2015 ec200

[bigtoe]

looking at anew ec 200 anyone had any experience with these?

 

[Dirt Dud]

You will find no shortage of riders loving the 200 on this forum . I have an 06 and 11 200 and they are great bikes as long as you like to ride on the throttle . they are a small bore and you have to gas it to get it up and over the trail trash / hills you come across . I also have a few trials bikes and a Sherco X Ride all of these bikes are trials oriented but lots of fun on the trails . You cannot go as fast on the new tweener bikes like Freeride , X Ride ect. as on the EC200 . If you are looking for a great bike that you can go fast on , like to turn the throttle these are fun bikes for sure .It has great brakes durable engine and great woods handling . The 300 has a lot more power and is easier to ride as long as you Do Not turn the throttle to much !

 

[liv2day]

You will find no shortage of riders loving the 200 on this forum .

+1 and then some to everything DirtDud posted. I switched from an orange 300 to my '11 200 and a couple years ago and it's been the best thing for my trail riding. Not a racer, just a trail hack, but think the 200 is the perfect bike for the woods I ride

 

[Jetster220]

Watch some of the videos on my youtube page, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvtNWXsK2kTUvwMFQzvHd2g I ride a '12 EC200, love it.

 

[bigtoe]

thanks guys for your advice, I've been trail riding for many years now and had many bikes of all sizes 2t and 4t, I'm mid fifties now, my last bike was a 2011 gasgas ec 300 which I loved, my son has now inherited that, I'm a fairly slow rider , I thought of installing a fly wheel weight on the 200 to may be help it up the hills so I don't have to rev it so much, any thoughts,

 

[d17]

I had an 07 and liked it very much to me the power seemed similar to my husky txc 250F but much more reliable. It had enough to pull down low and was controllable but if you wanted it to you could scream it.

 

[liv2day]

I'm a fairly slow rider , I thought of installing a fly wheel weight on the 200 to may be help it up the hills so I don't have to rev it so much, any thoughts,

I resemble that statement too

How about throwing a Rekluse in the bike; won't do much for revving it, but it'll help with the hilly stuff

I haven't had any issues when winding mine out to get up some of the stuff we have in the coast range; once she's on top, it's back to normal riding.

Keep us posted on what you decide!

 

[gasser]

thanks guys for your advice, I've been trail riding for many years now and had many bikes of all sizes 2t and 4t, I'm mid fifties now, my last bike was a 2011 gasgas ec 300 which I loved, my son has now inherited that, I'm a fairly slow rider , I thought of installing a fly wheel weight on the 200 to may be help it up the hills so I don't have to rev it so much, any thoughts,

Flywheel weights help bikes that have too much bottom end power or are prone to stalling - the 200 has neither of those traits. It will respond better to jetting and gearing for the hills. Suzuki needles (I have a NEDW in my 250) can give better power off idle but proper gearing a 200 is more crucial than on the bigger bikes. If top speeds are not important to you then experiment to see which gearing works best for you on hills and technical trails. I love the hills and 12/48 works great for me on my 250. 13/52 would give the same overall ratio. I would probably run 12/49 or 12/50 if I were on a 200 but remember gearing is highly personal so experiment to see what works best for you.

 

[Danj56]

I thought of installing a fly wheel weight on the 200 to may be help it up the hills so I don't have to rev it so much, any thoughts,

If the bike comes with a 2K3 ignition you wont find a heavier flywheel. If you switch over to the 2k2 you have a selection of weights you can add.

 

[bigtoe]

they have an adjustable power valve too, it's quite easy to get at, I suppose I could crank that down to it's mildest position, and also set the mapping switch to turtle !

 

[phoenix]

I have a 2014 200 and LOVE IT! I rode my 2013 300 the other day and it felt sluggish and heavy by comparison and I couldn't wait to get off of it. The 200 does require a little more user input to "GO." There will be lots of gear shifting and gear selection needs to be a little better thought out than with a 300. I have a few mods planned to eek a little more grunt out of it, but I have been riding it completely stock and am having a blast. Well I do have a Rekluse, but no flywheel weights or engine mods. It climbs hills fine (so long as you pick the right gear. )

 

[liv2day]

I would probably run 12/49 or 12/50 if I were on a 200 but remember gearing is highly personal so experiment to see what works best for you.

Gasser makes a great point here...glad he was thinking as I would have spaced it

I started off with 12/48 on my 200, then switched to 12/50 and it was much better. However, most of the stuff I ride is tight, technical single track in the coast range and I was still shifting down to 1st too often (I'm not that good either...lol). So, I ended up going with 12/52 and it's pretty much perfect for how I ride and what I ride. I have nothing on top (lol), but don't really care as I'm not into going fast in the woods. I can cruise through most everything in 2nd and 3rd and only need to get down into 1st if I'm going to hit something tough (for me).

Best selling tool would be to see if you can ride one...anyone in your area have one (or maybe a dealer has a demo)?

 

[dirtyDsun]

I have a 14' 200, pretty similar to the 15 minus the adjustable power valve. I have to say it is the most fun bike I've ever ridden, it handles very well and has plenty of power for my 195 lb frame. Like others have said it does like to be "in it" when your climbing hills and stuff. I'm still using the stock gearing 12 / 48, but will probably go with a 50 when I can find one. If you swoop up a 200, you might find you'll be asking yourself why didn't you do this sooner!