Tripping Far Side

And here is my bike. It's a Honda NSR250 (MC21).

The interesting bit though is that it is a two-stroke engine, which makes power twice as often as a four-stroke engine. Cons: more pollution due to burning oil and more maintenance required. Pros: Lightweight and powerful. This engine type is no longer in production, so it's rare, even in Japan.

Also new for me, is that the bike has a dry clutch. So when you pull in the clutch, it goes clickity-clack clickity-clack!

And the bike has a kick-starter. And a reservoir on the side where you have to constantly fill it with 2-stroke oil.

And this bike is a twin: two cylinders displacing 250cc with a powerband above 5k rpm to redline at 12k rpm. It's got two tiny exhausts on both sides.

It's really quite different than what I'm used to, and quite fun to ride! The sound of the exhaust is much higher (like a weedwacker). And the bike is small. So it's really fun to toss it around in the corners.

I hope to bring this home and take it to the track.