HONDA NSR250R (1986-1993) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Honda NSR250R was a street-legal road-oriented sports machine manufactured by Honda between 1987 and 1999 and powered by a 249cc two-stroke engine. The bike was a development that evolved from the NS250R MC11 motorcycle and was manufactured over four distinct generations.

Each bike in the four-generation development was powered by a 249cc liquid-cooled reed-valve inducted V-twin two-stroke engine. Every engine was fitted with the Honda RC-valve power valve system with nikasil-sulfur lined cylinder bores.

Honda road-oriented NSR machines were built in the image of the Honda RS250R production race motorcycles, also known as the NSR250, without sharing any mechanical parts. The style of the NSR motorcycles was more in line with Yamaha and Aprilia's competitors.

The Honda NSR250R was fitted from the factory with a full fairing, a rectangular headlight, a medium-sized windscreen for better wind protection, a two-piece dual seat, three-spoke cast aluminum wheels, and a silver-finished frame.

The bones of the NSR were made of aluminum tubes and were cushioned by a semi-adjustable telescopic air-valve fork on the front and a non-adjustable Pro-Link shock absorber on the rear.

In the power department, a 249cc two-stroke liquid-cooled V-twin engine gave the bike momentum and delivered an output power of 45 hp at 9,500 rpm and 35 Nm (26 lb-ft) of torque at 8,500 rpm.