Yamaha 250cc 2 Stroke Sportbike

Once a source of stymied lust in the united states the 250cc two stroke streetbike has come of age and a new era dawns.

Yamaha 250cc 2 stroke sportbike.

If the numbers are correct the vins motors two stroke streetbikes will be brilliant little weapons. Mf 1 1958 50 cc two stroke single cylinder step through street bike. Rennie scaysbrook december 11 2017 meet the new 249cc fuel injected vins motors duecinquanta. A highly coveted two stroke single is the 250cc 1968 yamaha dt 1 the first dual purpose bike designed for america which can garner 10 000 today.

Well in europe yamaha has a 125cc four stroke version of the r6 that has many of the r6 styling cues. Unlike the honda cbr300r yamaha r3 or kawasaki ninja 300 the gsx 250r is the only 250cc motorcycle in the sports department. The manufacturer has long offered a 125cc model in india and that s where word surfaced of an impending 250cc model. At the time the highway speed limit was 55mph and traffic mostly ran at about 65mph and the scooters did fine.

Obviously you do not buy a 125cc 250cc bike and expect it to be a tourer. Yamaha releases 250 r series sportbike. Dt 1 1968 yamaha s first true off road motorcycle. Actually a 1964 vespa gs160 160cc 2 stroke and a 1960 heinkel tourist 175cc 4 stroke.

The bike used a 17 front wheel and an 18 rear as was common in the class although later models featured matched 17 hoops. Yd 1 1957 yamaha began production of its first 250 cc two stroke twin the yd1. After much anticipation yamaha has revealed its new r25 250cc sportbike at the 43rd annual tokyo motor show in japan. Fairly new on the small capacity sport bike scene we have the suzuki gsx 250r.

Jump to latest follow. The 250cc two stroke streetbike is back baby. Once common today these twins live mostly in garages rather than on the road. Twins yamaha built an array of two stroke twins from the early 1960s onward soon followed by kawasaki and suzuki.

250cc yamaha sport bike in the works but it has r4 on the side. Yds 3 1964 246 cc two stroke parallel twin it used the world s first oil injection lubrication system in a 2 stroke engine.