are Hondas 250r reliable? and another ?

[newjacksm]

Are they reliable? also what is there best year and what are the differences?

[Bean]

they are as reliable as can be if you know what your doing

here are some of the differences, not counting color and such

86-87 - +1in steel swingarm, the rotors use 4 bolts to mount them, back shock is stiffer for the swingarm, hubs and splines are different from 88-89 style, 86-87 have a "ram-air" deal on their nose, 86 uses a different style piston/rod setup, the engine cases are grey, a-arms are pushed back 1in from 88 style

88-89 - -1in alum. swingarm, with a diff back shock, rotors are mounted with 3 bolts, front hubs do not have that circle on the hub arms like the 86's do, updated clutch and motor things, ( bridged intake, clutch engage/disengage assembly), cases are black, a-arms are +1in forward, better stablilty, no ram air type thing

honda finally got the clutch rod assembly right in 89, they used a different kind every year, the 89 is a mix of years really, the bridged intake was devoloped in i believe 89, overall, the 88-89 handle better IMO, and are worth more on the market stock, 89 would be the model year

[250rmike]

he gt most of them exept a few little things like the light assembly pipe mountsset foam thicknessand i think thats about it.

[Bean]

seat foam varied in height to, also the stock bumper, and engine skids looked different, 86 - 87 had the headlights like a older blaster, and the 88-89 has the lights like a newer blaster, sunk into the plastic

[tants]

the 86 was also short rod , which revved faster. also the 86s also had taller gearing. which means there slightly faster

[tants]

also 87-89 were longrod

[Bean]

86-87 had lower gearing tants, 13-39 vs 13-38 of the 88-89 years

[tants]

Originally posted by Bean
86-87 had lower gearing tants, 13-39 vs 13-38 of the 88-89 years

im talking about the transmission, i dont know the excact numbers but tranny gears are gear higher, i think 5th and 6th are... not sure...

[ESR250R]

your both right the 86's had a taller 5th and 6th gear and the 86's had 13/39 gearing and the 89's had 13/38 gearing. all year 250r's are great but the 89's have a few small updates that make them a little better.

[250rmike]

accually the 86 motor had the longrod thats why you can put a 86-87 crank and rod in a 88-89 motor with a spacer plate