Since bought new during June 2007, nothing has gone wrong with the motorcycle.
Since new, I made an effort not to strain the engine, either by letting it labour in too high a gear, or by over- revving it in any gear. For approximately 500 kilometers, I took care not to exceed 100 km/hour in 6th gear.
This paid off, and the engine never over-heated or used any oil, and now it goes 120 to 130 km/hour easily.
I drive 90 kilometers a day, 5 days per week, of which 30 kilometers is high-way driving where my speed averages 110 - 120 km/hour, and I keep ahead of many vehicles (speed limit is 120 km/hour).
I live in South Africa (Paarl), and commute to Cape Town and back every day, as said, 5 days per week, and I find the fuel consumption excellent (33 kilometers per liter, doing 110 - 120 km/hour). If driven slower, the fuel consumption will be much better, of course.
I fitted a small windscreen, and this really helps a lot with the "wind factor", as by driving above 90 km/hour, the wind really is a factor to consider. The bike really "drives on rails" in the known Cape South Easter, and keeps its speed even in these terrible conditions. I'm doing a lot of driving in rain too and the bike never "died on me".
I "look after" my vehicles and strictly adhere to the manufacturer's service intervals etc., and this really pays off.
I found this to be a great review. The person told all that I wanted to know and I have a similar situation (distance, area and weather conditions). I would have liked to have the person's contact details though as I have one more question namely, where he got the windscreen for the bike. Great review.
Hi man great review. I got myself the new 2008 model cbx250... Just one question, where can I get this windscreen from cause I can't seem to find them?
Please help, I'm in JHB.
Hi, great review! I'm also a CBX owner, bought mine a year ago & also really love it & look after it.
I also live in Cape Town & so too have to cope with the south easter...
So, just a question, do you guys ever feel like the fueling sometimes holds back when driving in a head on wind? It's nothing severe, but I sometimes feel like the bike comes back to me with a slight loss of power. Maybe something to do with the rear facing intakes for the air-box...
Have you ever felt something like this?
Cheers.
Hi CBX riders, got mine three weeks ago, 2008 new model. Also get the "someone is holding my bike back" feeling in the wind. Realized though that more throttle solves it. You need to remember this is not a 80 KW VFR (got one for weekends). What does help is crouching whilst riding. Great bike though and verrrrryyy light on fuel. I enjoy mine and once a week I scoot to work on the VFR to keep the battery going. The CBX is much more nimble than the VFR in traffic. Happy commuting!!
I wrote the original review for the CBX 250. My name is Fanus le Roux from Paarl.
The bike has now done 29000 kilometers and as said, I drive it 90 km a day, 5 days per week in summer, winter and in rain. I don't spare it and my speed usually is not less than 120 km/hour.
It does not use oil, it gets 27 kilometers per liter (I have a record for every liter used from new) and I serviced the bike myself from new. I recently adjusted the valves (shimmed it).
Yes... it jerks when driving in a headwind and driving downhills. Sometimes this makes me mad, but then I just open it up and the jerking is gone. I've changed plug, changed air filters, opened and cleaned the carburettor (this wasn't necessary) 4 times, adjusted idle mixture may times, but no dice... it jerks.
I've changed the front sprocket and chain on 20000km and that's the only real expense I've had.
It goes to 140k/h easily without a glitch, and really, this is an unburstable motor. I'll report again!
Hey Fanus, thanks for the info!
I'm from Stellenbosch, and I'm considering getting into motorcycling. The closest I've gotten to riding a motorbike is downhill mountain biking ;). I weigh 100kg, but even so, I don't want to get anything too powerful, being a beginner. Would you recommend the CBX as a first ride?
Tx,
Justin.
I also have a '07 CBX250, which is now on 19000km (21/5/09), and have also found this to be an excellent bike.
I have serviced it mine myself from new using Castrol GTX 20W/50 SG, changed the plug every 12000km and the oil filter every 2nd service. I get 33km/L on my 32km daily commute and have even gone touring with my mates (one trip of 1000km and a 2nd of 2000km) without any problems. It uses no oil and starts 1st time every time.
I found the original tyres were too hard and replaced with Michelin Pilot Activ's (much much better 130/80/17 at the back to drop the revs a bit) and the OE chain was shot by 12000. Other than that, I love it. Want something bigger, but am still enjoying mine too much.
A Honda fly screen is available at any Honda dealer for around R800 and makes a huge difference and looks great. Look up the part no. on the Honda UK site under the CBF250.
Hello folks. This seems to be a great forum for exchanging views about the CBX 250, which I have owned for the last 3 months. It's a 2005 model with about 22000 kms on the clock. I too am using the bike for my daily commuting, which takes me too many parts of Cape Town and it's suburbs. I do between 80 and 100 kms per day. At the age of 61, I'm getting back into biking once again after a youth spent in the saddle of a Honda 50 cc, and then a 350cc 4 cylinder bike whose model name I cannot recall.
After a month of owning the CBX 250, I unfortunately came off at fairly low speed, causing more damage to my dignity than to the bike. However, the silver plastic housing for the instrument panel has cracked and new costs almost R1000.00. Does anyone have any ideas about 2nd hand spares?
My name is Peter Mouton and my email is jesspark@mweb.co.za if anyone can help.
Oh, and by the way, the CBX 250 is a great commuter, easy to handle, looks great in the red colour that I have, and I'm sure would be a fantastic starter bike for anyone, irrespective of their age. Very reasonably priced as well, even if buying brand new.
Best regards to all.
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