It was based on the CB250F that was restricted to 250 cc at its home-market (Japan) because of local laws (this bike was released only in Japan from 1996 or 1997 until 2015 when it was succeeded by the CB300F).
Byla založena na motorce CB250F, která měla motor omezený na 250cm³ v Japonsku kvůli místním zákonům (tato motorka se prodávala jenom v Japonsku v letech 1996–2015, kdy byla nahrazena motorkou CB300F).