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In Topic: Could This Be The New Cbr In Thailand

Today, 15:51

View PostBaytur, on Today, 15:15 , said:

View PostJonnyF, on Today, 14:39 , said:

That's funny, on your original post you said BKK to Chiang Mai which is 750 kms. Nice editing work.

No editing out work.

I left my house in Bangkok at 7am, and I was in Chiang Mai for lunch.

My house to Lampang is 566km, checked on google maps for the route I took. That is where I first checked the average speed which was 121 or 126kph GPS. From there it is 80km or so(?) to Chiang Mai.

If my original post mentioned an off-the-top-of-me head 750km to Chiang Mai it is as good as irrelevant, as I'm sure everyone, including you has driven it.

Thanks to the great CBR250R and its great fairings, you can leave BKK at 7am, have lunch in Chiang Mai, then go for an afternoon ride up Doi Suthep before going out and hitting the bars. Great bike that it is. Posted Image

The next few days through the MHS Loop and down to Mae Sot were splendid! The light n nimble CBR is a joy in the twisties.

Your first post said BKK to Chiang Mai (which is 750 kms). Now it's 'your house' which is somewhere north of Bangkok to Lampang. Always a good idea to edit your posts, knock 200 kms off the journey and make your BS story believable when someone calls you out on it, well done Posted Image.

In Topic: Could This Be The New Cbr In Thailand

Today, 14:39

View PostBaytur, on Today, 14:33 , said:

View PostJonnyF, on Today, 14:22 , said:

Cool story bro.

Must have been a late lunch. Even if 'lunch' is 1pm that would mean you averaged at least 125kph (140 on the speedo) for the whole 6 hours. How about gas stops, getting out of Bangkok (even at 7am this takes time), passing through towns, bad sections of road etc. In my experience to do BKK to Chiang Mai in 5-6 hours you need to be touching 180-200 for fairly extended periods on the open/well maintained bits of road to make up for all of the above.

Still, never let the truth get in the way of a good spam, right.

3 fuel stops. One outside Tak included a 7-11 crapburger and juice.

Stopped for a drink outside Lampang and the GPS read an average speed of either 121kph or 126kph, forget which.  From my house just shy of Future Park it's 566km.

I'll let you work out the time if you wish to. Posted Image

From then it was a nice ride over the mountains to Rider's Corner where I met Phil at not long after after 1pm I believe.

Go CBR250R! and its perfect fairings.

That's funny, on your original post you said BKK to Chiang Mai which is 750 kms. Nice editing work.

In Topic: Could This Be The New Cbr In Thailand

Today, 14:38

View Postkawapower, on Today, 14:36 , said:

View PostJonnyF, on Today, 14:22 , said:

View PostBaytur, on Today, 14:06 , said:

I'm 75kg and 175cm. I find the great CBR250R to be so stable while WOT that you (I) can cruise with the throttle pinned all day long no bother at all. Some bikes are so rattly and unstable that when WOT they feel like they're going to fall apart. The CBR250R is so smooth and stable at top speed that cruising at WOT is simply a pleasure.

Left my house in Don Mueang at 7am, was in Chiang Mai before lunch time. Outside lane and WOT until Lampang. Posted Image

Only drank 3 tanks of gas! 555.

With the great fairings and wind protection, and thus almost no affect on the body, it was back on the bike for a ride up Doi Suthep and still enough energy to see to two Loi Krohers.Posted Image

This was part of a 2,500km 4 day tour of the North and N.Western (MHS down to Mae Sot) Thailand.

Can't imagine those speeds for such periods of time on a naked bike. But the great little CBR250R simply devours the miles at such speeds with little to no affect on the body!

Go Honda!

Cool story bro.

Must have been a late lunch. Even if 'lunch' is 1pm that would mean you averaged at least 125kph (140 on the speedo) for the whole 6 hours. How about gas stops, getting out of Bangkok (even at 7am this takes time), passing through towns, bad sections of road etc. In my experience to do BKK to Chiang Mai in 5-6 hours you need to be touching 180-200 for fairly extended periods on the open/well maintained bits of road to make up for all of the above.

Still, never let the truth get in the way of a good spam, right.

As you was not with him it is a storey to believe, why would someone lie?

