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years. The other cool thing I get to do is I'll
be attending all the national trials events.
I did 20 years on the circuit and won 10
national championships and while I'm not
competing, I'm there representing the Gas
Gas brand and being the eyes and ears
for Gas Gas.
"For now Gas Gas will release their flag-
ship models like the EC 300 and EC 250
here in the U.S. On the trials side they will
have a 300 and 250 two-stroke available.
They are bringing in what they are good
at, their trials and enduro two-stroke mod-
els. Gas Gas is excited about their future
in North America and they have a lot of
cool things in the works."
R E F I N E M E N T S
The 2017 Gas Gas EC 300 is much like
the previous EC 300 with some very mi-
nor revisions to the subframe at the front
mount and the overall color is now red.
Key features, like the adjustable power-
valve and an FMF muffler remain. Nissin
brakes squeeze Galfer wave rotors to help
stop the Excel rims that are wrapped in
Metzeler Six Days Extreme tires. The Mar-
zocchi closed-cartridge fork has updated
internal valving and is combined with the
German made Reiger shock.
Other notable features carried over
from the previous model include E-start
(with manual kick for backup), a digital
speedometer, headlight, sidestand, skid
plate and hand guards.
O U T O N T H E T R A I L
We spent just a few hours with Geoff
Aaron, riding around on the 2017 Gas
Gas EC 300 R, roosting single track
and crawling around on big rocks. Little
changes or not, the EC 300 R is still an
fantastic off-roader and is without question
worth looking into if you're in the market
