Modified Honda CBR250R Built For Production 250 Racing | On Two Wheels

Motorcyclist magazine's Road Test Editor Ari Henning modifies a 2011 Honda CBR250R for Production 250 racing. Ari adds go-fast parts from Bazzaz, Leo Vince, Woodcraft and Hotbodies Racing, and then rolls onto the starting grid at Thunderhill Raceway to see how the new Honda stacks up against the reigning 250 class king, the Kawasaki Ninja 250. Does the single-cylinder Honda pose a threat to the twin-cylinder Kawasaki? Watch this episode and find out!
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[@dangerm2156]

Watching this in 2019.. Missing him on MC GARAGE

[@ianfluker5379]

It's very pleasing to see and hear from someone who appreciates a single-cylinder motorcycle! The best bike I had was a Honda CB 250 RS, which on a tight, twisty road could embarrass bikes four-times its capacity. Singles are OK.

[@schalke04chester]

I ride a duke 390 and it also has a single and man this thing really pulls! For sure a fun bike and with my akrapovic exhaust with the noise-killer removed it even Sounds pretty brutal!

[@melmcewan5572]

I am old enough and lucky enough to have the 1989 CBR 250R. The 4 cyl version that revs to 19,000 with 45 bhp as standard :-)

[@melmcewan5572]

I still like singles as well with my current singles being a Suzuki Goose and Yamaha SRX400 monoshock :-)

[@melmcewan5572]

@Kiran Kumar Patro No, the RR is the MC22, I have the MC17 Hurricane and a MC19 250 R, basically same engine in all and all produce the same power. :-)

[@JoshuaTootell]

I'm not jealous. (Yes I am)

[@ll1l2l1l2lll]

Hey Ari, how much for a gram of that mighty ganja mon

[@GT6SuzukaTimeTrials]

Ari had dreads? LOL

[@AndreFLennon]

I said the same exact things as I saw the first couple seconds of this video lol. They look sick.

[@BullittKid08]

Ari Henning where's this guy been

[@saltysealion]

LOL

[@OJMAH]

he had a calm look and that is scary lol

[@jings_plus_us4407]

Lol, now i know..... This was unexpected 🤣

[@whalesong999]

The 250 class was the most fun and well balanced I knew in the early '60s. Parillas, Ducatis, and Aermacchis were the order of the day and all were running about the same horsepower (in the street legal versions) stock (about 26hp) as you were in the video but many were over 30 hp for the track - they were lighter too. It's amazing the best 250 single of the period could do, about 42 hp from the factory Morini of about the mid '60s. Hope to see more of your project Honda, looks sassy and must be fun.

[@nomadtrails]

AHAHA omg I loved Ari before I knew he had dreads in the past, but now my love is forever

[@tunit3727]

I feel like a 50cc scooter would be “competitive” with ari Henning on it.

[@wsbygt]

After the last shootout and this video I subd. Im an 600cc rider but I got love for lower classes. Nice 1 Keep up with the good work.

[@joserafael6968]

Salve do Brasil .deveriam ter feito mais por essa moto..que pena que não evoluíram ela por Aki .uma grande moto..

[@dylanmccallister1888]

Duuuudddeee. Your dreads were killer

[@PradhumanRehal]

That little motor is actually very good. But it lacks power against ninja. But I love the handling of that bike !!!!

[@evilzinabyssranger5695]

I have a cbr 250 2012 here in brasil and it came from factory with 26 cv/hp. Cool and cheap bike. Not that confortable, feel pain in the nuts sometimes but yeah, its a sport bike. Also got a motard to ride during week so my nuts can have a pause when it comes about being massacred in a hot and harsh enviroment (sport bikes riding)

[@afletra]

make video like this again Ari...or, Zack, anyone please

[@schalke04chester]

Looks really fun even with those small bikes. Now i am seriously thinking about getting a small trackbeater bike for the weekend :D But if you want to shredd those Ninjas you should try racing on a KTM Rc390, if this bike is allowed in this particular class! Anyway another great Video from you guys, keep the good work up and make the Video a bit longer next time! :P

[@Gwambua]

That was really good

[@Neophobic]

I wish they detailed all the parts that actually went into the build. I see preload adjusters and all kinds of stuff i would like to know about

[@guambra2001]

Great episode, please also share how much the cost of racing a full season on a bike likes this would be?

