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1975 Honda MT250 Elsinore: Two-Stroke Nostalgia at No Reserve
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by bringatrailer· via Bring a Trailer · Jan 8, 2026

1975 Honda MT250 Elsinore: Two-Stroke Nostalgia at No Reserve

"The MT250 Elsinore is the bike your dad raced in 1975 and forgot about. Finding one this clean means someone actually cared enough to restore it properly."

— Revvly Take

A 248cc two-stroke single that spent most of its life in storage until a 2011 refresh brought it back to life. The MT250 Elsinore was Honda's answer to keeping dirt bike relevance when the market was already shifting, and this silver example shows what happens when a bike sits—refurbished bikes rarely recapture the original feel, but the spec sheet suggests someone at least got the fundamentals right.

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Bring a Trailer · Jan 8

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