Track Toys: 2001 Honda RS250 & 2008 Moriwaki MD250H

Track Toys:  2001 Honda RS250 & 2008 Moriwaki MD250H

The past and the present in one post.  One’s a little rough and one looks spotless.  Take your pic, load em up and have fun at the track.

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Two strokes to the front of the line even if they are a little rough.  Hey, its a track bike not a museum piece!  What strikes me is that even at ten years old this Honda still looks the business.  That looks like a healthy spares package to keep you going even if you toss down the track a time or two.

GP tech trickle down.  It sounds like the seller has engine well sorted.

The details:

Welcome to my auction! You are bidding on a 2001 Honda RS250, two-stroke race motorcycle. This light-weight, GP style bike is incredibly nimble and fast on the track. Engine has zero miles on a professionally installed and dyno tuned bottom end. Comes with a huge assortment of spares and parts – please see pictures and comments below. This bike is sold as-is, no warranty and no title.

I finished 8th in the 2005 250/50 on this bike. It runs even better now. Dyno printout available from MCE Racing showing a beautiful power curve with a setup that will last (mild jetting). I was doing 1:28s and I am not a small rider (6′ 200lbs). This bike is very capable and still very fast. I just started it and it started right up and runs great.

Never seized, lowsided once in T5 at Willow. There’s too many spares to list them all so I took photos. It has sat since having the bottom end done in 2007 by MCE Racing. Needs TLC and some rubber items replaced but mechanically is ready to go. Brand new, never mounted or painted Shark Skins upper and lower. The tail fairing has some damage that was fiberglassed and some black primer applied. Sould be filled, sanded and made to look new again. Only used A747 for as long as I have had it.

Frame is straight, motore like new, tons of spares. With some cleanup and a few small parts it’s ready for the track again.

NOTES:

– New bottom end: Bottom end rebuild done by Kevin Murray from MCE racing. Haven’t ridden it since. Started every few Months to run some fuel through it in the driveway. Top end is fresh with pistons mileage of approx 100mi.

– Bike has typical wear and tear from use on the track (see pictures). For sure tank is rought but there are no leaks on this tank so it’s completely cosmetic.

– This bike has been stored covered in a large garage since 2006. It has a lot of dust and some cleaning will really make it shine. The rebuild was done because we were going to race it again.

– Second owner. Bike was imported from Japan in 2005 from RSCycles. All spares included with this sale. See photos.

– Radiator has some dents and dings but does not leak

– This bike is sold as is and is a genuine GP racebike.

– This item is for sale locally. We reserve the right to end the auction early if it’s sold locally.

Moriwaki does have very nice Engliash website.  There is a whole section on the MD250H that includes the whole story of its’ development.

 The info:

This is a 2008 Moriwaki MD250H Grand Prix racing motorcycle. Its frame is built by Moriwaki. The suspension and wheels are by Honda. The motor is a stock Honda CRF250X Motor. These bikes are sold by Honda ready to race out of the box. Honda also pays prize money on them for performance in the USGPRU National Road Racing Series. This bike was raced by Gerry Signorelli to finish 4th in the national championship standings in the USGPRU Moto3 and 125GP classes. 

The entire bike has just been gone through with all bearings and chassis parts cleaned, lubed, and re-torqued to spec. The motor has only 100 miles on it since getting a brand new top end with beryllium valve seats. It has new a new piston, rings, pin, re-honed cylinder, fresh valves and seats. It is in very good shape. There are also spare parts available. It was meticulously maintained. Oils were changed every 100 miles with Motul full synthetic racing lubricants. The bikes are ~$13,000 brand new from Honda and each race won on them has the potential to earn $2,000 in prize money from Honda. 

It has been dyno tuned to run optimally. There is a small dent in the exhaust with a minor scratch. The fairing is in good shape. The performance levels of this bike enable it to go around corners much faster than any bigger sport bike. 

This bike is not a titled vehicle. It is only allowed on race tracks. It weighs ~190 pounds.  Buyers must place a deposit of $500 immediately to hold bike after auction. The remainder of the balance must be paid by the buyer within three days of the auction ending. Bike is in Colorado Springs, CO. Buyer is responsible for paying the costs of shipping and this can be arranged with seller after auction. There is also an option to have the seller deliver the bike for an additional price. Buyer is welcome to travel to the bike to pick it up as well. 

And the caption would read, “This could be you: as long as you are tiny!”.  This is also an Ebay bike with a starting price of $6,000 and a BIN of  $7,499.  That price doesn’t look out of line with what I saw with quick search of the internets.  If you can squeeze into that cockpit,  place your bid here.

IK