Congrats on the new ride!! I had a '90 or '91 DR250s (I really can't remember which year--it might have been '92 :? ) but it was the version before the electric start. I did have some issues starting it when I first got it, but once I got it down, it was a fun bike.
I can't compare it to the DR200, as I have never ridden a recent 200 (I might be riding up your way to do a comparison test when the weather gets better up there--good excuse for a long ride!! :wink: ), but it sounds very much like the bike I used to own--and you don't have the troubles starting it like I sometimes had
, so ride the heck out of it!!