Am I nuts? 1999 EC 250

So rode it again today. I love this bike. I do need some new tires at least a front. Soupy muddy!! Front pushed around. Too much. I'll most likely be going Bridgestone M59 its the front of choice of most of the racers around here. I can get a goldentyre gt216aa, sounds like a great tire and a lot of reviews say its as good as the M59 so why spend the extra money on the gt?
 
hadfield4wd said:
So rode it again today. I love this bike. I do need some new tires at least a front. Soupy muddy!! Front pushed around. Too much. I'll most likely be going Bridgestone M59 its the front of choice of most of the racers around here. I can get a goldentyre gt216aa, sounds like a great tire and a lot of reviews say its as good as the M59 so why spend the extra money on the gt?
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Because the gt216 fat tire is the best front tire on the planet. Tracks great in all conditions, soaks up square edge bumps, the extra size works like a steering stabilizer, and it last forever. I got 60 hours out of my last one. Only drawback is price and when it lets go in a corner it does so without warning BUT, you have to push it really hard before it lets go. Makes sure to get the 90/100 and not the 90/90. They are totally different tires. I would also suggest running a mousse with it.

I have run the M59 and it would not even be in my top 3 tire choices.

1. GT216 fat tire 90/100-21
2. Dunlop MX32
3. Kenda Washugal


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Tubliss is fine. You will find the tire works best at 10-12 lbs though. Talking about the GT216


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Motoz tractionator IT is and excellent, long lasting front tire at a reasonable price point. It has a stiff carcass which pairs well with the Tubliss.

Been running this front tire for a couple of seasons and prefer it over the M-59. The M-59 worked well for me, but the MotoZ has more positive bite IMO.
 
Crap. As I suspected the bleeder broke off inside the banjo bolt. I had the banjo bolt off and tried heat etc. was afraid I'd break off the easy out so I contacted AOMC and got one on order as well as a lower chain roller. They said they would contact me if it's on back order. Fingers crossed.

This is what I'm talking about.



I did get the bleeder from and shirty lever from somebody in IL. Can't remember who though. If worse comes to worse I'll take it to a machine shop and have them fix it. I have a great local shop.
 
Also i did end up with the M59. Its what a majority of the local racers use. If I don't like it I'll try something else and compare. I have a carb on ebay for sale that will fund my tubliss.
 
M 59 more suited to fast racing where you will have the wheel lightened up or off the ground a lot of the time.As in you ride the rear tire most of the time and you want the front wheel to break some when you tuck it down hard.
It really comes down to technique and terrain and conditions..If you want the best tire for most conditions as opposed to specific conditions.

Golden tyre is fine but it isn't for everyone.
And in my opinion its just the newest greatest thing that really isn't that great.
 
So after way too much work for a bleeder I finally received it. Rod and Mark at Gofasters were great in getting me hooked up with a dealer. I ended up getting Matto to handle it. Without getting into my issues I had, I wanted to say that Rod worked very hard to get me the parts I needed. Way too hard for $34 worth of parts. Thank you very much.

Also the new banjo bolt that came was too long. It bottomed out before it seated. so I got in touch with Mark, who looked at the fiche and determined that I could just cut it short. So I did. Got it done and the clutch bled.

Putting my new tubliss and tires on today.
 
Looks great. I'd love to hear a report when you get a chance. Bet it's going to be an awesome setup.

I've got the Tubliss sitting in the shop, waiting to be installed.
 
Loved the tires and tubliss. Low pressures and this thing crawled over stuff. Plus this amazing motor. It's almost like cheating.

I did get pissed off because I broke a rad shroud. Never should have just leaned it on a tree like I've done hundreds of times with other bikes and the shroud was cracked. I didn't wreck today so I can't blame that.

All that to say people look at you when your on a Gas Gas. Like you know what your doing. It's just assumed. Part of where we were today is a MX training facility. They were getting ready to head to FL for the winter and training and they came over and wanted to talk about the bike and where I race. Haha

It's like part of a club of elite riders. Like we have a secret handshake a decoder ring. Instant access with a gasser. Its weirdish
 
Streetable 99'

I noticed this thread after I joined the forum. I'm seriously looking into getting a 99'200EC myself. It comes with lots of spare parts, is currently licensed and I don't live far from work and am close to trails so the dual sport choice is a no brainer for me. My thoughts are what I should look for as problem areas.
 
hadfield4wd said:
Loved the tires and tubliss. Low pressures and this thing crawled over stuff.
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Great to hear. I haven't heard many who are disappointed with the Tubliss. I actually ended up ordering a Shinko 520 rear to go with the Tubliss based on a conversation with Jeff at Nuetech.

Looking forward to trying it out when snow clears:mad:



Rango,

I wouldn't hesitate on the older EC200. I love our '99 and it is an impressive woods bike. I wouldn't consider it a Dualsport in any way, but it would probably work fine to connect trails. As with any older bike, overall condition and maintenance history are important. Plastics from the older bikes are becoming a bit harder to locate.
 
firffighter said:
Great to hear. I haven't heard many who are disappointed with the Tubliss. I actually ended up ordering a Shinko 520 rear to go with the Tubliss based on a conversation with Jeff at Nuetech.



Looking forward to trying it out when snow clears:mad:







Rango,



I wouldn't hesitate on the older EC200. I love our '99 and it is an impressive woods bike. I wouldn't consider it a Dualsport in any way, but it would probably work fine to connect trails. As with any older bike, overall condition and maintenance history are important. Plastics from the older bikes are becoming a bit harder to locate.
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That Shinko tire works pretty darn good. Has the best braking of any tire I have ever tried. Only drawback is it lacks side bite so it's a little sketchy in high speed corners, especially if there is no berm to rail. Couldn't ask for a better trail riding tire though.


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