Are we seeing the return of the old school bikes? Well it seems highly probable considering the design that these two bike models, 2008 Honda CRF230L and Yamaha XT250, are trying to project.

But can an idea that reached its zenith over 30 years ago cut it in the modern world? Maybe so, with Honda’s CRF230L and Yamaha’s XT250. While the rage for retro styled motorcycles continues, our agreed-upon definition means that we only consider bikes that visually emulate their antecedents—usage doesn’t factor into the equation.

There is nothing that captures the ’60s and ’70s boom in motorcycling quite like small capacity trail bikes. Even the term “trail,” as applied to a segment of motorcycles, is an artifact of the era, but 40 years ago a motorcycle that didn’t have at least some capability off road was an anomaly, and the stock advertising image of the age was a bike sitting amid flowing grasses with a helmet-less young couple smooching as the sun set behind them.

(Source) Cycle Canada

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