Description
This motorcycle is Lot 306 to be auctioned by Bonhams at The Spring Stafford Sale (The International Classic MotorCycle Show) on April 25th & 26th, please see the Bonhams Motorcycles Website for full details.
Auction Timings:
Lots 1 - 94 are to be sold from 14:30 on Saturday 25th April 2026.
Lots 201 - 353 are to be sold from 11:30am on Sunday 26th April 2026.
Public Viewing:
Available 25th & 26th April 2026 from 09:00 until 17:00, at The Staffordshire County Showground (The International Classic MotorCycle Show).
** 1988 Honda NSR250R (MC18)**
Registration no. E440 LRY
Frame no. MC18-1016074
Engine no. unable to locate
With two-stroke 250s long banished from Grand Prix racing, joining their roadster cousins in the dustbin of history, there has never been a more opportune moment to acquire one of these charismatic machines. The impossibility of making high-performance strokers meet increasingly tough emissions legislation led to their gradual disappearance from the Japanese manufacturers' ranges, Suzuki's RGV250 being the last to go, while on the racetrack only Aprilia remained fully committed to the class at the finish. Honda's NS250R v-twin roadster first appeared in the mid-1980s, capitalising on Freddie Spencer's 250/ 500 double World Championship of 1985. Renamed NSR250R, the model went through several evolutions over the course of the next decade, though always restricted to 45bhp for its home market, and was never officially imported into the UK. All models used basically the same MC16E engine.
First registered in the UK in 1993, this NSR250R was purchased by the private vendor in 2015 and recommissioned (invoice on file). The Honda has had nine former keepers; recently recommissioned but not used since, it will require the customary safety checks before returning to the road. The machine is offered with an MoT to 30th September 2026; a V5C document; sundry invoices; purchase receipts from 2015 and 1996; and some expired MoTs. It should be noted that some MoT certificates record the odometer reading as miles and others as kilometres (the machine has a km/ h speedometer, current reading 25, 782km). A spare set of wheels - recently refurbished in white - is included in the sale.
Offered with key
All lots are sold ‘as is/ where is’ and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Visit the Bonhams Motorcycles website for all pertinent auction information.
