Honda Motor Company was founded in September 1948, in Tokyo,
Japan by Soichiro Honda. Soon after, Mr. Honda joined forces with financial
guru Takeo Fujisawa, who became CEO. The first of the Honda motorcycles was the
2-stroke D-Type Dream, and was released in 1949. The 1981 Honda CR250R was the
first production liquid-cooled 250cc bike released by any manufacturer with vintage Honda motorcycle parts. Before
this model, they were all air-cooled, which didn’t allow for all of the power
to be used due to inconsistencies in temperature. This advancement in
technology would change all motorcycles forever. The same year that the
Elsinore was released, it helped Gary Jones win the 1973 AMA 250 Class National
title, which would be Honda’s first, but certainly not last.
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