Looks like a fairly low hour engine. Nice! Watch that dowel pin in the cam for the advancer. They have a habit of falling out, so I usually take it out and put it with the CDI cover.
I got the same bike it jumped timing. I got parts coming in the mail next week and will be putting it back together hopefully It runs great and I can tear some shit up lol.
Great job , I like the xr200 nice wee simple two valve engine .in the UK in my day you were allowed a 250 on a learners license so the 200 was overlooked a lot , so I went for the xl 250 , but the 200 looks like it would be really light and not much down in power etc . Be great to see it together again and running .👍
You can replace the shift shaft by hack sawing the shifter end and removing it through the clutch side without splitting the cases. Just find one on E Bay and theres your dinner.
@@Garage2Trail hey sorry for the late reply, when I kick the bike cable doesn’t move at all. bottom lever barely moves top does but if you take the cable mount off the whole lever wants to come out. I was wondering if there was something weird on them before I start pulling it apart. I’ve never worked on one before and the lack of video on it got me little scared lol
@@user-EBK847 to be honest, I don’t know off the top of my head. I’ll take a peek at the manual to see if that should slide out like that. The bottom one actuates off the kick start gear mechanism behind the side cover I think. I didn’t have my bottom end apart when I did mine. I’ll look at that in the book too and get back to you.
@@Garage2Trail thank you that would be really helpful if you get the time didn’t even expect a reply to be honest but if you ever need to open it up you should definitely make a vid it would probably be the only one on YT at least
Glad to try and help! It looks like that top shaft will pull out once you undo the bolt that holds the bracket on. It basically rides on the exhaust valve and opens it for a second when the kicker moves. You gotta make sure the top is adjusted while at TDC. That’s the only spot that it looks to have any adjustment on the decomp system and that may be why nothing moves down below when you kick it over. The book says 1-2mm or 1/16in of play in that lever up on the valve cover. I just sold the bike so if I get another I’ll be sure to cover that topic. Thanks for the heads up!
I have a 2002 xr200r the thing was a beast when i was 10, im 17 now and it stopped running after i rode it dailey for 2yr, im going to tear into it and see if i have the samw problem
Great Vids ..sir..sir did you have a copies of those service manual or catalog..can i have those sir..so that i can any basis..thnk you soir god bless more vids to watched
Thank you! Yeah I had the manual but I just bought the physical copy on eBay for around $40. There are probably some online PDF manuals that are floating around though.
I have a ttr 230 it’s my sons actually available to me and I find the 200cc class motor the cuddliest of the 4strokes! I have always had an interest in the xr200 you don’t see many well I don’t thanks!!!
You are the best xr guy I know of so if I may is the xr250 worth a look I ask cause I found 1 while looking for a trials bike but I hesitated cause idk much about em if it were a 200 I’d have jumped on it
@@davet3947 yeah they are good too for the tight woods. If I remember correctly, when dirt bike magazine did a shootout of the 250, 400 and 600, they all loved the 250 for the tighter and technical woods. My friend had a ‘99 250 with a 280 kit. It was the ultimate tight woods XR in my opinion.
@@mjrybread yeah the 250 on up got the better brakes and lights too. The late 80s XR200s were more serious woods bikes with longer travel suspension and lights. Still stuck with drums though.
Hello Robert, and thank you for watching! I wish I had the time to edit the old ones. I realized that the proper way to do them is like my most recent ones so I won’t have any music themed ones anymore. Thank you for the honest criticism as well! 🍻
I'm not a Honda guy I think Yamaha and Suzuki made better engines but XR200 2valve single cam was a pretty good motor. Only in the hands of an idiot it could bend the valve.
Looks like a fairly low hour engine. Nice!
Watch that dowel pin in the cam for the advancer. They have a habit of falling out, so I usually take it out and put it with the CDI cover.
That pin was the first thing I grabbed!
I got the same bike it jumped timing. I got parts coming in the mail next week and will be putting it back together hopefully It runs great and I can tear some shit up lol.
Was your chain stretched and did you have any damage done?
Wow thats a mess, Ive owned four but most were in great shape to start with. Good luck
Thanks! This one turns out to be a great bike…just like every other XR I’ve owned.
Great job , I like the xr200 nice wee simple two valve engine .in the UK in my day you were allowed a 250 on a learners license so the 200 was overlooked a lot , so I went for the xl 250 , but the 200 looks like it would be really light and not much down in power etc . Be great to see it together again and running .👍
Yeah I had an ‘87 XR200 that had the lights and longer suspension travel. Excellent little woods bike
You can replace the shift shaft by hack sawing the shifter end and removing it through the clutch side without splitting the cases. Just find one on E Bay and theres your dinner.
