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QUAL ITY ACCESSORIES from BULTACO INTERNATIONAL, LTD . Spe ed omet er and tach were rea so nable fo r the /i nfl at ed) dollar price o f the bike, but lac ked a tri p meter and ad equate night ligh ti ng. P.o. Box 62547. V irginia Beactt, VA 2 346 2 ~~t.~tJ~(\(\~ Th e brakes are the same way - stro ng and quick. Locking the t ire isn't something that has to be worked at, but rather consciously avo ided. ~ "",. .VI. ~ tuneLearn howthe to '\\\'" bikes at BURAK TUNING SCHOOL for performance, fun & economy, BURAK BYE-PRODUCTS 15170 Raymer 51. • Va n Nuys, CA (213) 780·1768 Screamin' reed valve twin makes the machine react too qu ick ly for it to be a good learner's mount. around. The worst thing it ever did in a high speed turn was to wobble in a 70 :>IPH d ownhill sweeping left hander inscribed with rain grooves. The tires do not hold the pavement when hot from being pushed hard, and don't stick much at all when wet. The b reak in period calls for staying under 4 ,000 RPM the first 100 miles , which is also under any power. We didn't pay any attention to that warning, but were very careful to vary throttle settings constantly. But by the time 300 miles had rolled around the clock a week after we got the bike, we got lazy, thinking it was broken in after lots of freeway runs, and did no t vary engine speed. The engine seized one hot afternoon at a steady 45 MPH on a surface street in fourth gear, but loosen ed up after a 15 minute wait -and never missed a beat sinc e. The power, though , is a bit down from the way it was before. If an owner has the patience to follow the break in directions for the first 500 miles , this probably wouldn't be a problem. When y o u 're testing bikes for a living, 500 miles is a luxury y o u can 't afford. Test bikes delivered with 14 miles on the odometer suffer acco rdingly. On the first 20 mile ride we took on the test machine, the round threaded nuts which hold the header pipes to the mufflers both came loose and allowed the escape of noise and smoke. The liberal application of silicone seal and tightening with a shock absorber spring Specs Sugg est ed retail price, West Coast Engine Type Bore X st roke Disp lacem ent Carbs Air filters T ra nsmissio n Other Gas tan k capacity O il tank T ires, front/rea r Gas mileage du ring test Wheelbase Le ngt h Width Height Ground clearance Dry weight pre-l oad adjuster tool solved the problem for good. Some owners report problems with the baffles falling out of the mufflers on earlier model 200s. A little seal or safety wire sh o uld prevent that. The tool kit is junk. However, it makes a swell to y for a precocious child. The electrics were not up to Japanese standards. In other words, they were not absolutely flawless. Oh, sure, the electric starter always started the engine, the headlight always lit, and the adequate horn always horned. But the taillight bulb developed an intermittent short, blowing a fuse before being dis covered, and the left rear turn signal bulb never did light up . That's all. No. the Yamaha RD 200B is not for Arvil Average out for his first two wh eeled spin. Then who is it good for? It 's good for a graduate from the tiddl er class wanting a faster, more furious mount after putting on some road miles, for the dude who wants something relatively cheap to subject to the dangers of an urban parking lot after transporting him to his workplace with enough piz azz to get him a little ex cited before hitting the grind, for th e low -budget rider who likes to do wh eeli es and ch irp th e fr ont tire as he barrels down the boulevard just to see th e head s snap around . for the gu y who wan ts to get into production ro ad racing without spending a fortune to st art (A friend took an absolutely stock RD 20 0 8 and took second 200 Production in a ClIIC money-paying road race Sept ember I.), for anyb od y who wants som e ch ea p ac tio n and can handle it, even i f it does mean a sore ba ck if they try to go touring on it , and , it 's just dandy for the fast lady with legs too short for an RD 250. 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