Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
30th Oct, 2024 13:00
1975 Honda XL250 Motorsport
Authentic nut and bolt restoration
Estimate
£3, 000 - £4, 000
Registration No: HFO 806N
Frame No: XLthe details below
MOT: Exempt
Rarely seen in the UK Motorsport 250 Trail
Excellent quality authentically restored XL250
Supplied with a V5C registration document
The Honda Motor Company was founded by Soichiro Honda in 1937, initially producing piston rings for Toyota. They made their first motorcycle in 1949 and within 10 years had become the biggest motorcycle manufacturer in the world. They have gone on to produce over 400 million two-wheelers as well as millions of other power products. Honda have always tried to offer a bike to suit every need and the XL range of four stroke trail bikes was launched in the early 1970s in answer to the growing demand for dual purpose models, available in all capacities from 50cc through to 750cc. The XL250 Motorsport was a top selling model on both sides of the Atlantic but very few will have survived the abuse that these bikes normally suffered.
This XL250 Motorsport is a beautifully presented example of Honda’s iconic trail bike, rarely seen in this country but considered by many to be the best of a classic line of four stroke single cylinder dual purpose bikes. The bike has been authentically restored in 2010 to an excellent standard, including the correct exhaust system, keeping as much originality as possible and has not seen much use since then due to ill health. Old enough not to need tax or MOT and registered as Historic it comes supplied with a current V5C.
