The Honda Trials History

The Honda TL250

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As Usual more info at www.onlytrial.com The Honda Trials history webpage.

More info at The Honda Trials History webpage

Honda Part now available

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Interesting for all Honda RS trials owners. The discontinued Honda Air carb tube, is now available at The Honda Trials History!

All the Honda Trials models by name. The complete Classic Trials list

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The complete list of Honda Classic trials bikes at THE HONDA TRIALS HISTORY webpage.

Click here for more info

More info at The Honda Trials History webpage

Honda TLM260

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Thanks to Eddie Atkin for these pictures

Based on two stroke Spanish Montesa engine, Honda made these bikes for Japanese market. The TLM's never came to Europe or US market.
This was the "temporary" change made by Honda Trials Bikes, but no later, Honda returned to his Four-Stroke engines.

As Usual more info at Honda Trials History webpage:
http://www.onlytrial.com/1/from_1985_to_90_120288_1.html

More info at The Honda Trials History webpage

The Honda Trials History T-Shirt, Honda TL125 revival

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The Honda Trials History is making for his fans and followers this special and nice Honda TL125 T-Shirt, do you like it?
Now avaiable at special price only 28€ plus transport to your home. —

More info at honda@onlytrial.com

More info at The Honda Trials History webpage

Sammy Miller and the Honda TL125

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More info at my site www.onlytrial.com , as usual.

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1975 TL125 from USA

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100% Original 1975 Honda TL125 from The National Motorcycle Museum in Amosa, Iowa. Picture sent thanks to Jay Gaard from Cedar Falls, Iowa

More info, as usual at my website "The Honda Trials History"

Honda Trials TL125

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More info at www.onlytrial.com

My Solidarity with Japanese people

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The Honda Trials History wants to exprss its Solidarity with Japanese people and ask you to join to this message.

The UPY bike trials stand with Honda

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The nice Honda RS200T using the new stand for trials bike designed by the Honda Trials History webpage owner! more info at www.upybike.com

The Honda History wing logotype

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The Honda History wing logotype

Help me to know the true history of the Honda wing logo
Click here for more...

Happy new 2011 !!

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The Honda RTL250S new information

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A valuable document sent by Carlo showing a nice picture from the original Lejeune's RTL
Don't forget it, take a look on:

www.onlytrial.com

The Honda Trials History webpage

Honda RS250TW Yamamoto and Honda TL125 K2

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Thanks to Jeremy and Jean-Pierre for these two new valuable documents for "The Honda Trials History" web page.

The Honda TL 125 K2

The Honda RS250TW Yamamoto Replica

More information about these documents at www.onlytrial.com The Honda Trial History site

The Honda Trials Movie

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...a summary of the most beautiful Honda Trials bikes, Enjoy the movie :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvRRuyoPQhw&feature=player_embedded

More info at The Honda Trials History webpage

The Nicest Honda Trials never made

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Here you have the final results of the Honda Trials poll. The 1983 Honda RTL360 won the "crown" of the best Honda trials ever made.

Also you can see this YOUTUBE movie with all the Honda's from the Honda poll:
Thanks to all Honda Trials History fans and collaborators

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvRRuyoPQhw

1979 Honda Fraser 125cc

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Near to 1979, David Fraser made this innovative frame using the small and light 125cc. Honda engine.

See more information at www.onlytrial.com

Thanks to Donald from Belgium for this Picture.

Another Fraser from 1977 thanks to Steve Alderson, the Honda Fraser T305L

See more information at www.onlytrial.com

The Honda Trials engines

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Working in this new section. All Honda engines tecnical aspects, diagrams, benefits...

All your help, pictures, information... will be appreciated.

See at www.onlytrial.com

The Honda Trials History website

More info at The Honda Trials History webpage

1989 Honda TLM260R (nice but not four stroke engine!!)

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The 1989 TLM260R

More info at The Honda Trials History webpage

1988 Honda RTL250S Disc brakes

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In 1988 Honda made the last updating of RTL's series, Disc brakes and updated HRC engine, based on the last 1987 RTL (pink color).

