Honda Revealed the NSF250R Moto3 Racebike

The HRC, Honda Racing Corporation had finally launched the new machine NSF250R race bike. The future Moto3 is said will used its NSF250R on 2012, in Catalunya. The concept and technical specification of the new machine of NSF250R had been presented by Shehei Nakamoto, the HRC executive Vice President together with the NSF250R Development Project Leader, Yoshiyuki Kurayoshi.

HRC will comprehensively sell the NSF250R machine, engine and spare parts through the Honda Motorcycle dealer network and the GEO Technology which is an authorized supporter of the Moto3 class in Europe as well as in other countries

The highlight of this race bike is on the characteristics of lightweight and its compact machine. However the bike still has maximum power and efficiency so that the road racing popularity could be created. The machine’s compact weight is 84 kilos and able to reach the top power at 35.5 kW, 13,000 rpm. The bike provides 11 liters of fuel capacity.

The ex-500cc World Champion on the Honda NSR500, Alex Criville will perform personally demonstration laps on the 3rd July at 18h30 and on the 5th July at 13h15, before the MotoGP race in Barcelona.

Nakamoto claimed that the company’s greatest puroose is to provide the young riders an excellent machine to help reaching experience and achieving the top position particularly at the MotoGP Champion. Actually, Honda had already produced many market racing machines in its 34 year period since the MT125R of 1976 to the RS125R. Honda also had helped in producing several racing riders. In order to create the next racing standard, The NSF250R has came along with itself an improved concept.

“From the MT125R of 1976 to the RS125R, Honda has produced many market racing machines during this 34 year period and nurtured a number of racing riders. We have enjoyed much success with RS125R and we hope this new machine will provide a similar story. Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso became World Champions riding this bike and our aim is again to give young riders a good racing machine to help them learn the basics and gain experience to one day reach the top class. Our greatest joy would be for the machine to serve as a springboard in creating future MotoGP Champion riders,”

As Nakamoto said.