Honda To Launch Moto3 Bike At Barcelona

This season sees the end of the line for the two-stroke engine in MotoGP, with the last two-stroke class, the 125cc class, to be replaced by a four-stroke alternative, the 250cc Moto3 alternative. And probably the most eagerly anticipated Moto3 bike has been Honda's 250 machine, with the bike expected to play a major role in the series. Honda had whetted appetites for the machine around the world by releasing partial photos to the media, but that merely left the press and fans wanting to see the whole thing.

They will finally get their chance in Barcelona, on the Thursday before the Catalunya round of MotoGP. There, HRC is to present the NSF250R four-stroke bike to the world in the MotoGP paddock. The bike will also get a few laps around the track, with former 500cc World Champion Alex Criville running a few demonstration laps on Thursday, and then again on Sunday after the MotoGP warm up, and before the 125cc race.

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