Honda CB 250

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Honda CB 250 K1 1970

CB 250 is the name of a series of motorcycle models from the Japanese manufacturer Honda . The middle class two-cylinder was produced in many variants. The CB 250 (Tipcode 286) was launched in the USA in the summer of 1968 as the successor to the CB 72 . the last version of which was already called the CB 250. It was a completely new design; both chassis and engine were new.

variants

In contrast to the CB 72, the cylinders were vertical, the primary drive was switched from chain to gearwheels, the gearbox got five gears, instead of slide carburetors there were two throttle valve carburetors with vacuum dome and the rear wheel chain moved to the left side. The frame became a closed double loop tube frame with a pressed steel steering head and upper pull. Originally without any further name, the machine was called K0 after the appearance of the facelifted versions K1-K4 (type code 310/321/348). All street models had horizontal mufflers. The output was initially 26 hp and was increased to 30 hp in 1971. In 1973 the last version with 30 HP and as model K4 B4 (type code 349) with front disc brake and rubber bellows on the telescopic fork instead of the immersion sleeves of the previous models came onto the market. As the K4 (type code 348) with the original front duplex brake and immersion sleeves on the telescopic fork, it was hardly in demand anymore, but it was available.

Mainly for the US market there was a version trimmed for easy terrain, which was built as the CL 250 Scrambler with mufflers raised on the left side, wider handlebars and a smaller tank. There was also this model series with 325 cm³ as CB 350 / CL 350 (bore 64 mm compared to 56 mm for 250 cm³). Very popular outside Germany because it was traveling with 36 HP, the large engine was not very common in Germany because of the insurance classes (limit was 250 cm³, the next limit was 475 cm³, which is why the CB 450 was more attractive). The SL 350 can be seen as a special case in this series ; the K-motor is suspended in a lightweight double-tube frame specially designed for off-road use.

In the successor model, the Honda CB 250 G (type code 367), many of the weaknesses of the K models have been eliminated and, at the same time, significantly changed in appearance. The engine got a crankshaft with deep groove ball bearings instead of the sensitive roller bearings, the camshaft, which used to be problematic in the past, was finally stable thanks to a fourfold slide bearing in the now split cylinder head. The frame and engine were modified so that the cylinder head could be removed with the engine installed. The transmission got six gears, like the CB 400 Four. The tank got longer and slimmer and the angled mufflers ended above the rear axle. The bench became longer and lockable and foldable to the side. The more powerful sister, the CB 360 G, had 34 hp instead of the 27 to 30 hp of the CB 250 G. The G series was never offered as an off-road model. The off-road models were now single-cylinder with the name XL, partly also SL.

The last model of this type of engine was the CJ 250 T from 1976, trimmed down by missing a starter and a 2-in-1 exhaust system and again only with a 5-speed gearbox. A more modern line was presented here with another tank with a screw cap under a small flap and another bench with a rump. The front fender as well as the rear wheel cover have been changed. Especially with the solo exhaust similar to the MZ, the design looked a bit stilted. The engine was basically the G engine and also available with a 67 mm bore as the CJ 360 T (type code 388).

