Halcyon 250 Motorcycle
A vehicle for your joy, creativity, and adventuresome spirit • 4-year factory warranty!
For the joy of the simple ride.
The Halcyon 250 is a lightweight, hand-built, classic motorcycle. Using the best of global and local components, each motorcycle is hand-built in Goshen, Indiana. Rediscover motorcycling with the delightful classic design, simple and reliable powerplant, and a personal ordering and ownership experience.
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Halcyon 250
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Hand-crafted details
Bulletproof ™ 229cc Engine
Industry-leading 4 year factory warranty
Starts at $8400
Small Shop Craftsmanship
Hand-built with precision and care
Take flight and experience the pure exhilaration behind the Halcyon 250cc motorcycle. We’ve built our business around keeping the intrinsic human element in each motorcycle, a marriage between the best of custom building and modern manufacturing. The result is a motorcycle that avoids the quirks and pitfalls of custom one-offs, but retains its singularity and unmatched detail.
Classic Design
Inspired by the best motorcycling in history
Classically styled, the Halcyon 250cc motorcycle is no replica, but its design is inspired by some of the best in motorcycling history. Starting with the classic featherbed frame, the Halcyon highlights a classic approach to a pared-down design and hearkens the golden age of motoring with cues of form and function from brands such as Zenith, Brough-Superior and Indians among other marks in motorcycle history.
Properly Powered
Perfect pairing of size and power
Small, lightweight motorcycles have distinct advantages over the overpowered, unwieldy, and large motorcycles that are so popular today. The Halcyon weighs 265 pounds, and our single-cylinder 229cc motor provides the get-up-and-go the classically-styled Halcyon needs. The result is a perfect pairing of size and power that gives riders the unequivocal experience of taking flight.
Engine & Transmission
Type: Air-cooled, 4-stroke overhead-valve single-cylinder engine
Displacement: 229 cubic centimeters
Bore/Stroke: 67 x 65 millimeters
Compression ratio: 9.2:1
Carburation: 30mm round slide with accelerator pump
Starting System: Kick and electric
Ignition: CDI
Final Drive: Chain
Clutch: Wet, multi-plate
Gearbox: 5-speed
Frame, Running Gear, & Displays
Frame: DOM tubular steel cradle
Wheels: CNC machined aluminum hubs with alloy rims and 32 stainless steel spokes
Tires: Front 3.00 x 18, Back 3.50 x 18
Suspension: Proprietary dual progressive shock leading-link forks (front); hardtail with updated coil spring sprung seat (rear)
Brakes: Front dual piston hydraulic disc and rear single hydraulic piston.
NEW 2021 Improved Front/Rear Brake Balance
NEW 2021 Digital Speedometer and Updated Switches
NEW 2021 LED Headlight
Performance, Size, & Capacities
Max Power: 14 hp @ 7000 rpm • 11.65 foot-pounds @ 5500 rpm
Max Speed: 70mph
Fuel Efficiency: Estimated 75+mpg
Dimensions: 80’’ long & 31’’ wide
Height without mirrors: 41 inches
Seat Height: 31 inches
Wheelbase: 53 inches
Fuel Capacity: 1.94 gallons
Dry weight: 263 pounds
Halcyon 250 Motorcycle • 2022 Model Year
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Paint Options
Finish Options
Lighting, Mirrors, Bars
Leather, Storage, Seating
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Place Your Deposit
Place your deposit online to reserve your spot in our production schedule. You're also welcome to call our shop during normal hours at (574) 538-1350 to speak with one of our team and place your deposit over the phone.
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Finalize Your Colors and Custom Options
You can select all the colors and options on our configurator before you place your deposit, or you can wait and decide later. When we need your final decisions, we'll contact you to help you choose your colors and options. During this process, we can provide color mockups of your selected bike to assist in the decision making process.
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Watch it Come to Life
We'll maintain contact through your build process to share production updates and arrange pickup or delivery.
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Complete Your Payment
The remaining balance is due upon completion of the motorcycle.
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Get Out And Ride
On pickup or delivery you get your keys, get your bike (with gas in the tank), and get out and ride!
We strive to maintain close contact with customers to ensure everything goes smoothly throughout your ordering and ownership experience. Have more questions about our ordering process? Read our FAQ page.
4 Year Warranty
We offer an industry-leading FOUR YEAR FACTORY WARRANTY on all new 2022 Janus 250 models. We believe deeply in the simplicity and durability of our motorcycles, and encourage our owners learn and do their own warranty maintenance.
Financing
We are happy to now offer financing on our motorcycles through LightStream, a division of SunTrust bank.
Get Help Ordering
Need help with the build and ordering process? Just feel like talking to a real person? Call us at (574) 538-1350.
No-Crate Delivery
Our motorcycles ship ready-to-start with fuel in the tank so you can grab your keys and go without any extra effort.
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Nathan Grattenthaler
2022-04-02
I love everything about Janus motorcycles. Their story, the simplicity, the look. I went down there and I was blown away how cool and fun they are. Their HQ is very inviting and has a good ambiance. and their employees are very helpful. Some motorcycle dealers just want to sell you a bike but the good people at Janus want you to have an amazing experience and you can tell that they love their motorcycles and really believe in what their motorcycles are made for. Which is crusing around town and enjoying the ride. My guy Mitch that works down there is really good guy and and always has a smile on his face, and loves to talk about their bikes when I come down. I'm super excited and can't wait to get my own. Also, I test rode a few and I had a blast. Thanks Mitch!! I'm excited to do business with you guys soon on the future.
Robert Beardsley
2022-04-01
My 2022 halcyon 250 was hugely underpowered and not really comfortable over 45 to 50 mph stock. Fit and finish is fabulous. But now, after a performance kit it is a true 250 and runs at 45 in 4th with headroom and a gear to spare and, I am a happy camper albeit the kit and install makes the bike really stupid expensive.
Jeff Schurdell
2021-09-15
Fantastic experience today perusing the Janus showroom. Mitch took us through all of the different models and trim and fitment variations as well as a complete tour of the factory / manufacturing facility. A fantastic American made product with incredible attention to detail. Great looking bikes.
Kurt Wyatt
2021-09-13
Love these bikes
Jody Wallace
2021-03-24
Great bunch of craftsmen kickin' it old school!
Noah Tang
2021-01-10
Janus is an amazing small company with a beautiful product. I purchased my Halcyon 250 in November and they sent me pictures of its construction in the shop! No other motorcycle manufacturer can compete with that. Their customer service is on point, Sophie responded to all of my emails very quickly and answered every question I had along the way.
Lastly, when I went to go pick up my motorcycle, Grant was very friendly and helped me understand how the bike works, showed me around the showroom, and overall a cool dude.
Happy to be in the Janus family
Halcyon #577
Paul MIinnis
2020-09-06
After 3300 miles on my Halcyon, my impression of Janus as great company with excellent products is confirmed, and I can also add now first-rate service for owners.
Dan Holdcroft
2020-08-28
Great bikes