GasGas/Reiju riders... you out there?

[cbutler]

I'm still here, but I'm afraid I mite get the COVID interacting with people on the internet, follow the science

 

[swazi_matt]

Ribs finally healed, jeez it's been forever.

But C19 has cleaned up all the local trail rides as too hard to run them, or maybe too risky will get canceled. There's a price to pay I guess.

Bought an XTrainer foe giggles, but keeping GG for certain rides as I love it.

let me know when the giggles run out, i might be in the market for an x-trainer

 

[gasser]

Still in Tennessee, still riding, sold my 2011 ec250 which I kept for over a year before deciding I liked my 2018 ec300 enough to let the eleven 250 go. I also picked up an new Honda CRF300L to adventure ride and dual sport on.

 

[SS109]

It's really good to see that not everyone has bailed on the real Gassers.

 

[Anders]

I still ride my "real" gasser, the 2015 EC200. It's not been used a lot lately, but I plan to do a race on Saturday.

I have ridden it approx 360 hours since I bought it secondhand (and rather cheap) in 2015.

 

[Gasser Nate]

Still riding and in fact I bought another one. 2020 Txt300. One of the last ones before Ktm start screwing with them and ruin a good thing.

 

[blitz11]

Still here. put $1,500 into my 2002 300, hoping to make it my forever bike.

Rode with buddies, and with bad heart valve, nearly exhausted myself to death trying to keep up. Tried to buy new Reiju - none to be found. Bought TM 300 FI 2T enduro, but haven't ridden it yet 'cause when i bought it in August, montana was in "exceptional drought" and the only thing allowed off-road was farm equipment.

Bought my daughter who's moving to Boise a Beta 300 RR Race edition. Wow, nice bike. Too small for me, though, but perfect for her. I'll be selling both the GG 300 and her 200 EXC to bankroll the Beta.

She'll be much closer to me, which makes it easier for her and I to ride. If any Idaho riders are around and want to ride, i am game. (I saw Idaho Mountain Seth on the first page - dueling TMs!).

Great forum - i'll stick around OR maybe i'll keep the GG. We'll see.

 

[flognart]

Still here

I recently picked up a Rieju 300 Ranger and very happy I did, also still have my 2000 250 EC, still gives my son's YZ 250 X a run for for its money. More to come when I get a little time on the Ranger.

 

[swazi_matt]

I take it the 250EC is what gives the 250x a run for it's money. I would be very impressed if a hybrid like the ranger would keep up with 250x

 

[flognart]

You are correct Swazi, but the Ranger is nice, very forgiving in the tight stuff, in fact the boy rode it now he's thinking about getting a 250 Pro!

 

[(F5)]

Well I'm rebuilding my 07.

Crankcase got very ovalisided mounting hole from a wayward swingarm bolt and vibration got worse and worse. Several bearings were poked. A sharp rider of my elevated skill can pick this sort of thing straight away.

I must have been tired last few rides. Bit embarrassing.

 

[(F5)]

Well the cases are back together with sleeve in rear mount hole.

Bit by bit as I get time. SW bearings linkage as required so ready to slot back in. Dammit just remembered steering needs a bearing too.

Get distracted by riding roadbike or my GasGas TXT250. That's a blast.

 

[Zman]

Glad to hear it is getting back together! They don't wear out if you put them in the corner and look at them, but that is NO FUN!

 

[SS109]

Yeah, trials bikes are a whole different kind of fun. I really need to get me one.

 

[gasser]

Man, the forum has been pretty dead as of late. Have all of you sold off your Gassers and/or quit riding? Just curious if everyone abandoned ship or what!

Of course this forum is dead. Passion for a brand of motorcycle is built around that brand and our vison of that brand is dead. Some of that loyalty is passed on to the new "GasGas" brand but most was squandered by the incompetent government officials and GasGas managers who took control of the company more than a decade ago. The bikes coming off the Reiju line today do not have the GasGas name, are not made in the GasGas factory, and are not made by GasGas workers. They may be mostly the same bike as my 2018 gasser but so what. It is good that I can get new parts for my bike but if and when I ever replace my current gasser I will probably spend my money elsewhere. I've owned nothing but gassers for 22 years and loved them all but if Pontiac (a car company I love) came back today with the same cars they sold 12 years ago selling at todays prices I wouldn't buy one. Funny how they shut their doors about the same time GasGas started it's nose dive.

 

[SS109]

Of course this forum is dead. Passion for a brand of motorcycle is built around that brand and our vison of that brand is dead. Some of that loyalty is passed on to the new "GasGas" brand but most was squandered by the incompetent government officials and GasGas managers who took control of the company more than a decade ago. The bikes coming off the Reiju line today do not have the GasGas name, are not made in the GasGas factory, and are not made by GasGas workers. They may be mostly the same bike as my 2018 gasser but so what. It is good that I can get new parts for my bike but if and when I ever replace my current gasser I will probably spend my money elsewhere. I've owned nothing but gassers for 22 years and loved them all but if Pontiac (a car company I love) came back today with the same cars they sold 12 years ago selling at todays prices I wouldn't buy one. Funny how they shut their doors about the same time GasGas started it's nose dive.

That's a rather harsh and negative viewpoint but to each their own. I don't understand that thought process but more power to ya!

Lots of guys are still in to the old Maicos, Swedish Husqvarnas, and other older and long gone brands. Sort of like the cult following for Kawasaki KDX's which I'm also part of. Those of us that love them will keep on loving them regardless of whether they are still in business, under a different name, or whether or not they're still being made. That said, you do you!

 

[CBar]

This forum is dead because most forums are dead. A few continue to thrive, but not like they used to. Social media pages like Facebook have taken a lot of the attention away from forums. I?ve owned my Rieju for almost a year. Found this forum when I googled for some info. I?ve never actually been in this general discussion area until today?

 

[webmaster]

I asked mark berg how things were going a while back in a personal e-mail. i recall him talking about how things were slowed by the pandemic with it's related shutdowns.

One good thing is that the dollar is become very strong relative to the euro - at parity. Costs less to import goods to u.s. from europe. See the attached image - the dollar is higher than it's ever been relative to the euro.

jeff

 

[swazi_matt]

I asked mark berg how things were going a while back in a personal e-mail. i recall him talking about how things were slowed by the pandemic with it's related shutdowns.

One good thing is that the dollar is become very strong relative to the euro - at parity. Costs less to import goods to u.s. from europe. See the attached image - the dollar is higher than it's ever been relative to the euro.

jeff

It's interesting how the pandemic has affected some countries differently. Down here sales went up with the pandemic, possibly a result of people rethinking priorities and also having additional time as a result of companies being forced to test work-from-home systems

 

[SS109]

This forum is dead because most forums are dead. A few continue to thrive, but not like they used to. Social media pages like Facebook have taken a lot of the attention away from forums. I?ve owned my Rieju for almost a year. Found this forum when I googled for some info. I?ve never actually been in this general discussion area until today?

I'm a forum guy. When info and knowledge is posted on things like facebook it is easily lost and about impossible to find again. Forums still rule as a repository of knowledge, the quirks, fixes, parts sources, etc. for anything. Plus, I despise facebook so there is that!