After looking for information about Yamaha TZM150, Honda NSR150RR and Honda NSR150SP, I have found out another great bikes that I have never seen before, Yamaha TZR250SP.

In 1992, Yamaha has produced 500 of this bike just to make it legal for it to race in the Japanese Super Sport racing series. This makes this bike extremely rare. The birth of this bike is to rival the competition from Honda NSR250R and Suzuki RGV250 Gamma. So, this bike actually is born to win.

At a glance, the bike looks very familiar to TZM150, but this one comes with 250cc 2-stroke engine that produces 46hp. The wheels also the 3-spoke that comes with the TZM150.

The decade of 90’s has produced many great bikes with great power and great design. It is so much beautiful that when I saw it for the first time, I think it is still in production today.

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Before the Honda NSR150SP make its appearance in 2002, the Asia world are dominated with the older sibling that is the Honda NSR150RR. RR stands for ‘Race Replica’ or is it ‘Race Ready’?. At that time, Honda dominated the Motorcycle Grand Prix by winning almost every races by the rider, Mick Doohan, with his NSR500 bike. NSR are nomenclature used by Honda for its 2-stroke bike. This means that the 90’s are the heaven of 2-strokes bike along with the recognition in the racing world. But now, there are fewer and fewer 2-stroke bikes involve in racing and much more fewer are going to be produced. Luckily, Aprilia still holding on to produce the RS125.

Europe Union has stopped the import and production of 2-stroke bike above 50cc in 2003. That leaves a lot of biker in Greece, UK and many more not to enjoy the need for speed of these great bikes.

In Malaysia, this bike is still available in used condition. As pictured above, I have found one in immaculate condition on mudah.my at RM5500 which is reasonably priced, but could be cheaper.

While reading on the net about this bike, I have stumbled upon this blog which blogs about NSR150RR. Also, read this one too.

Another freaking great 150cc 2-stroker that is among the elit class of Honda NSR150SP, Suzuki Gamma and Kawasaki KRR-150, is the formidable and futurist Yamaha TZM150 which is being launched in Malaysia in 1994. At that time, the technology used by TZM150 are far advanced that what is usually available. The introduction of Deltabox chassis, two-piston caliper, monoshock and YPVS, makes it the best bike to choose at the showroom. The full-fairing body are much more race like compared to Suzuki Gamma and Kawasaki KRR150, with the exception of Honda NSR150RR which, I think already race ready looks.

I personally thank to those who have uploaded the test drive originally that gives the opportunity for me to read it, since I have checked the Roda-Roda magazine subscription for previous issue and found out the Oct 1994 edition has already sold out.

The test drive are in Malay language (sorry international readers).

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I’m filling my days researching and finding infos about Honda NSR 150SP. This is one of my great find. Too bad it is written in Thai.

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One of the most powerful 150cc 2-stroke bike ever made. Honda NSR150SP is rated at 38.96hp which is much more powerful than the 2011 Honda CBR250R 250cc 4-stroke  engine which is at 26hp. Nowadays, this bike is rare, but the prices are still acceptable. A look up in mudah.my shows that this bike is at RM6000-7000 which is great for a powerful bike with Repsol race stripe.

Quote from the sales page:

Racing Bike For SALE..!!!
Ex-Cilik Caviaga Racing Team
Modenas CT110
WIRA and PRIVATEER spec
2 Units Available
Podium Bike

RM8,500 Each
(Bought from Modenas at RM19,000 per Unit)
Not a Sponsored Bike
Modenas Develop and Sell it to Racing Team
Highly Negotiable

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We have seen Yamaha producing bikes for its customer in familiar GP edition as driven by Rossi and Lorenzo. Now, Rossi have leave Yamaha for Ducati, so, its time for Ducati to make GP edition livery for its Ducati Monster 796. This is not the whole bike but it is in a kit form that consists of tank cover, seat cover, mudguard and nose fairing.

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This is the update of the previously modified version.

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While browsing at mudah.my for AHM M1 exhaust pipe, I have stumbled upon this AHM M1 Trioval in used condition for Yamaha FZ-150i.

Price is at RM399.

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Everytime the name MV Agusta is mentioned, I can’t help myself to think that it was once owned by Proton of Malaysia. How I wish Proton never sell this marquee. There are many handovers after Proton has sold it to GEVI SpA and now, it is own by Harley-Davidson of USA.

MV Agusta , with their tagline ‘Motorcycle Art’ really integrates what is being defined as the intersection of technology and art blended together. I like how the three-muffler exhaust comes out on the right side of the bike finished in the same colour as the wheel. This is different that what I always see in most superbikes; underseat or just plain cylindrical(or trioval) muffler.

The wheel itself is the stylish and have proper look for a superbike that speaks lightweight and power. The attention to details that the engineers have put in the design of this bike are pure passion and pure Italian.

The diamond-like headlamp makes it noticeable with just a glance, but you might mistaken it for F4. F3 as opposed to F4, is the 3-cylinder engine which is more compact than the 4-cylinder engine of F4. For 3-cylinder engine, the F3 got 675cc of displacement compare to F4 at 1000cc. The real advantage of 3-cylinder is the compactness that makes is narrower and lighter, therefore handling, acceleration and stopping should be better. The overall look of the F3 compliment each other and adds each other parts strength in looks. I have heard an engineer said that ‘if it looks good, it should performs as good as it looks, but first, it needs to looks good’. I haven’t ride this bike yet, but with that statement, I hope the ride and its performance are as good as what I expect.

I never thought I were to like this MV Agusta F3 675cc superbikes. If you never know or never want to know about it, you just might missed out the great design in the superbikes world.

Price is estimated at MYR110,000.00 (my estimation).

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