re: Pre-worshipped 2013 Honda CBR 250R ABS. EDIT : 3 years & 20,000 km up! No major news. Had a fall from the bike few months back, few panels chipped, and one of the rear view mirror broke as it was a low speed fall. Had left it for service at Motodynamics but somehow I felt it wasn't right when I received the bike back. It was straining too much beyond 80 kmph and hence looked for a CBR specialist and was pointed to 'Kingston' who is a Honda specialist and owns a CBR 250 himself. Left the bike with him and most things were sorted.
I still feel it's not as tight as I'd like and some noise from the chain area but the bike is eager till 100 kmph and goes a little more. I haven't had a chance to push it in free highways yet but happy with the power on tap.
Likes about Kingston - Honest & down to earth
- Takes only one bike at a time
- He works on the bike himself, no assistants
- Only bare minimum replacements as required, keeps upfront about the changes
- Very reasonable labour rates
What can be better - Too far for me (he is near Maduravoyal)
- Takes a little time and no same day delivery in most cases
- No hi-fi gadgets / equipments (adds to the effort / time)
---------------------- Current ODO : 49,451 kms
The bike hasn't seen any major miles in the last year as a big brother joined the garage for highway trips. I didn't sell the CBR for few reasons - Still a soft spot in my heart
- The thing is FUN-TO-RIDE !!
- Size (engine & bike) is a beautiful compromise for city & highway
- Poor re-sale which means, I have to spend more money if I have to purchase a scooter for city runs, with actually no benefits over the CBR
I'll still hold on to it till I am in TN - might change my mind to sell it only if it's too much of a pain in case of a transfer to another city.
Got a puncture and got it fixed at home by a mobile puncture mechanic. Was done in flat 10 mins and Rs. 150/- PS : The best mechanic for CBR from my experience is still Karthik (Highlander, Bangalore, ex Tansi Honda). He's expensive, goes a little overboard with replacements, but the bike comes back as a beauty the way it runs !! I might ride to Bangalore for a service at his place to sort out everything and bring back the bike only for regular service / replacements that can be done in Chennai after that.
Last edited by swiftnfurious : 15th January 2022 at 21:32.
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