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This topic will probably be as well-received as one touting Jerry Sandusky's mentoring skills - HOWEVER...
I know there's an underground current flowing here and on other sites to get free copies of the CBR250R and other service manuals.
I bought mine (actually bought the Common Service Manual as well) and I don't regret it for a second - solid-bound book, clear, concise instructions, lots of diagrams, torque specs, exactly what you need to do anything on the bike that you are comfortable doing. Yeah, it costs more than this month's copy of MotorCyclist, but it more than paid for itself in saved time, parts, and frustation when I tore the front of the bike down.
Besides, I'm against stealing - and when you copy someone's work without paying, that's what you're doing. Sugar-coat it all you want, but if you wrote a book and more people stole it than bought it, you'd be pissed.
And I'm saying this after paying $2.00 for a 10-cent piece of plastic at the dealership last week, so don't accuse me of being in cahoots with the 1%.
Anyways, my two cents on the issue. Steal it if you want, but don't be surprised when the day comes that Honda says "dealers only" and the prices is doubled. And definitely don't be surprised if they pull an RAA on you and expect you to cough up a couple of thousand because you made copies for all of your friends.
I know there's an underground current flowing here and on other sites to get free copies of the CBR250R and other service manuals.
I bought mine (actually bought the Common Service Manual as well) and I don't regret it for a second - solid-bound book, clear, concise instructions, lots of diagrams, torque specs, exactly what you need to do anything on the bike that you are comfortable doing. Yeah, it costs more than this month's copy of MotorCyclist, but it more than paid for itself in saved time, parts, and frustation when I tore the front of the bike down.
Besides, I'm against stealing - and when you copy someone's work without paying, that's what you're doing. Sugar-coat it all you want, but if you wrote a book and more people stole it than bought it, you'd be pissed.
And I'm saying this after paying $2.00 for a 10-cent piece of plastic at the dealership last week, so don't accuse me of being in cahoots with the 1%.
Anyways, my two cents on the issue. Steal it if you want, but don't be surprised when the day comes that Honda says "dealers only" and the prices is doubled. And definitely don't be surprised if they pull an RAA on you and expect you to cough up a couple of thousand because you made copies for all of your friends.
