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Bit of a rare CB250RS Deluxe

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AshimotoK0:
Thank God we are civilised beings on here. Seller got a load of flak/negativity/insults when he listed it on Facebook 250RS group.

My only query was the bluing on the exhaust pipes. Looks a bit excessive .... I am not sure if down-pipes were double-skinned on that model. Laverda Dave will know.

Laverda Dave:
To my knowledge all Honda header pipes of this era were double skinned. Those pipes are very blue and I would be a bit concerned for the state of the engine especially the valves and cam bearings and lobe faces/rocker pads considering there is only just over 1 litre of oil in these motors and it gets very hot and works very hard with so little to go round. These engines always did run hot and the telltale was always rusty headers where they attach to the cylinder head ports due to the damage to chrome plate caused by excessive heat.
Considering the ultra low milage of this bike It could be running very lean or maybe it could be a case of the PO starting and running the engine without actually riding it.
The bidding so far is very high for what might be a rare and low milage example but I really would want to have a good look at that motor (and hear it) before I part with such a large wad of cash, hopefully that is what the bidder's are doing rather than bidding blind based on photos 🤔

Laverda Dave:
Have I missed something, the bidding has ended with zero bids?
The start price of £3000 remains. Maybe it was bought off-line?
Just thinking about the history as well. The seller mentions the service book is stamped for the running-in service, how can this be when there is only 89 miles on the Speedo, who would get a first service at 89 miles? I would ride 89 miles within a couple of days on a new bike!
This leads me on to those blue header pipes, those pipes should not be that colour after only 89 miles, I can only assume the bike was either thrashed from day one (it was a learner after all), it has been running very lean or maybe (and considering the 89 mile first service) it may have been involved in an accident resulting in a replacement instrument console? Maybe I am adding 2+2 and coming up with 5 but something doesn't seem right here?

Arch stanton:
I think the reason the exhausts are so blue is, that they are pattern items.
They certainly are not the pipes that was on the bike in the original
"As found"  photograph.

Bryanj:
First service was 500 miles or a set time if you read the book carefully, bit like escort cvh engines where people got upset the cambelt broke at 5 years but only 25,000 miles the book says 36,000 OR 3 years whichever comes first

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