2006 Gas-Gas PAMPERA

[KX500]

Any good ?

Do they have "reasonable power", reliable, build quality ?

Any known issues ?

Cheers

[noobi]

what size are you looking at?

[KX500]

Sheks yeah might help

400 cc

They made in the "boot shaped country" ?

[Rupe]

Sheks yeah might help

400 cc

They made in the "boot shaped country" ?

made in spain.

my ec200 wasn't too bad to own, not sure on the pampera things though

[noobi]

Bought an '06 pampera 400 new october 2006. Well over 250 hours on clock and over 10,000 kays. Apart from keeping oil and air clean and feeding it tyres, nothing else has been needed. I regularly check valves, never had to adjust.
This is the best bike I have ever owned, I'm 45 and have been riding since I was six. The power is smooth, it's light, easy to handle, ergo's are good even for me at six foot.
I'll have this bike for years at this rate.
When you get one, play with the jetting and mixture. It will start easily hot or cold. If mixture is off it will frustrate you until you get it right. After a while you will know just by ear if mixture or jetting is good.
This is a trail bike in an enduro frame with downrated suspension - perfect trailbike.

hope this helps

[KX500]

Spain Cheerz

Top Stuff thanks noobi - said's it all that endorsement.

Nice and cheap to buy when few years old compared to other bikes, reasonably priced new too.

See 450's not much more new than the 400, "Take it" they would receive
similar endorsement ?

[noobi]

the pampera 400 and 450 is the cheap version of gasgas' enduro four stroke range, the FSR.
the key differences is that the pampera has un adjustable not usd marzocchi forks and it has a dellorto carb instead of efi
so its basically a trail bike in the same way as the DRZ is only

Metalefty from gasgasrider.org
1. There's more power than the DRZ and incredibly smooth.
2. It handles better than a DRZ, especially suspension and steering...IMO
3. Nothing that you wouldn't look for in any other dirt bike plus make sure the e-start cranks over nicely and the bike fires consistently within about 2 seconds. You shouldn't have to give it any throttle at all when starting. If you see any fuel leaking at all from around the throttle body, it's just a slightly loose hose clamp on the fuel hose.
4. IMO, there are no real performance issues except maybe being a little heavy to pick up after a crash(like a DRZ) but you don't notice the weight when riding(unlike a DRZ). I have an '05 and the '06 is basically the same bike and I think the '06 has that same POS kickstand, there are a couple of easy fixes for it.
5. A metal skid plate. Hand guards.
6. ramoved becasause not relevant to NZ situation
7. Yes, you can fit a rekluse clutch

My '05 has proven to be a very reliable bike and if the '06 your looking at runs clean then odds are it will be good to you.

anything else have a look on http://www.gasgasrider.org/forum/ its a north american based forum

[KX500]

"By crikey noobi you have done it again"

118 kg see the 400 rated at, pretty dam good.

Thanks for the specialist forum link - grouse place for "The heads up" too.