As Tommy Sandham say in his Four-Sroke Finale? book, may be the ultimate trials weapon.

John Shirt Jr rode with this nice machine achieving good results also in the Scottish Six Days Trial in 1988.

Thank to Patrick here is a nice 1988 RTL250S Disck brakes from Zurich.

D'ont forget to also see it at Patrick's web:

http://www.twnclub.ch/classic_trial_files/Classic_Trial.htm

Nice Honda RTL250 picture Thanks to Pat from Aspen Cafe,French Alps.

If you have more information and pictures,

your help will be welcome!! send at honda@onlytrial.com

Nice RTL250s Disck brakes thanks to Jiří Kříž from Check Republic

More info at The Honda Trials History webpage

1986 Honda TLR250R

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In 1986 Honda developed this four stroke engine trials bike for the Japanese market. Most innovative feature was the frame type.
The weakest point of this machine was its weight, 93kg!

TLR 250R picture thanks to Jiří Kříž from Check Republic

More info at The Honda Trials History webpage

1986 Honda RTL250s

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Nice 1985 Honda RTL250S. Picture sent by Andrew from Maitland,Australia.

See updated info and pictures at www.onlytrial.com (The Honda TRials History webpage)

More info at The Honda Trials History webpage

1985 Honda RS250TW

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The RS250TW from 1985 was based on the 1982 RS250T, painted Red, White and Blue colors, HRC engine TLR front forks and some improvements like oil cooler link.
The RS250TW was also called Yamamoto because he was the rider of this official bike.
Yamamoto Masaya was the winner of Japan Trial Championship from 1982 to 1986!!

Thanks to Hap for this nice RS250TA picture. See more info at www.onlytrial.com

More info at The Honda Trials History webpage

1983 Honda Alpha 240

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Thanks to Patrick from Aspen Café*, today I'm glad to rescue this nice bike and history.
In 1983 French engineer Jacques Coll* developed this advanced frame based on a Honda XL125 engine.

Jacques Coll designed a very special frame, mixing alluminum parts and inox steel detachable rear sub frame.
He made a very clever and advanced solutions as the air filter at top (light position, between front forks) and gas tank under the seat. With this solution the bike has everytime clean and fresh air n the combustion and moving down the gravity center. This solution was also applied at same time in Sweeden by the hand of Maltry brothers to develop the also advanced Trans Ama bike.

Today some actual bikes as Sherco Trials are applying some of these solutions, but 27 years later!!!
This advanced engineer also put a monoshock as a rear suspension, achieving 199mm displacement, reducing weight and also moving down the Gravity Center.

* Jacques Coll was a clever and advanced French engineer. He was working at Militar Aviation service on the begining and leter became an outstanding engineer working in several projects as this nice ALPHA bike. He was the engineer who developed the first Sherco engines and also the first four-stroke Sherco engine. Unfortunatelly world of trials bikes lost one of their best engineers, Jacques Coll died in 2006.

* Aspen Cafe is a nice and long tradition five generation Cafe placed in French Alps, more info at: www.aspencafe.com

More info at Honda Trials History web page: Honda Trials History web page

1983 Honda TLM 50

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For the young beginners Honda made in 1983 this nice two stroke engine little machine, The TLM 50.
Design was fully based on the TLR's series. Red with white, blue stripes, red frame and black painted engine. This is not a "really" Honda machine, due to his two stroke engine, but I wanted to introduce here because may be some Honda four stroke Trials fans were lucky to start with this model.

On this picture (thanks to Andrew Hoddler) the Honda TLM 50 in action with a young rider.

More info at The Honda Trials History webpage

1983 Honda TL 125

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Picture thanks Pat from Aspen Cafe

Based on the TLR200 (see 1982 Honda TLR200 and TLR250 Honda Trials History article) Honda developed the TL 125 model adapting same frame, similar gas tank, seat, plastic parts, and using the 125cc four stroke engine.

