Honda's 250cc Bike : CBR250R!

akhilesh · 10th November 2010, 11:45

An air cooled engine wouldn't work on the track or for extended high speed riding in summers. Liquid cooling and fuel injection is the way forward.

downsouth · 15th November 2010, 00:22

Honda India website has updated the home page. Honda Now you can send an enquiry by clicking the image of CBR250R. I got an auto response from the Honda CC.

What is even more interesting is at the bottom of the enquiry page the text reads "Bookings shall be open from 1st January 2011 onwards, for more details please visit your nearest Honda dealership". Well now we just got to wait.

Autocar also has an video up on Youtube, pretty comprehensive report which speaks positively of the bike. Check it out below

YouTube - Autocar Show Honda CBR250R

zaks · 15th November 2010, 08:24

Just went through the details but it doesn't mention that it has LED lamps?? The sound in the video didn't have that growl I was looking for but maybe it's due to bad recording. Any guesses on the OTR? Will it be <2L? The colors shown are Red and Black only, is there that blue one which they show in one of the spec pics?

Visaster · 15th November 2010, 09:33

I doubt this bike will bite into sales of the Ninja.
Its too simple looking regular bike for a sports bike. Its does not have the thing R15 and Ninja has.
Probably they should have come out with more sporty colors.
The present color, size of the tyre, sound of the engine - hurting my high feeling for Honda.
But cannot really say more without riding it. waiting to see it in action.
definitely not they bike you will fall in love with at first site.
Will be a sad compromise for a track machine.
Views are completely personal.

RT13 · 15th November 2010, 10:37

I personally think its STUNNING!!

While certainly not having the bent-over sporty riding posture (and consequent handling on a track I suppose) that the Ninja or R15 have, that might not be a bad thing. I personally love the way its a more upright riding stance even though it is styled in such a sporty fashion. With the low and mid-end torque it offers, combined with the stance and ABS (not to mention that ridiculous mileage - 50 kmpl?!!) it could be a combination of a great city and touring bike. I for one can't wait to see more reviews of it.

And did he say 'much less than 1.5 lakhs'?!?!?!

zaks · 15th November 2010, 11:46

I like it's styling- it's lovely and colors are good too but remember we should not be comparing it to the biggies out there. But what about the engine roar, I want it to sound convincing for it's looks not sound like a hyper charged tvs 50.

The road clearance is given as 145mm which could be a little trouble for a city of back breakers

TheCelestial · 15th November 2010, 11:51

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Originally Posted by RT13

I personally think its STUNNING!!

While certainly not having the bent-over sporty riding posture (and consequent handling on a track I suppose) that the Ninja or R15 have, that might not be a bad thing. I personally love the way its a more upright riding stance even though it is styled in such a sporty fashion. With the low and mid-end torque it offers, combined with the stance and ABS (not to mention that ridiculous mileage - 50 kmpl?!!) it could be a combination of a great city and touring bike. I for one can't wait to see more reviews of it.

And did he say 'much less than 1.5 lakhs'?!?!?!

There is no way in hell this bike will give 50 kmpl.

If it does then it will not only hurt Ninja/R15 but also other so-called performance segment (P220/RTR) and the executive commuter segment (Unicorn/GS150R)

RT13 · 15th November 2010, 13:07

Don't think so me-self. Only quoting the company's claimed FE. Even if that's in STC, and its discounted to 40kmpl for road conditions it'll be UNBELIEVABLE. Even 30 will be awesome for a bike with that kind of power.

RX135 · 15th November 2010, 13:51

AFAIK, Ninja's Baja/company claimed FE is 42 kmpl. So, 50 kmpl is not exactly out of the world as far as claimed FE is concerned.

Ninja is reported to give FE of 25 kmpl (owners can correct here), so this would be 35-40 under hard driving conditions, which I still consider great.

downsouth · 15th November 2010, 14:46

FE of 50Km/l is ridiculous for this bike right??? at least not in its present state of tune, what is being discussed was a note from the presenter. No Honda official claimed that figure in the video. It was the MD/CEO who mentioned a <1.5 lakh cost but not clear if that is for the ABS or non-ABS nor is it the On-Road or Ex-showroom price.

Honda official website for 2011 claims a FE of 27Km/L CBR250R | Honda/2011 Of course there is a rider at the bottom of the page. I would trust the official site than the TV presenter.

EssYouWe · 15th November 2010, 14:48

Huge man!

Far less than 1.5 lac rupees!

This is really good. If they go through with this pricing, the R15 gang will go bust.
Doubt it would have anything on the Ninja. The baby Ninja is still in a class of its own.

sammyboy · 15th November 2010, 14:55

The review does sound really nice and I am sure this will turn out to be a hell of a bike. If they really price it below 1.5, it will be a very wise move as it will pull customers from the 180 Menace/Pulsar/R15 to the customers who dont find the Ninja VFM or have budget constraints.
So many more people were ready to pay upto 2L for the Ninja, they will have a great option now.
Great move Honda.

pulsarmaniac · 15th November 2010, 15:09

i would certainly pay for it if its 1.5L otr. the bike looks awesome to me. i think people going for a 250cc wouldn't bother much about the mileage aspect anyways. when is this coming?

jeepster · 15th November 2010, 15:32

watch the ndtv India RAFTAR right now 3.30 pm.
its airing the global launch of CBR250R in Thailand.

