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Honda NS 250R Rothmans Rep 1985 Found in Honda |
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Make: Honda Model: NS 250R Rothmans Rep Year: 1985 Engine: Liquid cooled, 90 Capacity: 249 Bore: 56 x 50.6 mm Compression: Induction: Starter: Electronic CDI unit Power: 45 hp 32.8 kW @ 9500 rpm Torque: 36.3 Nm @ 8500 rpm Transmission: 6 Speed Front suspension: Rear suspension: Front brake: 2x discs 2 piston calipers Rear brake: Single disc 1 piston caliper Front tyre: 100/80-17 Rear tyre: 130/70-18 Dry weight: 144 kg Fuel capacity: 19 Litres |
| There's a road in Japan, just two hours outside of Tokyo, that twists and winds through rugged countryside like a ribbon draped over a bush. The turns are tight and banked, the surface clean. And on this road, Honda's NS250R is magic. It can brake deeply into the corners, bank through them at radical angles, and charge out like a for-real roadracer. On this road, the NS250R has no match. Unfortunately, the bike has to be ridden to this magical road. And riding the NS in traffic can be as miserable as riding it on The Road can be fun. The key to understanding the NS250R's behavior can be found in Honda's brief history with the 250cc two-stroke streetbike class so hotly contested in Japan. Honda first entered the market two years ago with the M VX250, a V-Three patterned loosely after Freddie Spencer's 500cc GP racer. The MVX was pleasantly torquey for a 250, but not as fast as the competition. Nor did it sell as well. So Honda reasoned that if a torquey, civilized, not-very-fast two-s | |
