Harley Davidson Mx 250 Dirt Bike
Amazingly Bruce Ogilvie won the 1975 Baja 500 on one.
Harley davidson mx 250 dirt bike. The first in 1975 was more of a design exercise with the 1978 version being the more legitimate production offering. They decided to dabble in the world of motocross and had their Italian branch Aermacchi build the Harley-Davidson MX250. Harley Davidson is probably the most well-known name in motorcycles.
AEROMACCHI SS250 1967 250cc motor SS SX ST HARLEY DAVIDSON. MODELS This was the only Harley motocross bike to this point. In the late 70s Harley was in a phase of small-displacement bikes while under the control of AMF.
At the 1974 Omaha 250 National Sonny DeFeo debuted the first Harley-Davidson MX-250. This bike is completely street legal also. Its very fast very fun and a great collectors item that.
They decided to dabble in the world of motocross and had their Italian branch Aermacchi build the Harley-Davidson MX250. 250cc offroad rivals to Harleys SX250. It was the first and only HD MX bike and it only lasted for one year.
In fact Harley Davidson won the motorcycle division of the Baja 500 in 1975 with an SX 250. One of the key indicators is that the actual MX-250 engine case block production sequence number is always larger than the bikes Vehicle Identification Number VIN. No key no title not running.
The first few engines were sold already converted over the conter engine by H-D. They worked with their Italian branch Aermacchi to build the MX250 a 233-lb Harley-Davidson motocrosser with a 32-horsepower 2-stroke motor and chromoly frame Only 65 were ever produced. 1974-1976 Honda MT250 Elsinore Claimed power.