[@StickyGames87]

Anybody else notice project x from hotrod magazine in the back?

[@ErnestoPicazo92]

i really ant to see the comparison between the new cbr300r, the ninja 300 and the ktm rc390(or the 200) that will be a lot of fun

[@m.rraghav817]

+Luis Ernesto Picasso rc390,r3,ninja 300's competition is the cbr 500r or the rendered cbr 250rr

[@ironDsteele]

Great video!

[@r1a9u7l8]

Moto fantástica

[@JLorenz20]

I wish I could do that to mine

[@BeardedFordTech]

Holy crap ari was young with dreads

[@tylerdrillswells]

Fun to ride, though if I could go back and stop myself from purchasing a cbr 250, most definitely would have. My impatience of finally getting on a bike and lure of a good deal got the best of me. Then they go and produce the 300, oh well, someday.

[@DRS0395]

Got the '12 CBR250R for a steal as my 1st bike, love this thing. Would choose it again.

[@halimgunawan4371]

do not underestimate one who ever in wrong way of life we must apprec him to impro his life by doing something .. useful for others ....we are sbkrs not racers ..we.need not guarr about how to increase cbt 250 r top speed ...he can improve cbr 250 r 27 hp 22 Nm ...to be 32 hp..is compar againts ninja yamaha suzuki dual cyldr on racing circuit ... keep on making innovation bro ...cbr 250 r still exist for ever ..keep on running on the road as well ...

[@duannecb]

Hi realise this is a bit old now, but could you share your suspension mods and changes to the braking? Eg front springs, oil weight, preload? Drop through tubes on yolks . Branded lines by the look, sintered pads? And maybe what the result was in terms of feel? Also what tyres did you fi d worked best? Thanks.

[@EllaBananas]

Holy shit, the race built cbr250r, weighs 310 pounds, and the new cb300r, weighs 317, from the factory. Shit mines still mostly stock, and weighs something like 285ish last I weighed it.

[@EllaBananas]

Oh huh, he did that hand tuck thing when trying to top out the bike. Tried that today, an it legit helped a bit, ran out of flat road at 98, but I think she would've made it to 100 given a couple hundred more feet.

[@DRS0395]

@@EllaBananas hey, how much were you able to squueze out? I have a '12 and got it up to 108mph (174km/h) on flat - am yet too redline it, will probably do that with the wind behind me

[@EllaBananas]

@@DRS0395 100 is as fast as the cb300r is willing to go without a gear ratio change. I'm hitting rev limiter in 6th at exactly 100 on the dash, ofc its probably a few mph slower than that, since the dash is a bit optimistic. The cb300r is geared hella low, so changing the gearing would likely net me a bit more.

[@EllaBananas]

But this bike is way more fun between 0-50 than it is when youre riding it wide open on the highway at 100.

[@DRS0395]

@@EllaBananas I fully agree, it tends to get monotonous on the highway even though you're still hauling. City riding is amazing on this thing, it makes me reluctant to move up a cc-class seeing how the bigger bikes never leave 2nd between lights. Safe riding ma dude!

[@rocket7rod]

Top job on the bike mate. Was it abs or standard version of brakes?

[@radianman]

Will you be racing the new Honda CBR250RR when it is available? It would also be good to see a magazine develop Yamaha's R3.

[@scooble]

Compare that to SP versions of the TZR250, NSR250 & RGV250's made nearly 30 years ago. They had up to 70 real HP, great chassis and light weight. Call this progress?

[@pramathewyayawar6934]

But they were expensive and 2 stroke.

[@cr1m203]

Yeah I would call it progress just like anything else in life. 4 stroke is also a cleaner engine.

[@JoshuaTootell]

These aren't the same class of motorcycle.

[@devmurasing3869]

Good Honda Very Nice

[@nickcoulter973]

This looks super fun. What is the most accessible and competitive class for beginners?

[@MotorcyclistMag]

Production 250 racing.

[@mayanksharma5740]

Can i get this racing fearing for my cbr 250r ... How much does it cost me

[@tomtaylor6163]

How dare you challenge Kawasaki!

