TYGA GP-T NSR300

TYGA GP-T NSR300

Is This What a Modern Honda NSR250R Would Look Like?

06/16/2015 @ 6:02 pm, by Jensen Beeler  (courtesy of 'Asphalt and Rubber' magazine)

The Honda NSR250R is a special machine. When the 249cc, two-stroke, 90° v-twin GP bike with lights first hit the streets of Japan, it cost roughly $7,500 in hard-earned American dollars — a tidy sum back then, especially for a 300 lbs machine that made 40hp stock.

A coveted item for motorcycle collectors and discerning track riders a like, you can pick one up for over $10,000, the limited-production road-going version wasn’t terribly different from the 250GP World Championship bikes that factory teams were racing. A topical reminder, if we do say so ourselves…

So how do you improve upon such a great machine? Ask the folks at TYGA Performance, who have been tinkering with NSR250R sport bikes since they opened in 2000.

All that effort and expertise has culminated in the ultimate NSR250R, an MC28, which will almost make you swear-off large-displacement four-strokes for the rest of your life.

 Celebrating 25 years of MC28 Rothmans SP bikes, the guys at TYGA wanted to imagine what a Honda NSR250R would be like if they were still available, made with more modern technology and parts.

A timely thought, as in 2015 we see the resurgence of small-displacement machines on the motorcycle landscape. The downside of that of course is that the 250cc/300cc machines have been budget-spec street bikes, which may be good for new motorcyclists, but are only a halfway-measure for long-time riders who are looking for small, but fast, track weapons.

“If there is a market for this type of bike is debatable, and I am not sure there is but in the car world, there are plenty of people who like smaller lighter cars such as the Lotus,” explained Paul Pearmain, CEO of TYGA Performance.

“It is good to see the re-emergence of the 250/300 class but frustrating that the only models offered are budget ones and the specification well below that which was offered in 1994. I guess you could say, we sort of wanted to embarrass the manufacturers such as Honda who pass off their modern lightweight bikes as sports bikes. They have their merits but they don’t compare to the best of the bunch 20 years ago!”

For the spec-sheet racers, the TYGA-spec NSR250R makes a screaming 75hp (almost double the stock figure), thanks to a 300cc big-bore kit, with some additional porting. Additionally, all the weight-saving pieces have brought the ready-to-go with fuel wet weight to a tune of 115kg (253 lbs).

That’s an impressive power-to-weight ratio, for any size bike, though we think it’s the overall tastiness of the TYGA package that will entice enthusiasts to the performance house’s doorstep. Enjoy the photos and specs below, we certainly did.

Technical Specifications of the 1994 Honda NSR250R MC28 by TYGA Performance:

NSR250 engine modified to 300 CC with TYGA Performance big bore kit with additional porting

Wiseco Pistons

VHM heads

Dry clutch with upgraded springs and plates

Blanked off two stroke injector, pre-mix 30/1

Lightened flywheel

Transmission

HRC close ratio gearbox

RK Chain

TYGA Performance rear sprocket

Exhaust

Tyga Performance stainless steel with carbon/Kevlar silencers

Exhaust manifolds specially machined to match exhaust ports

Ignition

HRC key card 030 race unleaded type

HRC RS250 NF5 spark plugs and caps

Carburetion

HRC factory NSR250 Keihin 38 mm test carburetors

HRC RS250 NF5 inlet manifolds with Aktive carbon reeds

HRC RS250 quick action throttle

TYGA Performance custom carbon air-box

Cooling

HRC NSR250 F3 triple core radiator

HRC NSR250 F3 water pump cover

Frame

Frame is stock

TYGA Performance lightweight sub-frame

HRC Swing arm

HRC style rear hub by NSR-World

Tyga Performance rear sets

Yamaha TZR250 3MA handlebars

TYGA Performance lightweight upper stay and meter stay

Ohlins Steering damper

Suspension

Front end:

CBR600RR forks re-sprung  and held in bespoke TYGA Triples

Rear End:

Ohlins NSR250 rear shock S46HR1C1L

Brakes

Front:

Brembo GP4 RR monoblock calipers

CBR1000RR radial type master cylinder

Honda RC45 discs

HEL brake lines

Rear:

Brembo P2 cast caliper with TYGA Performance mounting bracket

HEL brake line (hidden in swing arm)

Wheels

Front: Honda HRC RS250 Magnesium (17 X3.5)

Rear: Marchesini  (17 X 5.5)

Front: PVM/TYGA Forged Aluminium 3.50 x 17

Rear: PVM/TYGA Forged Alumnium 5.50 x 17

Tires

Front: Pirelli Diablo Super Corsa 120/70 ZR17

Rear: Pirelli Diablo Super Corsa  160/60/ZR17

Bodywork

TYGA Performance made from lightweight carbon/Kevlar

TYGA Performance custom LED lighting front and rear

Other

Lithium battery

TYGA Performance carbon clutch cover

TYGA Performance carbon generator cover

TYGA Performance swing arm cover

TYGA Performance CNC fuel filler cap

TYGA Performance  CNC top triple nut

TYGA Performance pre-load adjusters

TYGA Performance lightweight axle spacers

HRC Rear Brake reservoir

HRC radiator overflow bottle

TYGA Performance carbon fairing mounts with GP quick release fasteners

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Comparison between stock MC28 and TYGA MC28

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Postscript January 2018

More new products are added to our product Range for the MC28

PVM Wheels

CARBON FUEL TANK