Riding hard?

[Ibex250R]

I currently have 6000+miles on my bike, with at least 4000 of those at 70mph at 7K rpm, with zero issues

[Shifty21]

Originally Posted by MotoMike

Have you bought a spark plug for this bike yet? It's not your $2.95 run of the mill NGK... It's an $18.00 to $25.00 plug, depending on where you get it.

Not to worry... the replacement interval for the spark plug in the CBR250R is every 32,000 miles (51,200 km), with an inspection interval every 16,000 miles (25,600 km).

If you happen to own an Enzo Ferrari, you'd have to buy 12 of those $25.00 spark plugs. Bummer.

Gotta love iridium plugs. When I got my first CRF450R no where in town up here had these plugs... Except Honda at the price of 55 bucks!

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[MotoMike]

Originally Posted by Shifty21

Gotta love iridium plugs. When I got my first CRF450R no where in town up here had these plugs... Except Honda at the price of 55 bucks!

Wow... $55.00 is pretty steep... here in the U.S. it's about $25.00 for the CRF450R NGK plug... and for the '12 CRF450X it's only about $14.00.

I'm so use to paying less than two bucks a piece for NGK's for my XR's.

I imagine the guys working the Honda dealership parts counters see a lot of jaws drop when 600RR owners buy four spark plugs... "That will be $84.00, plus tax". Ouch!

[Shifty21]

Originally Posted by MotoMike

Wow... $55.00 is pretty steep... here in the U.S. it's about $25.00 for the CRF450R NGK plug... and for the '12 CRF450X it's only about $14.00.

I'm so use to paying less than two bucks a piece for NGK's for my XR's.

I imagine the guys working the Honda dealership parts counters see a lot of jaws drop when 600RR owners buy four spark plugs... "That will be $84.00, plus tax". Ouch!

Lol for sure. It's was that steep then back in 02? I can't remember now, it was when the 450R first came out back in the YZF426 days haha. Their down to 20 bucks now thank gad

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[Wynne G Oldman]

Riding hard? Isn't that a problem that only afflicts some BMW riders?

Man Claims BMW Motorcycle Ride Gave Him Two-Year Erection, Let Erection Rage for Two Years Before Suing

[rider56]

That's funny!!!!!!

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[The_Real_Michael]

I wish this notion that modern engines should be babied would die once and for all. It is not true for motorcycles, cars, boats, airplanes or lawnmowers.

Gauge in the green (or in the CBR's case, not red) = good.

Gauge In the red = bad.

It's that simple.