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The Honda MR50 Elsinore is an off-road mini cycle made by Honda. [1] It was manufactured in Japan by Honda and imported first to Australia and the United States in 1974 and continued to be available in the United States, Canada and Australia until production was discontinued in 1975. It was patterned after the CR125 and CR250 Elsinores.
One of the most popular is a Base 50 engine, a generic term for Imported single cylinder horizontal 50cc to 140cc 4-stroke engines derived from Honda's line of small motorcycle engines. 50cc (actually 49.5cc) engines offer the advantage of being classified as a Moped or Scooter engine, and many municlities do not require a specific motorcycle ...
The first Monkey bikes had 3.5-by-5-inch (89 mm × 127 mm) wheels, but later models had 3.5-by-8-inch (89 mm × 203 mm) wheels. The early Z series Mini Trails are still highly popular, decades after the end of production, often selling for several times their original price.
The NSR50 was released on May 29, 1987. Important factors in its development were Suzuki Motor Co, Ltd's release of their GAG, a 50cc full fairing mini racer replica, as well as Yamaha Motor releasing their own version, the YSR50. Both quickly enjoyed popularity in mini-bike and circuit racing.
Motoflash (1950s), 50cc and 75cc two-stroke engines — Italy [56] Motobloc / Riva Sport Industries (RSI) (1950s), Initially sold the Swiss AMI scooter as the Ami Motobloc. The Sulky was developed with RSI — France [86] Motoblic (1960s), Models included a 75cc model, [87] and Stela 100cc model [88] — Spain; Moto Guzzi (1950–1966) — Italy
These bikes typically have simple, boxy tube frames, small wheels, and are often built with some parts repurposed from Go-Karts, dirt bikes, or gas-powered tools. Bikes built this way can range from underpowered machines running on lawnmower motors up to extremely powerful ones capable of speeds up to 100 miles per hour.
The 1968 sometimes referred to as the "High Bar" or the "Slantguard", was the first of the Z50 series to be released to the American market. The bikes had white handgrips and 8 inch wheels. They came in with a two tone paint job. [2] In 1969, Honda released the K1 which added street legal lighting.
The Yamaha PW50 is a commercially available two-stroke 50 cc (3.1 cu in) mini dirt bike, designed, developed and produced by Japanese manufacturer Yamaha since 1980. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] References