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RR200 Jeez, I liked this bike. Anyone who rode say a Gas Gas EC200 all those years ago will recall when a 200cc two-stroke enduro could be a torquey, easy-going thing. This RR200 is very much like that. Beta didn’t have any specific updates mentioned, although it would seem all the two-strokes got revised crankshafts with new inertia values (and improved lubrication) so maybe it’s that which is enhancing the torqueyness (is that a word?). It’s a mini-me to the RR300, in a fashion, and definitely a neat clubman bike, and so light and rideable it does make the slower clubman rider question whether a 250 four-stroke is the right choice after all. An easy bike to boss, and not one to go feral on you if you accidentally throw in some whiskey throttle. An easy bike to boss and not one to go feral with some whiskey throttle KIWI RIDER 37