Thu Jul 17 10:29:54 1997 - Message No. 1166
From: muehlberger@grz.co.at

Subject: New Honda 250ccm bike





Hi to all,

since Pierre mentioned a quite list, I decided to post something.

In the latest "Reitwagen", there was an article about the new Honda 250ccm
2 stroke enduro. The engine works the same way as the EXP-2, which did the
Paris-Dakar 2 jears ago. (The Dakar version had 400 ccm).

The very new concept of this engine is a complicated reflow of the exhaust
gases into the carbs. This is controlled by lots of electronic and sensors,
with the effect, the in middle load of the engine, the gases "fire"
themselves - no spark is needed in this situation!

The interesting thing is that the engine behaves nearly like a 4 stroke
engine in lower revs. The only typical 2 stroke feeling comes out at very
high revs.

Maybe a future concept?? Since the emissions are very low, maybe more
models will come out the next years...

Achim




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