New member

[niels dt200r]

Hello
just wanted to introduce myself

My name is Niels, so I am a new member from Belgium.
nice to meet you.
already had a first hobby with 50cc mopeds
where I have done numerous projects.
After that I did my first DT125R project and drove it around for a while,
very pleasant to drive but a little too little power in my opinion (could also be due to my weight of course)
therefore now started on the next project dt200r.
so I am very satisfied with my account here and hope to find peers and information here
Thank you in advance for allowing me here.
Kind regards, Niels

[Calum]

Hi Niels and Welcome!

That sounds like great fun, I look forward to here more about what you get up to

I think the 200R would make for a nice upgrade

[MadGyver]

Welcome to the forum,a strong start with a DT200R.
We will wait for a project thread then and see manyyyy pictures.
Enjoy your stay.

[HOTSHOT III]

@niels-dt200r Welcome, this is a great forum.

I always loved the DT200R but I've never seen one, I found the DT125R is very quick to get hot during any serious off-road riding so I think the twin radiators of the 200 would make it a much better bike. Take good care of these as they almost never come up for sale, spraying lots of WD40 over them after washing stops the fins from corroding.

One modification I would consider to the DT200R would be to protect the aluminium swingarm from the mud flap behind the shock rubbing on it and wearing it away over time (on the rear of the linkage bearing housing). The aluminium swingarm on the 200 is much lighter than the 125's steel arm but bikes with alloy swingarms are prone to this. On modern KTMs a lot of people glue a coin onto the area where it rubs; I used a piece of plastic cut to the right shape and zip-tied on, it doesn't need to be anything expensive or complicated just as long as the aluminium is protected.

[niels dt200r]

thank you all for the warm welcome,
and tips.
be sure to keep you informed.
I see that you can find a lot of information here!!