2005 Factory replica!

[Pepperami]

It's a public holiday here in the UK on Monday. That gives me 3 solid days in the garage to Strip, clean and lube my bike. I have some interesting upgrades in the pipe line and big box of parts on their way from Spain! By next weekend my old 200 smoker will be as close to a factory replica as possible!

Watched this space for a before pic and a few after pics

Just out of interest which make of piston is best?

 

[Rick]

Can't wait!

As for the piston, I've only used the OEM which I am pretty sure it is a Wiesco piston.

 

[Caravan Monster]

Just out of interest which make of piston is best?

Wossner pistons seem ok. The top end kits - rings / l.end / piston are decent value, I used one when I rebuilt my '06 ec 200 and it runs great. Biketech will stock them for your bike.

 

[Pepperami]

A couple of before pics for you. The last race was a tough one but I loved it. As for the mudguard, thats the first time I have launched a bike up a hill without rider!

 

[Pepperami]

Some during pics for you. A day spent cleaning. Fitted the rekluse taken everything apart and re greased.

 

[Pepperami]

Just waiting for a box of goodies to arrive from Spain!

 

[Pepperami]

Getting there now! recover the seat tomorrow and off to a local track to break in and set up the Rekluse at the weekend.

 

[Coop]

Looks great.

 

[bowhunter007]

The bike looks great! Now to get it dirty, all over again

 

[Jim Cook]

It's a public holiday here in the UK on Monday. That gives me 3 solid days in the garage to Strip, clean and lube my bike. I have some interesting upgrades in the pipe line and big box of parts on their way from Spain! By next weekend my old 200 smoker will be as close to a factory replica as possible!

Watched this space for a before pic and a few after pics

Just out of interest which make of piston is best?

You can get a cheaper piston from Wiseco, and they are good pistons: By cross referencing with other models (for the 200cc GasGas, the Polaris 600cc triple cylinder snowmobile piston is an example), you can save some money over GasGas specific Wiseco piston kits.

However, my preference in pistons are those made by Wossner (Germany), who furnished the OEM pistons from 2004 through at least 2007. Wossner also makes the same piston sold by Athena, except that they have a non-stick coating on the outside of the piston. The same rings fit both Wossner and Athena pistons.

For your bike: http://www.athenaparts.com/eng/models/view/1015-section-78/gas-gas-ec-200

"A" Piston kit:
http://www.athenaparts.com/eng/products/view/14097/piston-kit-o-62-45

Complete Athena line for your bike:
http://www.athenaparts.com/eng/models/view/1015/gas-gas-ec-200

Athena USA was bringing them into the US.
I spoke to a fellow last year, and bought some piston kits from him.
Rich, Jr. RSB@wsmparts.com
https://wsmparts.com/results.aspx?id=a_ID_1_5_17_-1_225_-2

Good Riding and Wrenching,
Jim

 

[Pepperami]

Thanks guys! as soon as the Rekluse is run in and set up it's getting a new top end.

I have owned the bike for 2 1/2 years and not touched the engine

I also want to up the compression, I have a set of genuine Gasgas gaskets which do I use to do this?

 

[Jim Cook]

Thanks guys! as soon as the Rekluse is run in and set up it's getting a new top end.

I have owned the bike for 2 1/2 years and not touched the engine

I also want to up the compression, I have a set of genuine Gasgas gaskets which do I use to do this?

Don't go thinner than the green .3mm base gasket.
It will work fine, but won't really make that much of a difference.

Once, we tried to use only the brown .15mm base gasket, but it didn't crush enough to seal properly. The distributor's tech service man explained to me that the .15mm gasket was included in the kit to be used with the gray .5mm gasket to achieve the factory recommended .65mm base gasket stack for the EC300. (This was in 1999.)

I like to use a single .5mm base gasket, and have RB Designs modify the head and combustion chamber to work with it. He shaves the head to bump compression, and reshapes the combustion chamber of the head.
After the head was modified on my 2006 DE300, I decided that I could use a flywheel weight.

 

[Pepperami]

Cheers for that info it will come in handy!

Been away camping and testing my bike this weekend had a great time.
Not an ideal set up at the MX track for testing and set up but the Rekluse appears to be broken in. 20 minute sessions whats that all about i was just getting warmed up , no real time to adjust the clutch. Any way home now and the bike has been washed and I appear to have cracked it. I seem to have set it up

The list of stuff chucked at it is as follows:-

Rekluse core exp 2
Adjustable handle bar clamps
Acerbis disc guard
Gasgas alloy gear lever
Red chain slider
Genuine seat cover
Cemoto graphics
Fork bleeders
Alloy chain guard
FMF Gnarly
FMF powercore 2
Gasgas alloy gas cap
White plastics
Powder coating of frame and swing arm
Schmidt powervalve cover
Lever adjusters
51 tooth Supersprox rear sprocket (alloy with steel outer)
Red annodised master cylider covers
Alloy rear brake lever
Renthal twin walls
DID enduro chain (the best IMHO)
Hyde Racing exhaust guard

How much? It doesn't matter to be honest, it's the bike I want