I read in one of the magz the casts were sold to a Taiwanese company. I know, why doesn't the Taiwanese company make the 250R? I don't know.
As far as the manufacturers not wanting to build 2-stroke ATV's because of environmental or legal issues, it doesn't make any sense. Honda doesn't seem to have much problem selling the CR line. They are closed course racers, just like the 250R. I wonder how many people race 250R's in the world? I bet you would sell 1 250R for every racer out there.
I'm not including the duner's or hard-core trail riders in this conversation for a reason. They are the probably the reason Honda won't sell the 250R. For every one 250R that becomes a racer, it's designed purpose,
10 would end up a trail bike or a duner. What's the fix? Put TCS / PEP "type" shocks on it and charge $7995. This would keep the average guy from buying it. If I was Suzuki I'd re-introduce the Quadracer so fast Honda's head would spin clean-off!

 

Id buy one

 

This is my point , every one rides one ,an alot wants one, I know they would sell,the market is ripe.Over the last three years are sport has exploded/thats a great thing every one is so excited about the new stuff.I been riding since 88 an I still have my first wheeler ,with a little maintaince you can keep them running along time.I bought a 400ex just because I needed a new machine too ,when you go 75 0r 80 miles on a long trip in the desert you need to not have to walk to you rig. Well this seems to be a great topic I hope we can keep it going.

 

my 250r was stock when i bought it bone stock except for some boyeson reeds other than that stock as a rock original everything from the tires and wheels to the handlebar grips and it was in perfect conditon

 

Anyone know the answer to my question?

 

I would buy one.

 

I would buy one, and then I would sell my truck/trailer/TV/PC/wife/firstborn for another.

Looks like Kawasaki might be the one to watch right now, if they stick their neck out and produce a 2-stroke, I would see Honda doing the same VERY quickly. I don't think Honda really cares about the big-bore/duner market, so they look the other way when it comes to Banshees, Raptors, and DS650's.

 

"Why the quit makeing them ",well there is the lawer thing / for instance the people that let there kids ride them with out proper training mostly,a hole bunch of ppl got togeather after a few got hurt an had a suite agianst honda same way the got the 3 wheelers band.Lawers love that stuff see they know there parents "the ones that let there kids ride them are stupid in the first place "because they didn't teach them to ride,the lawers figured hey if we win well get rich of of this, well they did now we all suffer the conculsion

 

bigger engine.... improvements on design and technology gained through racing......yeah i'll have one ......you recon 400 cc would be the go (2 stroke that is)....what ever happened to the exp-2 engine honda was working on....low emisions two stroke?....go hard man

 

maybe a 400r lol