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Named the CR250M globally, it was subtitled the Elsinore in North America, after the offroad race in Lake Elsinore, California, [8] the best-known off-road race of the late 1960s and early 1970s. [3] The popularity of the CR250M and its derivatives soared after Gary Jones rode a stock machine to win the 1973 AMA 250 national motocross series .
Honda CR250M Elsinore. The CR250M Elsinore began selling in 1973. It had a two-stroke engine and was one of the first of its class, and set the standard for two-stroke motorcycle development. In 1974 and 1975, the CR250M design changed little.
Honda CR250M: Engine: 249 cc (15.2 cu in) liquid cooled two-stroke single: Bore / stroke: 66.4mm x 72.00mm: Top speed: 75 mph (121 km/h) [1] Power: 48: Ignition type: CDI: Transmission: 5-speed constant mesh, chain drive, manual: Frame type: Twin tube aluminum: Suspension: Front: Showa, adjustable compression and rebound
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; View history; General ... Elsinore (CR250M) 248 Integra (VT250F) 248 Big Ruckus (PS250) 249 ...
Honda of America Manufacturing began motorcycle production at the Marysville Motorcycle Plant in 1979 with the CR250M Elsinore. All-terrain vehicles as well as the Gold Wing and Magna motorcycles, among others, were made there. The 500,000th vehicle produced at the plant was a Gold Wing Aspencade motorcycle in 1991, and the one-millionth ...
CR125M Elsinore. The Honda CR125M Elsinore is a motorcycle designed and manufactured by Honda and released in late 1973. Modeled after the first Elsinore, the Honda CR250M, the 124cc version sold for $749 at its debut.
^ "Milestones: 50 years of American Honda - the Detroit Bureau". 16 July 2009.The Honda CR250M is a two-stroke single-cylinder motorcycle manufactured by Honda from March 1973 until 1976, when it was replaced by the Honda CR250R.
After winning the 1972 250cc national championship on a Yamaha, Gary Jones was hired by Honda to help develop their new Honda CR250M motocross bike for the 1973 season. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] He did so successfully to win his second consecutive 250cc national title.