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Cycle News 1978 01 11

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\ Billed by Honda as "the most spectacular Superbike," the CBX packs a 1,047cc, 103 horsepower, six-cylinder, DOHC, 24-valve engine into a diamond configuration frame . The total package has a dry weight of 549 pounds and rides on tubeless tires mounted on all-aluminum Honda ComStar wheels. Dual disc brakes are standard up front as is the single 'disc brake in the rear. Other features include six 28mm Keihin carbe, COl ignition, a six-into-two exhaust system, and a quartz-halogen h'eadlight. Placing the ignition and AC generator behind the crankshaft. Honda has kept the engine's overall width about the same as the 750 Four. The XL-250S single-cylinder 248cc engine features twin exhaust pipes, Reasoning behind that is the smaller pipes allow !or a quicker turn towards the rear providing room for a 23-inch wheelftire up front. 7.9 inches of rear suspension travel via laydown gas-charged shocks, leading axle front forks, and a dry weight of 260 Ibs. Ronela :1978 The 1978 CR-250R's chrome-moly frame houses a 247cc CR engine with reed-valve induction and a chromed bore. Features include 36mm Keihin carb, COl, 36 horsepower at 7,500 rpm, 11.8 inches of travel up front with leading-axle forks, 11 lnches of travel via laydown gas shocks in the rear, 216 Ibs. dry weight, and a countershaft located a mere 80mm from the swing anti pivot. 6

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