XR200 or DR200?

[nzspokes]

Im looking at a couple of bikes just for a bit of mucking about on a mates farm, beach and maybe a trail ride at woodhill from time to time.

1981 XR200, not run for a while and needs some bits to get going. But real cheap.

or

1996 DR200 set up as farm bike thats running. Higher cost.

What would end up being the better bike?

[Blagger]

modern is usually the best bet unless you go in for all that vintage thing - a better more modern bike is always going to improve your whole experience.
Of course the real answer is to get both and do up the XR so ya mates can ride with you..

[Ender EnZed]

Has the DR been used on a farm?

[nzspokes]

Has the DR been used on a farm?

I believe so. Its got racks etc on it.

[nzspokes]

Would being a ex farm bike be a problem?

[Jay GTI]

The DR200 is sold as a farm bike, complete with the various racks and protection bars, so if it has them that is not necessarily an indicator it's been used on a farm.

[Motu]

Those early Prolink XR200's were a better off road bike than the later version which was tamed down for the learner rider crowd,in top nick it would be a faster bike in the dirt than the DR. But it's old,getting it into order would cost twice as much as the DR. Go for the DR.

[Ender EnZed]

I believe so. Its got racks etc on it.


Would being a ex farm bike be a problem?

As mentioned, they all come with racks. Being used on a farm isn't necessarily a bad thing but a lot of ex farm bikes are pretty worn out. They tend to get ridden by everyone and looked after by no one. If it's 15 years old and isn't obviously a pile of shit it probably hasn't been used as a cheap hack it's whole life.

It's not this one (http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/dirt-bikes/auction-403608757.htm) is it?

[barty5]

check the dr out ive had 2 of them from round that time and seamed to be a common thing for them to break rear spokes seen on a couple of others as well. My 1st one was brand new when i got it and spent 99% of its 11000ks i had it on the road but ever 1100 to 1300 ks it would snap one had rim after rim as well as hubs replaced under warrantee and it still did it even on the day i traded it back in.???? never worked it out.

[nzspokes]

As mentioned, they all come with racks. Being used on a farm isn't necessarily a bad thing but a lot of ex farm bikes are pretty worn out. They tend to get ridden by everyone and looked after by no one. If it's 15 years old and isn't obviously a pile of shit it probably hasn't been used as a cheap hack it's whole life.

It's not this one (http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/dirt-bikes/auction-403608757.htm) is it?

Thats it. Im not after perfection at all. Just something to muck about on.

But that said im really keen on the XR. Just because I wanted one back in the day.

[nzspokes]

check the dr out ive had 2 of them from round that time and seamed to be a common thing for them to break rear spokes seen on a couple of others as well. My 1st one was brand new when i got it and spent 99% of its 11000ks i had it on the road but ever 1100 to 1300 ks it would snap one had rim after rim as well as hubs replaced under warrantee and it still did it even on the day i traded it back in.???? never worked it out.

Theres a reason I have the user name........

[Ender EnZed]

Thats it. Im not after perfection at all. Just something to muck about on.

But that said im really keen on the XR. Just because I wanted one back in the day.

It looks like it could be a decent bike for what you have in mind. I'd expect a better ratio of riding to fixing with that than an XR twice as old that's worth less.

[secondfield]

I love those old XR200 RB/RC's owned a couple of them, awsome bikes. Maybe it would be worth doing up. Determine what you need for it and weigh up the costs, which is what it boils down to at the end of the day ... be great to see one resotred to its former glory though. Be a top project.

[barty5]

Theres a reason I have the user name........


ture ture didnt even notice

[nzspokes]

it would seem I will soon be the owner of a new XR200 project. :yes:

Offer made and accepted.

[Jay GTI]

Nice!

Now just don't do what I did with my XR200 project when I was 17... rattle can sprayed the plastics purple (hmmm, funnny that I couldn't figure out why the paint kept flaking off), painted the frame white (properly in a spray booth, but for some reason the paint refused to harden) and then lost the wiring diagram I'd made to re-join the various multi-coloured wires in a real birds nest of a wiring loom together... It never did run again...

[nzspokes]

Nice!

Now just don't do what I did with my XR200 project when I was 17... rattle can sprayed the plastics purple (hmmm, funnny that I couldn't figure out why the paint kept flaking off), painted the frame white (properly in a spray booth, but for some reason the paint refused to harden) and then lost the wiring diagram I'd made to re-join the various multi-coloured wires in a real birds nest of a wiring loom together... It never did run again...

It will be uber low budget. But not that rough. Looking forward to it.:woohoo:

Anybody got some clutch and brake levers and perches to donate to the project? Also need a kick start.