Bike of the Month - November 2004
1973 CR250M Elsinore

Larry Grossman
Victorville, CA



I have always ridden bikes, I road raced, flat tracked, TT (motocrossed ), and desert raced. I walked into a Honda shop in Pasadena California just to look around & they had about three brand new 250 Elsinores, they were so cheap I had to get one (wish I would have bought them all). The reason they were so low in price was probably because there were faster bikes being made to take their place.

I did not ride it that much, just weekends in the desert with my kids. It is totally stock & original. I have maintained it very well & did not thrash it. I have three other bikes, a 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650 Custom, 175 Bultaco Lobito, 1964 Honda Super Hawk that is totally a road race bike (retired now) but I used to race it often.

I am asking $2500 for this Elsinore. The bike is dent free, just wear on the motor paint from riding it. The reason the tank is blue instead of green is because I just didn't like the green, so I painted it. It is still fast & runs great!


PREVIOUS BIKES OF THE MONTH

March 2003 - 1974 MT250 - Mike Downs
April 2003 - 1976 MR250 - Ronald Wampler
May 2003 - 1973 CR250M - Tom Blankenship
June 2003 - 1974 MT125 - Steve Wind
July 2003 - 1973 CR250M - Toto Lopez
August 2003 - 1976 CR250M - Derik Martin
September 2003 - 1974 CR250M - Blake Addison
October 2003 - 1975 MT250 - Dan Roe
November 2003 - 1980 Mugen CR125R - Richard Wareham
December 2003 - 1980 Works Mugen ME125 Elsinore - Danny Gonzales

January 2004 - 1979 CR250R Elsinore - Michael Stiles
February 2004 - 1973 CR250M Elsinore - Loren Davis
March 2004 - 1981 CR450R Elsinore - Paul Zeinert
April 2004 - 1978 CR250R Elsinore - Dave Nesbit
May 2004 - 1974 CR250M Elsinore - Mike Yates
June 2004 - 1974/75 MR50 Elsinore - Dennis O'Neal
July 2004 - 1979 ME360 Mugen - Henk Harms
August 2004 - 1979 CR250R Elsinore - Jeff Devlin
September 2004 - 1976 CR250M Elsinore - Carlos Surinach
October 2004 - 1978 Moto-X Fox CR250R Elsinore - Wayne Nix