I checked market place for a b200. I found all kinds of interesting deals. But not many b200s. 1965 honda benly..$800 and the most chopped up gb500 ever for 1500. What a shame. Found plenty of burg 650. Many pcx. How would a pcx compare to a b200. The little burg looks like a better touring bike. And 18hp is enough. I found a few majesty. I need to check specs because weight is a concern. Otherwise I would get a burg 400. Which there were a few. I know genuine has their 200i scoots. But for some reason a b200 seems ideal. And I trust Zook more than genuine.
My vino would be a complete dog at beat the heat. I would need to change the rollers. My top speed is 55mph plus but hill climbing stinks.My 50cc 2 stroke could climb better. I really wanted yamaha to build a vino250. I think that led to almost 15yrs of brainstorming another scooter purchase. Then I found chainsaw Bob's burg 200 channel a year ago
I wonder if a proper scoot would obsolete a few of my bikes. That could be a good thing.
Answering specifically your question about a PCX in comparison to a B200: I have a soft spot in my heart for the PCX. I truly think it is the best all-around 150cc scoot (and now 160). It is the conveyance that kept me riding when a deteriorating hip made me think my riding days were done. I was quite impressed with how competent the PCX is. To appreciate this further, I had been riding motorcycles for 45 years... with a passion. I thought scooters were for people who couldn't handle a "real motorcycle" - because I was ignorant. My wife knew I needed to be riding and suggested a couple scooters. We had rented 50cc scooters a couple times when traveling in the Caribbean and Hawaii - I was not impressed. We looked a bunch, I did a lot of research, and came up with the Honda PCX as the choice if I
had to do a couple scooters.
After getting those PCXes, I found out I wasn't ignorant, I was a moron. We had SO MUCH fun on them. I called them our "90%" bikes, because they would do 90% of what the bigger bikes we had been riding for decades would do, but were easier, lighter, and just maybe: more fun. They would do everything except freeway riding. Well, you could take 'em on a freeway, because that is "legal"... but it isn't smart. After 5 years with the PCXes, we came to the conclusion that we needed a bit more capability... to do highway riding, at times, to get to the other fun riding. I got a Vespa GTS, she got an Xmax.
What does ANY of this have to do with the PCX/B200 comparison? I'm getting there, but it is rarely a direct connection with me... I just wanted you to know how much we both liked the PCX.
Some life changes and a major move (from a beautiful sub-tropical climate) to the desert. A new hip for me 4 years ago, a couple different bikes, and a Honda CTX 700 DCT (not to be confused with the PCX) a couple years ago... and my wife encouraging me to get another scooter (perhaps for compromising my island boy principles and moving to the desert). I started to consider options, and decided I wanted something small and easy, but it had to handle some highway/freeway riding. As fond as I am for the PCX, it needed to be more.
Whew - are you ever going to get to the point??? Yeah, but like riding on a fun scoot, sometimes it isn't the most direct route. I had looked at the Burgman 200 right before getting that first Vespa... but, the dealer/salesman/sales-manager were all assholes (technical term, not a body part, because an asshole in you body is a necessity - these guys were a waste of skin... but, I digress). I found a good price on a B200 - yes, at a dealer, and set up a time to go check it out. So, here's the comparison: (damn, finally) the B200 is a bit bigger than the PCX, about 70 pounds heavier, about 30% more horsepower, and a significantly larger storage area under the seat. It seems just as easy for an old geezer like me (aw, Jim, you don't look that old... I can't believe I have to do my own sucking up) to move around in the garage or a parking lot. The B200 feels more "planted" on the highway; it has a higher top end. I feel the PCX is a bit faster off the line and gets better fuel mileage... but, I'm getting between 75 and 85 mpg with the B200 (the PCXes we had were generally in the 100+mpg range). I'm going to just say it and take the wrath of the PCX multitudes: if the PCX is a good 90% bike, the B200 is a good 98% bike.
The B200 didn't exist in the US when we bought those PCXes - 2013. If it had, it would have been hard to convince my wife to go for the B200... if Yamaha had still been making the Vino 125, she would have gone for that... and we would not have been anywhere as happy with a pair of those as we were with the PCXes. The PCX was the right scooter at the right time. But now, we've had scoots that could handle highway riding, so the PCX would be a step backwards in capability. IF you promise yourself that you will not want to go faster than 65 mph - ever - you could be 100% happy with a PCX. We were. Before someone says it, there is no doubt the newest versions of the PCX are better than the 2013s we had... but they are still maxed out at 65 mph. Not only will the B200 do at least 10 mph more, if feels better doing it.
So, if you had the entire evening to read through all this, you have my unabashed, absolutely free, opinion. The PCX and the B200 are both good bikes. Will an additional 10 mph make a difference for you? You pay your money, you make your choices.