Hiya - pictures will follow. I've just taken delivery of my latest eBay bike - a 1983 Suzuki SB200 in true time-warp condition. It's unrestored, only 4 previous owners, less than 18,000 miles registered. 200cc two-stroke twin that's a real blast from the past - drum brakes, kickstart, 4-speed box! I'm a teenager again (if only...........)

Can't find much detail on it on the web. Has anyone got one or had one, any info out there?

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Was that the poor mans version of the X5

lespes wrote:

Was that the poor mans version of the X5

Yes indeed. Four gears instead of 5, drum brakes instead of disc, kick start only. Who cares, it's a working piece of history for under a grand! Ours - 2008 Stornoway Grey HSE Auto
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I loved my X5! It was 1983 and it was only 2 years old and it was absolutely fantastic The learner laws had just changed and all of a sudden all those L plated riders had to get shot of their 200's and 250's and you could pick them up for peanuts They are worth a darn site more now....

I seem to remember that the SB200 had a single carb in place of the twin carb on the X5, along with spoke wheels and no rev counter.

Two out of three Tigger - well done Spoked wheels, no rev counter but twin carbs. Should be getting a workshop manual in the post so I'll be a mine of even more useless info in no time! Ours - 2008 Stornoway Grey HSE Auto
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Twin carbs! It should make the same nice noise that the X5 did on tick over then

I'll look out for it on the road near Perranporth

How's the SB200 going then?

John.

Can't beat the torque, acceleration, stopping power and suspension of a Puch Maxi. Mainly because there ain't none to beat!  Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
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SB200 and Joyride both going well thanks. I'm happy with the light weight of both but do suffer a lack of long-distance comfort 'cos they're not really big enough for my 6'2" arthritic old body..........

Great to take either out for an hour or two's bimble along the byways of Cornwall. I'm learning the long ways home from various local beaches, harbours and ice-cream stops!

Mind you, it's getting a bit chilly these days so they're not being exercised as often as I should like. Ours - 2008 Stornoway Grey HSE Auto
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You just reminded me to post a photo of my completed Honda CM125.

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Now THAT's a proper-looking motorbike! Great bike, great picture.

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russben wrote:

You just reminded me to post a photo of my completed Honda CM125.

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Waaayyy back in 1980, the bike of my dreams was the, very closely related, Honda CB125T:



I was only 16 at the time...

I finally got to ride one in 1996. I was instructing at a training scheme in Newquay, when a learner turned up on a really nice one. When we'd finished, I asked (very nicely), if I could borrow it to take around the cones. Did it live up to my dreams? Actually, yes, it did. A great little bike, even though my regular bike at the time was a 900 Triumph triple. Still got that one

rjc1944 wrote:

Now THAT's a proper-looking motorbike! Great bike, great picture.

Why do all modern bikes have to be so darned BIG? Little ones like that are where it's at.

Not when you've got 500 miles to do in a day!

My brother had a CB125T. I seem to recall that the rev counter red lined at 12000rpm
I briefly had one that I bought cheap off a friend. I'm on the lookout for another to restore soon. Poke it, Poke it, make it do it again!!

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