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Honda CB 250 Two fifty 1992 Found in Honda |
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Make: Honda Model: CB 250 Two fifty Year: 1992 Engine: Air cooled, twin cylinder, four stroke Capacity: 234 Bore: 53 x 53 mm Compression: 9.2:1 Induction: 26mm Keihin carb Starter: Power: 20 hp 14.6 kW @ 9000 rpm Torque: 18 Nm @ 6500 rpm Transmission: 5 Speed Front suspension: 31mm Telescopic forks Rear suspension: Dual shocks with 5-way preload adjustment. Front brake: Single 240mm disc Rear brake: 130mm drum Front tyre: 90/100-18 Rear tyre: 120/90-16 Dry weight: 132 kg Fuel capacity: 16 Litres |
| DOT COTTON IS A SEX goddess. Norman Lamont is a gifted political economist. Wimbledon are a credit to the Premier League. Madonna is mellowing with age. The CB Two Fifty is a thrilling motorcycle. It's far too easy to joke about Honda's new commuter... "Doctor, doctor, I ride a CB Two Fifty and everyone's ignoring me..." "Next." ...but when the marque that produced the FireBlade turns out a 250 that's so overwhelmingly insipid, so soft you almost need to scrape it off your shoe, it's very easy to criticise it for just that - and damn difficult to remember the poor thing's good points. So I made a list. Point 1. The CB Two Fifty is not a motorcycle. It is transport. Motorcycling as a leisure pursuit, as a fun thang, is not what the CB is about. Ten minutes into my first ride I yawned, literally. After a couple of days I decided there wasn't a lot of difference between the CB and my hack-a-bout Fiesta Pop Plus ('cept my Fiesta is littered with Marlboro packets, has two more wheels, a | |
