RIDE REVIEW I 2022 GASGAS EC 300
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time of day and contains two trip
mileage trackers. These are all great
items to have for trail riding or enduro
racing.
The GasGas line comes with dif-
ferent plastic to provide its own style.
And like the KTM, it uses an alumi-
num subframe rather than composite
on the Husqvarnas.
At $10,199, the GasGas is priced
about $700 less than the KTM 300
XC-W TPI and $800 less than the
Husqvarna TE 300i.
TRAIL TI ME
Despite some cost-cutting on the
spec sheets, you will find that the
GasGas EC 300 is still a premium
motorcycle on the trail. The modern-
day 300cc counter-balanced two-
stroke is the ideal powerplant for trail
riding, and the more extreme the
conditions, the truer this is. There
is a reason that this platform is the
choice for extreme off-road racing.
While some people, including
some of our staff, are critical of the
fine-tuning of the TPI models com-
pared to carbureted bikes, that is
getting pretty picky. Fuel injection
better compensates for climate and
elevation changes making for less
wrenching for different riding loca-
tions. And if you like a motor that will
tractor through rugged terrain just as
easily as it gets you up to speed in
open terrain, the EC 300 will certain-
ly do that well. After riding the bike
in several locations, it seems to run
better at high elevations.
The suspension is designed for
trail riding. Unless you are racing
at a high level, most riders up to
about 170 pounds will find that the
EC works well. If you are looking for
