2011 Preproduction models in July

[Keg]

I have heard that GasGas Spain are starting back up from Summer holidays next week and will be making some preproduction EC300's & EC250's with electric start to air freight out to several countries for magazine reviews.

The starter will be more substantial than the flimsy KTM one.

Australia will get 2 of these bikes late next month. They also get a blinged up 200cc as standard (kick start only) which will make the KTM200 look very under-spec'd for the same price, and an Australian only spec'd EC450....but I couldn't get any more info on that.

Anyone hear any more gossip on what is coming to other parts of the world?

 

[Berkyboy]

A very, very, limited amount of pre-production 2011 EC300 model electric start bikes we're in production for testing as of today, July 29th, 2011.

The photo link has been temporarily removed....sorry

This year GasGas has made a substantial effort to produce 100s of 2011 enduro motorcycles before the traditional August holiday break.

 

[stainlesscycle]

interesting solution. definitely looks retrofittable. but i'll stick with a kicker..

 

[nhrider]

Cool pics!

What's this 200???

Ummm...I don't see any 250/300 F's in the pic.

 

[REVERUP]

Cool thanks for posting these pics Steve!
Starter looks very beefy and looks like it can endure alot of use. All be it a bit ugly and large. May be a bit of extra weight, but if its reliable thats worth the trade off. If you rode a bike with one and without one probably can't feel the difference until you stab the little red magic button. Then you and rail away before the other can pull his kick start lever out.

The Gas Gas factory just screams excellence, just like their products.

Roscoe

 

[Berkyboy]

Without spending a lot of time looking over the pre-production models while it was in production today it looks like you will need the following parts if you're going to try and convert your kick start Gasser:

1) ring gear for EC ignition flywheel, 2) special ring gear nut, 3) "new e-starter" clutch cover, 4) "bendix" drive assembly, 5) "bendix" drive cover / holder, 6) PV cover w/ starter mounting bracket, 7) starter, 8) plastic starter protector sleeve, 9) starter button, 10) wiring harness, 11) battery tray for subrame or new subframe w/ battery tray, 12) starter relay, 13) new seat base, 14) battery.......

Did I miss anything?

 

[Brian]

Thanks for the photos. The bikes look amazing! Wish I had money to buy one.
The e-start looks interesting. I can't wait to read the reviews of the bikes.

 

[gasgasman]

WOW. That starter looks like it could fire up an Evirude 300hp outboard.

Thanks for the pics Steve!

 

[skid jackson]

e start looks ugly ....

I want to know more about this gas gas 200???

 

[stainlesscycle]

definitely ugly, but the ktm one is no beauty queen either....

 

[gasgasman]

The Gas Gas lump looks to be about 10lbs of extra weight.

 

[REVERUP]

From what I can tell, it apears the starter motor itself is the same as the 450 FSR, thats the good news.

The bad is if down the road you need to replace it its listed at nearly 400 bones.

Roscoe

 

[Skidad]

WOW. That starter looks like it could fire up an Evirude 300hp outboard.

Thanks for the pics Steve!

Good thing. Gas Gas can't afford the problems that KTM has gotten away with. It better be reliable from the get go.

 

[noobi]

It makes you wonder what the design was before KTMs patent had its toes trod on.
And these 'blinged' 200 have caught my attention also, I could easily be talked into some factory bling...

 

[dank]

Without spending a lot of time looking over the pre-production models while it was in production today it looks like you will need the following parts if you're going to try and convert your kick start Gasser:

1) ring gear for EC ignition flywheel, 2) special ring gear nut, 3) "new e-starter" clutch cover, 4) "bendix" drive assembly, 5) "bendix" drive cover / holder, 6) PV cover w/ starter mounting bracket, 7) starter, 8) plastic starter protector sleeve, 9) starter button, 10) wiring harness, 11) battery tray for subrame or new subframe w/ battery tray, 12) starter relay, 13) new seat base, 14) battery.......

Perhaps if people preorder it, you could make a kit that includes such things? if they preorder, and you over produce by say 10%, then you dont run into the trouble you had with the rekluse, where there was alot of talk, but when it actually got here, sales were slow. that kit would be very handy if someone wanted to convert their gasser.

 

[GMP]

I'm late to the party and missed the photo. I thought a big problem with the KTM was the dry interface of the starter parts, is the GG the same?

Skidad's comment is 100% correct, and also the main reason we have not seen a GG 250F motor go into production.

A tricked out 200 for a good price does sound interesting.

 

[Keg]

A tricked out 200 for a good price does sound interesting.

You might have to take a trip to Australia to get one though.....not sure what USA has asked for in their model.

 

[Kurdt]

I think the key here is that this electric start is going to be 15 lbs of extra weight that works, unlike the KTM which is 15 lbs of extra weight and doesn't work as designed.