Honda CD200 RoadMaster


introduced several 200cc motorcycles with similar engines but different body variations in the 1980s. The model introduced in South Africa and Pakistan was known as the CD200 RoadMaster. It had a twin cylinder 10-degree cylinder angle with a 360-degree crank shaft angle engine which meant the pistons moved together and reached top dead centre and bottom dead centre at the same time. It was a detuned version of the Honda CD185 twin. The engine had the same bore as the CD185 but low compression pistons with a bore and stroke of, compared to 9.0:1 Compression and for the CD185. The result was less power, a higher fuel economy and a lower top speed. The alternator system was also different from the CD185. Apart from this the models were quite similar, using the same frames, suspension, wheels, tyres, and brakes.
The CD200 featured a square speedometer, large front and rear mudguards, twin chrome exhausts, a choke tucked in behind the handle bars, a chrome plated fuel tank with the Honda logo and mock chrome air inlets on side panels. It had drum brakes in rear and front and a single 26 mm Keihin carburettor. It weighed.

Other variations

Power was around 16 bhp, which gave the CM200T a top speed of around, although a popular modification was to change the front gearbox sprocket from 15 to 16 teeth which increased top speed to around given good conditions, and could comfortably cruise at.
The Twinstar used an odd combination of tire sizes which can make branded replacement tires expensive, although Chinese tires are still available at reasonable prices.