Gas Gas Pro 300
By TMX Archives on 18th Nov 10
Now youre talking! Chalk and cheese compared with the 280. In short, in my mind this is a great bike. It has buckets of strong, smooth power and is easy to ride.
Don't rush in too fast though, I still think that you need to be a better rider, or at least a pretty fit rider, to get the most out of this bike.
The 300 Gasser used to be the choice for an older competitor, but for 2011, I reckon he would be much better off with the soft and forgiving 250.
The 300, while being very controllable, really needs a good, experienced fit lad to justify the means. It might feel good when you are back-street testing, or just having a five minute blip. But believe me if you are constantly riding sections the power will tire you where you could ride all day on the 250 or 125.
It is almost irrelevant what gear you select on the 300, it will simply eat-up sections if you are capable of riding it, whether plonking along in first or digging a trench with the rear tyre attacking a muddy hill in fourth gear. Southern riders love the 300 for their slippery hills and ditches.
It gets repetitive but yes, the suspension is soft and plush, just like the others.
I did give the 300 a bit of a caning on some of the bigger steps and while soft initially, the rear does stiffen-up as the linkage does its stuff and it didn't clank, clatter or bottom-out.
The brakes are good - the same on all models - offering good feel and they do exactly what you tell them to do.
The rear sports a really needed master cylinder design.
As I said at the start PRO 300 - Great bike!
Specification:
Gas Gas, 2011 model: 125 PRO/ 250 PRO/ 280 PRO/ 300 PRO
ENGINE
Type: Liquid-cooled, single-cylinder two-stroke with direct crankcase reed-vale induction
Capacity: 124.8cc/ 247.7cc/ 272.2cc/ 294.1cc
Bore x Stroke: 54 x 54.5mm/ 72.5 x 60mm/ 76 x 60mm/ 79 x 60mm
Induction: 26mm Dell'Orto carburettor
Ignition: CDI Digital Magnetic Flywheel
Gear Selector: Gas Gas patented coaxial selector
Clutch: 1/3 diaphragm discs with adjustable hydraulic actuation (Gas Gas patented)
Gear Box: Six-speed with GG 4/6 technology
Transmission: Roller chain
Lubrication: 2% Fuel/ oil pre-mix
CHASSIS
Type: Chrom-Molybdenum tubular design with aluminium swinging arm
SUSPENSION
Front: 40mm adjustable Marzocchi telehydraulic aluminium fork. 177mm travel
Rear: Sachs hydraulic mono-shock with adjustable rebound and spring preload. 164mm wheel travel
BRAKES
Front: 185mm disc with four-piston calliper
Rear: 150mm disc with two-piston calliper
WHEELS
Front: Light Morad aluminium rim with 2.75 x 21" Michelin tyre
Rear: Morad ribbed rim with 4.00 x 18" tubeless Michelin tyre
ANCILLARIES
Kick Start: Forged aluminium
Brake Pedal: Forged aluminium with retractable tip
Exhaust Pipe: S3 titanium header pipe, aluminium middle-box and repackable silencer
DIMENSIONS
Overall Length: 2,045mm
Wheelbase: 1,340mm
Seat Height: 660mm
Fuel Capacity: 2.5 litres
Dry Weight: 66kg/ 67kg/ 67kg/ 67kg
