LOT 455

1995 Honda NSR250R SP Registration no. M46 XYA Frame no. MC28-1005624 Engine no. MC16E-1305638

Sold for £16,100 inc. premium

Lot 455

1995 Honda NSR250R SP
Registration no. M46 XYA Frame no. MC28-1005624 Engine no. MC16E-1305638

The Autumn Stafford Sale – The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|16 October 2022, 10:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

1995 Honda NSR250R SP
Registration no. M46 XYA
Frame no. MC28-1005624
Engine no. MC16E-1305638

For over a decade 250cc two-stroke race replicas represented the most competitive sector of Japan's home market. Honda's initial offering was the 1984 V3 MVX250. Its V-twin successor, the NS250, was almost as short lived, replaced by the NSR250R which was offered between 1987 and 1999. This was powered by a liquid-cooled, reed valve 249cc 90° V-twin incorporating Honda's RC-Valve power valve, mimicking the NSR250 and RS250R racing models built by HRC. Starting with Freddie Spencer in 1985 Honda would win the 250cc world championship seven times during the lifetime of its road going counterpart. Unsurprisingly Honda sought to promote the road bikes as close cousins of the factory racers, culminating in what is now prized as the ultimate 250 race replica of the era: the MC28 NSR250SP offered here.

The MC28 NSR250 was arguably the ultimate 250 road legal motorcycle, thanks in part to the PGM-IV ignition and Pro-Arm single sided swingarm. Also notable was the memory card "key". The SP model was another step up the performance ladder with a dry clutch, adjustable suspension and Magtek wheels. The ultimate version was that offered here, in the factory Rothmans/HRC livery, and limited to a production run of 1500. It is not known how many found their way to the UK but they remain vanishingly rare and for some the Holy Grail of 250 race replicas, with 40PS at 9000rpm pushing a featherweight 137kg.

Offered in what the private vendor describes as stunning order with a recent carburettor overhaul and showing just 23,840km, this is perhaps the only opportunity to own a UK registered (as of 01/01/1995, imported from Japan by Bikes Direct) version of a remarkable production Honda. Offered with V5C, memory card "key" and paddock stand.
Offered with key

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