bergerhag
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Oh, my! The Swedish importer set up a road show with six bikes. Our local dealer just signed to join the Gasgas train, and got them to stop at our track. We got to beat the sh.. out of them Gassers.
2013 EC250 F
2013 EC300 F
2013 EC450 F
2013 EC300
2012 EC250 R
2012 EC300 R
All bikes had the Mz CC forks and Ohlins shock, except the standard EC300, which had the standard Marzocchis and a Sachs shock.
Track was mostly single trail with roots and lots of mud and rocks, very tight corners. There were also a section more mx like, wider and quicker, with some natural whoopies. All the bikes had factory setup on springs, so they all were a little light to me. In the tight trails it didnt matter much, was more obvious in the open faster sections where it got a little bouncy when speed increased.
The bike that gave me the biggest surprise was the 250F. Very very easy to ride, suspension smooth as riding on a sea of pillows, and power delivery was decent all down low and up throuh the rev range. I have ridden a few Yammies, but they were nothing like this one, they were more sluggish and weak, especially in the lower range.
The 300F was also a nice bike, at first I could not tell the difference from the 250F, but when I got out in the open, the extra power was evident. Apart from the extra power, this was the same smooth ride as the 250F. A lot of the guys doin both mx and enduros thought the 250F was underpowered, and liked the 300F much better.
The 450F was too much for these conditions, at least for me. Too much power from down low, making it difficult to handle in the tight stuff.
The twostrokes needed a little clear up jetting wise, and was taken aside for a quick jetting change. After that the power was delivered as it should, Gasgas wise. Smooth tractable power from way down low. I heard a lot of praise on the twostroke engines today, from diehard "other bike" fans. The 300's performed as they should, however my 2010 still shines just as well engine wise. The 250 power delivery was a bit too pipey for me, didnt suit my riding style in these messy muddy turns. However I heard many people saying the opposite, that the 250 was not as howling fast on the pipe as the 300, making them dare open up the trottle more.
What really was the big difference to my bike was the forks. Sweet sweet smoth action CC forks. Me wants. Unfortunately there was no demo bike with the TTX forks, so I have to dream of testing a set of those a bit longer.
All in all I must say this demo was a success, the six bikes were running non stop for six hours, new pilots wanted to try them all. And the fact that my favourite dealer has picked up Gasgas is a nice bonus.
Not much photos though, was busy riding.
2013 EC250 F
2013 EC300 F
2013 EC450 F
2013 EC300
2012 EC250 R
2012 EC300 R
All bikes had the Mz CC forks and Ohlins shock, except the standard EC300, which had the standard Marzocchis and a Sachs shock.
Track was mostly single trail with roots and lots of mud and rocks, very tight corners. There were also a section more mx like, wider and quicker, with some natural whoopies. All the bikes had factory setup on springs, so they all were a little light to me. In the tight trails it didnt matter much, was more obvious in the open faster sections where it got a little bouncy when speed increased.
The bike that gave me the biggest surprise was the 250F. Very very easy to ride, suspension smooth as riding on a sea of pillows, and power delivery was decent all down low and up throuh the rev range. I have ridden a few Yammies, but they were nothing like this one, they were more sluggish and weak, especially in the lower range.
The 300F was also a nice bike, at first I could not tell the difference from the 250F, but when I got out in the open, the extra power was evident. Apart from the extra power, this was the same smooth ride as the 250F. A lot of the guys doin both mx and enduros thought the 250F was underpowered, and liked the 300F much better.
The 450F was too much for these conditions, at least for me. Too much power from down low, making it difficult to handle in the tight stuff.
The twostrokes needed a little clear up jetting wise, and was taken aside for a quick jetting change. After that the power was delivered as it should, Gasgas wise. Smooth tractable power from way down low. I heard a lot of praise on the twostroke engines today, from diehard "other bike" fans. The 300's performed as they should, however my 2010 still shines just as well engine wise. The 250 power delivery was a bit too pipey for me, didnt suit my riding style in these messy muddy turns. However I heard many people saying the opposite, that the 250 was not as howling fast on the pipe as the 300, making them dare open up the trottle more.
What really was the big difference to my bike was the forks. Sweet sweet smoth action CC forks. Me wants. Unfortunately there was no demo bike with the TTX forks, so I have to dream of testing a set of those a bit longer.
All in all I must say this demo was a success, the six bikes were running non stop for six hours, new pilots wanted to try them all. And the fact that my favourite dealer has picked up Gasgas is a nice bonus.
Not much photos though, was busy riding.
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