250cc Scrambler from Heiwa Motorcycle… The Kawasaki 250TR is a 250cc air-cooled single-cylinder retro commuter that harks back to simpler days, when fuel injection, liquid cooling, and onboard computers were reserved for only the most […]
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Two-Stroke Racer: Honda “MT250R” Race Bike
Big Dream: What if Honda had built a 250cc version of the MT125R racer? It’s well known that Soichiro Honda — Mr. Honda himself — was no fan of two-stroke engines. It’s said he found […]
Grasshopper: Suzuki TU250 Scrambler
KICK Cup Champion: Suzuki TU250 “Slash” from AX Studio… When it appeared in 2009, the Suzuki TU250 was something of a throwback to simpler days. Here was an air-cooled four-stroke SOHC 250cc single-cylinder machine, […]
KICK Champion: Kawasaki Estrella 250 Street Tracker
Taipei Star: Kawasaki BJ250 Estrella from AX Studio… Back in 1992, Kawasaki debuted the Estrella 250 (BJ250), a “New Classic Sports Model” born from the British-style Meguro 250 of the 1950s and 60s. Though […]
POP-2: Honda FTR250 Street Tracker
A Colorful, NS750-Inspired Street Tracker from Ryo Denda Design (RDD)… In 1986, Honda introduced the FTR250, a 249cc production street tracker styled after the legendary RS750, the purpose-built flat tracker that won four straight AMA […]
Expedition Special: Yamaha SR250 “Sri Lanka”
Prague to Sri Lanka: SR250 Scrambler from Gas & Oil Bespoke Motorcycles… In the late 1970s, Yamaha XT500 owners realized their Dakar-winning dual-purpose bike made quite a good roadgoing machine, and 500cc singles with flat […]
Number 1000: Janus Halcyon 250 Special
Red-Hot Milestone: The 1000th Janus Halcyon 250… Janus Motorcycles is a small-batch motorcycle manufacturer based out of Goshen, Indiana, who build three models of small-displacement bikes: the Gryffin 250, Halcyon 250, and Halcyon 450. Several […]
Yamaha Ténéré 250: Rally Edition!
STG Tracker builds a Yamaha Ténéré 250 Rally… The Ténéré (Tuareg for “Desert”) is a desert region in the south central Sahara — a vast plain of sand that covers some 150,000 square miles, said […]
Blue Camel: Yamaha MT-25 Adventure Bike
All Terrain Adventure from Batakastem Workshop… Yamaha’s MT “Master of Torque” series of naked streetbikes has become extremely popular in recent years. While the MT-07, -09, and -10 share most of the limelight for their […]
Ultimate Beach Bike: Yamaha TTR250 Scrambler
Purpose Built Moto’s 250cc Yamaha Scrambler… Introduced in the 1990s, the Yamaha TTR250 was an air-cooled 250cc trail / enduro bike designed to be rugged, reliable, and long-lasting. Not only did the bulletproof TTR […]
