The XC/DEs tire selection is typically the non-dot approved s-12 michelin. Typically a size too small - a 120 width michelin is actually a 100 width tire - sized for a 125cc bike.
The EC comes with a DOT approved Michelin Enduro comp III tires - a 140 width tire that is relatively heavy (relative to a s-12 dirt oriented tire.).
Note that for a california based magazine test - the dot tires (or the too narrow dirt oriented tires) or the heavy EC ignition would not show the bikes best traits in open california terrain.
FYI - for the fmf pipes - I believe the bikes were shipped into the u.s. without pipe and the fmf pipe and silencer were installed in the u.s. And for what it's worth - I would prefer to have the gasgas design pipe with a turbine spark arrestor incorporated into the gasgas silencer.
jeff
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