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sailing smoothly ever since being
taken in by its new parent compa-
ny, Grupo Torrot Electric.
GasGas currently offers 12 trials
models for the U.S. market, rang-
ing from an 80cc entry-level bike to
300cc two-stroke pro-level machin-
eries. We recently got the chance
to sample three of them that we
think perhaps best represents the
GasGas full line of trials bikes. Our
three novice-, intermediate- and
expert-level test riders rode the
entry-level GasGas Trial TXT School
125, the Contact ES 250—a versa-
tile motorcycle designed for the
more experienced off-roader whose
interest is primarily trials riding but
wants to go on some excursions as
well—and GasGas' state-of-the-art
competition trials bike, the TXT GP
300, which is the mount of choice
for 10-time AMA Trials Champion
Geoff Aaron whenever he com-
petes, performs or just wants to
head out for some fun.
T
he name GasGas is synony-
mous with trials. Even though
the Spanish company has
only been in existence since 1985,
it has risen quickly through the
ranks and is now—and has been for
a while—one of the leading manu-
facturers of trials motorcycles, and
it also produces top-of-line off-road
motorcycles. GasGas recently went
through some turbulent times but
has since recovered and has been
GASGAS HAS
YOU COVERED
WHEN IT COMES
THE RIGHT
TRIALS BIKE
FOR YOU
BY THE CN STAFF
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIT PALMER
It doesn't get much
better than this—
GasGas' state-of-the-
art TXT GP 300.
Sampler
TRIALS
