The Honda RS250R was a race
motorcycle
A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising ...
manufactured by
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, reaching a product ...
to race in the 250cc class of the
Grand Prix motorcycle World Championship. It was conceived as a ''production racer'' for customer teams and privateer riders, while factory-supported teams raced the works bikes RS250RW and
NSR250.
The RS250R debuted in 1984 as a development prototype, racing in the domestic
All Japan Road Race Championship
The is the premiere motorcycle road racing championship in Japan. It is run by the Motorcycle Federation of Japan (MFJ) (日本モーターサイクルスポーツ協会) – the Japanese affiliate of the FIM.
History
The MFJ was formed in 1 ...
and entering some rounds in the World Championship. It was put on sale for customer teams for the season onwards.
The Honda RS250R featured a
V-twin
A V-twin engine, also called a V2 engine, is a two-cylinder piston engine where the cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration.
Although widely associated with motorcycles (installed either transversely or longit ...
250 cc
two-stroke engine
A two-stroke (or two-stroke cycle) engine is a type of internal combustion engine that completes a power cycle with two strokes (up and down movements) of the piston during one power cycle, this power cycle being completed in one revolution of t ...
with a V-angle of 90 degrees. A new 75 degrees V-twin was introduced in 1993.
Between 1984 and 2009 the RS250R has been produced in four different generations, named: ND5 (1984), NF5 (1987), NX5 (1993) and NXA (2001).
The bike should not be confused with the RS250RW, which was the name adopted for factory bikes in 1985 and from 2003 to 2009. Between 1986 and 2002 the factory bikes were named NSR250.
See also
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Honda NSR250
The Honda NSR250 and Honda RS250RW were race motorcycles manufactured by Honda Racing Corporation to race in the 250cc class of the Grand Prix motorcycle World Championship.
Both names identified the factory specification bikes entrusted to work ...
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KTM 250 FRR
The KTM 250 FRR was a racing motorcycle made by KTM, which was used in the 250cc class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 2005 until 2008.
History
The bike was created as a 250cc variant to the already existing KTM 125 FRR that KTM partic ...
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Suzuki RGV250
The Suzuki RGV250 was a Suzuki high performance sport bike which had a great number of its features and design cues based on Grand Prix technologies and ideas. It is a race-replica based on Suzuki's GP bikes from 1987 to 1998, the RGV V-2 race ...
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Kawasaki KR250
The Kawasaki KR250 was a racing motorcycle built by Kawasaki from 1975 to 1982 for the ''250 cc'' class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing. It was powered by a two-stroke " tandem twin" engine The motorcycle won four world championships, in 19 ...
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Gilera GFR 250
The Gilera GFR 250 (which stands for ''Gilera Formula Racing'') is a racing motorcycle designed, developed and built by Gilera which made its debut in the 250cc class of the world championship in 1992.
See also
*Aprilia RS250
*Honda NSR250
*Hond ...
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Yamaha YZR 250
The Yamaha YZR 250 was a 250cc Grand Prix racing motorcycle made by Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:
* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services, established in 1887. The company is the largest shareholder of ...
External links
1997 model specifications
RS250R
Grand Prix motorcycles
Two-stroke motorcycles
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