NEW 2015 Yamaha YZF-R25 vs Honda CBR 250R
Yamaha YZF-R25 and Honda CBR 250R enter the battle ring in Indonesia to fight it out and see which one gets more fans and fanfare. Honda launched face lifted CBR 250R last week and Yamaha introduced its quarter litre debut YZF-R25 to the world yesterday, both in Indonesian market. We would like to present an on paper comparison between the two sports rivals.
First impression – Yamaha R25 certainly pulls a WoW out of our mouths possibly because we have never seen Yamaha’s badge on a quarter litre sports bike before and Honda already had a 250 in their catalogue, that looked less exciting than Yamaha YZF-R15! So even though Honda has face lifted the CBR 250R and made it a full fairing dual head lamp sports bike, they are a bit behind the R25 when sharper styling gets to you. All said, Honda fans will still be more happy than ever with the new CBR 250R, especially with the three exciting liveries the company offers.
Geeky statistics – Honda CBR 250R is more compact than R25 as the latter is a bit longer and taller by overall measurements. Seat and overall height is identical in the two, but interestingly the Honda has shorter ground clearance. Weight of CBR 250R is just 2 kg less than R25 and allows 1.3 litres less fuel than R25 can fill its tummy with. So on full tank, R25 should weight lesser when ridden by same rider. Since mileage of these bikes can be expected to be somewhat similar, Yamaha will make more miles on highway before you rush to the service lane for gas.
Yamaha R25 hosts an inline two cylinder engine while Honda bored the 250cc capacity in just one. Rest of specs like liquid-cooled, four-stroke, DOHC, four-valve and fuel injection technology can be found in pamphlets of both bikes. Even the basic gearbox spec is the same; Constant mesh 6 speed Return type. Maximum power generated by Yamaha’s twin cylinder engine is 36.0 PS (26.5kW) at 12,000 rpm whereas Honda’s single cylinder mill produces only 29 PS (21 KW) at 9,000 rpm. There is a catch coming. Peak torque of CBR 250R is 23 Nm at just 7,500 rpm while R25 churns out much close 22.6 Nm at high 10,000 rpm.
Performance – The catch is, that if we compare the power vs engine speed (rpm) graph of both the engines (which we haven’t gotten hold of), we may see that the performance curves might be very close to overlapping until 9,000 rpm. Beyond that speed, Honda’s reading might sustain for a bit and fade downwards whereas Yamaha’s continue to rise by 6 PS till 12,000 rpm.
So removing our thick spectacles, we are trying to say that until 9,000 rpm, both bikes might have similar power delivery behaviour. But given the fact that Honda’s power plant churns out more torque at much lesser rpm (7,500), the CBR 250R could unleash more spirit than R25. However, these are just our thoughts from data written on paper. Wait till we test these two on road and give a better interpretation of facts and feel.
One last bit, front and rear tires of the sports duo feature same size and aspect ratio, with Honda spacing them closer than Yamaha by 2 mm.
Price – Honda CBR 250R is offered at less expensive price of 48.95 million Indonesian Rupiah (Rs. 2.53 lakhs approx.) compared to Yamaha YZF-R25 demanding slightly more from pocket, Rs. 53 million Indonesian Rupiah (Rs. 2.71 lakhs approx.).
Check out specification comparison sheet below:
Yamaha YZF-R25
2,090 x 720 x 1,135 mm
1380 mm
160mm
780 mm
N/A
166 kg
Liquid-cooled, four-stroke, DOHC, four-valve
Inline two cylinder
249 cc
60 x 44.1 mm
36.0PS (26.5kW) @ 12,000rpm
22.6 Nm @ 10,000rpm
14.3 litres (Reserve 3L)
Fuel Injection
Constant mesh 6-speed/Return type
110/70-17 / 140/70-17
Dual Piston Floating Disc Brake Ø 298mm
Single Piston Disc Brake Ø 220mm
Telescopic / Swing Arm
Honda CBR 250R
2,033 x 720 x 1,119 mm
1378 mm
146 mm
780 mm
2.64 m
164kg
Liquid-cooled, four-stroke, DOHC, four-valve
single cylinder
249.67 cc
76 x 55 mm
29 PS (21 KW) @ 9,000 rpm
23 Nm @ 7,500 rpm
13 litres
Programmed Fuel Injection (PGM-FI)
Constant mesh 6-speed/Return type
110/70-17 / 140/70-17
Dual Piston Floating Disc Brake
Single Piston Disc Brake
Telescopic / Swing Arm
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