Model overview

Technical specifications CB 250 Super Sport (CB 72) CB 250 K0 CB 250 K1-K3 CB 250 K4 / disc CB 250 G
engine 2 cylinders, four-stroke OHC (light metal), 2 Keihin horizontal throttle valve carburettors
Displacement 247.8 cm³ 249 cc 249 cc 249 cc 249 cc
compression 9.5: 1 9.5: 1 9.5: 1 9.5: 1 9.5: 1
Power ( hp ) 22 at 8,200 min -1 26 at 10,150 min -1 30 at 10,500 min -1 30 at 10,500 min -1 27 at 9.500 min -1
transmission 4-speed, foot switch 5-speed, foot switch 5-speed, foot switch 5-speed, foot switch 6-speed, foot switch
Brakes front drum brake , rear drum brake front disc brake , rear drum brake
frame Backbone tubular frame with motor supporting --- tubular frame with double girder
Front suspension oil-dampened shock absorber , coil spring
Rear suspension gas pressure damped shock absorber , coil spring
Length × width × height (mm) 2025 × 615 × 950 2040 × 745 × 950 2090 × 775 × 1075 2040 × 765 × 1070 2085 × 760 × 1070
wheelbase 1295 mm approx. 1295 mm 1280/1320 mm 1320 mm 1345 mm
Standard tires front 2.75–18, rear 3.00–18 front 3.00–18, rear 3.25–18 front 3.00–18, rear 3.25–18 front 3.00–18, rear 3.25–18 front 3.00–18, rear 3.50–18
Empty weight 153 kg approx. 160 kg 160 kg 170 kg 175 kg
Ground clearance 140 mm 130 mm 150 mm 150 mm 160 mm
Top speed approx. 130 km / h 145 km / h 150 km / h 150 km / h 142 km / h
Tank capacity 14 liters 14 liters 12/10 liters 12 liters 11 liters
Production time 1967-1968 1968-1970 1970-1972 1972-1974 1974-1977
Technical specifications CJ 250 T CB 250 T CB (X) 250 RS CB 250 N CB Two Fifty
engine 2 cylinders, four-stroke OHC (light metal), 2 Keihin horizontal throttle valve carburettors 1 cylinder, four-stroke OHC (light metal), 1 Keihin horizontal throttle valve carburetor 2 cylinders, four-stroke OHC (light metal), 2 Keihin horizontal throttle valve carburettors 2 cylinders, four-stroke OHC (light metal), 1 Keihin horizontal throttle valve carburetor
Displacement 249 cc 249 cc 245 cc 245 cc 234 cc
compression 9.5: 1 9.5: 1 9.5: 1 9.5: 1 9.2: 1
Power ( hp ) 27 at 9.500 min -1 27 at 10,000 min -1 27 at 10,000 min −1 / 17 at 7,000 min −1 17 at 8,500 min -1 17 at 8000 min -1
transmission 5-speed, foot switch 5-speed, foot switch 5-speed, foot switch 6-speed, foot switch 5-speed, foot switch
Brakes front disc brake , rear drum brake
frame Tubular frame
Front suspension oil-dampened shock absorber , coil spring
Rear suspension gas pressure damped shock absorber , coil spring
Length × width × height (mm) 2145 × 700 × 1080 2040 × 785 × 1125 2070 × 730 × 1060 2115 × 730 × 1105 2150 × 755 × 1090
wheelbase 1295 mm 1335 mm 1350 mm 1395 mm 1425 mm
Standard tires front 3.00–18, rear 3.75–18 front 3.00–18, rear 3.25–18 front 3.00–18, rear 4.10–18 front 3.60–19, rear 4.10–18 front 90 / 100–18, rear 120 / 90–16
Empty weight 174 kg 172 kg 134 kg 180 kg 132 kg
Ground clearance 140 mm 160 mm 160 mm 165 mm 166 mm
Top speed 148 km / h approx. 150 km / h approx. 145 km / h approx. 130 km / h 142 km / h
Production time 1976-1988 1978-1979 1981-1984 1981-1984 1991-2002

CB with parallel twin

In 1978 Honda presented new models of the CB 250 T (type code 367) and CB 400 T series , known in Japan and the USA from 1977 to 1979 as the CB 250 T Hawk and from 1980 to 1981 as the Super Hawk (MC 03). It was a completely redesigned parallel twin engine with balance shafts. The 250 had 27 hp for a very short time in Germany, the 400 43 hp. In the course of a more favorable insurance classification, the respective services were then changed for 250 cm³ to 17 hp and for 400 cm³ to 27 hp (or 43 hp, if you choose). However, the T model series was stylistically revised after just one year and replaced by the CB 250 N and CB 400 N models .

Honda CB 250 N, with European design

Last models

A model from the last series, the Honda CB 250 Nighthawk

From 1980 a CB 250 RS (MC 02) was also built, the engine of which was derived from the single-cylinder Enduro XL 250 and developed 17 or 26 hp, the CBX 250 RS (MC 10) from 1983 had 30 hp, the CBX 250 S. (MC 12) from 1985 had 28 HP. A parallel model CL 250 (type code 290) was also reissued according to the old scrambler tradition. This had the single cylinder from the Enduro, a raised exhaust system and, as a special feature, a crawler gear that could be switched by a small lever on the handlebar for off-road use on steep inclines.

The CB 250 Nighthawk (MC 24), there was from 1991 and the (MC 26) from 1992 to 2002 with 21 hp at 8500 min -1 .

literature

  • Jochen Kuch: Honda motorcycles since 1970, 1st edition, Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart, 2009. (Typenkompass), ISBN 978-3-613-02989-7
  • Motorcycle catalog 1970–76, Motor-Presse-Verlag

Web links

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