Ive not been a great fan of the 200NS - its seating was a bit weird and I wasnt ever comfortable with the handlebar-seat-pegs geometry. The RS200 gets a shortened rake - so the handlebars are closer to the rider and the entire seating position is biased more towards comfort; its more upright than outright sporty. For a bike thats positioned as a sports product, that kind of works - which is very strange! I guess the design was never meant to offer aggressive riding posture to begin with. The seat itself has good padding - thats a great thing.