EDIT: will upload the video.

jeepster · 15th November 2010, 16:31

here are the videos.

YouTube - cbr250r on ndtv raftar1.avi

YouTube - cbr250r on ndtv raftar2.avi

YouTube - cbr250r on ndtv raftar3.avi

sorry for the for quality.

10th November 2010, 11:45	#106
akhilesh BANNED Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 297 Thanked: 340 Times	An air cooled engine wouldn't work on the track or for extended high speed riding in summers. Liquid cooling and fuel injection is the way forward.
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15th November 2010, 08:24	#108
zaks BANNED Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 952 Thanked: 181 Times View My Garage	Just went through the details but it doesn't mention that it has LED lamps?? The sound in the video didn't have that growl I was looking for but maybe it's due to bad recording. Any guesses on the OTR? Will it be <2L? The colors shown are Red and Black only, is there that blue one which they show in one of the spec pics? Last edited by zaks : 15th November 2010 at 08:26.
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15th November 2010, 09:33	#109
Visaster BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 605 Thanked: 261 Times	I doubt this bike will bite into sales of the Ninja. Its too simple looking regular bike for a sports bike. Its does not have the thing R15 and Ninja has. Probably they should have come out with more sporty colors. The present color, size of the tyre, sound of the engine - hurting my high feeling for Honda. But cannot really say more without riding it. waiting to see it in action. definitely not they bike you will fall in love with at first site. Will be a sad compromise for a track machine. Views are completely personal.
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15th November 2010, 10:37	#110
RT13 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 370 Thanked: 1,036 Times	I personally think its STUNNING!! While certainly not having the bent-over sporty riding posture (and consequent handling on a track I suppose) that the Ninja or R15 have, that might not be a bad thing. I personally love the way its a more upright riding stance even though it is styled in such a sporty fashion. With the low and mid-end torque it offers, combined with the stance and ABS (not to mention that ridiculous mileage - 50 kmpl?!!) it could be a combination of a great city and touring bike. I for one can't wait to see more reviews of it. And did he say 'much less than 1.5 lakhs'?!?!?! Last edited by RT13 : 15th November 2010 at 10:39.
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15th November 2010, 11:46	#111
zaks BANNED Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 952 Thanked: 181 Times View My Garage	I like it's styling- it's lovely and colors are good too but remember we should not be comparing it to the biggies out there. But what about the engine roar, I want it to sound convincing for it's looks not sound like a hyper charged tvs 50. The road clearance is given as 145mm which could be a little trouble for a city of back breakers
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15th November 2010, 13:07	#113
RT13 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 370 Thanked: 1,036 Times	Don't think so me-self. Only quoting the company's claimed FE. Even if that's in STC, and its discounted to 40kmpl for road conditions it'll be UNBELIEVABLE. Even 30 will be awesome for a bike with that kind of power.
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15th November 2010, 13:51	#114
RX135 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: pune Posts: 2,106 Thanked: 75 Times	AFAIK, Ninja's Baja/company claimed FE is 42 kmpl. So, 50 kmpl is not exactly out of the world as far as claimed FE is concerned. Ninja is reported to give FE of 25 kmpl (owners can correct here), so this would be 35-40 under hard driving conditions, which I still consider great.
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15th November 2010, 14:46	#115
downsouth BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: 0.1933333, 32.58333 Posts: 357 Thanked: 23 Times	FE of 50Km/l is ridiculous for this bike right??? at least not in its present state of tune, what is being discussed was a note from the presenter. No Honda official claimed that figure in the video. It was the MD/CEO who mentioned a <1.5 lakh cost but not clear if that is for the ABS or non-ABS nor is it the On-Road or Ex-showroom price. Honda official website for 2011 claims a FE of 27Km/L CBR250R \| Honda/2011 Of course there is a rider at the bottom of the page. I would trust the official site than the TV presenter.
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15th November 2010, 14:48	#116
EssYouWe Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lucknow Posts: 1,391 Thanked: 18 Times	Huge man! Far less than 1.5 lac rupees! This is really good. If they go through with this pricing, the R15 gang will go bust. Doubt it would have anything on the Ninja. The baby Ninja is still in a class of its own.
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15th November 2010, 14:55	#117
sammyboy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ggn/Dehradun Posts: 1,842 Thanked: 521 Times View My Garage	The review does sound really nice and I am sure this will turn out to be a hell of a bike. If they really price it below 1.5, it will be a very wise move as it will pull customers from the 180 Menace/Pulsar/R15 to the customers who dont find the Ninja VFM or have budget constraints. So many more people were ready to pay upto 2L for the Ninja, they will have a great option now. Great move Honda. Last edited by sammyboy : 15th November 2010 at 14:57.
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15th November 2010, 15:09	#118
pulsarmaniac BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 225 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	i would certainly pay for it if its 1.5L otr. the bike looks awesome to me. i think people going for a 250cc wouldn't bother much about the mileage aspect anyways. when is this coming?
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15th November 2010, 15:32	#119
jeepster Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: MH24 aka LATUR Posts: 1,694 Thanked: 1,927 Times View My Garage	watch the ndtv India RAFTAR right now 3.30 pm. its airing the global launch of CBR250R in Thailand. EDIT: will upload the video. Last edited by jeepster : 15th November 2010 at 15:45.
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