update here.

Thanks again.

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Yes buddy, that's my major concern. But that's the only bike which has my heart. Don't know what's so special in it :P
But in the end, I don't want to buy it and regret later. Kind of confused now...

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Thanks buddy for your reply. Well, I don't want to do any kind of mods to her like sprocketing and also, not sure if any such solution is available for her. Although, I have done this in my Stunner right now to make the gear ratios a bit longer. Better suited for highway riding.

I don't know if my reply serves any purpose, but anyways, I bought a cbr150r and was giving a test drive to my a friend who weighs over a hundred kgs, and we had to up on 30 degree slope, I myself weigh more than 70, the bike did fine, the only thing is, you need to rev it. That means more wrist work, nothing else, if you feel you have endurance and your wrists can take that, I don't think it should give you any problems.

**Raminder_Singh** · 10-29-2013, 09:07 AM

Re: Any CBR 150R that has done Leh or Spiti?

Originally posted by Akash Makkar View Post

I don't know if my reply serves any purpose, but anyways, I bought a cbr150r and was giving a test drive to my a friend who weighs over a hundred kgs, and we had to up on 30 degree slope, I myself weigh more than 70, the bike did fine, the only thing is, you need to rev it. That means more wrist work, nothing else, if you feel you have endurance and your wrists can take that, I don't think it should give you any problems.

Thanks Akash for your reply. What was the duration of that 30 degree slope? In most of my rides to Himalayas, I have to ride uphill for couple of hours continuously.
Thanks again

**Akash Makkar** · 10-29-2013, 12:43 PM

Re: Any CBR 150R that has done Leh or Spiti?

I wrote a very detailed reply but lost it due to net problems. :/

In short, it was about a few minutes, but that should not be a problem for Cbr150r, thanks to DOHC engine you thrash it all day long. Is it the ideal bike for Leh, nah, but is that because it can't pull on slopes, less pulling power, no, it can, but to tap that power the rider needs to rev high, which might be tiring on long trips.

All those people who complain about low pulling power in traffic or anywhere else, they are simply releasing the clutch at low revs, if I need power to surge ahead, I rev it higher while releasing the clutch. I quite honestly don't have to think about it, bike asks for it, I give it. It is about a half a second slower than R15 V2 according to all the magazines that tested it but faster than R15 in reaching hundred, that is because they released the clutch too early. Rev it high during the start while releasing and that difference is reduced, redline it and you will take over R15 in a drag easily.

**raging_bull** · 10-29-2013, 02:33 PM

Re: Any CBR 150R that has done Leh or Spiti?

I have no practical knowledge about the CBR150 but it has liquid cooling and FI and both will be very useful on mountain roads. But the torque figure is an issue IMO. It's not just about the low torque, but the rpm at which it's generated. Revving hard is not something you would want to do on such roads. I think you should look at other options too if effortless touring through the mountains is what you have in mind.

**gyan_recl350** · 10-29-2013, 05:14 PM

Re: Any CBR 150R that has done Leh or Spiti?

Originally posted by Raminder_Singh View Post

Hello guys!

I am from New Delhi and want to buy CBR 150R. I love to ride on Himalayan roads and would also go on long rides to Himachal, Uttarakhand etc on it. I know how capable this machine is but I only doubt its torque on such high altitude places as it has only 12.66 Nm of torque and that too at very high RPM. Is there any CBR 150R rider who has ridden her to Leh or any very high altitude place like Kaza, Sach Pass etc? I want to talk to that rider before buying.

P.S.: I know I am going to get suggestions to go for Duke, Karizma, CBR 250R, Pulsar 200NS or RE Bullet but I am not interested in them all due to some personal reasons. No offence to anybody please as this is just my personal choice.

Mods: I am not sure if this post should be put into this category. Request you to move this to the right category.

Thanks all.

People have done Leh on scooter and Platina, this is CBR150 ..

(just a word of inspiration

)

**Raminder_Singh** · 11-01-2013, 09:22 AM

Re: Any CBR 150R that has done Leh or Spiti?

Originally posted by Akash Makkar View Post

I wrote a very detailed reply but lost it due to net problems. :/

In short, it was about a few minutes, but that should not be a problem for Cbr150r, thanks to DOHC engine you thrash it all day long. Is it the ideal bike for Leh, nah, but is that because it can't pull on slopes, less pulling power, no, it can, but to tap that power the rider needs to rev high, which might be tiring on long trips.

All those people who complain about low pulling power in traffic or anywhere else, they are simply releasing the clutch at low revs, if I need power to surge ahead, I rev it higher while releasing the clutch. I quite honestly don't have to think about it, bike asks for it, I give it. It is about a half a second slower than R15 V2 according to all the magazines that tested it but faster than R15 in reaching hundred, that is because they released the clutch too early. Rev it high during the start while releasing and that difference is reduced, redline it and you will take over R15 in a drag easily.

I have no doubts regarding the drag capability of 150R but its the low end torque that concerns me. This is the bike that I want to get but I don't think it will serve my purpose very well. I am looking for a 150R on rent these days as none of my friends has this bike. Will try that on such high altitude or any mountain pass to test.
Thanks for your response, buddy

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Originally posted by raging_bull View Post

I have no practical knowledge about the CBR150 but it has liquid cooling and FI and both will be very useful on mountain roads. But the torque figure is an issue IMO. It's not just about the low torque, but the rpm at which it's generated. Revving hard is not something you would want to do on such roads. I think you should look at other options too if effortless touring through the mountains is what you have in mind.

Yes, I am also looking towards CBR250R and Karizma ZMR also but 250R is out of my budget and ZMR seems outdated now and a new ZMR is about to reach the roads. Kind of confused now.

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Originally posted by gyan_recl350 View Post

People have done Leh on scooter and Platina, this is CBR150 ..

(just a word of inspiration

)

Scooters and most of the 100cc bikes have their torque in low RPM range only which is very helpful on such roads. I have a CBF Stunner and have done Sach Pass on it. It's just that how comfortable my bike was while doing that. I know 150R can do this but my only concern is that I don't know how comfortable she would be while doing that and I don't want to spend 1.35 Lacs of money and then regret later. This is the reason I am looking for someone who has really done Leh or any such high altitude ride on his/her 150R. Thanks for your response though

**gyan_recl350** · 11-01-2013, 05:20 PM

Re: Any CBR 150R that has done Leh or Spiti?

Originally posted by Raminder_Singh View Post

I have no doubts regarding the drag capability of 150R but its the low end torque that concerns me. This is the bike that I want to get but I don't think it will serve my purpose very well. I am looking for a 150R on rent these days as none of my friends has this bike. Will try that on such high altitude or any mountain pass to test.
Thanks for your response, buddy

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Yes, I am also looking towards CBR250R and Karizma ZMR also but 250R is out of my budget and ZMR seems outdated now and a new ZMR is about to reach the roads. Kind of confused now.

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Scooters and most of the 100cc bikes have their torque in low RPM range only which is very helpful on such roads. I have a CBF Stunner and have done Sach Pass on it. It's just that how comfortable my bike was while doing that. I know 150R can do this but my only concern is that I don't know how comfortable she would be while doing that and I don't want to spend 1.35 Lacs of money and then regret later. This is the reason I am looking for someone who has really done Leh or any such high altitude ride on his/her 150R. Thanks for your response though

Wokay I see, sounds logical

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