The grass is never greener, Even after Third Try

[Ed Ventura]

It must be a sickness I have. I have owned 4 GG 200,250's Beginning with 2004. But I keep leaving .When I leave I am never happy.I loose a ton of money then come back

This spring was no different, I had a 2006 200 and 2007 250 that needed a little work, My choice was to spruce both up or buy a new/newer bike.

Then like ass I stray this time to a New Husaberg 450. The bike is a nice bike . Fit in finish is nice. the fuel injected moter is sweet. It is a great dual sport bike. Sunday ride bike. I know many like them and get them to work well. For my 45 year old body it is just to heavy and big in the nasty Netra enduros I ride. I was hoping for a planted 4 stroke feeling to plow through the rocks, but when pounding through the rocks it is just not my GG

I sure miss my GG. My biggest bind is we bought a new house this spring, I spent my wifes kitchen money on the berg.. If I come home with a new GG she is going to freak out.

The morale of the story is if your really love your GG feel and the way it fits you not much compares in my opionion.(Of course if you hate your GG and might like a berg maybe we should talk)

In the past 6 years I have strayed to:
2005 YZ125 (Nice Bike)
2005 ktm 200
2006 RM 250
2006 CRF250
2010 Husberg 450

Give me GG any day over all of them

 

[Brian VT]

It must be a sickness I have.

We've always thought there was something not right with you. JK
You should be able to sell that 'berg and get a really nice GG pretty easily.

I just got to thinking...the only times I remember passing you at enduros was when you were on other brands of bikes.

 

[eff]

Nothing wrong with you Ed. Just keep on a GG and you should be cured. You could make Skid and offer for Fury's 2011 GG250 Six Days.

 

[BluegassXCR]

I am relatively new to GG but here is what I have had in the past 5 year....and yes I am a serial trader....lol

02 RM125
02 Husky CR125 (great motor)
04 TE250 SLOW
04 EC250
06 EC250
08 EC300

at the same time my buddy has had

10 390 berg
08 25of ktm
08250xc
09 Husky WR300 sweet ride

i have noticed a few thing I REALLY like about the GG and husky both...

most of all the GG clutch feel is crazy good....it feels extremely light....only 3 things i dont like as much is...no handle to pick up like the earlier 04-06...seat height kinda low...parts kinda hard to figure out what is what....

husky...i really like the 2 stroke huskys...althought the thin seat hurts my butt...and it is a little long....

other than than the GG is a much better bike than the Berg or KTM IMO....

 

[GMP]

I got the big 450F bug out of my system almost ten years ago. So did my brother, and I've ridden his 450 while he had it to remind me I never want another one.

Sell the Berg while its fresh and pick up as new/clean a GG as you can with the cash.

 

[Ed Ventura]

I got the big 450F bug out of my system almost ten years ago. So did my brother, and I've ridden his 450 while he had it to remind me I never want another one.

Sell the Berg while its fresh and pick up as new/clean a GG as you can with the cash.

Glenn

I remember way back when with your Canondale days.

I knew better but was like a junkie , I just could not resist.

I called my riding buddy after I picked it up

ME: Guess What I bought
Him: Cant guess
Me: A 450 Berg
Him: You did what, You are going to hate it, then sell it to me for half price in 6 months

I will be back on GG

 

[Rick]

I am sick as well.....last 10 years I am riding a 99 EC200

 

[john01]

Hey look at it this way...... you know you have a sickness and you know the cure...get another GasGas. I have Husky and GasGas bikes and love them both. I have had just about all of them at one time or another but now I'm sticking with GasGas and Husky, they just fit me better and I don't feel sick.

 

[BluegassXCR]

what he said^^^^^^

 

[skid jackson]

Nothing wrong with you Ed. Just keep on a GG and you should be cured. You could make Skid and offer for Fury's 2011 GG250 Six Days.

somebody is reading my mind .... its up on nedb ...
if you had a 390 I might have been game for a trade ...
but like Glen .... a 450 .... never ever ....
not in netra land ....

