Gas Gas, any good?

[Danger]

very interested my friend, I need to sell my SM first tho (i'm gonna stick it up in the motard section now!) and as long as he has the road kit. Do ya recon he'll take 6 cash?
i can't PM you? call me 027 220 6030

Expect a call.

[Dent]

I see you've decided on an orange bike, but anyway on the subject of the gasgas....

I have one of the sellout EC300 07 Gassers.
Most of the 07's in NZ got the Ohlins rear shock (a few didn't).

Dirt Action in Chch really do know the GasGas well. Both co-owners have owned several of them.

I purchased mine for trail riding, and recreational riding, which it seems quite suitable for.

The 07's biggest fault is the plank they jokingly call a seat.
Dirt Action can sort that out for you at a reasonable price. Ive just had mine done, and its a huge improvement.

There was an index of reviews for various models here (not working right this minute):
http://www.gasgasrider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1959

[cheese]

yea, im not bagging your choice of bike by any means. i think for your riding style and genre what you have is probably better - at the end of the day the bike you can ride most comfortably and fastest at the same time is the best bike forr you.

for the record though, allthough i never rode an 01 to compare, ive ridden -05s / 06s (no changes between these models) with both the pro circuit and the fatty, and allthough the procircuit offers gains up high, it seriously lacks in the bottom end.

I found that the 01s were much more snappy than our bikes. nothing down low at all. My bike is like a 4 stroke in comparison!

[chop]

Thats why the nz enduro champs was won on an rmz450 eh? oh, and paul whibley in the GNCC on his rmz450 .... oh and ole knighter on his ktm450 ...

Unbeatable? not a gas gas to be seen for miles ... smelly little premix

Try a TM300 tha'd be more your style .. italian production bike with factory spec's .. or a good ole kato 300 exc if your in for a two poker...



That sounds a bit sus bro'

I wanna get you and dave into club mx ... just to be well rounded dirt bike fiends ...

A big bugger like you might be a bit dissapointed with the gas gas.

Cam is not human and could probably win on a mountain bike.. Gas gas have some good and bad points but the parts are readly avail and Triumph nz offer good back up.. Theyre like any bike its up to the riders preferance

[Reckless]

Haven't ridden an 04 but when I was looking at buying a CR every report and review I read on them said the last mechanical power valve model IE the 01 was better than the first of the electronic actuated power valves. They made this much better in later years but that's why I went for the 01 over the 02 and 03. Don't get me wrong my 01 tractured very well from down low but it was and always will be an MX based bike compared to the exc's.

Secondly I'm not criticising the CR, its a damn good bike, it was just a bit wrong for my type of riding and ability, which doesn't mean that applies to anyone else!
The move to the 125 size frame, 200cc grunt and exc style bike has been a good one for me. I just can't wait to afford to let Danger at the suspension but I just bought a bike for my youngest son instead!

[kezzafish]

Expect a call.

Awesome, cheers. i had a chat to him and i'm super keen on the bike. Just gotta decide what i'm gonna do with my current situation. Do i sell the Tard? if so how do i get to work? do i sell the 450? if i do am i gonna be dissapointed with the 250 when it comes to race time with the boys? do i sell both and fix my van so i can use it to get to work? same drama as previous. you see my dilemma?

Haven't ridden an 04 but when I was looking at buying a CR every report and review I read on them said the last mechanical power valve model IE the 01 was better than the first of the electronic actuated power valves. They made this much better in later years but that's why I went for the 01 over the 02 and 03. Don't get me wrong my 01 tractured very well from down low but it was and always will be an MX based bike compared to the exc's.

Secondly I'm not criticising the CR, its a damn good bike, it was just a bit wrong for my type of riding and ability, which doesn't mean that applies to anyone else!
The move to the 125 size frame, 200cc grunt and exc style bike has been a good one for me. I just can't wait to afford to let Danger at the suspension but I just bought a bike for my youngest son instead!

Am i gonna be dissapointed with the 250 at race time after selling my 450 super stomper?

[Danger]

You miss the point, most Kiwi's double duty their bikes here and don't just ride enduro's. Hence the popular use of MX bikes for trail riding and MX riding in one.

For working on the Ohlins you could try Robert Taylor at Crown Kiwi Technical or perhaps Linton in Christchurch for the Marzocchis. I've worked on friends Gas Gas's before because they are friends bikes, but have turned away customers who have come to me with them in recent times due to the hassle in stocking parts for a bike that I see few off, the price of the parts and the hassle, down time and cost of having fork tubes re annodised and machining bushing lands (marzocchis). So no, I prefer you not to bring your Gas Gas to me although I can really help those with WP forks, but there are not many with them. Your comment was cynical and defensive to jump to Gas Gas's defense but I wasn't looking for work, just trying to offer some helpful advice.

Can you tell me why I deserved the bad gas for the above post and you telling me I need to pull my head in Rupert? You seem to get upset anytime I offer my advice on Gas Gas threads. Whats your problem? Call me on 832 0153 and get it off your chest if your man enough instead of feeding me bad gas for no reason!

[xen]

Cool bike mate, congrats on the purchase

[kezzafish]

try ktunnel.com

lets you go to whatever sites you want through ktunel. no more pesky work blocking things!

cheer bro, i'll give it a go. i won't even ask how that works

[Rupe]

Can you tell me why I deserved the bad gas for the above post and you telling me I need to pull my head in Rupert? You seem to get upset anytime I offer my advice on Gas Gas threads. Whats your problem? Call me on 832 0153 and get it off your chest if your man enough instead of feeding me bad gas for no reason!

I'm sure I'll bump into you soon enough, I'll explain then.

[camchain]

Its all good. But I haven't purchased the Gas Gas, BUT I have made a purchase, Danger I think your be pleased in my choice.

Hey 2slo, Did you get that nice 07 in Kapiti? I rang him just after he sold it.
I ended up going even further south, just bought one in Ashburton. Bit of a (orange) roughy but price was good. Guy emailed me plenty of close-up photos but will find out how 'fishy' the deal was when BikeTranz brings it up to me!

Ha. Danger I knew I'd make a better one turn up by buying one. Saw that one on TradeMe this morning and immediately spotted your sticker on the forks. From clutch cover wear looks like a few hours on it but has steering damper, new plastics etc. etc. Looks like a good one.

[Danger]

That must be AJ's 200 you've seen. He was finishing of getting it ready this week. Yeah new plastics, GPR steering damper, I've done the forks and the shock, good bike if thats the one you've seen? Has done a few hours but he does top end every 50 hours and has just put a new one in I think.

[Wellyman]

I found that the 01s were much more snappy than our bikes. nothing down low at all. My bike is like a 4 stroke in comparison!

Must be how slow you are goin eh cheese :P
WM