CBR250R

Honda is a Japanese automobile and motorcycle manufacturing company that builds high-performance motorcycles for the street and strip. Honda started in the United States selling scooters and small motorcycles and today is regarded as one of the most performance-oriented companies on the market. The Honda CBR250R is a single cylinder street bike. Owners can easily maintain these exciting bikes using a high-quality Honda CBR250R service manual.

The Honda CBR250R was only produced from 2011 to 2013 for the U.S. market, but in it’s short lifespan, the sport bike became a highly popular option for riders interested in small, lightweight motorcycles. The CBR250R was the first serious competition to the Kawasaki Ninja 250, among the most popular small sport bikes in the world and a mainstay at motorcycle rider training schools.

The Honda CBR250R features styling reminiscent of larger Honda sport bikes. The CBR250R has a full fairing and uses modern painting schemes to draw the eye toward the front of the motorcycle, giving the bike an aggressive appearance while maintaining a comfortable riding position. The CBR250R has available anti-lock braking that is not commonly found on lower-end motorcycles in this category.

The Honda CBR250R was intended and designed to be an option for new and less experienced riders, and as such, received good reviews. While not as fast overall as the Ninja 250R the Honda competed against, higher low-RPM torque allowed riders to accelerate quicker without revving the engine into the upper RPM band. This makes for a more comfortable and less dramatic ride in traffic and around town, areas the CBR250R was specifically intended to be used.

Some riders found the handling of the CBR250R to be quirky, with some riders experiencing the bike “standing up” in corners when a proper line was not maintained by the rider. The longer than standard stopping distance was largely a non-issue, as the anti-lock braking system provided a more comfortable, safer stop.

The CBR250R was replaced with a larger model in 2013, and with only a two year production, the CBR250R is somewhat rare today. As a street bike in an urban environment, the CBR250R is a natural, and aftermarket parts availability is high. This gives owners the opportunity to customize the bike to suit their individual needs. A Honda CBR250R workshop manual describes the steps necessary to remove and replace worn and defective parts and gives owners the information needed to customize these lightweight sport bikes easily.