HM - 2/3/07

A friend (DenisC) sent me a 'heads up' on the Italian HM web site. HM is the partnership of Honda and Montesa, and their web site often shows some very exotic bikes. When I looked, my jaw hit the floor when I saw the CRE F290X, a fuel-injected 281 cc version of the CRF250X. There are also 450 and 490 fuel-injected CRE models as well!

Here's the fuel injector body -->

<-- Click to supersize.    Click me for a really big one.

I used the AltaVista Babel Fish Translation web site to translate the HM site into English and show some of the 250/290 specs below.

For more on fuel injection for dirt bikes, see my Montesa Cota 4RT page.

I also visited the Euroboost web site (which is a French dealer mentioned on the HM site) and found pictures of some unusual, but exciting, CRF models. I've included a few pictures here, but you should visit the site to see the 250R, 450X, and 450R models, including some neat super-moto bikes also. Click the pictures to super-size.

CRE250F series S	CRE250X5	CRE250X6

CRE F250X and CRE F290X

Bore and stroke	F250X: 78 x 52.2 mm F290X: 84 x 52.2 mm
Displacement	F250X: 249.4 cc F290X: 281.4 cc
Compression ratio	12.9: 1
Fuel intake	HM electronic fuel injection, farfallato body diameter 40 mm
Ignition	CDI with electronic advance
Starter	Kick starter/Electrical
Transmission	5 speeds
Dimensions (LxWxH)	2,180 x 830 x 1,265 mm
Seat height	958 mm
Ground clearance	346 mm
Fuel capacity	8.3 liters
Dry weight	105.5 Kg

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