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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: 2 Stroke 300cc as a novice bike?

« on: July 06, 2011, 11:45:59 AM »

I on the other hand think quite the opposite of what most of the others here think. I think a 300cc 2-stroke very well can fit a novice rider. With that I don't mean a rider who has never ridden a bike before, but someone who has at least some experience of riding bikes. I have owned a Gas Gas EC 300 and compared to my RM 250, it really was like a teddybear. Nice and soft and easy to ride.

I mean of course it can be quite a handful when/if you open it up too much, but it also can be ridden very softly, using low rpm and just chug it along. And since it has that nice strong but soft low-end power it is much easier to control when the going gets tricky, than say, a EXC 250 which I have also owned. And that hydraulic Gas Gas clutch is just soo sweet.

So I'd say it's not the perfect bike for a complete novice, but for someone who has ever ridden a bike before I think it might be very good. This is just my opinion though.   

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: MX Clothing

« on: April 20, 2011, 01:36:45 PM »

I buy what I need, when I get it to a good price  So I look like a holy mix of different brands. Who cares anyway!

KBC helmet
TCX PRO 2 boots
EVS Flux chest protector
Team 10 elbow protectors
No Fear pants
FOX 360 shirt
Smith Fuel goggles
Scott Las Vegas and Neoprene S1 gloves
Biltema knee protectors (Thinking about buying Thor Force protectors, any good?)
Biltema kidney Belt

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: 2 Stroke prototype competition

« on: April 20, 2011, 01:30:03 PM »

I agree, this is really interesting. May the best bike win! Not like today's GP racing where the best bikes are no more (read 125 and 250 two-strokes).

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: husaberg 300

« on: April 20, 2011, 01:24:49 PM »

Maybe someone would get their facts straight before saying the Rieju Marathon 250 is crap. It's a Gas Gas EC 250F with different colours. Yes, pretty much the exact same bike, with the exact same Yamaha engine. I even think it's made by Gas Gas in Spain.

So it's not a horrible bike, which means you should not shout about it being a piece of crap to people who do not know this brand. Which obviously you did not either.
I'm not angry, I just get upset because I read a lot of things here that are not based on facts or experience. You might have an opinion, but as long as it is not based on facts and experience, it's best kept to yourself.

Here are some facts and quite a few pictures for the ones interested in the bike.

http://www.arpem.com/motos/modelos/rieju/modelos-09/rieju-marathon-250-pro.html

Thank you, greetings from Finland.


Just to get the facts straight.

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: More words from MXA about 2 Strokes!

« on: February 04, 2011, 03:50:11 PM »

Here in Finland I can buy these 2 stroke bikes new:

KTM
TM
Gas Gas
Suzuki
Yamaha
Fantic
Husaberg
Husqvarna

A couple of years ago you could also buy HM-Moto 2-strokes (Basically a Honda)