2014 Test Ride Video footage

[Bandit9]

Check it out.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R868susdjWI

[GasGasDreamer]

is that hill at 4;29 really that tuff?
I know the camera can deceive but .....

looks like knobs with 25psi and no momentum doesn't work.....must be the bike....need a bored out ktm...

5;12 crash says get a quad....

[Bandit9]

Yeah, I got a chuckle when he couldn't get up the hill.

[Andrea#92]

Hello,
I'm Andreagasgas92...
Unfortunately, on the day of the test the EC 300 had a new mousse on the rear wheel, so in the stones had no traction.
However, the trail at 4:29 is very hard ! (in the video it seems very easy).

Greetings from italy !

Andrea

P.S. sorry for my bad english....

[Jakobi]

Welcome.

Looked slippery for sure.

[Vindicator]

Andrea,

Welcome on board !

What's your opinion on the 14' 300 you tested ?

[Bandit9]

The ol' stiff Mousse got you....

Camera angles never tell the whole story.

What year bike did you ride at Romaniacs? That is your Youtube footage from Romaniacs I see all the time right?

So I would assume the suspension was probably stiff and not broke in on the Test bike?

I'm curious to hear your opinion on the 14'.

[Andrea#92]

Originally Posted by Vindicator

Andrea,

Welcome on board !

What's your opinion on the 14' 300 you tested ?

The day of the test I had my bike (2012 EC 300 R), so I could make a direct comparison.



The first impression with the 2014 300 is to have a bike 10 kg lighter, even though in reality it weighs only 2 kg less (verified).
The 2014 is extremely agile compared to the 2012, and however it's still very stable.
The 2014 300 that i've tried did not have the original marzocchi 48 fork, it has
a version modified by GasGas italia, very hard... In fact in the stones the bike was not very precise.
The reiger shock instead worked very well !! much better compared to the 2012 ohlins. (on my bike I had to replace the ohlins with a sachs because the bike was very difficult to ride with the ohlins....)

The 2014 engine has a lot of more torque at low and medium revs, but it is not very powerful at high revs (my 2012 has more power at high revs, but I mount the s3 head).
In the video, at 7:02, there are a series of rock steps (50cm each), with my 2012 300 I have to do them in first gear (in second gear, the engine turns off) instead with the 2014 300 I can do them with the second gear !
There is a big difference between 2012 and 2014 at low revs, my 2012 looks like a 125 compared to the 2014.

The only thing I did not like of the 2014 it's the clutch, I prefer my magura pump...but my bike mounts a special clutch basket and clutch cover...so I can not make a real comparison.

Andrea

[StuJohnson]

Originally Posted by Bandit9

Check it out.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R868susdjWI

So are supporting a new 2014 GG??? Or something different?

[Bandit9]

Nothing yet Stu. Maybe next fall. I sold my business in December and I'm a House Husband at the moment. Back in November, I had a deal worked out with her about selling both my bikes to get a 14. However, things have changed dramatically since then. This is what the current deal is now:

"You need to focus on starting another business. Not on building,setting up, or racing a new dirt bike....."

That is pretty much what she said.......LOL

My wife is very smart, cool, hot, and a great Cajun cook. She has even bought me bikes before and lets me ride and race all over the USA. In fact, she bought me my first GasGas yrs ago. So I'm just going to do what she says and enjoy having my WR450 until I can get another 2 stroke. My little boy just started riding at Xmas so I'm with him a lot now instead of my regular group.

I want a 14 GG 250 Race very badly so, I'm hoping to change her mind bc I have the cash from the sale of my 2012 just sitting on my desk. I'm not depositing it yet.....