Honda NSF250R: $22,990
Honda's new racing machine, the Moto3-compliant 250cc four-stroke, will be available in Australia at the end of 2011Honda's latest race track weapon, NSF250R, will go on sale in Australia with a $22,900 price tag.
The machine, recently launched at the Catalan MotoGP round and expected to be one of the front-runners in the first year of Moto3 competition in 2012, has a 249.3cc single-cylinder, liquid-cooled four-stroke engine which develops 47.6hp (35.5kW) at 13,000rpm and pumps out 28Nm of torque at 10,500rpm. It tips the scales at a lean 84kg.
Honda says the NSF part of the name is short for "Next Racing Standard" and says the new bike "reaped the benefits of racing technology cultivated in the RS125R, thereby achieving a high-level combination of outstanding controllability and racing competitiveness."
Sticking to its word, Honda used the RS125R's frame as the basis for the NRS250R's chassis.
The suspension also remains relatively similar to the RS125R, but the rear swingarm looks to have been beefed-up. The bodywork has been crafted to be equally as aerodynamic to that of the RS125R.
Domestically, the NSF250R will be slot into the Superlites class in the Australian Superbike Championship.
The new-generation machine will be on display and test ridden at the Phillip Island MotoGP round from October 14-16, and officially launched at the 2011 Sydney Motorcycle Show from November 25-27.
For enquiries and orders contact Paul Free at Team Honda Racing, tel 0418 334 183 or email paul@teamhondaracing.com.au. Order close on August 31, 2011.
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