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In 1973, [[Honda]], the world's leading constructor and the most ardent protagonist of the four-stroke engine, surprised the motorcycling community by presenting its first modern motorcycles with two-stroke engines, the Elsinore 125 and 250cc range of motocross and [[Enduro]] machines. | In 1973, [[Honda]], the world's leading constructor and the most ardent protagonist of the four-stroke engine, surprised the motorcycling community by presenting its first modern motorcycles with two-stroke engines, the Elsinore 125 and 250cc range of motocross and [[Enduro]] machines. | ||
==American Champion== | ==American Champion== | ||
The Honda Elsinore motocross 250, launched in the fall of 1972, was the | The Honda Elsinore motocross 250, launched in the fall of 1972, was the marque's first two stroke since the model F of twenty years earlier. It also conformed to Honda's "green" policy of the early 1970s, which was represented in four-stroke form by the [[Honda SL125|SLl25]] and [[Honda XL250|XL250]]. The Elsinore marked Honda's return to the two-stroke market in fine style by winning the American 250cc motocross championship with the [[Honda MT250|MT250]]. | ||
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==1975== | ==1975== | ||
[[Image:1975_honda_Mt125k1.jpg|left|thumb|1975 Honda MT125K1 Elsinore]] | [[Image:1975_honda_Mt125k1.jpg|left|thumb|1975 Honda MT125K1 Elsinore]][[Image:1975-Honda-MT125-Silver-0.jpg|left|thumb|1975 Honda MT125 Elsinore in Silver]][[Image:1975-Honda-MT125-Silver-1.jpg|left|thumb|1975 Honda MT125 Elsinore in Silver]][[Image:1975-Honda-MT125-Silver-2.jpg|left|thumb|1975 Honda MT125 Elsinore in Silver]] | ||
[[Image:1975-Honda-MT125-Silver-0.jpg|left|thumb|1975 Honda MT125 Elsinore in Silver]] | |||
[[Image:1975-Honda-MT125-Silver-1.jpg|left|thumb|1975 Honda MT125 Elsinore in Silver]] | |||
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==1976== | ==1976== | ||
[[Image:1976_honda_Mt125.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Honda MT125 Elsinore]] | [[Image:1976_honda_Mt125.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Honda MT125 Elsinore]][[Image:1976-Honda-MT125-Silver-0.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Honda MT125 in Silver]][[Image:1976-Honda-MT125-Silver-1.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Honda MT125 in Silver]][[Image:1976-Honda-MT125-Silver-2.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Honda MT125 in Silver]][[Image:1976-Honda-MT125-Silver-3.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Honda MT125 in Silver]][[Image:1976-Honda-MT125-Silver-4.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Honda MT125 in Silver]][[Image:1976-Honda-MT125-Silver-5.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Honda MT125 in Silver]][[Image:1976-Honda-MT125-Silver-6.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Honda MT125 in Silver]] | ||
[[Image:1976-Honda-MT125-Silver-0.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Honda MT125 in Silver]] | |||
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[[Image:1976-Honda-MT125-Silver-3.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Honda MT125 in Silver]] | |||
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[[Image:1976-Honda-MT125-Silver-5.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Honda MT125 in Silver]] | |||
[[Image:1976-Honda-MT125-Silver-6.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Honda MT125 in Silver]] | |||
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The MT125R'77 was sold in 1977, but no longer with the Elsinore name. It came with Primer White so that the purchaser could paint it the color he liked. The bike was dressed with a fiberglass fairing, tank, fender, and seat cowl. It also had a mechanical front disc brake with leading | The MT125R'77 was sold in 1977, but no longer with the Elsinore name. It came with Primer White so that the purchaser could paint it the color he liked. The bike was dressed with a fiberglass fairing, tank, fender, and seat cowl. It also had a mechanical front disc brake with leading caliper. The bike was manufactured by Honda Racing Service Center (RSC) and designed for closed-course, competition use roadracing. The engine was a 2-stroke air-cooled single cylinder displacing 123cc and linked to a 6-speed transmission. The horsepower was 26. The serial number began MT125R2F-1081. | ||
* Spark Plug: [[NGK B10EGV]] | * Spark Plug: [[NGK B10EGV]] | ||
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The MT125R'78 was sold in 1978. It came with Primer White so that the purchaser could paint it the color he liked. The bike was dressed with a fiberglass fairing, tank, fender, and seat cowl. The bike was manufactured by Honda Racing Service Center (RSC) and designed for closed-course, competition use roadracing. It had a hydraulic front disc brake with trailing | The MT125R'78 was sold in 1978. It came with Primer White so that the purchaser could paint it the color he liked. The bike was dressed with a fiberglass fairing, tank, fender, and seat cowl. The bike was manufactured by Honda Racing Service Center (RSC) and designed for closed-course, competition use roadracing. It had a hydraulic front disc brake with trailing caliper. The expansion chamber was redesigned. The horsepower increased from 26 to 28. The engine was a 2-stroke air-cooled single cylinder displacing 123cc and linked to a 6-speed transmission. The serial number began MT125R2F-1591. | ||
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