HONDA CB250N Super Dream (1978-1979) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Honda CB250N was a motorcycle manufactured by Honda from 1978 to 1986, a popular model in the UK market due to the licensing laws at the time that allowed learners to ride a bike with a displacement smaller than 250cc.

It also was the best-selling motorcycle in the UK market, with over 17,000 units sold in 1980 alone, while its popularity waned along with other 250cc bikes until 1983 when the maximum size of learner machines dropped to 125cc.

In addition, the 1979 Honda CB250N came equipped from the factory with standard features, such as a chromed dual exhaust system, a one-piece dual seat with passenger grab handles, an analog instrument panel, a round headlight with a chrome ring, cast aluminum wheels with black spokes, and a black-finished steel frame.

For suspension, the bike packed a telescopic fork on the front with 115 mm of wheel travel and preload-adjustable dual shock absorbers on the rear with 65 mm of wheel travel.

As for braking performance, the bike featured a single 273 mm disc with a hydraulic caliper on the front wheel and a 160 mm drum braking unit on the rear for optimum stopping power.

In the power department, the 1979 Honda CB250N Super Dream had at its core a 249cc four-stroke parallel-twin air-cooled engine that delivered an output power of 27 hp at 10,000 rpm and 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) of torque available at 8,500 rpm.