'08 Ec300

[cladoo]

I just picked up this for a customer and put it together today. There are a few noticeable changes. The front fender, head light, speedo, light switch are all new . The pipe looks different, lower pipe mount is new, graphics. And if you can believe this the sidestand stays down!
http://http://www.gasgasrider.org/gallery//showphoto.php?photo=822&cat=500&ppuser=136

 

[cladoo]

This is the new speedo. It must have a battery in it as the display is showing and it is not running.

 

[cladoo]

Here is the new rotary light switch.

 

[cladoo]

I also am assembling a new '07 EC300 for another customer so I have each to compare. The new '08 comes more assembled than the '07.

 

[ScottyR]

How long did it take to build the 08? Did you have to remove a bunch of Euro emission crap?

I am waiting for the US spec bikes to arrive. I dont need or want all the street stuff as we cant street plate them in Ontario anyhow.

 

[GMP]

Claude,

Is the seat much different? Looks more round in profile. Worth swapping from the '07 ?

 

[cladoo]

The seat doesn't look that much different. And yes the emission crap is on but I didn't get the homologation pipe. The turn signals, horn and stuff are already on. I would like to see an EC with just a headlight,taillight but with the same EC ignition. Then they could use the money they save by not putting on the street legal stuff and buy a spark arrestor instead.

 

[d2w]

That new speedo unit sure looks like the TrailTech Vapor (but just wrapped in red). http://trailtech.net/vapor.html

 

[eff]

This is the new speedo. It must have a battery in it as the display is showing and it is not running.

That speedo is made by TrailTech and must be a Vapor because it looks like it has a tach too. The battery is a std 2032.

http://trailtech.net/vapor.html

 

[tacodriver]

I also am assembling a new '07 EC300 for another customer so I have each to compare. The new '08 comes more assembled than the '07.

Thats mine thanks cladoo Went out for a short spin yesterday was fun, so much lighter then my wr 400. Now just have to get tires studded for the rest of the winter.

 

[cladoo]

Konrad let me know when you get it studded up and how everything went.


One other thing I noticed on the '08 is that GG finally is getting rid of most of the allen head bolts and replacing them with 8mm hex head ones. I noticed this on the water pump and the pv cover.