The model was offered in two plastic colors, Blue and red. Engine was silver Gray, Frame ever in Silver Gray.
Later in 1986 (1989 in Europe) TL 125 was Black engine painted frame in white, also gas tank and front forks. Seat pad was colored in blue.

Picture thanks Pat from Aspen Cafe

More info at Honda Trials History web page: www.onlytrial.com

1982 Honda TLR250 and TLR200

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THE TLR250

1982 was a great year for Honda, Eddy Lejeune won the first World Champinship riding the RTL360, The following two years 1983 and 1984 Eddy Lejeune continued giving joys to Honda, he also won two years more the World Championship.

Based on this successfull RTL360, Honda made at end of 1982 a really good and competitive series trial bikes, the new TLR's.

More info at The Honda Trials History webpage

Piers Dillon onboard his TLR 250 at the VMMC trial Billown, Isle of Man, 2010

TLR250 equipped with special Petrol tank-seat kit. Picture thanks to Mike Pearce

TLR250 equipped with special Petrol tank-seat kit blue Red-Bull painted. Picture thanks to Mike Pearce

Thanks to Dean Swann. Nice Honda TLR 250 with RTL 250 cc engine fitted.

These TLR bikes were a essential milestone on the Honda trials history.

The bike was offered in two different engines and practically same frame, TLR250 and TLR200. The first one had a HRC based (but not developed) 249 cc displacement, 4 stroke and two valves engine. Second one, the TLR200 had 194 cc 4 stroke engine.

From Australia Steven Hervie sent me this well performed Honda TLR 250

From Spain, the nice Josep Feliu's TLR 250 performed by Limit Motos. It is standing by the UPY stand bike.

More info at The Honda Trials History webpage

THE TLR200

The TLR is used today as a good option at Classic Trial competitions (twinshock).

This picture from Mike, UK is a good example of a TLR250 nice tuning.

Thanks Mike!

Another TLR 200 from Aspen Cafe, thanks to Pat.

TLR 200 Vopour blasted and polished engine, thanks to Torbjorn from UK

Wayne Dunn sent me these nice pictures from his TLR 200 elctrical Starter engine fitted!!

More info at The Hondsa Trials History webpage

1981 Honda RTL 360

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At only 18 years old, Honda gave the powerfull RTL 360 to Eddy Lejeune.
Kiyoteru Hattori was another rider from Honda Trials Team that also rode the RTL 360.

First Honda 360 prototypes were made early 1979, Rob Shepherd was one of the first to ride on this big machine. The new machine was the most powerfull trials bike never made. After several problems at first time, the bike was revised by Honda due to a overheating problems.
After a lot of engine improvements and long time, at end 1979, the 360 runs as a new engine, so different comparing the old one.

Thanks to Pat for this nice picture from Honda meeting at ASPEN Cafe. in front we can see a nice RTL360.
In accordance to Tommy Sandham's journalist expert the RTL 360 was the best bike he never rode, on the same way also he reported that in opinion of the top British riders have ridden the bike, it was the best trials bike of the moment.

As telling the 1983 American Motorcycles magazin, Schreiber said "Eddie's an excellent rider, but the bike is also excellent in muddy and wet conditions.

There is small quantity RTL 360 survivors today. This pictured one owns at Italian collector. Maybe one of the most expensive Honda trial bikes and of course difficult to see.

This picture taken by Antonio Maugeri in 1982 shows the first Lejeune's RTL 360.
Painted all Red color, Silevr grey engine, Silver aluminum wheels, Today, the bike is still alive in France, belongs to a French collector.
Thanks for the picture Antonio!!

This original one 360 from 1982 owns to my Honda Trials History friend Carlo from Italy.
Grazie again Carlo!!

