STUNNING PICS: Honda CRF250L coming to India

Honda Motorcycle is on a roll, launching new motorcycles every now and then. The Japanese automaker plans to take the numero uno position from Hero MotoCorp by 2020 in the Indian market and is planing a slew of launches in the coming years.

One such motorcycle to be launched in India next year is the Honda CRF250L.

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The Honda CRF250L is a dual sport motorcycle for both on and off-road riding.

It will go on sale in Japan on May 14, 2012 and is then be launched in Canada in July.

Honda has put a tagline which says 'New On & Off Gear, your right buddy on the road' to make 'On' (daily life) more convenient and 'Off' (weekends) more enjoyable.

Power comes in from a 250cc, single cylinder engine which is liquid cooled and produces 25PS and 22Nm.

This gives the CRF250L good low end response for off-road riding.

The engine gets Honda's famous PGM-FI technlogy (fuel injection) and is mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox.

The bike features a pro-link type rear suspension and 120 section rear tyres.

Honda is expected to price the CRF250L around Rs 1.3 lakh in India.

It will be the second such bike (the first being Honda's own Impulse, which Hero sells as its own) in India to offer off-road capabilities.

The CRF250L will deliver 44.3 kmpl at 60 kmph (on-road riding). But will it sell as much as the CBR250R?