18's sure look to have the right parts.

Mehs said:
Do not understand why people keep sayng... looks like red ktm .. all copied from ktm.. etc...
What they expect square wheels? Or chopper handlbars??....
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As much as I like the new GasGas you have to admit it sure looks like a KTM. Same frame,sub frame,swing arm even the body work is close. As long as they have kept some of their weight forward feel I think they will have a winner.
 
arminhammer said:
As much as I like the new GasGas you have to admit it sure looks like a KTM. Same frame,sub frame,swing arm even the body work is close. As long as they have kept some of their weight forward feel I think they will have a winner.
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I personally think this was smart to do it this way. It lets them leverage a lot of previous know how and testing on a chassis that is quite good. Parts are already in production so many steps of development could be fast tracked. This gives them time to perfect the motor that they know well and suspension tuned for the correct audience. I'm not a current KTM owner but do ride with many friends who really like the new chassis. I'm not promoting KTM but congratulating the GasGas development team for using a lot of common sense and making the development less risky. As big as KTM is they came out with some good innovations on the 2017 but they also really screwed up parts of it. It is really hard to completely change every part on a bike rapidly. GasGas had limited time and needed to focus to succeed.
 
The bikes look sterling. Just the turning radius and KYBs alone puts this bike at the top for me.
Put me up for one as soon as they roll a fourstroke 300/350 off the factory floor.
 
celler said:
I personally think this was smart to do it this way. It lets them leverage a lot of previous know how and testing on a chassis that is quite good. Parts are already in production so many steps of development could be fast tracked. This gives them time to perfect the motor that they know well and suspension tuned for the correct audience. I'm not a current KTM owner but do ride with many friends who really like the new chassis. I'm not promoting KTM but congratulating the GasGas development team for using a lot of common sense and making the development less risky. As big as KTM is they came out with some good innovations on the 2017 but they also really screwed up parts of it. It is really hard to completely change every part on a bike rapidly. GasGas had limited time and needed to focus to succeed.
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After the 2017 ktm jetting issues (seem to be lots of people wh are battling to get the mikuns jetted properly) and other reports i have seen of guys complaining that the workmanship and parts have dropped in standard (possibly in search of dropping a few grams) it seems like there are a few riders looking at other brands, sherco, beta and gas gas are mentioned, unfortunately GG has to work harder to move away from their recent history, but fitting kyb's is a great start as you know you will not need to depend solely on dealers for parts/servicing so it is one less worry regarding another bankruptcy
 
im really thinking of buying a new 2018 GasGas.
Is some interested in my EC144???


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I see they still have the starter motor in that funky position. Hell, even ktm moved the motor the the bottom of the cases
 
On some of pictures I see what seems to be a AIS emissions system over clutch slave EC model ? + One pic of the carb was a screw top with a cable choke (EC) and the next pic was a pwk with a side pull choke (XC) ?
 
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I'm in love ! The only issue with this love affair is the height of the bike compared to my 11' :( .
I might have a 11' EC 300Racing to sell... Anyone ? :D
 
2018 gas gas looking really good ,but exc250/300 2018 is on another level .Ktm present the new Era in hard enduro.For gasgas will be really hard to survive in this copetative market ,but i wish'em luck .One of the key of success is better marketing and more dealerships around the world .
 
Getoviq95 said:
2018 gas gas looking really good ,but exc250/300 2018 is on another level .Ktm present the new Era in hard enduro.For gasgas will be really hard to survive in this copetative market ,but i wish'em luck .One of the key of success is better marketing and more dealerships around the world .
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How so?
By adding FI? This just adds weight and complexity to to something that works fine already and can be field repaired with min tools. I see very little advantage to FI on off road bikes 4 or 2 stroke.
 
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