Grudge Match: 2013 Kawasaki KX250F vs. 1983 Honda XR200 

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And now it's 37 years old

My 1983 xl200 still going strong.

Can’t say the same about the Kawasaki!

Kai Kirkwood Dude id love to see that!

As much as it hurts to say I think the 450 would win because a 500 4 stroke from way back when it seems to be to heavy

500 has like 40 hp tops. 450 has about 60. The thing about the 500 hundred is it gets most of it's hp at super low rpms instead of the 450s 9000

@@QuoteFarm 450 has about 50 stock.

FILTH Riding over halfway through the vid, still no race lol

Get a ttr 230

+Kynan Piercy TTRs are for woosies.

That it; was it a "sh" model?

Xr200 and 200 r exactly same only diff is rear shock and most of time that wasn't even the case.

Same thing happened to me. Had an xr200. Wanted something more powerful and with better suspension. Now I have a cr250 and it keeps me on my toes at ALL TIMES. Definitely not a play bike like my xr was. Really miss it

absolutely !

D zastre I might be getting a 84 xr200 duel sport for 400 bucks! It has not ran for 9 years but they guy is asking 500. I think i can talk him down.

I actually got a 1990 200r I used the engine from an 82 xr200r so it's a custom!!! Haha...frames a 90 200r shocks and engine are xr200r tanks 90 200r haha

XR200R

Perfect for your height

I was a big 2 stroker back in the 80's just because 4 stroke's were week. Now today I am on a 4 stroke cause they have sure come a long, long way!!

classic 2 stroke dirt bikes are hard to come by, i have a KX 250 but i do would love to have at least one classic dirt bike to show around.

I just got an 81 for $200.. The suspension is all spring and its a little rough.. But the engine is pretty solid... Super reliable.

Hey dumbass, todays CRF230 is just and XR with a different name. You can buy them brand new. You must not be looking too hard.

Tec 9. iF you are pertaining to me then you need to read the comment first, as i said a "Classic" dirt bike which means something that is old. I can buy the CRF but it is not a old bike and the engines are very different since the XR 200 is a "Two Stroke bike" .

John Adkins He didn't win..

Adam Fortin you mean a 1983 200 didn't beat a 21st century light MX? I was just kidding, the 200 was meant for light trail, the kx was meant to scream. Both have their place.

Okay. Sorry, Didn't get the sarcasm there. Haha

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Xr600 wouldn't stand a chance.

Unless you where going any distance

Ton Master I have one I'm trying to rebuild just having issues with finding parts.

West Idaho Mountain Man what model is yours

That was 4 years later its 37 years old

1983

Twin shock?

JETZcorp lol don't call it bad because it wasn't meant for moto. it's a light trail bike at best. it's actually a pretty robust platform for what it is and is best used as a swap down engine into a bucket racer.

The whole point was a fast guy on a slow bike Vs slow guy on fast bike.....stupid ass.

Tec 9 You missed my point. I'm not saying the comparison isn't entertaining, I'm saying the reason the slow bike is slow is not because it's old, but because it was crap when it was new.

JETZcorp Theres nothing crap about an XR200. Its just not an MX bike. Its a trail bike. It engine can take decades of abuse with almost no maintenance. Try that with you 250F. It will blow up in 6 months.

Who ever said anything about a 250F? I was talking about a 250 two-stroke from the 80s; they're indestructible as long as they have oil. And if they blow up, any boob can rebuild it in the living room in the time it takes to watch the Lion King. My '82 Husqvarna hasn't needed any engine work in 12 riding seasons and it shows no sign of deterioration. You're right about the 250F's though; they're time bombs.

Man, it's so weird when put that way. I have a 85 200 and I never even thought of it like that. Amazing how much fun these things can be, even in their age.

I have a 1992 xr 600r and the are positives and negatives about it, the negatives is the weight, I don't want people too think im a super pussy or anything it just now I have a 2013 crf450r amazing light bike, now the positives about the 600 is it is very low maintenance the bike is 22 years old and I have road the piss out of it and its just oil changes, air filter clean, lube the chain the bike is just like the first day I bought it, now with the 450 has had the values adjusted, the fork seals fixed and I like to change the oil and air filter after every ride or 5 to 6 hours, I understand the new 4 stroke engines have near the same technology as an F1 engine and I love the 450 at every level and am more than happy too fart around keeping the oil clean and the rest of the bike spotless same with the 600, with my XR 600 I have for sure got more fun out of it than I paid for I wont sell it, the 450 I believe money spent and and fun times are equaling out sometimes one is ahead of the other, if we where talking about horses the 600 would be the Clydesdale and the 450 Arabian race horse I will be selling the 450 to get a new one I don't wish to rebuild the engine when its due, oh another comparison the 600 is marijuana and the 450 is cocaine! whatever that drug is that makes people wanna eat other people Im gonna classify the CR500 in that category;)

The only reason why the 200cc wone is beacuase the man on the kx doesnt drive agresively.

this is a possibility the environmentalists will easily shut dirt bikes down, well they wont shut it down they will just make it so hard for manufactures to make a bike that meets environmental regulations, manufacturers could lose interest, for an example Caterpillar lost interest in building engines for hi way tractors, and hey I could be dead wrong but the trucking industry is soooo huge I am amazed the Cat washed their hands of supplying engines for it, everything I own and have has at one time been on a hi way tractor, totally gone off topic but I cant sleep....... oh and I will be pushing up daisies by 2043:)

heydude76 i laughed my ass off with this comment jajajajajajajajaj

Yeah dude, I laugh all the time when I ride it lmaoooooooo

Ben546 or an old 125 2 stroke

@@mrriz6658 the 490,s up to 83 had the long shock like the 465 and 400,84 changed to the upright shock,4 speed,the best bike ive had out many,the fastest 2 stroke was a wr400 husky,i little lighter on the bore but torquey,the arly xr 600.s where great,reliable but the tt,s have a better riding position and wake up a bit better,the twin shoks do it for me now,i want an early dt125 small seat edition now im in my 50,s,I like yamaha bikes mainly,a few ktms

Ben546 YES!

Ebay. What are you looking for?

Xrsonly.com Dennis Kirk is also good. Ebay has stuff but alot of it is false advertising by people who dont know that the 84 -85 rfvc bikes are different

and it's for sale

+Hugo Stam ill buy it

Were do you live?

USA? Europe?

Russia $100

you are the first ttr owner who doesnt say they hit tripples on their stock ttr125.... good to know not everyone is a keyboard warrior

That's what it's called though.........

+Jacob Padgett up you're one of the spodes. It's motocross you inbred

+nathan wilson Oh for God's sakes, you're really going to get torqued off about one letter? And then go off and throw around insults? Really? And by the way, "spodes" isn't a word either, inbred......

+Jacob Padgett if you call it motorcross then you don't know anything about racing. Stfu

+Jacob Padgett I have no life? You commented at me from something a posted a year ago. Shut your fucking mouth. Motorcross isn't a word and anyone who thinks it is doesn't know shit about the sport. You probably ride a ttr 125 in your backyard

Yea. F these A holes!!