HONDA CBR 250-R From the test ride of Honda CBR 250-R, I feel that I am riding racing bike. A glorious and a tough bike which are heavily related to the creativity and sensitivity of Honda. Regarding to CBR previous region, there are lot of changes come out which makes this bike great.
Today I am sharing my experience that why this bike creates an effect on the high society people. Yes I am agree that the price and maintenance of this bike is quite costly so that a normal class being is not able afford such kind of bike.
The first time I rode the race prepped Honda CBR 250R, it was at the Noida race track. And I remember pulling into the pits after just two laps. I had scared myself silly and then hid throughout the remaining session to avoid answering uncomfortable questions about why after dying to get on the bike was I now sitting in a dark corner and not riding. You see the bike's rear end was sliding around everywhere and I just wasn't prepared to fall! It's been a couple of years since ; enough time really to give the CBR experience another shot. So here I am, again, at the Chennai track with the race - prepped Honda CBR 250R at my disposal. But today, there's no pressure. No Honda officials, no colleagues and no fellow motoring journalists. Just the bike and me and a day of track riding.
Now before I tell you how it all went, let's just take a closer look at the machine itself.
The race CBR 250R is pretty close to the road going version. Well, for ine it looks
the same. But because it doesn't need an ergonomic seat or carry a pillion, it uses a race body and thin foam for a seat. It also doesn't get lights or mirrors or the saree
guard for that matter all of which helps cht down on the weight.
The race bike, as a result, weighs around 15kg less.
On the more technical side, even though the race CBR uses the exact same engine and gearbox as the road going 250R, the race bike uses a different sprocket set to improve acceleration. It also gets revised intake and exhaust systems, which are modified enough to give the race bike a 15 per cent bump in power compared to the road going bike. There's also an adjustable steering damper for added stability especially when coming down the bridge flat out leading into the last right hander.
And, there's an open timing ECU complete with a new wiring harness to give the
race teams flexibility in setting up the bike.
The cycle parts see a bit of revision too. The front forks have been lowered and the spring and oil rating is now on the former side. The rear monoshock too gets a higher damping co-efficient. Furthermore, the race Honda CBR 250R gets soft compound MRF rubber to help increase lean angles. And just so the ridera can exploit this , the rearsets on the bike have been moved higher and futher back. And how does all of this translate onto the track? Now for a professional racer, the feeling will obviously be very different, but for an average rider like me, the race CBR fell fantastic. The sliding rear did raise its ugly head the first time I went out this time as well. But since I was prepared to fall, I just kept the gas on. And surprise-suprise ; the faster I went on the race CBR 250R, the better and more stable the bike felt! If this isn't motivation enough to push hard, I wouldn't know what is.
Now compared to the road going version, the race CBR 250R - thanks to the suspension setup and the loss in weight - handles so much better. It tips into corner more readily and when leant over, there's hardly any weave or flex. And it just seems to have way more grip, be it the chassis or the lovely MRF race rubber. The throttle response on the race CBR 250R is more alert, the bike sounds nicer and it feels tor quier too. Plus, the engine revsrise in such an effortless and quick manner. I ended up bouncing off the limiter when I least expected.
Now to imagine most of these changes have beem done in-house by Honda 's indain engineers is a great achievement. And honestly, if the next Honda CBR 250R turns out like this on the performance and handing front, it would be sensational.
