Is this the future for junior road race development in Australia? Power is provided by a modified CRF250X engine. The four-stroke, single-cylinder motocross based powerplant is housed in a Moriwaki built high specification twin tube chassis derived from Honda's 125cc Grand Prix machines. USD forks, radial caliper, dry weight around 85kg. It is intended that the bike will be available for competition in the 125GP class in Australia in 2008. Images by Trevor Hedge. MCNEWS.COM.AU

Length 1830mm - Width 560mm - Height 1050mm - Wheelbase 1230mm - Tyres 95/70R17 (F) - 115/70R17 (R) - Fuel Capacity 6.6 litres The GPMR250X is expected to arrive early in 2008 and will sell for $14,990 at selected Honda dealers