VOLUME 58 ISSUE 3 JANUARY 19, 2021 P77
GasGas gave us a quick
sample of its complete lineup
of 2021 off-road bikes
GASGAS
SAMPLER
BY THE CYCLE NEWS STAFF
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIT PALMER
G
asGas, the Spanish
motorcycle manufac-
turer that was recently
acquired by Pierer Mobility, the
parent company of KTM and
Husqvarna, is now on the move
under its new ownership. The
first batch of new-generation
GasGas motorcycles is here. We
recently got a chance to take an
in-person and close-up look at
all five of the company's red- and
white-colored off-road mod-
els (versus the all-red GasGas
motocrossers). We even got a
chance to throw a leg over each
one, albeit short stints, but they
were long enough to pass along
our initial thoughts.
GasGas' off-road lineup
arrives in two categories—EX
(cross-country) and EC (enduro).
The EXs are no-holds-barred off-
road racers, and there are four
versions to choose from, one
two-stroke (EX 300) and three
four-strokes (EX 250F, EX 350F
and EX 450F). There is just one
EC model, the EC 300 two-
stroke. All models are closely re-
lated to their KTM (and Husqvar-
na, for that matter) cousins,
including their steel frames. The
electric-start GasGas two-stokes
use similar TPI fueling systems
as their KTM and Husqvarna
two-stroke counterparts.
