with 125s. Not everyone wants to go from a 125cc 'sportsbike' to a 600 and with the launch of Honda's CBR250R, your choice for a new 250 has increased by 50%. Nice work Honda.The CBR250R is powered by a 249cc single-cylinder engine, Honda's only new

The CBR250R looks really  cute. Small, lithe and sporty. It's as slim as most 125s with a wasp-like waist making it really easy to get both feet flat on the floor.We pestered the man from Honda over dinner last night to confirm its price when

The Cope Law states that: the capacity of the bike you're riding is inversely proportional to your chances of a crash.Never was it more true than on the launch of Honda's CBR125R and CBR250R where a handful of UK journos were riding elbow to elbow

place for those failed red-light runners.For new bikers, these congested traffic light starts are probably not much fun. On a geared 125 you are going to be wrestling with cyclists as you move off, not to mention bashed up kamikaze scooters.The CBR250R I

something to put them firmly back to the fore.And how about the new CBR250R? One year ahead of the Moto 3 class (250 singles replacing 125s in GPs) Honda have given us a race replica to get every youngster (and me) salivating and dreaming of racing

Standard CBR250RR end-can, unlike the FireBlade, is not a thing of beauty. Matt-black painted steel doesn't bode well for a salty winter, either.Goodie box. Check out all the various GPR options and prices for the CBR250R at this enormous pair

THIS photocopied picture shows a new Yamaha sports bike that's never been seen in public before – and it could be the firm's response to the Honda CBR250R.The new bike's design appears to be based on that of the existing Yamaha R15, a 150cc machine

HONDA has revealed its prices for three new models, the CBR600F, CBR250R and CBR125R.The revised CBR125R features a four-stroke single cylinder engine, costs £3170 OTR and is available now, while the CBR250R also features a four-stroke single

THIS IS THE 2011 Honda CBR250R - due to go on display for the first time at this year's the Milan Mototrcycle Show.With styling cues taken from the company's VFR1200F and CBR1000RR Fireblade, the new machine features a single cylinder 249.4 cc

250R. Wrapped in styling that predicts the look of the next-generation CRF motocrossers, the CRF250L uses a relatively straightforward steel chassis to keep costs down but looks as exotic as the full-on competition bikes that it's designed to mimic