First Impression's New to me EC250

[Ed Ventura]

I picked up a 2007 EC250 to go with my 2006 DE 200. I have been looking for a good clean one fairlly close and found one this week. I really wanted to help out the dealer network and by a new one, but in this economy 1/3 the price of new.

Start off, My 06 200 is stock suspended. It handles awsome. It is by far the best bike (Suspension Wise)I have ownend for the Nasty stuff I ride. The engine could use some more on the bottom, more traction ect., thus my search for a 250.

I took it out for on a Nasty 5 mile loop at the MMC annual thanksgiving ride. The area is called the bone yard. Just the stuff that my 200 suspension loves, just the stuff that my 200 moter gives fits on the rocky hills.

The EC250 has a 2k3 ignition. I am amazed how low rpm this thing will run, It seems like you can count the piston firing and it wont stall. Very impressive. Equally as impressive is the traction. The 200 really liked a trials tire to climb stuff with no momentum. This bike climbs and chug awsome. The throtle controls the rear wheel very easlly. Stab the clutch and it goes well.

The suspension needs some work. The seller tells me Factory Did the Shock, And the Forks are stock. As much as I like my 06 in the Nasty Stuff, This bike is that far the other side. Tomorrow I will put my 06 suspension on it and see how it does. More to come on that. If all goes well I will Just valve the 07 stuff like the 06.

This is going to be a very good woods weopon here in New England

ED