1994 Honda NSR 250R with only 5,600 miles
What’s cooler then hanging out at your local Starbucks with all the “regular” bikes and pulling our something that looks like a credit card to fire it up, take that Desmosedici! The MC-28 was the last of the line for the street 250 2-strokes from Honda. I’ve had a couple of these and what a great little bike but still a bit out gunned by the Aprilia 250. Running a 54mm x 54mm square GP like bore and stroke the Honda’s (stock for stock) had better mid-range grunt compared to the Aprilia’s 56mm x 50mm combination. Although that combination gave the Aprilia much more pull in the upper rpm range to edge out the competition, the real Aprilia GP bike of that era did have the traditional 54mm x 54mm square bore and stroke provided by Rotax. Available in 3 different flavors (R, SP, SE) as you go up the ladder you get even better equipment like fully adjustable suspension, dry clutch and mag wheels, add a Repsol Replica paint scheme and you’re the baddest mo-fo out there. The bike is located in the Ontario California area and is on Craig’s List for $10,000. Click here for the jump to the ad.
The ad reads like this below, I guess his “Caps Lock” key is sticking and his last statement is, well,….interesting.
I am selling a honda NSR 250r motorcyle
milage 9000 KM.
california registered….
mc 28
year 1994
two key cards
clear title
new tires and ALL STOCK!!!!!!!!!WONT LAST COME GET IT>>>>> COME SEE IT , IF YOU LIKE IT YOU GET IT …
So pro’s and con’s from me. First let’s look at the facts, he doesn’t say but we’re going to assume it’s a base R model and full power, mileage is great and the fact it is street titled is a huge plus. I just have a hard time swallowing the price and let’s assume again it’s a pretty clean straight up bike, the price is still reflective of an SP/SE model. In this economy we’ve had some other NSR’s come in at $10k but are SP or SE editions, go a few years back and the price is right on. So maybe you want to pay “tomorrows” price for this little jewel or wait for the next one to come by, anyway just remember……..”WON’T LAST COME GET IT>>>>>COME SEE IT, IF YOU LIKE IT YOU GET IT”. Honestly I only see translations like this when Aprilia is giving a Press Release.
Jay
It is an SE model, It has it written on the side by the front indicator. MC28 Repsol SP owner. Thanks!
Thanks! I couldn’t see close enough to tell from the picture.
Definitely an SE model, but surprisingly it was not built in 1994. This color scheme was released in 1996 to my recollection. Definitely a cool bike, but I know of one in CA with 0 miles on it. $10k is a high price, or I am stupid to sell my original Repsols for $10.5 and up. $8k would be a decent deal. For me I never buy an SE for over $6000, clean them up, trick them out, tune them, title them, and then blow them out for $8k tops.
I have owned and titled well over 100 NSR’s (only 28’s SE/SP models – never an R) in the last 10 years.
Email mcycleman@yahoo.com if ever interested. I have a Repsol being rebuilt and coming up soon!
Tim, That’s all good and all but the bikes you sell are titled in Oregon. Good luck transferring a bike from Oregon to SoCal with a vin# in the 15 digits. CHP must inspect the bike first before the title can be transferred. Even if it’s registered SPCN, CHP still needs to OK it. I think $9,000 TO$10,000 is reasonable for a SoCal titled bike.
Mick