Welcome to the GasGas Rider's Club!

[Ralley0895]

I just joined Gas Gas forums! I am eager to use and participate on the forum!

I recently posted a forum on my restoration of my 2004 GasGas EC 250.
Go check it out! >>> http://www.gasgasrider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=25359 <<<< Might have to copy and paste the link.

Thanks for the acceptance into the community and I hope yall like my bike!

Tripp

[Jim Cook]

Originally Posted by Ralley0895

I just joined Gas Gas forums! I am eager to use and participate on the forum!

I recently posted a forum on my restoration of my 2004 GasGas EC 250.
Go check it out! >>> http://www.gasgasrider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=25359 <<<< Might have to copy and paste the link.

Thanks for the acceptance into the community and I hope yall like my bike!

Tripp

Welcome to the forum!

[webmaster]

Originally Posted by Ralley0895

I just joined Gas Gas forums! I am eager to use and participate on the forum!

I recently posted a forum on my restoration of my 2004 GasGas EC 250.
Go check it out! >>> http://www.gasgasrider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=25359 <<<< Might have to copy and paste the link.

Thanks for the acceptance into the community and I hope yall like my bike!

Tripp

Welcome. Nice looking bike!

I sure wish they still made those uber strong D.I.D. u-rims... No mud build up for us guys in the pacific northwest u.s.a too... ...as I wipe a tear away from my eye... ;-)

jeff :-)

[jaysktms]

Been a KTM rider from 98 until 2012. New GasGas XC 2013. Started looking
when KTM started the rear linkage thing. Work on a few friends Gasser and
like the motor, but the bike was a bit tight for me. Even so those bike
turned which I was never able to get the KTM to do. Well when the new Gasser
came out it got me thinking and a friend offering me good $ for my 11 KTM. I
made the move, the bike is eye candy for sure. It is more roomier than the
older Gasser for sure. Been working the bugs out of it, you know getting it
to fit me and work the way I want it to. Had LTR do the suspension for me,
which I have to do to all my bike, being 6'5" and 265lbs. 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.

[Jim Cook]

Welcome to the GasGas riders community.

Good Riding to You!
Jim Cook



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[HRRacing]

Just thought I would share my recent OEM parts purchase experience. I live in Oregon and have always purchased parts from Gofaster in the past. I'm in the process of servicing the top end of my EC250. I ordered all the necessary gaskets from Bill's in Salem, Oregon. I received all my parts in about a week. The parts seemed cheaper than in the past, but I can't confirm that. I'm glad I can go to my local dealer now. Hope everyone else has good experiences also.

[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

[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.

[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?