Interview with GG Director

The weight is a deal breaker for many. My friends woods CR250 is 253lbs. And my other buddies kx250 os 258lbs. Skids, pipe guards, bark busters and full tank of fuel. If GG is 280lb that would keep me from buying it. I'm curious what mine weighs. The newer e-start orange and beta's are around that weight. I won't notice 10lbs but I will 20. They don't have to be the lightest but they need to be in the ballpark
 
My '13, with full wraps, FMF gnarly, pipe guard, Scott's damper, Flexx bars, and a Shorai battery weighed in at 269 with half tank of fuel.

About the same as my kx450 if I remember right. But the gasser handles waaay better. I can outclimb pretty much any of my riding buddies too.
 
hadfield4wd said:
The weight is a deal breaker for many. My friends woods CR250 is 253lbs. And my other buddies kx250 os 258lbs. Skids, pipe guards, bark busters and full tank of fuel. If GG is 280lb that would keep me from buying it. I'm curious what mine weighs. The newer e-start orange and beta's are around that weight. I won't notice 10lbs but I will 20. They don't have to be the lightest but they need to be in the ballpark
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They are in the ballpark. No GG I know of weighs 280# unless it has a giant tank on it or something.

Mine RTR with full tank etc. weighs about 265 or so. The new ones are about 10-12 lbs lighter than that.
 
Rod Overstreet said:
Once again...that's old information you are reading. During the time of that interview, the fate of the 200 had not been decided. Since then, we have stressed the importance of bringing in the 200 and it is now part of the production plan. If anything changes, it will be brought up in discussion when we meet with upper management later this month.
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Thanks for the clarification Rod :cool::cool:

We have 2 200s in the garage at home, great bikes for what we ride and enjoy; definitely want to replace mine with another 200 when the time comes (she's up to 165 hours now and working great).
 
3beejay3 said:
They are in the ballpark. No GG I know of weighs 280# unless it has a giant tank on it or something.



Mine RTR with full tank etc. weighs about 265 or so. The new ones are about 10-12 lbs lighter than that.
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My 2011 weighed 263 and the 14-15's were a lot lighter like said. My 450 Honda with a 2.7 gal. Tank, off-road armor, and dual exhaust only weighs 239 but feels 10lbs heavier than my GG did. Lol


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my 13 200 is 260 with p3 bash plate and pipe,full to the top.but everyone who jumps on it off a 4t comments how light it feels!go figure...scales only tell half the truth.a 2stroke simply carries it lower.
 
memphis2857 said:
My 2011 weighed 263 and the 14-15's were a lot lighter like said. My 450 Honda with a 2.7 gal. Tank, off-road armor, and dual exhaust only weighs 239 but feels 10lbs heavier than my GG did. Lol


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No Kidding, I've spent some time a newer 450x and it takes some getting used to in the corners.....
 
3beejay3 said:
No Kidding, I've spent some time a newer 450x and it takes some getting used to in the corners.....
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You couldn't give me an X model. Lol. And to be honest I'm not to sure about the R either. The engine package just isn't very good. Flameouts be damned!!!!


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Talking weight

I've got to say, whenever someone gets off my 300 they always comment on how light it is. They can't beleive it when I tell them what it is claimed to weigh on the scales. It's not until we have to lift it over a log that they beleive me.
What they Should be saying though when they get off my 300 is how light it 'feels'. This is much more important to me than any claimed figures on a piece of paper. It's how the whole package appears to feel when your throwing the bike through the woods that matters.

Josh
 
What I hear from everyone who rides a Gas Gas for the first time is "Man that thing feels so "planted" over the rocks and roots".

They don't realize a couple of extra pounds is the partial reason for that, so I just smile and nod. :D
 
Rod Overstreet said:
What I hear from everyone who rides a Gas Gas for the first time is "Man that thing feels so "planted" over the rocks and roots".

They don't realize a couple of extra pounds is the partial reason for that, so I just smile and nod. :D
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This is one of the reasons why some extra weight can be an advantage. I've seen guys on 125's get flailed around all over the place in rock gardens, while heavier bikes just cruise thru.....
 
3beejay3 said:
This is one of the reasons why some extra weight can be an advantage. I've seen guys on 125's get flailed around all over the place in rock gardens, while heavier bikes just cruise thru.....
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That's what I refer to as "pin balling" and you are exactly right.
 
Rod Overstreet said:
That's what I refer to as "pin balling" and you are exactly right.
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So true. I used to ride my sons RM125 in the woods and rocks just for fun. Beat the crap out of me. I was actually fastest on this bike than any other bike.

The philosopy was. "It's a 125 it can't hurt me" And I kept it pinned everywhere. Although I also got hurt most often on this bike as well!:cool: And I was usually exhausted at the end of the day as well.
 
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