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The great debate?
For those of you that have followed my post. I got a new to me 99 EC200, seems ok, but for how long who knows.
I have an extra motor, with much research I am starting to see it is missing a lot of parts! All the PV No clutch, like none of it. No ignition, 2k2 or 2k3 No water pump Missing washers bearings and hardware. So to sum it up, I have a split case with nothing use able. I think, what is in my motor now, is the parts from this motor. Great debate; spend who knows how much to piece this together and fight to find parts. Or, just deal with this bike for the next year or till it goes south and get a new KTM 300. I'm hooked on riding now, but can't afford a basket case that I will have to piece together. Ho Hummm, just don't know.
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It runs, ride it, fix it with the parts you have (but you will find out not much will go south) what ever you do DO NOT BUY A PUMPKIN
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What's wrong with the pumpkin?
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Their suspension is garbage and you have to spend a small fortune to make one handle halfway decent. And they are just flat out FUGLY!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Fugly! Can't have that, so I would be a fat guy on a Fugly bike......bwhahaha
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I've been following some and I'm a bit confused.It sounds like you have a complete running 99 gas gas ec 200 and a spare parts engine that is missing some parts.
So wats the problem.Sounds great to me. |
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Haven't really followed along too closely, but I can tell you without hesitation that the '99 Gasgas EC200 is a fantastic woods machine. Ours has the perfect mix of low end luggability and snap to be very effective in the woods. The handling is really nice for tight woods riding with the ability to slice and dice suspension is good for the average rider.
I do get worried about parts availability, but she's been very reliable and durable. I've owned tons of bikes including 4 Gasgas and 7 KTM's . The Gasgas 200 is better than the KTM 200 (owned 3 of them). The 250's and 300's are great too, just different. |
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KTM has a product line just for you then... they call it HUSKY (see what I did there?)
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I looked at KTM as many do and have many friends with late model versions of all the popular bikes KTM and Husky (150, 250, 300, 350, 450) 2 and 4 stroke, I have rode them all.
2 bikes that stand out and shine are the 300 2 stroke and the 350 4 stroke. BUT and that is a big BUT, the suspension blows and needs over $1000 of work. So figure $9200 for the new bike, $1000 in suspension and you are over $10k. My 2014 Gas 300 suspension is amazing and some of the best stock suspension I have ever felt. KTM 300 motor though is a BEAST, which could be good or bad... The 300 2 stroke hasn't changed much in recent years, so maybe try to find a used one. Its a 2 stroke so motor rebuilds are no big deal. Just some food for thought. I am fortunate to have a group of 20-30 guys with different bikes that I ride with on a continuous basis. |
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