Q. How's the pulling power of CBR 250 R in hills with rider and pillion with a luggage, consider total weight to be around 140 kgs?

I have ridden my 2018/19 CBR250R to Ooty and chickamagalur hilly terrains with pillion and Rynox saddle bags comfortably. Ridder weight - 75 kgsPillion weight - 50 kgs We rode uphill to ooty through hairpin bends comfortably. I did feel the necessity of ample torque at lower RPMs when I got stuck behind a Honda Amaze in a steep curve.With CBR250R you get ample torque only after 4k-4.5k RPMS.The curve was too steep mostly at 45 to 50% degrees.The car driver was new to hilly terrains and got tensed when his car did nt pickup with four passengers on board. I had almost reached the peak of the uphill road and had to stop due the car upfront and I had to downshift and put it to neutral as car was blocking my way.After finding a way to get out, My Bike did not pick up from 1st gear with the pillion. I did n’t wanted to risk of throttling more to reach 4K RPMs to gain the required torque to move out. The bike felt like suffocating !! I asked my pillion to step down and it picked up easily. Please advise me if you guys feel I could have done better to pick up …

It depends upon the weight of the pillion rider if it's around 55kg well and good it will give you nice pulling power as i have ridden whole himachal with pillion of weight 53kg and luggage of around 7 to 8 kg and the bioe performed very well no powerlag issues....best in class of 250 cc segment and no doubt honda engine is very well refined.😁👍

With 26 PS on tap, if you keep the rpm in the 7-8K range you will never go out of power in any condition. Even at 4K rpm, there is enough power in the correct gear. Putting the power down on the road is rider skill.