Honda XL250 is a four stroke 250cc motorcycle

Motorcycle

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 from Honda

Honda

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 introduced in 1972 and manufactured through most of the 1980s. It's a renamed Honda SL250. When it appeared it was the first modern four stroke enduro motorcycle and the first mass-produced 4-valve motorcycle. (The first 4-valve single was the Rudge 4-valve of the 1920s, and the first 4-valve engine was the Indian 8-valve V2 racer of 1911).

The XL250, and the later XL350, laid the groundwork for the revolutionary Yamaha XT500 of 1975, which initiated the big modern four-stroke-enduro wave.

The XL250 is an "enduro

Enduro

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" or dual-sport

Dual-sport

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 bike meaning it physically looks like a dirt bike, and shares many characteristics with a dirt bike, but it is street-legal and intended for on and off-road use. The bike is completely mechanically operated as there are no hydraulics

Hydraulic machinery

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 on the bike. The 250cc 4-stroke motor produces 24 horsepower

Horsepower

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at the wheel. The bike weighs 288 lbs with oil, grease, and petrol. Fuel capacity is 2.4 gallons (9.5 litres). Demand for this model has remained high among collectors and enthusiasts.