The Engine
Type: Four stroke single OHC 2-Valve, air cooled
Displacement: 359,09 cc
Power: Over 20 hp at 6.000 rpm

The Frame
Type: Diamond tube
Caster angle: 26ºWeight: 88 Kg
Wheelbase: 1300 mm

1981 Honda RS250T

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Same as RS200T models RS250T was made following same philosophy. The bike was designed and manufactured for competition use only.
The bike did not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standards and operation on public streets, roads or highways is ilegal.

It appears that RS250T production was lower than TL and RS 200. In fact first development was made late on 1981 and the production was done by the renamed RSC, the new HRC Honda Racing Corporation.

The RS250T was the excellence of the RS's range. Very nice and competitive bike, based on the same RS200T chassis but modifying a little bit some parts to introduce the powerful 15Hp 249,8cc HRC engine. Like the RS200T rear wheel axle was perforated on all his extension, RS250T had also the front wheel one perforated.

The bike has no lights and any electrical installation. The front upper forks were covered by a nice aluminum plate.

Front forks were improved from the RS200T adding a connection link between both fork tubes in order to balance the inner air pressure.

To reduce the fuel tank width and allow to assemble the high performance Keihin 22, the RS250T had a really special shape fuel tank.

Original RS250T fuel tank color was Honda Red Accent painted. This nice unit (from Spain) was metallic silver/Honda Red Accent mixed painted on a personal choice of color.

The final appearance of the bike is really a professional prototype!!

The RS250T silencer, HRC logo engraved and two exhaust outlet.

The RS205T silencer had two exhaust outlets and the de new HRC engraved logo. The TL200RII and RS200T models had only one and the RSC engraved logo.

The RSC engraved logo, one exhaust outlet form RS200T

A very nice aluminum silencer replica for RS200T, RS220T, Honda SEELEY and TL200RII.

An other difference between RS200T and RS250T is the color of the wheels, the RS250T had yellow anodized finish, the engine had also different color painting, the RS250T was black color instead Metallic Silver.

In some RS250T units we can see special air expansion chamber on exhaust. Not all the units had this feature and not all the expansion chambers were made on the same way or shape, this is something that was hand made specially for every unit.

The ENGINE

Gasoline air cooled 4-stroke

Displacement: 249,8 cc

Valve train: Overhead camshaft chain drive

Maximum Horspower: 15hp at 6.000rpm

Maximum Torque: 2 Kg/m at 4.000rpm

Compression ratio: 8.3

Ignition: CDI (Capacitor Discharge Ignition)

The TRANSMISSION

6- Speed transmission constant mesh

Clutch: Wet multi-plate type

The FRAME

Diamond Type, aluminum swing arm

Front suspension: 33mm, 70mm travel

Rear suspension: alumini¡um swing arm 40mm travel

Fuel capacity: 3 lit

Caster angle: 26º

The DIMENSIONS

Weight: 87 Kg

Wheel base: 1314mm

Seat heigh: 720mm

1979 Honda RS200T & RS220T

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The very nice RS200T was built from RSC, Racing Service Corporation mounting a Gasoline engine, air cooled 4-stroke cycle, single cylinder inclined at 15º with 197,74cc displacement.

The RS200T had alloy red painted fuel tank and fiber support seat with oval windows on sides.

The swing arm were on these units light alloy made, had other details as the perforated rear aluminum axes. Later RS250T had also the front one perforated.

Replacing the TL200R small front forks the RS200T was 33mm diameter forks.

First RS200T bikes had plastic engine plate protector, and later RS220T and RS250T were equiped witha strongest aluminum plate. Also shape of the plate was increased a little bit on the side wings.

The RS220T was exactelly same construction but increasing engine desplacement from 197.7 cc to 222.4 cc.

All these bikes were produced in a really small series.

There is several informations saying that around 400 units were made. I don't know exactly the figures, but in my opinion the production was bigger.

This nice unit on the pictures (today restored in Spain) has the 3201 serial number. Knowing that RS200 serial numbers began on 2510 number, at least 690 units were made.

