Why I love my GasGas

[nitroman]

I love my GASGAS fse400. Like a relationship with an attractive woman there has been some stress from time to time, but get back in the saddle and it's all good again!
I love the being different to all the other red/blue/orange bikes that all those small minded dull copycats out there buy.
I love owning the only one in town
I love it's feeling of refinement and style. After getting off it and onto say a wr it's like getting out of a ferrari and into a russian tractor.
I love the way everyone checks it out and say"GASGAS eh, so who makes it?"
I love the way it eats hills.
I just love it!

 

[JRDoz]

Yes I like the eyebrow lift with the can't take their eyes of it look you get.
And then you have the guys that have heard about them and can't believe their eyes they are looking at one(Sort of like a supermodel for them).

 

[sprocket74]

"I love my Gasser Because when my oil drain plug broke I was able to put in the plug out of my oil filler hole and still ride for the day."

 

[infected]

i love my gasgas...

because they all think its a trials bike...
because they all make fun of the 3 different colours...
because they say, screw the boyesen valve... we run vforce...
because they say ,... Messico is a country & Pro Circuit makes pipes..


i hate my gasgas...

when my messico starts to scream... and the boys had to bite roost..
when i take the inner line and grab the holeshot....
when i had to shut the throttle after holding it wide open on 5th gear..
when the dealer closed down...........


who cares.... somebody is smart enough to come up with paypal.... i'll mailorder my stuff...

many thanks to Rick THompson aka gasgasrick..

 

[coolum74]

I love my Gasser because, My mate asked me if it was a cheap chinese import bike. He seriously retracted that comment after sitting his ass in the pilot seat and going for a ride......

 

[wouter-gasgas]

I realy like my 2006 300MC gasser due the torque and smooth power

After 1.5 years and aprox 130 hours of racing it has been bullet proof
( Boysen reed valves broke down, a flat rear tire and a broken hourmeter was all but that hapens to everybody I guess)

I ride 50 hours with one piston and than the compression is still the same

The crankshaft bearings arnt worn out at all after all that time.

The cilinder still looks the same and hasn't worn out

The GasGas Importer of The Netherlands and Germany is only 10 miles away.

I have worked a couple of days at the GasGas Importer (oerlemans) and i have seen the bikes inside and outside and it looks great!

The enduro bikes are getting more and more populaur

I bought mine for only 2750euro and 7 hours before the engine was comletely rebuild (it used to be an International MX1 bike!) so it came with all the mods wich I all love:
Reiger suspension (50mm forks)
HGS exhaust, front and back
VHM cilinder head
Long radiators
Black excel rims
Axel puller on the front
Red details ( clutch and frontbrake covers and some more)
Reikon handlebars (with spacers)
Twin air kit.
Galfer discbreaks
Credature Sprockets
Holeshot starting System

Downsides:

Compared to a '03 Honda cr250r it is not very user friendly (especialy when taking off the subframe)

Every time I crash my handlebars get out of position and I have to bang it straight againt a tree or have to take the front end out ( the clamp bolts are Allen-screws and I think the normal bolt are alot better and more relieable)

Compared to a Honda the shiftergear mounting is real crappy (it came off 2 times and I had to veil out the space where it clamps but now is OK again)

Sometimes the carburetor starts overflowing(the floater gets stuck) but that aint no GasGas broblem but a Keihan one (and yes I have cleaned my tank and carburator multiple times)

She likes to climb out of ruts... or it's just me, not skilled enough to keep it in there

The frame is green... thank god the later models have black frames

She is way more thirsty compared to all the 250 2-strokes and I know it has 50cc more but does that matter so much?

My English isnt perfect as you might have noticed

I still love my Gasser though

 

[ktownrider]

I have an EC200 and FSE450

There is more sweat and blood in those bikes then gas and oil that I have ran through them. Not in the literal sense but I have had to wrench on the 4 stroke and well not so much on the 200. Either way the handling and look on peoples faces is priceless. After reading this post I might put Honda stickers so that when I run from the Cops they will be looking for a 450R or 650R. This is another reason why I like GG: I'm just in awe!

 

[Gonzo]

I love mine because:

It looks the tits.
It goes like sh*t off a stick.
It's surprisingly easy to work on.
It's different.
The sound! With my modded exhaust, I haven't heard another stroker come close!
The acceleration.
The fact I annoy pretty much all of my Harley-riding mates when I keep up/pass them in the twisties. (I got the '02 250 supermoto)
The admiring stares I get.
The handling.
The reliability. Only have to do rings every 2000 miles and everything else has been fine. Except that exhaust bracket under the tank. Now made my 3rd reincarnation of it!
The fact it starts 1st/2nd kick come Hell or high water pretty much every time.
The grin factor.

