75RD200

Hey y'all. I was pondering on some things and wanted to run them by the educated ones(as I am not that educated about values of bikes, models, etc). I have a 75 RD200 and paint isn't horrid or anything but on the tank there are two dents near the forks, chipping and alose looks like a worn down part of the paint where you can see metal. There is some touch up paint in blue but not even close to the paint color. I wanted to see if it would really devalue the bike if I sand down the parts and repaint the bike. I would have it repainted to as close as possible to the original paint(or the exact if I can find a paint code) and If I'm able to find the decal for it I would also have that on there again aswell. Figured I'd ask. I appreciate your help. Take care

Yeah, I hear you. I am replacing the condensers, but the points are pitted pretty bad so I am replacing both. While I am there sounds like a good idea to me. Start small first, see if it fixes the problem then go from there. But it is missing on the left side until it finally will foul the plug. I tested the condenser for it's microfarad capacity and it was only like 1.2 and it is rated for 2.2 so it is partially bad if it isn't holding it's capacitance. My theory is try one thing at a time, if you are into everything that may be wrong at once, yeah you probably will fix the problem but you still aren't sure what was causing the problem. So if it happens again what do you fix? I am not sure what a laberinth seal is. Maybe you can tell me what it is, so if this doesn't work I will try that. Also how do you time the bike. You mentioned timing, is that just a static timing. What are the steps to checking the timing? Where are the timing marks? One last question, what compression should the motor be putting out? Thanks for the help

Hey thanks for the help! Reason for replacing points and condenser is because it keeps fouling out on the left cylinder. I still don't understand on the battery question. Is there a certain voltage it needs to be at for the battery to be charging or aslong as the red light is not on I am all good. Thanks for the help again and Thanks for the gaping numbers! Take care

Hey thanks for the help! Reason for replacing points and condenser is because it keeps fouling out on the left cylinder. I still don't understand on the battery question. Is there a certain voltage it needs to be at for the battery to be charging or aslong as the red light is not on I am all good. Thanks for the help again and Thanks for the gaping numbers! Take care

Not to my knowledge. I've just set it to 13.5 volts... The bike has never not started or anything and battery is good. Just so I understand correctly because I'm not all that knowledgeable on this stuff. At idle, aslong as the red light is not on the battery is not being drained? and it may be a lower rpm that the light comes on at. I can let you know once I have the new points and condensers in.

Awesome thank you two so much! Contacted a dealer and gave him the numbers and also found that guy on ebay. If the dealer can't get them I'll be going through ebay! Ralph Dearden have another question for you,ha. Just out of curiosity what do rpms do you have your rd200 set at? Do you also know what voltage it needs to be at to charge the battery when running. I hear it needs to be around 13.4 volts and for 13.4 volts to happen on my bike it has to idle about 2700rpms. But I can idle it down to about 1500 or so before the red light starts to come on a little bit. Wasn't sure if you knew any of that. Thanks again in advance and also for the previous help. Take Care Jeremy

Hey all, hope all is well. Had a question for someone familiar with this. I need to replace the points and condensers on my RD200. I went to the local Yamaha place and they don't see any being made for my 200. However they have them for a RD250. I was wondering if the points and condensers could be used on my 200 even though they are for a 250. I love this bike to death but I hate how I can never find parts for it lol. She is my pride and joy and I want to get her back on the road ASAP! Thanks in advance for any and all help you could help me with. I really appreciate it. Take care.