You can always count on Young Machine magazine to just about put anything its cover page just so it could splash a huge “Scoop!” headline somewhere in there. Well, the cover of Young Machine’s March issue is the latest example of this, thanks in large part to what looks like a mock-up of a parallel twin-cylinder Honda CBR250RR with the accompanying bombastic claim that Honda’s planning to launch such a bike in the near future.
It’s a hardly a confirmation and Honda hasn’t even acknowledged its plans on this end yet, but Young Machine isn’t known to temper its enthusiasm if you give it the smallest of opportunities. Take a close look at the mock up and you’ll notice that the rendering of the bike came as a result of piecing together a handful of components from Honda’s existing line of CBR models. The body work is unmistakably that of the CBR300R while the mechanicals, specifically the frame, suspension and wheels, look to be derived from the CBR650F.
It can’t be an accurate interpretation of the CBR250RR since that bike isn’t out yet, but it does come close to what I’d expect from such a machine. Given how much Honda’s itching to join the ranks of its competition in key markets like India and Indonesia where high-spec, small-capacity sports bikes reign supreme, it’s entirely possible that there really is a plan to develop the CBR250RR.
When that will be is an entirely different question altogether. So in the meantime, file this one in the rumor bin, at least until Honda gives us a concrete indication of what its plans really are with this supposed high-performance, small-cylinder sportsbike.
Note: Photo is of the Honda CBR250R.
Click past the jump to read more about Honda’s supposed plans for a twin-cylinder CBR250RR.
Young Machine Scoops Honda's Plan For Twin-Cylinder CBR250RR originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 27 January 2015 18:00 EST.
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