Because he's a professional spammer, who's now on his 5th username after being banned 4 times and comes on here to spam Honda products. Pretty good reason to not believe too much of what he says in my book.

In Topic: Could This Be The New Cbr In Thailand

Today, 14:22

View PostBaytur, on Today, 14:06 , said:

I'm 75kg and 175cm. I find the great CBR250R to be so stable while WOT that you (I) can cruise with the throttle pinned all day long no bother at all. Some bikes are so rattly and unstable that when WOT they feel like they're going to fall apart. The CBR250R is so smooth and stable at top speed that cruising at WOT is simply a pleasure.

Left my house in Don Mueang at 7am, was in Chiang Mai before lunch time. Outside lane and WOT until Lampang. Posted Image

Only drank 3 tanks of gas! 555.

With the great fairings and wind protection, and thus almost no affect on the body, it was back on the bike for a ride up Doi Suthep and still enough energy to see to two Loi Krohers.Posted Image

This was part of a 2,500km 4 day tour of the North and N.Western (MHS down to Mae Sot) Thailand.

Can't imagine those speeds for such periods of time on a naked bike. But the great little CBR250R simply devours the miles at such speeds with little to no affect on the body!

Go Honda!

Cool story bro.

Must have been a late lunch. Even if 'lunch' is 1pm that would mean you averaged at least 125kph (140 on the speedo) for the whole 6 hours. How about gas stops, getting out of Bangkok (even at 7am this takes time), passing through towns, bad sections of road etc. In my experience to do BKK to Chiang Mai in 5-6 hours you need to be touching 180-200 for fairly extended periods on the open/well maintained bits of road to make up for all of the above.

Still, never let the truth get in the way of a good spam, right.

In Topic: Could This Be The New Cbr In Thailand

Today, 14:08

View Postbbradsby, on Today, 13:14 , said:

View PostJonnyF, on Today, 11:19 , said:

View Postbbradsby, on Today, 10:55 , said:

View PostJonnyF, on Today, 10:15 , said:

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Back to the subject, I don't think too many people are really bashing Honda but they're just hoping that Honda releases something more adventurous than a single with their new bike (assuming it's not just a rumour). A 400cc V4 or inline 4 would immediately put a stop to the critics of Honda's latest offerings. A modern 'Baby Blade' would be absolutely awesome but unfortunately I don't think it will happen.

Would that it were to be... but the BigJapFour are 'Bottom Line' corporations, with CEOs and accountants chasing the designers around with sticks, and a high performance Inline-4 engine cost about the same to make whether the displacement is 400 or 600. A few kilos of material being the main difference. The profit margin would have to get sacrificed, as the market won't bear the cost at the smaller bike market price, and that's not likely to happen. So unfortunately, I really doubt we'll see a new era of four-cylinder 400's from them again. Much less likely would be a V-4 400, as I believe this is an even more expensive engine to produce.

Yes I understand the reasoning behind it, I just wish that a company with the massive capability and resource of Honda would focus on producing some cutting edge, exciting bikes along the lines of Ducati, Triumph, KTM etc.

It seems some people on this forum get more excited about the sales figures of a bike and the profit margin of the manufacturer than the actual bike itself. A very strange phenomenon, unless you're an employee of Honda like Mr. Baytur, Master Baytur or whatever the latest incarnation of hehehoho has called himself.

You are obviously referring to someone besides me, I'm a rider for four+ decades. But do let me apologize for bringing in economic realities into the conversation. They ARE the reason BigFour don't answer your dreams. They don't stay in business using said 'massive capabilities' and handing out their equally massive 're$ource$' to buyers via smaller margins on bikes.


You're right I wasn’t referring to you, no need to apologize or take it personally.

In terms of margin, I wouldn’t expect a high spec bike for a low spec price. Obviously they’d have to charge more than they do for a cheap single, that’s simple economics but it’s not like there’s a shortage of cheap workhorse bikes available in Thailand is it? As a bike enthusiast it would be nice to have something a bit higher spec available locally. Seems to work for Ducati selling as many of the Monster 795 for 399,000 baht as they can get their hands on. Why is it an economic reality for Ducati but not for Honda to produce higher quality bikes at a higher price?

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