How to fill the void ?

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Was the front disc brake standard?

[Johnwebley]

I got a CB200,

Lovely little bike, relatively small and light,



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[Athame57]

Was the front disc brake standard?

If you mean my RS, well yes and it was well up to the job.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Was the front disc brake standard?

If you mean my RS, well yes and it was well up to the job.

That's an interesting model the 250RS I will do some research, I really don't want to go back to front drum brakes.

[Rozabikes Tim]

I got a CB200,

Lovely little bike, relatively small and light,



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Top tip!

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

The CB200 has a disc front brake as well as being a twin cylinder - quite a few listed on Gumtree all around the same price band  £2500-£3250 for what look like at least part restored bikes.

[andy120t]

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RS here too.Under 1k.  It isn't mine!

[Seabeowner]

The CB200 has a disc front brake as well as being a twin cylinder - quite a few listed on Gumtree all around the same price band  £2500-£3250 for what look like at least part restored bikes.

CB200 has a cable operated front disc.
I'd go for the C110 as it was my first bike. But mine had indicators. They were very poor. But wonder if bits are available.
When in St Tropez about 8 years ago there was an elderly fisherman with a well worn C110 nearby. Spent a lot more time gazing at that than any of the boats or cars.
How is your garage? Could that do with a bit of work or gadgets that you can pick up at a car boot sale and fix?

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

The CB200 has a disc front brake as well as being a twin cylinder - quite a few listed on Gumtree all around the same price band  £2500-£3250 for what look like at least part restored bikes.

CB200 has a cable operated front disc.
I'd go for the C110 as it was my first bike. But mine had indicators. They were very poor. But wonder if bits are available.
When in St Tropez about 8 years ago there was an elderly fisherman with a well worn C110 nearby. Spent a lot more time gazing at that than any of the boats or cars.
How is your garage? Could that do with a bit of work or gadgets that you can pick up at a car boot sale and fix?

I don't like the idea of a cable operated fron disc brake so what does that leave me with the 250RS or is that not hydraulic?

[Bryanj]

The 200 was the only cable one i remember Ted and it worked very well if lubed correctly with a good cable.
There was the BMW that had a cable from the lever to the master cyl on the top frame rail

[Laverda Dave]

The 200 was the only cable one i remember Ted and it worked very well if lubed correctly with a good cable.
There was the BMW that had a cable from the lever to the master cyl on the top frame rail

I think the CB50 from the early 80’s also had a cable operated disc Bryan although I maybe incorrect?
I remember the cable operated disc on my CB200 malfunctioning and it locked on sending me over the front!
The CB200 though is a very nice bike as is the CB/CD/CL175 and the CB/CL160.

[Laverda Dave]

Or......if you want something smaller but still sohc and still fun to ride AND restore......a CB250RSD. Just make sure the starter motor is working because a lot of them failed!

RSD Dave ... thought you was an RSA man 

I'm a 100% RSA type of guy Ash, RSD's (especially the colours) don't do it for me with that ugly stuck on starter mechanism that had a habit of not working. I was just thinking about Ted's kickstart leg with the RSA although they are really easy to start and if they do kick back it's more of a tickle than a broken ankle😁. The CBX250 was a jewel though if a bit expensive and over complicated but very nice looking and kept the single pot performance 250 going a bit longer.

[Arch stanton]

I never understood Honda's thinking with the cable disc.
All that machining to produce caliper mechanism.
What was wrong with the simple hydraulic system they used
On everything else. Give me the twin leader on the Cb175 any day.
In fact the Cb200 was a very inferior replacement to the Cb175.