Spanish woman rider Alba Villegas riding the Joan's RS200T in a Catalonia Championship Classic Trials.

The ENGINE

Gasoline air cooled 4-stroke

Displacement 197,74cc

Valve train: Overhead camshaft chain drive

Maximum Horspower:

RS200T 12.1 at 6.000rpm

RS220T 13 at 6.000rpm

Maximum Torque:

RS200T 1.59 at 4.000rpm

RS220T 1.62 at 4.000rpm

Compression ratio:

RS200T 8.2

RS220T 8.3

Ignition, CDI

The TRANSMISSION

6- Speed transmission constant mesh

Clutch: Wet multi-plate type

The FRAME

Diamond Type, aluminum swing arm

Front suspension 33mm, 70mm travel

Rear suspension alumini¡um swing arm 40mm travel

Fuel capacity 3 lit

Caster angle 26º

The DIMENSIONS

Weight

RS200T 85.8Kg

RS220T 86Kg

Wheel base 1314mm

Seat heigh 720mm

1979 Honda TL200RII

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The nice TL250RII was biult by RSC, Racing Service Corporation. As the contemporary RS200T and RS220T where produced in a small quantities.

The TL200RII had a white painted fiver petrol tank, with a vertical transparent strip to see petrol level. Second productions were painted in red.

Engine was 197,74cc displacement with 1.59 Kg/m maximum torque at 4.000rpm

The frame was diamond steel, with also steel swing arm.

TL200RII had a tubular diamond steel swing arm that later was replaced for the right-angled aluminium one on the RS200T.

Front forks were 31mm diameter that also were replaced on the RS's that mounted strongest ones, 33mm diameter.

Thanks to Patrick for help with his comments!

If you have additional information please send at honda@onlytial.com or simply adding a comment clicking on "comments"

1978 Honda TL 250 and HT250 David Fraser

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This one located in Spain and still under restoration could be one of the few David Fraser HT250 survivors today.

THE DAVID FRASER TL250

Based on the TL 250, David Fraser, who built a several trials machines, made this nice Honda trials edition. The engine was increased to 312cc. and made also a special frame finished chrome plated.

The frame has a plastic (polypropylene) sump shield, mixing square section tubes to rounded sections tubes.

The bike was on sale in UK but I'm not sure about the batch. (most probably a few units)

Some time later, David Fraser Products announced details of a new and revolutionary bike:

THE DAVID FRASER HT250

The bike was designed using the XL250S (1978) twin exhaust motor.

This very competitive package mounted for first time on one trials bike history a unusual intermediate chain.

(later in 1985, JJCobas from Spain applyed same solution on his revolutionary bike)

This is the later JJ cobas double chain system. Picture by La Mola Restoration Trial Bikes from Barcelona for a Spanish collector.

Here you can appreciate the clever intermediate chain System, from J.F., Spain, still under restoration.

This second chain comes from gearbox sprocket to countershaft mounted on the swinging arm pivot. The large chain comes from this swinging arm pivot to the rear wheel.

The innovative system allows to maintain a constant chain tension without any tensioner help.

George Silk engineer from UK also make some studies talking about same chain concept.
See following Youtube interesting video.

This is s short clip looking at trials riding and features some very early hill climbing and Mick Andrews on his Ossa at the annual Scott trial in Yorkshire. It then goes into featuring George Silk who had a new concept for a trials gearbox and swinging arm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PydVlLGxkx4

This rare bike was made in a really small series. Less than twenty were built.

More info about Fraser HT250 at: http://www.onlytrial.com/from_1974_35.html

1979 Honda SEELEY 200

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A very nice restoration (made by La Mola Restoration bikes).

Based on the XL 185 trail bike, and increased to 195cc from Honda Racing Service, the frame builder Colin Seeley made for Honda Uk this little machine and iniitially planned to build 400 units.

