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I m getting a red cbr650f.

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just did my 1000 KM check today (got my bike 10 days ago)

they said Valve Check only at 24,000 KM now.

btw. I saw a few CBF650 tri-color inside the shop getting ready for pick-up... I wonder who are they luck ones

Talked the other day to a friend of a friend who works at the honda factory, he told me they can make up to 200 CB650F per day, but only a few are for thai market... and they have over 1200 bookings for CB650 !!! holy sh1t.

I thought they would only be ready at the end of March.

Isn't there one forum member who will have the first in the world?

yes, delivery will be at that time, end of March.

and does it bother you if i get one of the first bikes?

No, i am happy that you get one of the first ones because after 20 years on cruisers i am actually thinking about buying one myself, so can't wait to read your ride report.

BTW. What are you getting?? CBR or CB??

Great report. It must be very cold up there now

I have bought a car and a bike here on finance. For the the car i paid 30% down so no need for a guarantor. The bike 50% down so no need for one there either. I don't know how much you have to put down on a bike to avoid a guarantor but for the car ( Toyota ) it was 30%.

Jan

Crazy!!

usual drill for me and not that crazy.

I'm trying to get my head around your comment not that crazy, are you serious? You don't think it is dangerous to ride at those speeds! up to you I suppose until some one pulls out on you!!

It is fuc......... insane. What if Somchai on his Wave decides to cross the road?

Happy New Year

Merry X-Mas to all of you.

Holy Sh... where do you live ???

Sorry Allan i forgot to mention that mine was runnning rough as well. I think that if you try petrol that will solve that problem.

Jan

My 1999 Dragstar was not happy with gasohol, it was like having 25% less power compared to petrol. How about your Honda?

Jan

I'll be making an effort to attend the February exhibition just to check out the gear- since it's only on for a few days, some of us should pick a date/time and try to get together if possible- it would be fun to argue about bikes in perso

No arguments from me about the bike you or others are riding. If it makes you happy, I am happy.

I never had a problem getting parts for the Steed or the Dragstar. I think the longest i waited was a week, but said that i am in Samut Prakarn/ Bangkok, i don't know how it is up country.

Jan

Owned a Steed and a Dragstar for several years (not at the same time!) - if price isn't too much of a consideration there isn't really any comparison as the Dragstar is such a better bike in every area.

Same here. I have also owned both bikes and agree 100%. Go for the Dragstar it is a much better bike than the Steed.

Jan

I use Shell V-Power, i find that the bike is more responsive than with other types of petrol.

So we all agree that those who want a a slightly bland generic bike that is designed for low rpm and fuel economy would likely get CBR650, and those who would want something a little more exciting, exotic, daring, eye catching and sporty would likely get the Benelli?

There's certainly nothing wrong with wanting low RPM engines and fuel economy, but not all bikers are in their 60's.

you dont need high rpms to be fast in the mountains, you need torque.

Agree and you can add Bangkok to the mountains. Torque is king

Yeah google failed me other than the BanSaeng website which say's it was on on the 8-9 of Sept.

http://www.hatbangsaen.com/index.html

Awesome to hear I have not missed it though.... 3 weeks to have my bike re-wired then stripped down, finish off paint/powder coated then re-assemble......plenty of time !!!

When you google Bangsaen Bike week the first link that comes up is to vclass magazine and they have the place and the dates both in English and Thai. Happy to hear that it gives you enough time to get your bike ready.

Google is your friend. It is the 8 and 9th of November.

I bought a CBR 250 to go from Theparak Road in Samut Prakarn, to Ramkhaemheng which is about 20 kilometers. I used to do it on a Yamaha Dragstar 1100 but as much as i love it, it is not made for the city. I guess what i am trying to say is that you should not buy too big a bike if it is for use in Bkk. I have never regretted buying the CBR, it has enough power to keep up with traffic, in other words perfect for Bkk.

Jan

i have 2 motorbikes and a car but would never get the idea to drive the car around bkk, car is only used for fishing trips or makro to stock the frid

Same here, in Bkk i take the bike, the car is for Lotus and trips upcountry

I paid half down on a CBR 250 ( 55.000 ) and they did not ask for anything so it is possible to do without any paper work.

I think that most of the replies are spot on. It is much easier to finance a new bike than a second hand one, although i have seen a few Harley dealers here in BKK that finances second hand bikes. A friend of mine just bought a new one, not because he did not want a second hand bike, but simply because it was so much easier to finance it.

I got the CNC exhaust from K-Speed yesterday. Great sound, lovely roar.

Hi there. Where in Bkk is K-Speed?

Very good price. Good luck with the sale.

hi there! i would like to inform you that i have test riden the 2013 cbr500r and also cbr500x at the honda big wing dealer in bkk ram intra district. while riding it gentle i felt it was a pretty good bike for the money. i then took both the bikes for a 2nd ride and this time i revved as much as i could on the short little test track they offered me to ride it.

//////and this is the important part!

way long time before the redline the ecu shuts the engine to idle! like if u revved up and then hold in the clutch.

i found this out by accelerating fast as i could and then swith to 2nd gear and the bike was stuttering like i kept the clutch in for atleast 1 full second.

the salesman first told me that it might be that its not enough gas in the tank and its gonna be allright when i ride it with more gas.

ofcourse i was very suspicious about this and after all we are in thailand and you cant really trust any salesman down here.

so i went straight to check how much gas was in the tank and it was indeed on low blinking and i also checked the cbr500r gas indicator. this test i found it out during testing the cbr500x (touring off road version) . the cbr500r seemed to had a little bit more gas in it.

how ever i managed to talked the info out of the salesman and he told me hondas cbr500 series bikes are programmed to shut off engine response at 9000 rpm!! .

he said that honda decieded to do this cause of costumers driving the shit out of the engines and claiming it within the 1st engine warranty year.

please keep this in mind if you consider buying the 2013 cbr500 series.

I have read this so many times here on Thai Visa and it's completely NOT TRUE!!! I own a CBR500r, the redline is not 9000RPM, it's around 8500RPM (RPM redline clearly visible on the digital tach) and the limiter doesn't kick in until you hit around 9300-9500 RPM AND it's doesn't kick the bike to idle. It acts like every other RPM limiter, kicks in and as soon as the bikes goes below redline it starts running again. I have no idea where you guys get this information, it's almost starting to sound as if your trying to influence sales of the bike by providing bad information as it reads very emotionally.

You don't like the bike fine, stop telling lies and go buy something else. You want more revs and a little more power get a Kawasaki 650 and let those good vibrations role. The Kawasaki 650's vibrate a whole lot more than the Honda 500's, then again they should, bigger twin engine. Yes I have owned several 650's in the past and to me the Honda 500 in whatever flavor is a better riding bike especially in town or traffic, much easy to maneuver, very clean idle, lighter feel, but in the end to each their own. Is the bike slower than a Kawasaki 650, YES!!! It's over 150cc smaller engine so it should be but honestly it has plenty of power unless your some speed racer in which case the 650 would be considered slow...

I could not have said it better myself. If you don't like a bike, don't buy it, very simple really.

Anyway a good weekend to all of you.