[@JETZcorp]

I wonder exactly what is legal in that class (but don't care enough to search it). For example, if you wanted to take a YZ250, port it a bit for 50hp+, then lower it on street tires, is that legal? Or what if you tried to show up on a vintage RD250 with new shocks, fork emulators, expansion chambers, and a fairing? That engine is not so different from a Banshee. If that was legal in the class, I think the deficit in handling would be well offset by having nearly double the power.

[@JoshuaTootell]

I think it's 4 stroke 250, 2 strokes 125. So no YZ. And since it is production class, you can't port the motor either.

[@mikefoxtrot_svk]

good old times, when he did not yell every sentence.. :D

[@kingjeremysircornwell7847]

rheostat electric fuel pump. 15.5 volt charging system. Prefilter the air filter.

[@trucker2b]

were is the follow up on this video...port polish?

[@gstehouwer]

Is this a re-upload?

[@lewininja250r]

yes

[@oddynuff3323]

What wheels where installed???

[@davidefezzardi9095]

How bodykit is?

[@Gcelestino199]

hey dude. i noticed you had dreads with straight hair.Can you please tell me what was the method you used ? thanks a lot a keep up the great vedeos

[@raymondnoodels7775]

goncalo buy dread shampoo. the drier the better. it took me 4 years to do dreads with straight hair.

[@VatanVatan-py8nk]

Очень хорошо

[@mistreku]

so, was there any follow up vid on this?

[@trucker2b]

I waiting too

[@hondagangbikers]

What is the name of that body kit I have been lol for a tail like that for a year

[@ferdinanda1763]

Hotbodies racing

[@aditianugraha891]

Honda sport racing.

[@christophehannot8224]

Quelqun.cest me dire c'est des carenage de quoi svp je trouve pas des poly pour cbr 250 merci

[@coolyoutubeshortsofficial]

that haircut tho

[@karabesklow]

No turbo ? :(

[@ameetmax]

what tyre size did you put on rear and front tyre size ?

[@the-real-zpero]

I'm a little late. Here's an article where they apparently manage to squeeze 30.5 HP out of the CBR 250R, do you guys believe this? www.motorcycle-usa.com/2013/01/article/2012-honda-cbr250r-project-bike/

[@mociczyczki]

more corneer speed? so me joice is honda ,or you just are better rider than other on this race anyway form which grid you start and how many second honde be befor fastest kawasaki on race?

[@mociczyczki]

+marcin l i mean not in all race but on lap Times .

[@inakiaguirre9811]

Put mc22 engine

[@GneX4Ktb]

What happened to this project?

[@aswinchandran9943]

Iam an indian i too want to tune my engine like this

[@siddhantpatel3537]

Aswin Chandran , Get Big Bore Kit. Racing Camshafts. Cylinder Head Tuned/Porting. Get better Intake. Get better Exhaust. Get your ECU reprogrammed or any piggyback ECU.

[@aswinchandran9943]

Siddhant Patel Thank you brother

[@willbest1547]

Todd's son?

[@m.rraghav817]

26 after all that!? my stock cbr gives about 27... its possible to mod the cbr to give 40bhp, with some engine tuning and mods....Bigger bore,piston, cylinder, crankcase.exhaust system, ecu tuning

[@m.rraghav817]

+Ari Henning I got a factory, soo fabricating parts is not an issue... I know this was a while back, the CBR used to produce 2bhp lesser?

[@govindsankar9788]

26 is the number made at crank .and the horsepower made at the wheels is just 22

[@johnnathanielrodriguez6241]

sir Ari im wondering maybe i can ask for your fuel controller im owning a cbr 250 now :)pleasseeee

[@EnjoyCalculus]

ARI HAD DREADS WTF MONNN????????

[@anasnurhafidz]

Slow bike fast than fast bike slow, keren nih

[@HarryUnchained]

Sorry lol I'm new to this channel and bike world in general but that dreads on Ari just too much for me too handle. ;)

[@pablobablo2057]

K&n air filter not gives more power. Rather less...

[@WhoDaFuqIzDisGuy.]

I'd trade 6bhp for 45lbs of weight reduction all day