 

[GMP]

That was fast, whats the story? Back to a small bore? Those new Bergs are not all they were cracked up to be. Some issues that remind me of the Cannondale. I had a feeling just by looking at the thing that it would be trouble in tight going with little airflow.

 

[moto9]

I suffered on a 450x for a year in these nasty single track trails here in Hawaii.
Then I picked up a trail ready CR 250, "much better" road that for about 8 months.
Then I got a new 08 EC 300 in 08 and once I got the suspension working right I was a super happy camper...the nastier the conditions better the GG works.
I seriously want a new bike but I just can't justify it because my GG works so well...and to date not one issue or failure.

 

[boyscout]

Husaberg has so many left over '10s and '11s that they are bring in no 2012 four strokes to the USA. Just the new two strokes. Ive ridden the fx450 and thought it was a good bike.

 

[Ed Ventura]

Husaberg has so many left over '10s and '11s that they are bring in no 2012 four strokes to the USA. Just the new two strokes. Ive ridden the fx450 and thought it was a good bike.

Its a great bike just not for me,, The engine is electric smooth in the mild map. It will just about idle up the side of a house. The traction is second to none. But it is still top heavy for me. I never have really enjoyed any pds based bikes, Not sure why I cant get along with them. Many love them, I just never get a good solid feeling out of them. Though I am not short at 5'10 I prefer the lower GG seat height.

ED

 

[GMP]

When they get hot in tight trail, gnarly conditions, heat related issues seem to show up. Even happened to Lafferty. More open stuff with cooling airflow no problem. I would say vaporizing fuel in the tank/pump, and false air temp data from a heat soaked sensor are the primary suspects, considering the header placement. Shades of Cannondale. Been there, done that, fixed them. Actually got the bike running real well and to my style with custom EFI maps. Too bad I couldn't make it lighter, shorter and turn better in the woods.

You just can't beat the GG. The question is which GG beats the other GGs for you personally.

 

[Ed Ventura]

You just can't beat the GG. The question is which GG beats the other GGs for you personally.

That is always a tough choice for me. All in all I like the 200's the best other than on hills. With that said I think with the technical hills we have a 250 or 300 is better. If I end up with a 300 (Never had one) , If I do not like it I have a complete 250 topend in the barn, I also have a complete 200 moter. and enough parts to make a second bike with the 200 in it. Maybe try the 200 with a 2k3 I have lying around

The berg is going on the chopping block, then we will see what is available when it goes.

ED

 

[Muddy]

somebody is reading my mind .... its up on nedb ...
if you had a 390 I might have been game for a trade ...
but like Glen .... a 450 .... never ever ....
not in netra land ....

Check your pm on NEDB.

 

[GMP]

I always wind up with a 250 because you can't go wrong with one. In most cases, not to much, not too little. Plus they seem a lot eaiser to jet and set up. I still get the bug to try another size though. I'd really like to ride a newer 200. I tend to think riding a 300 off the pipe all day to prevent getting bitten would be less fun than using more of a 250 or most of a 200.

 

[Clay]

Husaberg has so many left over '10s and '11s that they are bring in no 2012 four strokes to the USA. Just the new two strokes. Ive ridden the fx450 and thought it was a good bike.

The HB is a good motorcycle, especially the FX, but it's still a 4T. It's a victim of timing more than anything. I keep hearing from all over the country that riders are going back to the 2T, no matter the brand.
Skid...that comment "not in NETRA land" has new meaning for me after racing up there! I can't imagine not riding a 300 2T there!

 

[Ed Ventura]

I always wind up with a 250 because you can't go wrong with one. In most cases, not to much, not too little. Plus they seem a lot eaiser to jet and set up. I still get the bug to try another size though. I'd really like to ride a newer 200. I tend to think riding a 300 off the pipe all day to prevent getting bitten would be less fun than using more of a 250 or most of a 200.

I really like the 200 , Last year I spent most of the year on a 250. Sometimes late in the day I was trying to short shift it around the hit. I never tried a G2 on a 200. The Wheel spin in the rocks is what I hope to get away from. A 200 with a trials tire in the rocks Is awsome, but I dont always want a trials tire. They are flat prone, and to stiff with a bib.

ED