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I bet that with a bit tight traffic in downtown Bangkok all 250's have a hard time keeping up with a motorcycle taxi on a Honda Wave 125i

Actually, the complete opposite with the new CBR250R, once some aftermarket mirrors have been added. That nice low-end torque is fantastic.

BTW, didn't I read that you were promising that 'pretty soon you'll be able to take your new CBR250R to selected dealers and get new fuel maps added for a few hundred baht' over a year ago?

Whatever happened to that Richard?

This isnt a girl i picked up in a bar and we were together for about 8 months....

Means nothing.

Not too difficult top pick up one of the old CBR250's for around the 50k mark. Many usually have those tyga fairings to make them look modern. Get up close though and everything else on the bike is usually in need of some much needed maintenance. That's before you take a spin and realize the engine's cooked.

But personally I think the old inline 4 250cc screamers look better in their original old skool trim.

Perhaps you should show a picture of one, as opposed to a different bike altogether. Even the url says what bike it really is.

Bt3 million in valuables, including two desktop computers, a laptop computer, five cellphones and a van.

Presumably hunted down and collected by the police for evidence.

Wonder who'll get to keep them.

A new larger CBR would be great, but when Honda's amazing (and almost instant global market leader) the CBR250R can cruise from Bangkok to Chiang Mai for lunch, in total comfort, a bigger version won't really be necessary for many who have the best 250cc mini-sports-tourer on the global market.

Though perhaps we'll be cruising from BKK to Chiang Rai for lunch in the future though, on another new, fantastic Honda CBR 400 or 500.

Fully synthetic oil halts the break in process.

It really shouldn't be used until a couple of thousand Km at least.

Not a problem as the bike has been sold..

Not a problem for you understandably, put perhaps a problem for all of Kawasaki's customers who use them to service their new bikes. The Z1000 is about 550k thb I think, I think the Kawasaki staff servicing 550k thb 1L bikes should at least know about the oil they put into them.

Even if their house is much closer. Been in some drinking sessions and i was amazed that instead of walking to his home he chose the tree.

Perhaps the tree is closer to his real home.

Fully synthetic oil halts the break in process.

It really shouldn't be used until a couple of thousand Km at least.

I'm happy with the 250 it is fast enough for me, and much more fun to drive than the big powerful bike, my opinion of course.

Actually your opinion is shared by many around the World, I see in particular a lot of Americans have downsized to the CBR250R from larger bikes and they mainly share your opinion.

Yea the oil used was fully synthetic,

Kawasaki are putting fully synthetic oil in to their bikes at the first service?!?

I seriously hope that you're mistaken.

Your first post said BKK to Chiang Mai (which is 750 kms).

Bangkok (Where I Iive) to Chiang Mai (Old City), ie the city center, is 659km according to google maps.

BTW, you know that when you get the distance from google maps (which you obviously did by typing in Bangkok to Chiang Mai) it sends you to the middle of the province (ie, Chiang Mai province) and not the city, so you have to change it manually?

Bangkok to Lampang.

What's with your lies? That was only the first part, which as I said had a GPS average speed of 121 or 126kph. From there it was over to Chiang Mai for lunch!

A great morning ride on the brilliant little CBR250R.

Sorry to bite for your (presumingly) trolling bait.

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.

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.

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. I was a bit surprised as I had expected around 130kph average as it was 145kph+ for almost the whole way. From my house just shy of Future Park it's 566km.

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

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.

Why do you need to troll?

You must be lightweight because most I've managed is 150 but that was upright

When I'm going this fast I'm usually on a tour, so I usually have a tank bag, which you can kind of rest your body on, for wont of a better description. I also have the Touring Windscreen (1,500b or something at Sumet), this takes the wind off your body and over your helmet.

Cruising at 160kph indicated is smooth and simple. Shooting up to 165kph depending on the air I suppose.

I'm not too sure why the trolls want to claim the CBR250R fairing isn't useful, but I suppose they're just trolling. :( Sad when trolls need to start talking nonsense about a bike just so they can feel better about themselves.

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.

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.

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!

I've cruised at 165kph indicated which was just short of 150kph on the GPS, on the CBR250R.

I found the fairings were certainly welcome while cruising at this speed for a few hours.

Can others who feel the CBR250R doesn't need fairings explain the disadvantage of having them at 150kph?

I read those with the Er-6n find it uncomfortable cruising at 140kph (isn't that 10% optimistic speedo?, so really only 126kph-ish?), so I cannot see how cruising at a real 150kph on a naked bike would be comfortable... especially compared to having those sexy, ultra-cool and well designed CBR250R fairings.

Why not dress up another thumper in sport bike plastic. Seems to be a winning formula for the new CB'r' 250...

Certainly a winner in the US 250cc Super Stock race series.

But it's only competition is the inferior ninja, so no real wonder the CBR250R is such a winner on the track.

With 2 header pipes one may jump to the conclusion it is a twin.

I think the same magazine that released 'photos' of the 'new CBR250R' in 2010 had it with a double header....

Don't read too much into speculated photoshops.

A 500cc twin based on doubling components from the CBR/CRF250 single?

Shouldn't they be angry at the people selling (or allowing people to sell) fake goods in Thailand, as opposed to the people who point it out?

Oh right, Thainess.

I will try to get documentation.

Please keep us updated. Thanks.

You are making a big assumption--that there is a list of accredited BA programs. This list may, in fact, exist. It may not. If it does, then in 3 years I am certain our program will be on it. We have acted according to all rules regarding accreditation of programs.

I'm just looking for certainty in murky waters. I do not know how the MoE operates with regards to degree accreditation, I doubt many MoE and MoL employees do too, and if they look for accreditation with this brand new degree that they've never seen or even heard of before, I doubt telling them 'Oh Accreditation was applied for, they never responded so that legally makes it accredited, no sorry there are no documents issued by any body with regards to it, you'll just have to believe me officer Somcahi' is going to get you whatever stamp or WP you need, if such a situation arises.

I'm sure you can see the value that one official document from the MoE or CHE regarding the B.A would add to your course. Can you not get one? With such a document I'm sure your course would go from 20-30 students to 200 students!

Not sure if it will shed any light on the situation, but I've emailed a well known Int. Prog. (and will try to email some others with:

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am an EU National living in Bangkok. I am interested in studying for a B.A Arts Business English with your Int. program. Before enrolling I wish to confirm with the MoE or CHE (Council of Higher Education) that the B.A is fully certified. Is there an accreditation number or license number that I can confirm this degree is fully accredited with the MoE before enrolling?

Thanking you,