Jetster220
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I've got a '18 XC300 and the E-start works flawless.
Gasgas or Husqvarna
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thumperrider1
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memphis2857
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I’m curious why your bike has a lead-acid battery opposedto the Lithium battery that mine came with. Also the “updated” leads people are talking about are down on the starter. Most of the issues people are talking about occurred on the 18’s that were sold last year.
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thumperrider1
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Hi,
Mine was a dealer demo bike with maybe a quarter to half a tank run through it. Yep not an LI battery for sure...........not sure what happened. I ordered an Earth-x EXT-5 battery for it the other day.
Bike is starting fine so will assume it's all good.
Cactus_Flat
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When I asked the local dealer here in Mesa, AZ if they had experienced any issues with the starter post upgraded leads, he mentioned that they had switched to a better cold cranking battery (so presumably not a Li battery) on their personal bikes. Maybe they did this with the demo you got so it would crank over better first thing in the morning
thumperrider1
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Could be. I know the earth-x model I've ordered flat out starts a bike in 2nd gear super fast for dead engine starts. This was on a 17 KTM250xc and YZ250FX bike. Guess we will see how it does when it comes in this week.---
From the manufacturer..........
NEW AND IMPROVED! EarthX ETZ series of starter batteries are the most powerful, light weight, compact sized batteries on the market! Designed to replace the stock, small lithium battery that comes with the 2017 or newer dirt bikes from KTM, Husqvarna, Honda, Beta, and Kawasaki with almost TRIPLE the cranking power! This is also a great battery for other dirt bike models where weight and performance matter. It only weighs 1 pound, and has 240 cranking amps!
Cactus_Flat
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I've heard nothing but great things about the earth X batteries, I was just speculating as to why your bike may have come with something other than the stock battery.
BTW, since you have experience with both, care to give some comparisons between the '17 kato 250 xc and your new gasser?
thumperrider1
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To me the GG feels like a 17 + KTM but with more cockpit room and WAY better suspension.
memphis2857
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What did he end up buying?
Motosportz
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I've ridden the 2018 GG a lot and love it. I ride a 2018 TE250i every weekend. Here is my quick 2 cents...
I like the geometry of the GG frame is more to my liking and as such find the handling a small step above the TE250i. The motor on the GG300 is excellent but I have really fallen in love with the 250i EFI motor. It is ideal for what I do. the TE counterbalanced motor is very noticeably smoother. The TE is lighter. The GG costs less. I found stock the GG suspension is more to my liking as the TE is too soft stock.
Both are fantastic bikes and I could easily make either perfect for me. The GG I rode for a few weeks was bone stock and VERY good. (report on this site somewhere). The TE I have massaged into the best bike I have ever rode. The GG could be right there with the same mods.
Fantastic bikes.
the older generation of GG's were to small for me (I had a really sweet one) and I did not like the 14-17's at all.
I like the geometry of the GG frame is more to my liking and as such find the handling a small step above the TE250i. The motor on the GG300 is excellent but I have really fallen in love with the 250i EFI motor. It is ideal for what I do. the TE counterbalanced motor is very noticeably smoother. The TE is lighter. The GG costs less. I found stock the GG suspension is more to my liking as the TE is too soft stock.
Both are fantastic bikes and I could easily make either perfect for me. The GG I rode for a few weeks was bone stock and VERY good. (report on this site somewhere). The TE I have massaged into the best bike I have ever rode. The GG could be right there with the same mods.
Fantastic bikes.
the older generation of GG's were to small for me (I had a really sweet one) and I did not like the 14-17's at all.