First prototypes of this bike were made in 1977 and rode by Rob Shepherd as official pilot achieving the 4th position on his first championship and 10th position at same time by the US rider Marland Wahley.
Also Eddy Lejeune rode his first SSDT in 1980 with the 200 SEELEY, he was 12 position and the Best Newcomer.
Officially dating from 1979, finally I'm not sure about the final production. But, be carefully because there is some "replicas" on the market.

Let me note that this unit (picture on the top) has a wrong exhaust mufler due to the difficult on the finding spares from these rare bikes. The right one was the same as the contemporary RS's mounted (RS200, RS 220 and TL200) wit only one outlet exhaust tube and the RSC engraved logo.

The ENGINE

Honda Racing Service engine for trials use

Two valves, chain-driven overhead camshaft

Displacement 197,7cc

Compression Ratio 8.3: 1

Power 12.1 hp at 6.000 rpm

Torque 1,98 kg/m at 4.500 rpm

6,77 Kg/Cv

The TRANSMISSION

6 speed, constant mesh

The FRAME

Diamond frame tubing

Wheelbase 1285 mm

Footrest height 400mm

Weight 82,6 Kg

Front suspension: Marzocchi trial 170mm

1977 Honda 305cc

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Sammy Miller developed in 1977 this nice Long-stroke 305cc Honda.

The engine had 305cc displacement with a compression ratio 8.2:1 and offered 22.5 Hp at 8.00rpm

The weight was 90 Kg and was equiped with his own Hi Boy chrome plated Renolds 531 tube Frame.

Rob Shepherd won the British Championship in 1977 with this 305cc long-stroke Honda bike.

More info at The Honda Trials History webpage

1976 Honda TL50

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The TL50 went on sale on 1976. Its stylish lines came from the larger TL125 and TL250, and it was equipped with a 5-speed transmission.

The TL50 was offered in two colors, dark Green and Red Accent combined glossy White

More info at The Honda Trials History webpage

1975 TL 125 High-Boy

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In 1975 Sammy Miller introduced a big improvement on the TL125 frame. He developed a new frame for the 125/150 Honda.

This frame was built using Renolds 531 tubes and saves more than 11Kg and was finished chromiud plated. The sump shield was screwed. High-Boy frame was designed to accept all the standard Honda 125 parts.

The High-boy Sammy Myller frame was 11Kg lighter than the standard Honda TL125 frame.

An original one High-boy Sammy frame using an XL180 engine. The picture was sent by Dean Horwood from UK.

The frame has stamped the number 267 that means probably the first and original High-Boy frame production.

More info at The Honda Trials History webpage

1975 the TL250

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In 1975 the TL250 production started. The first details for this bike anounced a power output 16,5 Hp at 7.000 rpm, but finally the satandard production reduced that at 16 Hp at 8.000 rpm.

Honda produced roughly 4.000 bikes mostly for the Us market.

The bike inherited the TL125 design. Price was somewhat cheaper than Spanish bikes.

The nice Honda TL250 was painted Honda Metallic Silver and the nice Honda Red Accent color.

Funny picture thanks to E. Galea

More info at The Honda Trials History webpage

1974 The Sammy Miller's Honda

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After sign a contract with Honda Japan, Sammy Miller made his own Team to develop the specific Honda for trial. Early 1974 he agreed to develop all the Honda range of trial bikes.

This Team developed in 1974 the new Honda trial 250cc based on the XL250 engine.

This was one of the first off-road bikes to feature a truly tuked-in upswept muffler. Its 4-valve OHC engine and chassis were uprated SL components.

The single cylinder, four valve engine was made all-alloy and equiped with a five speed gearbox. The final weight was only 90Kg.

Soon after Sammy Miller presented his new evolution, the new Honda 250cc Hi-boy frame with alloy plate replacing the bottom tubes.

The Honda 250cc first prototype

Sammy Miller and his nice first Honda 250 trials prototype

More info at The Honda Trials History webpage

1974 Harry Fairbairn's Honda 125 trials

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More info at The Honda Trials History webpage

1973 Honda TL 125 Trials

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Little Honda Tl 125 was very popular, Honda had big success in the US and Europe.

