2017 GASGAS CONTACT 250
FIRST TEST
P74
Hop Skip And A Jump
Make no mistake about it,
though; the Contact 250 is a
true trials bike. It isn't a hybrid,
like the KTM Freeride or the
Beta Xtrainer. It's trials all the
way.
A chromoly-steel chassis
houses the GasGas-made 247cc
water-cooled two-stroke engine,
drinking through a 26mm Del-
lorto carburetor and delivering
power to the rear wheel via a
six-speed gearbox. The exhaust
pipe and muffler are made out of
stainless steel.
Suspension duties are en-
trusted to Spanish-made Olle
suspension components. There
is a single shock out back and a
non-adjustable 40mm non-invert-
ed fork up front. (The rear shock
offers spring preload adjustabil-
ity.) There is approximately 6.5
inches of travel at both ends.
The Contact 250 is fitted with
sticky Pirelli tires.
But what make the Contact
250 unique is that it has what
typical trials bikes don't have—a
removable seat and a bigger
gas tank. Cool stuff. Compared
to Gas Gas' top-of-the-line TXT
The easily removable seat gives
the Contact a bit more versatility.
Very few decibels come
out of here.
Tiny yet powerful.
The Spanish
manufacturer
specializes in trials
bikes. They've been
around a long time.
