I am from a region where CBR's were never officially sold hence there is a lot of misinformation regarding the topic. I am hoping to have most of these questions answered on this forum. You should also know that 250's are the biggest bikes that can be "Legally" registered in my country. Anything more than that no matter which year/make/model is considered an exotic and is technically illegal - hence they too are registered as 250cc bikes.
When I was researching for a beginner bike I was suggested to get a CBR 250 to learn on before stepping onto anything bigger (There's an R1 in the garage I'm itching to ride lol).
Getting to my question, when researching CBR's, I found out that the CBR 250 model was only manufactured between 1986-1999. source - Honda CBR250 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
However, people in my market advertise CBR 250's as being 2001 all the way up to 2008. You will know what I mean by checking out the following advert links for CBR's
1) AutoMart.lk | Honda CBR hurricane aero 250 Motorcycle for sale @ Colombo, Sri Lanka
2) This guy says his bike is a 2003 and says its the MC22-105 chassis, i thought that chassis was between 1990-1994?
AutoMart.lk | Honda CBR250RR(N) Motorcycle for sale @ Colombo, Sri Lanka
3) AutoMart.lk | Honda CBR Motorcycle for sale @ Colombo, Sri Lanka
4) This guy CLAIMS this 250cc bike is a 2004 "FIREBLADE"
AutoMart.lk | Honda CBR FIRE BLADE Motorcycle for sale @ Colombo, Sri Lanka
^^ I was under the impression the fireblade titles were reserved for the 900RR, 954RR and the 1000RR???
Actually people here sell there CBR 250 bikes by classifying it either as a "Gullarm" or a Fireblade. What gives?
Did they just have different names for the South Asian Region or did these guys simply start inventing names?
appreciate any solid info...
When I was researching for a beginner bike I was suggested to get a CBR 250 to learn on before stepping onto anything bigger (There's an R1 in the garage I'm itching to ride lol).
Getting to my question, when researching CBR's, I found out that the CBR 250 model was only manufactured between 1986-1999. source - Honda CBR250 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
However, people in my market advertise CBR 250's as being 2001 all the way up to 2008. You will know what I mean by checking out the following advert links for CBR's
1) AutoMart.lk | Honda CBR hurricane aero 250 Motorcycle for sale @ Colombo, Sri Lanka
2) This guy says his bike is a 2003 and says its the MC22-105 chassis, i thought that chassis was between 1990-1994?
AutoMart.lk | Honda CBR250RR(N) Motorcycle for sale @ Colombo, Sri Lanka
3) AutoMart.lk | Honda CBR Motorcycle for sale @ Colombo, Sri Lanka
4) This guy CLAIMS this 250cc bike is a 2004 "FIREBLADE"
AutoMart.lk | Honda CBR FIRE BLADE Motorcycle for sale @ Colombo, Sri Lanka
^^ I was under the impression the fireblade titles were reserved for the 900RR, 954RR and the 1000RR???
Actually people here sell there CBR 250 bikes by classifying it either as a "Gullarm" or a Fireblade. What gives?
Did they just have different names for the South Asian Region or did these guys simply start inventing names?
appreciate any solid info...