Welcome to the GasGas Rider's Club!

[Jim Cook]

Originally Posted by jaysktms

Some little adjustments and WOW does this thing track and turn, which is the weirdest thing. When you try to move it around in the garage it take a couple of movements to turn around compare to the KTM. Overall very happy with this
change.

It's funny that you mention that. This last summer, when working on my new 4 mile personal super tight woods trail, I noticed that when I was pushing the bike (manually), it doesn't turn worth a damn. (Just as you reported)
Under it's own power, this bike will cut the tight trees better than my wife's little TTR125LE. (I rode them both, back to back, on consecutive laps of the trail.) It rocks in the tight woods.

I then got to looking at it, compared to my '99 200, my 2004 300, and my son Gabe's '00 250. The forks on the 2011 seem to be at a lot different angle than the older Gassers; the rake is less steep, giving it the longer foot powered turning radius.

Under power, though... well watch this video of my son Joshua riding it through some very tight parts of my new trail (Mom's Trail).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IunH...MLbR38ViyGur4w
note: It was only his second time through the trail and didn't always follow the exact line

I hope that you are still enjoying your GasGas.

Good Riding,
Jim

[tzsuzuki]

I have been lurking around on your forum.... finally signed up. I am seriously considering selling my KTM and buying a new GasGas. Except for the relative obscurity of these bikes and perhaps less than optimal resale, I am otherwise very impressed.
My local dealer sells these as well as KTM. Although my 350 is a great bike, and there is nothing wrong with it, I am fearing the added maintenance costs. I am racking up the hours and now longing for the simplicity of a two stroke.
I notice the forum members have a broad range age wise of bikes. I take that as a good sign, durability?
The model I am considering seems to be well sorted compared to prior years. I see the kickstand is problematic, and I read somewhere the turning radius is not so great?
I currently run a series that includes a few enduro's and hare scrambles, some of which include parts of mx tracks.
I am more interested in challenging terrain than clipping along at 60+
I am 50 and hope to keep at this for as long as possible. Any advice feedback is welcomed

[bkwdc]

Welcome. I own two. Great bikes. Very dependable. Everytime I analyze purchasing another brand, I make the same conclusion ... why.
They out turn, out climb, loaded with top shelf components and rock solid dependable. They are a great value and you can rest assured, very competitive.

[gasgasman]

Greetings.

I just flipped over to 50.

The turning radius on the '15 is not a problem.
No issues with my kick stand. The auto retract can be disabled by bending the return spring tab.

[tzsuzuki]

Thanks for info.

[Rod Overstreet]

Originally Posted by tzsuzuki

I have been lurking around on your forum.... finally signed up. I am seriously considering selling my KTM and buying a new GasGas. Except for the relative obscurity of these bikes and perhaps less than optimal resale, I am otherwise very impressed.
My local dealer sells these as well as KTM. Although my 350 is a great bike, and there is nothing wrong with it, I am fearing the added maintenance costs. I am racking up the hours and now longing for the simplicity of a two stroke.
I notice the forum members have a broad range age wise of bikes. I take that as a good sign, durability?
The model I am considering seems to be well sorted compared to prior years. I see the kickstand is problematic, and I read somewhere the turning radius is not so great?
I currently run a series that includes a few enduro's and hare scrambles, some of which include parts of mx tracks.
I am more interested in challenging terrain than clipping along at 60+
I am 50 and hope to keep at this for as long as possible. Any advice feedback is welcomed

Hello John and welcome aboard (we hope ) Here you will find a pretty hard core group of guys who love the brand and can offer you allot good information, right from the trail so to speak. Additionally, your local dealer is a pretty savvy off road guy himself, so you should be covered when asking for Gas Gas advise! Other than that, I'm totally confident that once you ride the Gas Gas, you will know you made the right decision. If you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask. Hope to hear from you soon.

[desertgasser300]

Originally Posted by tzsuzuki

I currently run a series that includes a few enduro's and hare scrambles, some of which include parts of mx tracks.
I am more interested in challenging terrain than clipping along at 60+
I am 50 and hope to keep at this for as long as possible. Any advice feedback is welcomed

The crappier the terrain the better these bikes work. I just took a 1st at Campwood on-board mine. I spoke to Geoff yesterday and he is giving a pretty cool contingency package along with the Gasser's.

[tzsuzuki]

Originally Posted by desertgasser300

The crappier the terrain the better these bikes work. I just took a 1st at Campwood on-board mine. I spoke to Geoff yesterday and he is giving a pretty cool contingency package along with the Gasser's.

Yes I saw that congratulations! I was out to talk to Geoff today and get up close look. I didn't know that contingency would be in play for this coming season, hope it is.

[tzsuzuki]

Originally Posted by Rod Overstreet

Hello John and welcome aboard (we hope ) Here you will find a pretty hard core group of guys who love the brand and can offer you allot good information, right from the trail so to speak. Additionally, your local dealer is a pretty savvy off road guy himself, so you should be covered when asking for Gas Gas advise! Other than that, I'm totally confident that once you ride the Gas Gas, you will know you made the right decision. If you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask. Hope to hear from you soon.

Thanks for the encouraging words Rod. One thing I am not clear on is the function of the floating piston on the fork?

[Jim Cook]

I love everything about my 2011 except for the electric starter design.

The turning radius isn't a problem, unless I am pushing the bike in really tight woods. If the engine is running, it out turns my wife's TTR125 in the tight woods.