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the X-Pro buyer to do more
extreme enduro-type riding
than the Race buyer, who is
thinking GNCC.
The only real difference
remaining between the 200
RR X-Pro and the Race is the
price. You'll pay $600 more for
the KYB-fitted Race model than
for the X-Pro, costing $10,790
versus $10,190.
The 200 and 125 RR X-Pro are
closely related, of course, but
have a few key differences, like
how they start. The 200 uses
electric starting, while the 125
uses kickstarting. The 200's
larger displacement results
from a 62mm x 63mm (190.2cc)
bore and stroke, compared
to the 125's 54mm x 54.5mm
(124.8cc). Additionally, the 125
is premixed and weighs seven
pounds less than the 200 at 207
pounds (dry, claimed).
It's not surprising that the 200
shares many traits with a 125
two-stroke, more so than a 250
two-stroke. Like a 125, it revs
quickly and likes to be revved,
which are two things we love
most about riding 125s. What
we don't like about riding 125s
is the penalty for letting them
"fall off the pipe." They tend to
lack bottom-end and torque,
but the RR 200 X-Pro doesn't.
On the contrary. The Beta is a
tractor and is nearly impossible
to stall, like a 300 but without
the excess power. There's hardly
a price to pay when the "Rs"
drop too low on the 200; you
just crack the throttle, maybe
slip the clutch a little, and keep
going. It'll pull you up anything,
TWISTING
THE DAY AWAY
Plush suspension
makes riding the Beta
200 RR X-Pro easy to
handle on rocky terrain.
