Honda CD250U

The Honda CD250 is a 233 cc air-cooled, four-stroke, upright twin motorcycle that Honda retailed in the UK from 1988 to 1993. It has a single front disc brake and a rear drum, two-into-two exhausts, electric starting and capacitor discharge ignition. The engine is a 360-degree parallel twin with the cylinders inclined forward 15 degrees from vertical and a chain-driven single overhead cam, and the 10 litre petrol tank has a 1.8 litre reserve. It uses a diamond frame with telescopic front forks and a rear swingarm. It is very similar to the Benly range but has twin CV carburettors and a five-speed gearbox, no tachometer, with gear change speed ranges marked around the speedometer, and it is the only CD model without a fully enclosed final drive chain. Top speed is 70 to 80 mph and it returns about 80 mpg.