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1986Honda XL 200R Paris Dakar

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Built around a 195cc air-cooled four-stroke single making 16.6 Nm, the 1986 Honda XL 200R Paris Dakar is a Japanese trail bike. It weighs 114 kg dry and has a 5-speed gearbox and a 9-litre tank.

Capacity: 195.0 ccm
Engine: Single, four-stroke
Gearbox: 5-speed
Dry weight: 114.0 kg
Seat height: 850 mm
Power: Not on record
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How it rides

Editorial estimate from the spec sheet - not lab tested

Off-road & trail75%

Cornering48%

City riding30%

Daily riding30%

Touring42%

Two-up20%

Track18%

Best for: Dual-sport motorcycle built for its class - off-road and technical terrain.
Built for: A dual-sport motorcycle from Honda, built around a 195cc engine - a real production model, but this profile is formula-generated from its class and spec sheet rather than individually reviewed.
Not ideal for: Not for highway touring or pillion comfort.

Scores are derived from the spec sheet using the same model across every bike, so they compare like for like.

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At 850mm, a rider of 68.9" with a 31" (estimated) inseam will reach the ground with tip-toe one foot on the 1986 Honda XL 200R Paris Dakar, with a moderate knee angle of around 95 degrees and a slightly forward riding position.

Assumes about 30mm of suspension sag once seated. This is an approximation from category-typical geometry, not a measurement of this bike or of you - sit on one before you buy.

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Reliability & safety

Bike Reliability score, safety recalls and owner complaints

Bike Reliability

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out of 100Average

The Honda XL 200R Paris Dakar passed its annual roadworthiness test first time 86.1% of the time, 2.0 points above expected for bikes of the same age and mileage. That beats 56% of models.

Bikes first registered in 1986 have 42 tests, too few for their own score, so this covers every year.

86.1%Passed first time

5.8%Failed outright

8.0%Fixed during test

22,000Typical miles

137Tests

Pass rate by miles ridden

0-10k

97.1%

20-30k

77.3%

30-40k

90.6%

All years of this model.

Against its rivals · ranks 1 of 6

#	Model (all years)	Score	Tests
1	Honda XL 200R Paris Dakar	56 Average	137
2	Yamaha XT250	39 Below average	2,519
3	Yamaha XT 500	34 Below average	1,962
4	Honda XLR 250R	28 Below average	923
5	Suzuki DR 250SH	21 Below average	646
6	Suzuki TS 200R	19 Poor	144

Rivals are the most-viewed bikes on MotorcycleDB in the same category and engine size, from within three years of this model.

From British annual roadworthiness tests, 2005-2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (DVSA MOT test data, Great Britain). How Bike Reliability works.