The Honda TL 125 had a lot of series, for sure the most successful Honda trials.

From 1973 to 1988 little Honda TL125 had following series:

Honda TL125 US Model Series

1973 Honda TL125 K0 (US model)

1974 Honda TL125 K1 (US model)

1975 Honda TL125 K2 (US model)

Thanks to this Honda Trials History collaborator we can enjoy with these nice pictures of his 1974 TL125 purchased new and recently transformed to a SAMMY MILLER bike. Thanks for your pictures.

Picture sent by Jiří Kříž Czech Rep.

1976 Honda TL125 S (EU model)

1981 Honda TL125 Ihatovo (EU and Japan) from there equipped with CDI

1983 Honda TL125 DJ (EU model)

1988 Honda TL125 JD06 (EU model)

Honda BIALS 125 Japan Model Series

1972 Honda BIALS 125 K0 (Japan model)

1974 Honda BIALS 125 K1 (Japan model)

1975 Honda BIALS 125 S (Japan model)

1981 Honda IHATOVO 125 SB (Japan model)

For more detailed TL125 information see please the link below (fantastic web page enterely dedicated to this TL125 model from Jose, France):

http://tl.125.free.fr/index2.htm

Who say's you can't go big on a vintage bike~

1974 Honda TL125 thanks to John Ulver from USA

More info at The Honda Trials History webpage

From 1965 to 1973, First Honda Trials Bikes

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Ken Ives' S90 Honda Trials Special

Ken Ives was a Honda dealers that made one of the first transformations from the "street" Hondas to ride on Trials races.

Ken Ives took a 1965 Honda S90 and made following modifications and improvements to well adapt on atrials riding:

He replaced the tyres, made a wider swing arm, of course improved the position and design of the foot rests, special exhaust, and add a bash plate to protect the bootom engine.

Engine was a lttle 90cc OHC, but strong enough to start on the first trial races.

At same time the Japanese Hideo Tanaka made his own transformation and rode with his S90. Tanaka, some time later was working on the RTL305 development.

In 2006, Mori Kojiro entered at Kinlochleven Scotish Pre 65 2-Day with this machine.

Really a funny history!! Do not you think so?

The S90 original version

Later, around 1967, 68 Kevin Ives built a new Honda Trials bike based on the CB 160 and CD 175 engine.

Of course he replaced the wheels, tyres, rear suspension, also he changed the forks, special twin exhaust, frame with a lot of improvements like Camber angle, swing arm, reinforced sections, bash plate... Engine also was modified, low compression, lower gearing,..

Really a nice bike!!

Peter Gaunt's Honda History

Peter Gaunt riding a Suzuki trials

Peter Gaunt was the first engineer who in 1973 developed a serious transformation using a Honda bike as a base. The bike was sold under the Jefferies Honda name, this is because Jefferies bikes, located at Shipley, Yorkshire, was the dealer. The bike was offered ad L469!!

Small series were made, no more than 20 units.

Almost two units still alive!!

Thanks to Carlo, from Italy, I found an original Peter Gaunt's Honda Jefferies,

and thanks generosity of Carlo to share these pictures, we can enjoy today with this nice bike survivor.

I also found another original one, and thanks to John comments we know that the bike was from 1973. You can find pictures on the excellent and maybe the best Honda trials bike web page: www.honda-trials.com

The bike is from Adres Cook, and you can see it on following link: http://www.honda-trials.com/_sgg/m1ma_1.htm

The Jefferies Honda XLS

Gaunt started using a XL250 (trail/enduro bike) but modifying several points in order to have a competitive trial bike.

Actually Peter Gaunt still ride and participates on races as Two Scotish Days with his wonderfull Royal Enfield. This bike has a lot of clever solutions, and perfectly explains how this engineer could make a transformation so successful. The bike is today in Spain bought by a private collector.

More info at The Honda Trials History webpage