New Gas Gas rider

[Trooper Sam]

Hi all! New to the community, and discovering almost by accident what a treasure a Gas Gas is.

I've been going out riding with a buddy of mine, he had a bike and a quad and I didn't. I discovered that I really enjoyed this, enough to decide to get a bike of my own. A craigslist ad led me to discover Gas Gas, a 2005 MC250 that had never been sold or registered, or even ridden more than around a parking lot.

Now I'm the proud owner of a bike that seems to be more amazing the more I learn about it. I'll be around here, occasionally seeking advice, and I think the honeymoon will be a delightful one.

 

[blitz11]

Krikes! That thing is beautiful!

Way to go. Excellent score.

You're gonna' love it.

Congratulations.

blitz

p.s. You won't find a better bunch of people than those here on this forum. This is a top-notch group. I've learned a ton from posters here.

 

[coolum74]

Well done, so now get out there and give us a ride report

Enjoy your new ride mate

Cheers

 

[eff]

Very nice! Enjoy your new ride and welcome to the GasGas community.

 

[Skidad]

Wow, where did you find that? Here in the US of A? What year is the bike also and jeez those big forks are sweet. Excellent score!!

FWI...I have a brand new E-line carbon fiber pipe guard that will probably fit that pipe. $75 and it's yours. PM me if interested.

 

[Trooper Sam]

It came from a little bike shop in Adelanto, CA. The owner had picked up five of them from a Gas Gas dealership that went out of business. Four ended up being sold to his family members, and I got the last for $2500 plus tax and DMV fees.

It's a 2005.

That guy is working on becoming a Gas Gas dealer, so I'll have a third dealer in fairly easy range for me. . He loves Gas Gas, it's what he rides with his family.

 

[HuskyDude]

That's an awesome score. Good find.

Where do you guys ride? Try and get some pics up if you can.

 

[Skidad]

$2,500...Unreal deal

Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy

Let me know about the pipe guard.

 

[Rick]

Nice!!! Enjoy!

 

[Trooper Sam]

Thanks, all. We'll be riding at Stoddard Wells near Barstow, and we'll work on getting a few shots.

skidad, I'll let you know soon if I'd like that, thanks!

I'm pretty excited about taking this thing out for its first run, but it actually hasn't even been broken in, so I'll be taking it easy that first day while I observe the break-in procedure in the manual. And, while I get used to this beast! It's a powerful monster!

 

[aflica]

Nice bike , you'll enjoy it !!

Welcome to the forum

 

[Trooper Sam]

Okay, so the question of spark arrestors has been put in my sights, so:

What, if any, OEM spark arrestor options exist for this bike with the stock factory silencer?

What options exist in the aftermarket that may work with the factory silencer?

Or, am I simply left with the FMF TurbineCore 2 option?

Also, what IS the factory exhaust setup on here? Who makes the stuff that's on my bike, 100% stock?

 

[BlueLghtning]

Okay, so the question of spark arrestors has been put in my sights, so:

What, if any, OEM spark arrestor options exist for this bike with the stock factory silencer?

What options exist in the aftermarket that may work with the factory silencer?

Or, am I simply left with the FMF TurbineCore 2 option?

Also, what IS the factory exhaust setup on here? Who makes the stuff that's on my bike, 100% stock?

I'm not sure what is stock, but both my 01 XC250 and 03 DE300 have the FMF TurbineCore 2 and both silencer's are stamped that they have Spark Arrestor's and USFS approved.

 

[Trooper Sam]

Has anybody used a Cobra Sparky? I took a measurement of the outside of the pipe, caliper said it's 2.75 inches. The closest Cobra Sparky is 2 7/8". Will it clamp down on my pipe?

 

[skid jackson]

2.75 would mean 2 3/4 inches, which would leave the silencer about 1/8 too big ... might work with some kind of washer ... or possible clamping down ..but why bother when the fmf t2 is the spec silencer and will clamp right on???

 

[Trooper Sam]

Was hoping not to have to buy the T2, but it's looking more and more as if I will have to. Ah, well.

 

[gg3]

Hi Trooper,awesome score but way too shiney,that pipe is screaming for some dents Enjoy.

 

[Trooper Sam]

Not to worry, that tuba's gonna be gettin' banged on soon.

 

[roostafish]

You could shim your Sparky with some cut inner tube. It's not a bad option, but you'll need to drill, tap, and clamp. You don't want to lose that thing.

 

[Trooper Sam]

Nah, just decided to order the TC2. I'm fairly certain I'll be more happy with that.