New EC 300 Owner

[AZRickD]

How does the EC250 compare to the EC300 with respect to low-end grunt and technical (but not Hero) hill climbing?

I have a line on an '05 EC250 (off the showroom last year with one year of use). As my riding improves, the less I am depending on grunt and the more I appreciate frisky.

[Loosenut]

The EC250 may very well be the easiest bike to ride hard that I have ever riden. It will have plenty of grunt for what you are after. If not, a little head work for under $100 proper jetting and gearing and your all set.

[AZRickD]

Well, heck, coming off of a KDX220, I suppose some would consider my question a bit silly.

This particular unit hasn't had the squish mod done, but it has an LTR PV cover and the li'l divider plate.

05 EC 250 equipped with:
E-line pipe guard
CRD Skid plate
CRD radiator guards
LTR jet kit
Power now and power now plus carb modes (FYI, you need both to gain true performance advantage)
LTR case saver
LTR chain guide
LTR power valve cover
Scotts steering stabilizer mount (Dampener not included)
Pro taper bars
Moose hand guards
Dunlop 803 trials tires ft and rear
Gas Gas 125cc shift lever

I think I done hi-jacked the thread. Sorry.

[roostafish]

I've owned both the 250, and now the 300. I'd say that a good deal on either would be my choice. If given the choice and had both side by side on the showroom, I'd choose the 300, but the 250 does indeed have great grunt nonetheless. The three honey just is more of a good thing. I'd hesitate to say the 250 is any less of a bike as a package. Comparing my bikes, the 250 had serious top end yank, the 300 has serious bottom end yank and very linear power. The result is the same, it's just where the horsepower resides in the rev range. The 250 has an amazing ability to chug down to very low RPM as well, it just doesn't respond with the quick authority the 300 does right off idle.

As an aside, my first GG was a 200. It was also amazing, but required much more aggressive behavior to achieve the same speeds.