Honda Launches Motor Racing NSF250R
Motor racing Grand Prix 125cc class this year is the last competition was held. The reason is, this class will be replaced by a new class of single-cylinder 250cc next year which will be referred to as moto3. Category 125cc world championship was started in 1949.
Moto3 class will be using the machine 250cc four-stroke single cylinder with a diameter of 81mm maximum piston has to be followed at least three times the cost that is not contested by more than 10,000 euros.
Unlike Moto2 class that uses a 600cc Honda engines exclusively and does not allow the engine from another manufacturer, Moto3 may use other brands.
Honda Launches Motor Racing NSF250R
Nevertheless FIM motor manufacturer set individual must have a minimum of 15 riders to be able to follow the event Moto3. Therefore Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM, interested to deploy the drivers on Moto3 and we'll see how the reaction Yamaha.
Looks like Honda will play a role in the arena Moto3. The reason Honda would not be willing to simply remove the achievements that have carved over 164 victories in Grand Prix and won the world championship 15 times in the 125cc class road race that eleven of them using RS125R.
Therefore, in addition to the engine with a capacity of 249cc DOHC liquid-cooled, very close NSF250R RS125R design. Skeleton very similar to motor racing two steps. Similarly, brakes and suspension are used. Even the cover body fairing is identical.
To improve the efficiency of air flow into the esophagus machine, NSF250R intake channel in front while rear-facing exhaust hole with a tilt cylinder 15 degrees to the rear.
In order to achieve low weight, this machine utilizing valves made of titanium as well as to reduce friction. Reducing the friction load on the cylinder walls are taken by coating with nickel silicon carbide (Ni-SiC) plus the offset to apply techniques, namely the diameter cylinder is not parallel to the crankshaft.
