I'm working on an 84 200ES rebuild. Total basket case, but I had accumulated a bunch of parts over the years, so its coming together. Like seemingly all the other 200 Big Reds, the front suspension was shot. The good news is I have a good front triple and forks from either a 200m or 200s. I rebuilt the shocks, and tried to reinstall, only to find out that the top bridge does not fit!! The question is, if a 200es differs from whatever this front end is off of, then does a 200s differ from a 200m or a 185s? If so, how do i determine what I have in order to get the appropriate top bridge. Anyone been through this?
I couldn't believe the 200es wouldn't fit on this front end but its not even close.