Honda Launches ‘Repsol Honda Racing Replica Limited Edition’ Of CBR 250R

Honda Motorcycles & Scooter India (HMSI) has introduced the new ‘Repsol Honda Racing Replica Limited Edition’ of the popular CBR 250R sportbike to celebrate Honda’s remarkable success at the MotoGP 2016 season. The bike will get the paint scheme of the RC213V and will be available in two versions – Marc Márquez 93 and Dani Pedrosa 26. Mechanically, there are no changes in the bike. Bookings for the CBR 250R have commenced across all Honda Exclusive Authorised Dealerships (HEADs) in India.

Announcing the new edition, Yadvinder Singh Guleria, senior vice president, HMSI, stated, “After witnessing the exemplary performance and success of Repsol Honda Team at the 2016 MotoGP season, we wanted to offer customers and racing enthusiasts a unique experience of owning their very own Repsol Racing Replica motorcycle. We have adopted Team Repsol Honda paint & graphic scheme directly inspired by the legendary RC213V including the numbers of our star riders, Marc Márquez and Dani Pedrosa.”

During the 2016 season, team Repsol Honda's rider, 23-year-old Marc Marquez, sealed his third MotoGP world championship title, while Dani Pedrosa finished sixth. Honda also won the 22nd constructors title in the 2016 MotoGP World Championship. To celebrate its feat Honda has launched the limited edition 250R.  

Mechanically, the bike continues to draw power from the same tried and tested 250cc, liquid-cooled, four-valve engine which is Euro IV compliant. The motor pumps out 26.5PS of power and 22.9Nm of torque. For fuel efficiency, the bike also features the PGM-FI (Programmed Fuel Injection) system while the O2 Sensor and Catalytic converter make the CBR 250R eco-friendly.