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looking to purchase a used GasGas wich one?
I am looking at used 2 stroke Gasgas bikes, I like riding very difficult trails and challenging hill climbs, not into jumps or high speed, looking for input, thanks in advance for the help.
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Buy whatever your budget can afford.
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I would describe my riding similar to yours and have owned many a bike, mostly orange and powerful. My 11 ec200 is the most enjoyable of all and I am not small at 6ft and 220. I am by far faster in fact than on any of my previous rides. Very light and nimble, turns on a dime, and as long as I am in low mid to mid range rpms, it will go like a bat out of hell with a twist of the wrist when needed. I consider myself lucky to have had a chance to get one of these bikes. I threw on some golden tyres and a tubliss system and finally I have the bike I plan to keep until I am too old to ride :-)
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2011 EC200 (Current and favorite ride) Some Past Rides... 2012 XCF-W 350 (Revved to the moon) 2012 XC-W 300 Slavens Mule (Missile on wheels) 2006 EXC-W 400 (Awesome bike!) |
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12 was first year of plastic subframe,some owners managed to break them.uprated for 13 and i think reverted back to alloy 15?
My 13 200 subframe had 1 particularly hard impact test,no problems The 12? to later seats are very hard if thats a factor for u. They work great if you are standing up though! (Truly) Light,sharp nimble handling! Later models have a sweet hydraulic clutch also The steering lock is adequate,not great Above points are 13 and later... The sidestand sucks on all models! The 300 seems the most popular which means a wealth of knowledge/setup on this site(not to mention more grunt) That said,the 200 will get me anywhere im capable of riding(tight,hard singles mostly)and is arguably more satisfying as you cant be as sloppy/lazy.theres less owners info though No surprises,the 250 is in between,with decent info Forks/shocks vary a lot thru the years and are a bit of a mixed bag.theres heaps of info in the suspension area on this site. Read up on the fork/shock of the year you are considering is prob the best
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agree with gasgasman
GasGas bikes were engineered for the harshest terrain, and I have put my 07 thru some serious hell. I like it so much I bought another! Hey, even dirt bike magazine recognizes these bikes:
"8 GAS-GAS 250 & 300, 2000 & LATER All the Gas-Gas two-strokes were great off-road machines. But the company went through four different importers in 10 years, and availability was spotty. There are some years where there were none brought to America at all. But if you find one in good shape, don?t be afraid. They were and still are reliable bikes, and parts availability isn?t so bad." The BEST thing about buying a gasgas is the support on this forum. Great people here. Good luck in your hunt!
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Were are you from Cagiva 1 ?
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You ride a lot of the same as I do. I just bought a 05 ec200 a month or so ago. Its also my first Gasgas. Its a perfect bike for this type of riding and the chassis is the best I have tried yet. We own six Yamaha's. IT's & YZ's and this is the best woods bike of the bunch. I have sold one IT and have a few more I am going to sell to buy another Gasgas.
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The biggest difference to me is the frame size . From 2012 on up the cockpit grew and for me being tall it is something i really like about my new style Gassers .
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I would say a 250 or 200 is a good bet. I own a 300 and find it is just too much power for the technical stuff, but that's me. I'm switching to a 250 myself.
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