 

[cocker]

Hill climbs, make me look like i can actually ride.

suspension and ergo's

 

[darren]

I love my gas gas cos its the first one i have owned! Before when i had a husky i had nothing to do but now when i am not riding it i am fixing it ( it is a 98 EC250 ) bit old you know.
Man the money i have spent on it i could have bought a new one or nearly.

Im not dishin the dirt on the gg cos its a fantastic bike best one i have ridden
people look at it and ask what it is when i say its a gg people go wow as if its some ancient artifact or somin.

I keep toyin with the idea of buyin a new one but could i ride it any better than mine if i did? i dont think so.

Keep the flag flyin.

 

[LAWMAN]

I like mine because of the handling, power, suspension, brakes & reliability. other than that, it stinks.

 

[jhendr3702]

best most fun riding bike i have ever been on... and most people have never
heard of them.... this was the conversation from the last ride

him... what is that..
me.. a gasgas
him... who makes it
me.. gasgas
him... they any good???
me... uhhhh yeah
pretty funny.
jay

 

[REVERUP]

best most fun riding bike i have ever been on... and most people have never
heard of them.... this was the conversation from the last ride

him... what is that..
me.. a gasgas
him... who makes it
me.. gasgas
him... they any good???
me... uhhhh yeah
pretty funny.
jay

I have had that same conversation many times over the years. Pretty darned funny.

Last year I put my brand new Red 08 300 up at sign up of our local enduro series opener. As usual It drew a crowd, and with that I was bombarded with all kinds of questions.

I think the one that made me laugh was these 2 guys that looked very perplexed, hung around and finally got the courage to ask me the very same thing as your conversation.
I don't think they wanted to let it be known that they had no knowledge of such a bike, but had to find out, or forever have no knowledge.
After I explained what and who and where, you know, all the usual questions, the conversation went on. They said they thought it was some kind of Schucks bike (Chinese) until the crowd cleared enough and they got a better look at it. They said they realized it was very trick and much better quality but just couldn't figure out the name
Gas Gas.

 

[SpeedyManiac]

I had a guy last year at the races ask me if my EC250 was one of the those cheap Canadian tire bikes. I laughed, then told him about my bike and GasGas in general.

 

[cvl05]

the things i love are
1. handles like a dream in the tight trails.
2. handles like a dream in the tight trails, oh i said that!!!!
3. suspension, feels soft but damn it works.
4. i like the fact it's a little lower than my previous orange bikes.
i'm 6.2 but like that i can plant a foot in any off camber rutted out screwed up place i get myself into, without dismounting the bike.
5. brakes are very strong with good feedback without being too strong.
6. clutch pull, what pull?? could pull it with broke fingers, i know this from experience.

great bike overall. best for single track riders.

 

[F_G]

We are definitely in the minority out here in the Southwest as AZRickD will attest. My son did an 8 hr. team endurance race this past weekend, the track photog walked up with usual questions; what is it? Where they made? Any good? Why? Then he proceeded to take about 20 pictures of the bike, pretty funny.

 

[AZRickD]

If Tom, the regional rep gets a good dealer in both Tucson (one dealer has a demo EC300) and in Phoenix (someone needs to talk to Bernie's KTM), that will change.

 

[ramcclure200]

2-weekends ago we gathered at local outlaw riding area and one of my riding buds (06 KX450) and new guy I haven't rode with but has been riding since 70's showed up with 89 CR500, (new clutchpack) well while gearing up usual questions about bike then the conversation turned to is the 500 faster than 450? they said the weekend prior they drag raced and the 500 took it 3 times out of 4 (bad start by 500) so they lined up on flat fire road live engine start, I lined up as well for comparison well 1st race KX rear end stepped out and 500 was spinning and me and my 04 200 passed them both, 2nd, 3rd and 4th race good start by all each time my front tire was just behind their back tires, the CR500 barely beat 450 by 1/2 tire length.
Well back to pits and the 500 guys over by my bike asking more questions and I had to chuckle inside when he asked is that a 250?
Oh yeah a crowd had gathered to watch us and I got a bunch of thumbs up for the little GasGas that could.
Thats just 1-reason I love my Gasser.

Ron
2004 ECDE200

 

[AZRickD]

Six gears and a juice clutch to the rescue.

 

[cal_tony]

Because it's the dieted steroid version of my DRZ with an extra gear to boot.

Tony