Description
Please note: Iconic has reduced the minimum buyer fee on this item from $250 to $150.
Please note: One of the Parc Ferme badges is missing from this piece and may have come off during transport. The artist will ship a replacement badge as well as some additional NSR decals to the winner of this auction.
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. In 1994, the Japanese firm updated the NSR with an all new model dubbed the MC28. The result was arguably the ultimate 250cc street bike in Japan thanks in no small part to the PGM-IV ignition and Pro-Arm single sided swingarm.
These unique wall art tanks are produced by Parc Ferme Moto Art. The artist has been a good friend of Iconic’s and Bike-urious for over a decade and has produced an extremely unique and limited production run of gas tank wall art available exclusively through Iconic Motorbike Auctions. These ultra rare tanks are from a legendary collection of illustrious bikes. Stay tuned for subsequent listings of these amazing art pieces and get yours while supplies last.
The art piece measures 28″x20″x9″ and our transport department estimates shipping from our warehouse in Santa Monica to the continental US be around $150 via Fedex ground. The seller states “This is an original 1994 NSR250 MC28 fuel tank, part of the Parc Ferme MC28 SP series. From 1 of the 1500 Honda Rothmans SP’s that were made. Despite my best efforts this tank was not able to be saved which was a blow as MC28 replacement tanks are very dear these days. So off to grab the grinder and cut it in half. Lots more time was spent banging it back to the original shape, and then painting with reproduction Rothmans decals. The stitching on the synthetic carbon backing material mimics the colors in the original Honda paint scheme. A MC28 credit card decal along with SP decals finishes it of, this is #2/2, I am going to keep #1.”
Currently located in Santa Monica, California, this Honda tank is offered on a bill of sale only. Have any 1994 NSR 250R SP MC28 Rothmans stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!
