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Old 06-20-2013, 08:25 PM
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Default Dirt Rider 300 2 stroke shoot out

I just received the new Dirt Rider. They have a shootout between the KTM xcw, Husaberg TE, Beta RR, Christini and the GG. GG finished last....they could not come to grips with the 48mm Zokes and the weight (they listed it at 274!) The AWD Christini weighs in at 272....don't know how but thats what they said.

KTM Rider, I mean Dirt Rider, is not in the least biased....


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Old 06-20-2013, 08:44 PM
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Thats funny, I had several orange bikes before I rode a GG. I never looked back. Their WP suspension is not good, and my bike will outpull one anyday.
I guarantee you the problem is that GG corporate didnt have anyone there to help with setup or p.r. They really could not care any less about their sales here in the U.S. its obvious.
Hey, your in Bama-lama, maybe we will race each other @ the cross counrty shootout in Clanton!
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Old 06-20-2013, 09:09 PM
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I can't believe that that the Christini was reported to weigh less than the GasGas. I was looking at the Christini at a dealer ship and could not believe how heavy it seemed. It felt way heavier than a Husaberg 450 that was sitting beside it. I have a 2011 EC300 Race and it is definitely way lighter than a Christini. Of course it should be as there is a lot of extra drive equipment on the Christini.
I really don't care about magazine rankings but Dirt Rider is starting to lose credibility for me when they come up with goofy numbers like they did.
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I just measured (bathroom scale) my barely-used 2011 Race with no armor, no fuel, HD tubes and full of lube ---> 240.
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Hey, your in Bama-lama, maybe we will race each other @ the cross counrty shootout in Clanton!
You might see me there but I'm in the "Grandpa" class. I love racing down in Perry Mtn. I was this past year at the shoot out and started, got about 4 miles and the newly installed Recluse started slipping real bad and lost drive.
Where are you in GA?
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Old 06-21-2013, 07:24 AM
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They were talking about this shoot-out on my local dual sport forum. Lots of KTM fans there and they were like sharks with blood in the water. There are 5 of us there with GG's but none newer than 2011.
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so is that tank full weight accurate or not??
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Total BS. I think they had a foot on the scale when they weighed it. Look, the GG is heavy for a two stroke, no way around that one, but not that heavy. The reality is that ALL year GG 250/300s are in the mid 250s FULLY armored ready to go with a gallon of gas. That makes Rick's number right in the ballpark. I think the '12/'13 feels a little heavier than the older bikes when picking them up simply because they are taller, but my '12 dropped a lb. or so with the new subframe.
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..... But my '12 dropped a lb. Or so with the new subframe.
lol!!!!!!!
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Total BS. I think they had a foot on the scale when they weighed it. Look, the GG is heavy for a two stroke, no way around that one, but not that heavy. The reality is that ALL year GG 250/300s are in the mid 250s FULLY armored ready to go with a gallon of gas. That makes Rick's number right in the ballpark. I think the '12/'13 feels a little heavier than the older bikes when picking them up simply because they are taller, but my '12 dropped a lb. or so with the new subframe.
I agree with GMP.
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