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First ride on my 05 200ec
So I finally got a chance to ride my new to me 200ec and all I can say is I am very impressed with it. When I bought it I had to put fork seals and front brake pads on the bike. Sense finishing it up yesterday my boy & I loaded them up and went for a 3 hour ride in the woods today. I have rode Yamaha IT200's for years and this was just the suspension upgrade I was looking for. It soaks up all the little bumps and handles the big bumps great. It also handles that sugar sand 10 times better than the IT ever will. After the first 1/2 hour of riding in the woods my boy told me I am defiantly faster on the GasGas. I was skeptical to buy a newer bike but I am all so glad I did.
Now its time to get the old IT cleaned up, And up for sale. Then put a few extra $$$ into the GasGas getting it set up with all those little extra features I want. |
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That is great to hear!!! No you can get one for your son. Or pick up a GG250 for yourself and give him the 200. ;-)
The GG parts interchange between bikes and years is AWESOME!!! |
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That's how I feel about my '01 XC 200. I had it out for a 14 mi mostly single track ride yesterday here in Florida. Love this bike.
Good to hear you're happy with the EC 200. Are you near Lewiston? My grandson & I rode the trails up that way last Oct with friends . The trail system in Mich is amazing. RB |
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The boy and I swapped bikes for about a 1/2 hour. He is riding a 99 YZ250 that has a lot of work done to it setting it up for woods riding. He agreed the GG was a better woods bike even with all his mods. Quote:
The boys YZ is great on faster & less technical trails but when it gets technical there is no comparison. The GG wins hands down. I may sell 2 or 3 of my IT's now and get another GasGas as I like the GG that much. |
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Get rid of stock needle and head mod and it will be a realm of bitterness again. Much thread reading will show the way.
My 200 was so much better than my kdx. Then I rode the 300.
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We stay at the Red something Inn in Lewiston . There's a bar/resturant right out front, so that works out well, plus we can get our Michigan off road stickers at the Ace Hardware right across the street. Fall seems to be a good time of the year to ride there. Lower temps and some rain to settle the dust and firm up the sandy soil. RB |
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The GG 200s are fantastic bikes, I've enjoyed the hell out of my '11 200. I have ~170 hours on her so far and don't have a single complaint; been a rock solid platform and simply outstanding in the woods. +1 to F5's comment about the head mod, I had RB Designs to mine and made the mistake of waiting ~40 hours before doing so. When we picked up a 2nd GG 200 for my wife, it was the first thing I did upon receiving it - made jetting so much easier and improved gas mileage a ton. Keep the ride reports coming! And add some pics...lol. |
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Damn autocorrect. Apparently betterness isn't a real word and bitterness is a better replacement.
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