Didn’t even think of that! Thanks for the tip. I sold this bike a while back however but will keep it in mind if I get another
Only thing you didn’t show was the decompression lever mechanism everyone skips over it
My bad…is there something you are trying to figure out with yours? Maybe I can answer a question if you have any.
@@Garage2Trail hey sorry for the late reply, when I kick the bike cable doesn’t move at all. bottom lever barely moves top does but if you take the cable mount off the whole lever wants to come out. I was wondering if there was something weird on them before I start pulling it apart. I’ve never worked on one before and the lack of video on it got me little scared lol
@@user-EBK847 to be honest, I don’t know off the top of my head. I’ll take a peek at the manual to see if that should slide out like that. The bottom one actuates off the kick start gear mechanism behind the side cover I think. I didn’t have my bottom end apart when I did mine. I’ll look at that in the book too and get back to you.
@@Garage2Trail thank you that would be really helpful if you get the time didn’t even expect a reply to be honest but if you ever need to open it up you should definitely make a vid it would probably be the only one on YT at least
Glad to try and help! It looks like that top shaft will pull out once you undo the bolt that holds the bracket on. It basically rides on the exhaust valve and opens it for a second when the kicker moves. You gotta make sure the top is adjusted while at TDC. That’s the only spot that it looks to have any adjustment on the decomp system and that may be why nothing moves down below when you kick it over. The book says 1-2mm or 1/16in of play in that lever up on the valve cover. I just sold the bike so if I get another I’ll be sure to cover that topic. Thanks for the heads up!
I have a 2002 xr200r the thing was a beast when i was 10, im 17 now and it stopped running after i rode it dailey for 2yr, im going to tear into it and see if i have the samw problem
Did the motor lock up and make a bad noise when it stopped?
Great Vids ..sir..sir did you have a copies of those service manual or catalog..can i have those sir..so that i can any basis..thnk you soir god bless more vids to watched
Thank you! Yeah I had the manual but I just bought the physical copy on eBay for around $40. There are probably some online PDF manuals that are floating around though.
I have a ttr 230 it’s my sons actually available to me and I find the 200cc class motor the cuddliest of the 4strokes! I have always had an interest in the xr200 you don’t see many well I don’t thanks!!!
It’s a great little bike. I had an ‘87 in the mid to late 90s and was awesome in tight woods. If this was an 87 I’d be keeping it when it’s done!
You are the best xr guy I know of so if I may is the xr250 worth a look I ask cause I found 1 while looking for a trials bike but I hesitated cause idk much about em if it were a 200 I’d have jumped on it
@@davet3947 yeah they are good too for the tight woods. If I remember correctly, when dirt bike magazine did a shootout of the 250, 400 and 600, they all loved the 250 for the tighter and technical woods. My friend had a ‘99 250 with a 280 kit. It was the ultimate tight woods XR in my opinion.
Thanks I’ll give it a good look👍
Had one just like it. Thurr pretty tuff.
I had an ‘87 and recently acquired an ‘83. I think I need to keep that one. It’s got lights, long travel suspension and an 18” rear wheel.
@@Garage2Trail sum had 17inch on the back right?
@@SuicidalRiot yeah, I thought all did but apparently the early 80s 200R models had the 18” rears. My ‘87 had a 17” rear too.
Great vid
Thanks Andy!
Drum brakes on a 2002 ?
Yup. It was a budget trail bike at this point in its production run.
@@Garage2Trail I have a 2002 xr 250 r it has disc brakes just surprised a 2002 200 doesn't
@@mjrybread yeah the 250 on up got the better brakes and lights too. The late 80s XR200s were more serious woods bikes with longer travel suspension and lights. Still stuck with drums though.
Could you please edit your older videos and delete the music and the fast forward. I really enjoy these other videos. Greetings from Sweden. 😊
Hello Robert, and thank you for watching! I wish I had the time to edit the old ones. I realized that the proper way to do them is like my most recent ones so I won’t have any music themed ones anymore. Thank you for the honest criticism as well! 🍻
Hey man...the owner maybe lived in a CAVE ? Watch that poor bike
I'm not a Honda guy I think Yamaha and Suzuki made better engines but XR200 2valve single cam was a pretty good motor. Only in the hands of an idiot it could bend the valve.