XR200R’s younger sibling

Having just flicked through the latest CDB, it seems we have another favourite bike in common, or nearly the same.

I’ve got the XR200R’s younger brother, a CRF230F, and similarly it is much more than the sum of its parts.

An air-cooled, low-powered engine, drum rear brake, goes absolutely anywhere a lot easier than some highly tuned fuel-injected monster.

Article continues below...
Advert

Enjoy more Classic Dirtbike reading in the monthly magazine.
Click here to subscribe & save.

Not sure what the cut off is for Vinduro, but these came out in 2003, although I don’t think they were imported here for long, if at all.

The model has just been superseded for 2019 and it has hardly changed since they came out.

Try and get a go on one sometime.

Article continues below...
Advert

Colin Beasley, Email

Colin, the Honda looks great and is a worthy follower to the XR200R, as for Vinduro eligibility it’s a little too new as there’s a rolling 25 years cut-off point. I will try to get a ride on one though. Tim

Read more Letters, Opinion, News and Features in the Summer 2019 issue of CDB –on sale now!

Article continues below...
Advert

Advert
Subscribe to Classic Dirt Bike Magazine Enjoy more Classic Dirt Bike reading in the quarterly magazine. Click here to subscribe.