The Honda Racing Corporation was formed in 1982 as a subsidiary of the Honda Motor Company, with the charge to both participate in motorcycle racing and then design short production series of 'replica race bikes' in order to continually develop new technologies to apply to its series production bikes. The NSR 50 is such a road-racing style motorcycle, a replica of the GP bikes. This series of replicas were equipped with a 49 cc, water-cooled, reed-valve 2-stroke single-cylinder engine (with a balance shaft) with 7.2 horsepower at 10,000 rpm – with a 11,500 rpm red line - and a 6-speed gearbox. 161 pounds dry, the bike is a lightweight. Intended primarily for road use in Japan where they were legal, they were often exported to other markets where they may or may not have been legal. Although not street legal in the United States, the NSR 50 quickly became a popular bike on the amateur 'mini bike' GP racing circuit. Many dealers participated in such racing with success. The bike is relatively simple mechanically, easy to work on, lightweight and very fast in the right hands – everything nicely balanced. This example is virtually new and still unpainted for the bikes came from Honda still in the 'white.' This one is just as attractive to the astute collector as to the budding racer looking for an untouched machine.
The Honda Racing Corporation was formed in 1982 as a subsidiary of the Honda Motor Company, with the charge to both participate in motorcycle racing and then design short production series of 'replica race bikes' in order to continually develop new technologies to apply to its series production bikes. The NSR 50 is such a road-racing style motorcycle, a replica of the GP bikes. This series of replicas were equipped with a 49 cc, water-cooled, reed-valve 2-stroke single-cylinder engine (with a balance shaft) with 7.2 horsepower at 10,000 rpm – with a 11,500 rpm red line - and a 6-speed gearbox. 161 pounds dry, the bike is a lightweight. Intended primarily for road use in Japan where they were legal, they were often exported to other markets where they may or may not have been legal. Although not street legal in the United States, the NSR 50 quickly became a popular bike on the amateur 'mini bike' GP racing circuit. Many dealers participated in such racing with success. The bike is relatively simple mechanically, easy to work on, lightweight and very fast in the right hands – everything nicely balanced. This example is virtually new and still unpainted for the bikes came from Honda still in the 'white.' This one is just as attractive to the astute collector as to the budding racer looking for an untouched machine.
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