special edition question

[onekawboy]

I have a 2001 250 SE
I was told these bikes were special edition - usually ordered by the dealer through GasGas

I picked the bike up and went through the chassis got it back together and listed it up for sale.

I had one call on it - which come to find out was awesome because I got some history on the bike
I was told that the original owner ordered this bike through GasGas and when he ordered it he had it set up for himself when he ordered it
The dealer I guess also told this person that the the Special Edition bikes were not a very common bike for dealers to get it in unless requested.. and that not too many of these bikes were sold through their dealership - so too me sounds like this could be a rather rare GG -

looking for some peoples input that knows the different years of the bikes

One thing I was recently told was that on SE bikes that they usually had a tag on the down tube - this bike does not have one - but has a place that looks like it was there?


thanks

[djroggen]

Usually the only actual difference is graphics and suspension. Maybe the goodies on them but other than that they are quite standard. Parts availability is not an issue.

[gasgasman]

I had a 2001 SE 250.

Options from the factory.
Ohlins Forks.
WER steering dampner.
SE graphics.
Owner's name plate on the right side down tube.
Higher compression head.
Gold DID U rims.

[bowhunter007]

Originally Posted by gasgasman

I had a 2001 SE 250.

Options from the factory.
Ohlins Forks.
WER steering dampner.
SE graphics.
Owner's name plate on the right side down tube.
Higher compression head.
Gold DID U rims.

My son-in-law has a 2001 SE 300. Same bike...more CCs.

[onekawboy]

Originally Posted by gasgasman

I had a 2001 SE 250.

Options from the factory.
Ohlins Forks.
WER steering dampner.
SE graphics.
Owner's name plate on the right side down tube.
Higher compression head.
Gold DID U rims.

yep - yep & + Ohlins shock - yep - Missing name tag -
How do I check head?
and Yep on the rims

forgot to mention the FMF exhaust set up - matching hand guards

so question is were these common in the states? or did people mimic the bike n create look alikes?
So basically its a not a gem in the rough then

thanks guys

[gasgasman]

Oh yeah, forgot the hand guards.
They were common in the southern states where Gas Gas sales were booming.

[Rick]

Originally Posted by onekawboy

I have a 2001 250 SE
I was told these bikes were special edition - usually ordered by the dealer through GasGas

I picked the bike up and went through the chassis got it back together and listed it up for sale.

I had one call on it - which come to find out was awesome because I got some history on the bike
I was told that the original owner ordered this bike through GasGas and when he ordered it he had it set up for himself when he ordered it
The dealer I guess also told this person that the the Special Edition bikes were not a very common bike for dealers to get it in unless requested.. and that not too many of these bikes were sold through their dealership - so too me sounds like this could be a rather rare GG -

looking for some peoples input that knows the different years of the bikes

One thing I was recently told was that on SE bikes that they usually had a tag on the down tube - this bike does not have one - but has a place that looks like it was there?


thanks

Send a PM to Jim Cook....he is pretty familiar with the SE models.

[BIG TOOL]

This is funny, I was going through some older files, and I came across some sales literature from 2001, I have the original 2001SE sales brochure.

I was going to throw it away! Does anyone need it?

[Bandit9]

Originally Posted by Rick

Send a PM to Jim Cook....he is pretty familiar with the SE models.

2nd that....he probably knows more about the SE and DE and whatever else there was.