Description
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In the mid-to-late 1980s, the small-displacement race replica market in Japan was booming. Legions of bright-eyed young riders were lining up to fork over their hard-earned yen for competition-derived road-legal runners like Yamaha’s TZR250, Kawasaki’s KR-1, and Suzuki’s RGV250. Manufacturers on the island were battling it out on the race track and in showrooms in an ongoing arms race to produce the most trick race bike for the streets.
In 1985, Honda launched the NS250R MC11, laying the foundation for its line of quarter-liter oil-burners that followed. The NS featured a box-section aluminum frame and swingarm, disc brakes, full GP-style bodywork inspired by Honda’s RS250R factory race bike, Honda’s Astralight rims, and a liquid-cooled, 249cc, 90-degree V-Twin engine, two-stroke engine that made 45 hp (at 9,500rpm) and utilized the ATAC (automatically-controlled torque amplification chamber) power-valve system.
Come 1986, Honda released the NSR 250R, internally dubbed the MC16. At the time of its debut, the bike proved an immediate success, outselling Yamaha in the two-stroke market for the first time.
This example is VIN: MC161006808. It came to Iconic as an import from Japan; prior history is not known.
The odometer shows 4,344 kilometers (2,699 miles).
Maintenance:
In preparation for the listing, the seller had us replace the battery, the spark plugs, the transmission oil, and the brake fluid. We also serviced the chain and gave the bike a detail.
Olly did the work, he notes the following in his condition report:
Fuel Tank Internal: Ok
Tire Years – Front/ Rear: 2018
Tire Life – Front/ Rear: 70%
Tire Pressure – Front: 32PSI; Rear:
35PSI
Brake Life – Front/ Rear: 60%
Hydraulic Fluid – Front: New; Rear:
Aged
Drive Chain: Ok
Transmission Oil – Level: Ok; Quality:
New
2T Injector Oil – Level: Ok; Quality: Ok
Coolant – Level: Ok; Quality: Aged
Low Beam: Ok
High Beam: Ok
Passing Light: Ok
Parking Light: Ok
Turn Signals: Ok
Tail Light: Ok
Brake Light: Ok
Plate Light: Ok
Killswitch: Ok
Horn: Ok
Battery: 13.03 New
Test Ride: Ok, bike operates as intended
BIKE ADDITIONS
-Original Bodywork
-Period correct stickers installed
REPAIRS RECOMMENDED
-Carb clean and sync, carburation issue mid-range
Modifications:
Period correct stickers.
Inside of the tank:
It is riding on Dunlop Arrowmax GT601 tires with date codes of 1618 and 2818.
The sale includes one key.
Cosmetic Blemishes: please see the album up top for all known cosmetic blemishes. Here is a selection:
Currently located at our facility in Santa Monica, California (please make an appointment for an inspection), this Honda is offered on a clean Oregon title. Please note that as an import, this bike lacks certain compliance and emissions stickers that the state of California would require to transfer a title. Have any NSR250R stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!
