Honda CBR first road bike?

[CRF119]

I Love that CBR That you posted pictures of Pyrocam, very tidy well kept by the look of it. I just hope i can find a bike as tidy and as sexy im in no hurry so ill keep an eye out and still got to sell my other car to lol.

Ive riden my Brothers 1990 250cc Suzuki Bandit from hamilton to Raglan at 2 in the morning in my MX gear nobody on the road but was dark so wasnt that keen on going fast. lots of fun through the windy bits. Took about 30min used hardly any gas.

[gijoe1313]

i just woked that out, it would cost me 4grand to do 35 000kms over this year. OUCH!

so me doing 85 000 kms ....

[Sanx]

I have a 1989 MC19 CBR250R with a full Repsol paint job with a mere 13020km (genuine, as far as I can ascertain) kms on the clock. Been dropped twice though, unfortunately. Once, by its previous completely incompetent owner whilst wheeling it out of the garage (wheeling, not wheelieing) and the other time when it was reversed into (whilst parked) by some blind fuckwit in a company wank-tank. Now in at Botany Honda for a full repair and repaint and should be fixed up and looking spick and span in three weeks or so.

They make a GREAT learner bike, and you can have a lot of fun on them at relatively tame speeds as they handle superbly and sound like they're going a million miles per hour even at 50kph.

Oh ... and it's for sale.

[Patch]

They make a GREAT learner bike, and you can have a lot of fun on them at relatively tame speeds as they handle superbly and sound like they're going a million miles per hour even at 50kph.

parts are cheap too - at your nearest sewing machine stockist

[Sanx]

parts are cheap too - at your nearest sewing machine stockist

Don't diss my bike dude. It's not a sewing machine.

But parts are cheap - at your local hairdryer stockist.

[Skinny_Birdman]

parts are cheap too - at your nearest sewing machine stockist

In all seriousness, unless you can find parts that it shares with a sewing machine, hairdryer or other womanly accoutrement, be prepared for serious rapage on parts, especially genuine ones. Genuine Honda CBR 250 parts are made out of gold dust and unicorn horns by the magical elves of the sacred OEM forests of Hamamatsu, to judge by the price.Two items I recall being particularly astonishing were spark plugs and genuine air filter ($80 OMG but easily fixed - buy an aftermarket one).

[pyrocam]

In all seriousness, unless you can find parts that it shares with a sewing machine, hairdryer or other womanly accoutrement, be prepared for serious rapage on parts, especially genuine ones. Genuine Honda CBR 250 parts are made out of gold dust and unicorn horns by the magical elves of the sacred OEM forests of Hamamatsu, to judge by the price.Two items I recall being particularly astonishing were spark plugs and genuine air filter ($80 OMG but easily fixed - buy an aftermarket one).

He is right about buying parts from honda, also, you think calling india for tech support is bad, try talking to elves,

A replacement temp switch for the radiator fan would cost me $125 new from Honda japan I believe. I got some replacements from a wrecker for $20

spark plugs are $25 each (ish) anyway. and yeah after market air filters are good. Ask Renegade Master about them

[The Pastor]

dont need air filters in NZ our air is clean

[FilthyLuka]

dont need air filters in NZ our air is clean

ever ridden through riverhead?

[The Pastor]

i think i get what your saying, probably need one in rotorua as well, that place stinks

[Monty69]

Cbr250s are excelent allround, very reliable and very fast bikes. ive owned two MC19s and they ran/run flawlessly. I recently bought the second 1 with only 12,000kms on it for 5g. They have no cam chains which makes servicing few and far between, honda cbr250s will do more than 100,000kms without trouble if well looked after (Good semi-synthetic oil is the key). The same cannot be said for the likes of the zxrs etc. If u get '93 cbr or earlier theyre full 45hp but anything after is only 40hp due to japanese law changes.

[klyong82]

Cbr250s are excelent allround, very reliable and very fast bikes. ive owned two MC19s and they ran/run flawlessly. I recently bought the second 1 with only 12,000kms on it for 5g. They have no cam chains which makes servicing few and far between, honda cbr250s will do more than 100,000kms without trouble if well looked after (Good semi-synthetic oil is the key). The same cannot be said for the likes of the zxrs etc. If u get '93 cbr or earlier theyre full 45hp but anything after is only 40hp due to japanese law changes.

5g's for a MC19 sound a little pricey as the MC22 are about the same price maybe 500 buckaroos more. But have to agreed with you these engines are bulletproof and will last long if maintained well.

I'll be getting some CBR spark plugs very soon so if anyone wants a set for less than the crazy price dealers are charging PM me...

[pyrocam]

5g's for a MC19 sound a little pricey as the MC22 are about the same price maybe 500 buckaroos more. But have to agreed with you these engines are bulletproof and will last long if maintained well.

I'll be getting some CBR spark plugs very soon so if anyone wants a set for less than the crazy price dealers are charging PM me...

I bought mine (mc22) for 7k, 17k on clock, (wound) sold it for 5500 two years later with 35k on the clock

[klyong82]

I bought mine (mc22) for 7k, 17k on clock, (wound) sold it for 5500 two years later with 35k on the clock

That's alot of money for a MC22. pyrocam I remembered years back i only paid $1700 for a mint MC19 and I sold it 3 years ago for $3500 which I reckon was a good price(most were selling for less than $3k then). Wish I kept it a little longer and probably worth a little more now. Loved that 250....

[pyrocam]

That's alot of money for a MC22. pyrocam I remembered years back i only paid $1700 for a mint MC19 and I sold it 3 years ago for $3500 which I reckon was a good price(most were selling for less than $3k then). Wish I kept it a little longer and probably worth a little more now. Loved that 250....

yar the 7k was from a dealer, it was probably a bit overpriced but it was an awesome ride. Alot of the cost was in the fairings. I wouldnt never put 7k on a 250 now but i had just seized my 150 and was keen to ride out of the shop