Update: Greg notes that this bike is sold! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc
The 1990 Honda CBR250RR name doesn’t carry the same room-quieting name recognition that some of its two-stroke and 400cc siblings do, but that is not for lack of trying.
1990 Honda CBR250RR for sale on eBay
The little CBR is pure early Golden Age Honda: it packs an innovative, uncompromising design with top-shelf kit and fit and finish into a lithe, unintimidating package aimed at knee draggers and commuters alike. The bike garnered a particularly loyal fanbase in Australia, with plenty of gushing reviews and forums to sing its praises.
This particular CBR250RR comes to us from site sponsor Deftone Cycles, and is a squeaky-clean specimen that is ready and willing to show the next owner what the best part of 20,000 rpm feels like. It carries a clean Ohio street title and a set of OEM-look aftermarket fairings.
Deftone is selling the very clean original fairings with the bike, but switched them out for the aftermarket plastics for the sake of preservation and presentation. It appears that one of the original side panels could use a repair, but otherwise the set is more or less blemish-free.
From the eBay listing:
1990 Honda CBR250RR MC22 CBR 250RR. 20,228 Miles (32,555 Kilometers) Bike needs nothing. All fluids are fresh. Shifts and revs to redline perfectly. Starts effortlessly every time. Here at deftone cycles we pride ourselves with supplying original OEM equipped fairings, because of age it is getting harder and harder to find OEM fairings that meet the needs of our customers, so we are offering this CBR250RR with new aftermarket. The original OEM’s are included in the sale. The fuel tank is of original paint and rust free. Bike has Vin Matching State of Ohio Title. MC22-1008*** “Buyer is responsible for their own State Requirements.” Imported into the States through all legal channels. Sold as is. Buyer responsible for shipping. Thanks for looking. Please email any questions.
Power for the CBR250RR comes from an inline four with Honda’s famous gear-driven cams, which not only reduce maintenance, but give the engine an evil whine unique to Honda sportbikes of the era. The mill is good for 45 horsepower, or about seven more than the modern CBR250RR Honda released in other markets last year, which relies on a 38 crank-horsepower thumper for motivation.
We’ll take the ’90 every day of the week. Ride to the office, hit the cafe or head to the canyons, and the little CBR will not blink. The starting bid for this bike is $5,200 with nearly a week to go in the auction.
Would anyone daily this, or any other 250 replicas like this?
I commuted on an FZR250R in Tokyo for 2 years. I wouldn’t want to empty a full gas tank in one sitting due to the hard seats, but it wasn’t terribly uncomfortable for a 6′ person. My experience with them is that they’re bulletproof. And these gear-driven Hondas sound awesome. YMMV.
Can’t say enough nice things about Greg at Deftone. Sold me a great NC30 and we stayed in touch. Helped me with some spares too. I have a whole new respect for these little screamers! Had a couple panigale 1199’s in years past and honestly have way more fun on this 400 so I’d bet this FZR would be fun too, especially at redline! I bet insurance would be cheap as heck too..
I meant CBR of course