5:27 Thanks Rich for choosing our brand and pegs, we are happy to help! Hope you give them hard lesson, and we can get more feedback from you to improve it even more.
MR 300 80 years edition. 360 hours with 2 Serbia Xross races and many more local ones and still no problem with starter. One starter brushes change at 200 hours. The needle you chose has nice characteristics but it's most likely your problem for fuel economy. NECW or NEDW are the best for fuel economy but I don't like their linear feeling. N3CH really great needle for fuel economy and feeling on technical staff. A small flywheel weight does marvels for stalling. I have also checked back to back a Gomez replica wich comes stock with 36 carb and we installed a 38 to see the difference. 36 is I think snapier but ends too soon. With the 38 this engine puls really strong and keeps revving. Sorry If I wrote too much 😅😅😅 but as the Greek importer, I have check many of them and I really love the brand. Keep up all this great content.
I had three 300's and they all had starting problems sooner or later. Like you I always started the bikes with the kicker when cold. First bike started to make problems with 60 hours, second with about 80 and I replaced the starter using a cheap Chinese KTM starter. It lasted far over 100 hours. Third bike gave me headaches at 10 hours, did a few things, replaced the battery and starter relay and had no more problems for over 100 hours. I guess with the new 2025 models that get a brand new motor this kinda problems will be gone. Other than the starting system and the stupid light/start switches these are brilliant bikes... I tried the 36 Keihin on this bike and it tamed it significantly. Loved the low down grunt and smoothness but it did not pick up as quickly as with the 38. you go up a hill and suddenly there is a log...with the 38 a whack of the throttle cleared the situation easily. Not so with the 36, it requires a lot more clutch action. After that I changed back to the 38. Like you I binned the N1EF needle and went for a NEDH. Looking forward reading/seeing your experiences with the 36 Keihin.
You say replaced with cheap Chinese KTM starter, but older KTM starters are made in Taiwan, not China. New KTM starters are made in Europe and some in Japan.
I have been waiting so long for you to review this bike. The fact that your opinions echo mine makes me trust my judgement way more. If Gasgas had this starter dialed from day one im sure this bike would have been 10x more popular today. I never had plans on updating my 2018 300GP but that 2025 engine might have me reconsidering. Thank you for putting in the time to do these videos, your knowledge and opinions are appreciated 🙏
I have a boat load of hours on my Rieju pro 300. It’s been flawless aside from having to replace my starter. Which was 100% my fault, as I would use it from dead cold. It’s a restart system, and should only be used once the bike is warmed up. With a Lectron or smart carb. The fuel economy goes way up. Mine is very fuel efficient for the hard enduro type riding I do. The air filter cover is simple to put back on. The key is to sit on the ground, and watch where it clips in. Also, you must know the proper way it goes on at the top as well. Once you know this, it’s super easy and doesn’t require tools. If you’re using a funnel web, make sure the filter is seated all the way around. You need to get your hand in there and feel around and truly make sure. It’s larger than the stock filter and makes it a really tight fit. The transmission and clutch feel is best when using GRO oil. Anything else and the shifts are a little notchy, with some drag. I believe they are shipped new with GRO. The clutch plates are pretty big, and I’ve had no issues. Some people have worn them out early.
I've had a more powerful battery on mine for over 100hrs and the bike had already around 200hrs before the new battery. The starter is fine and I've never had a problem with cold starts!
My jetting. Im from spain. Idk if the gasoline is diferent and if this could afect, but i run a same jetting but the pilot jet i use is a 38. The bike has a better low end reving and is not that lean. Also you will notice imporovement on stalling the engine.., just give it a try😊
This is a great review! Sometimes I forget mine even has an e start😂. Great bike!! The smart carb worked great on mine! Thanks for the info on the throttle cable
@IRCTireUSAMoto I absolutely agree. At one point nobody knew what the heck a Koenigsegg was besides some oddball small company trying to make a fast car with a Ford engine.
although it's not a big name company, these bikes are the old gas gas design that was sold to rieju when ktm bought the name, so it's not like they are a new bike to the market. rieju does have a completely new bike for 2025, so we will see what those are like.
Gbay Rich, love your content and thanks for being honest reviewing, they are pretty new in Australia and would love to have one but the quality I just cant get past. Yet again I find myself looking at the same old brands to buy a new bike. Thanks again mate!
New (tech) isn’t always better, says this old guy. :-) Great bike review - your content bar (like your riding skills) is high and you never disappoint! Viva Rieju y viva España! A shout out to your viewers - let’s get Rich to 100k subs! He’s so close and has more than earned it! Keep ‘em coming.
28:36 i'm not sure if it's been mentioned on here at this point. However, I do have the m. R pro 300, which comes with the closed cartridge suspension, and it is significantly different. Then the mid valving, that is on the race edition that might be something worth looking at. Also, these bikes are so easy to Dial in to your specific writing. It's amazing I've changed out the head on mine. I put an S3 head on it to actually tone it down and flatten the curve for my off-road riding, which has been what I do the most of granted, if IHOP on my buddy's bike or even my son's bike that are riewho's. It's a different feel again, altogether, they have a different head and it feels like you're riding a completely different bike, so very easy to tune. So to speak for your writing style and also worth mentioning the jetting that we've done over here. West at moto works in Ogden, we're able to get about 70 miles to 80 miles out of a tank, which is much better than the stock settings.
Love seeing the Rieju get some love from my favorite tire company. On my 3rd bike with this same chassis with over 600 mostly trouble free hours. By far the most playful feeling 300 that I've ridden but its also super planted in the rocks. My latest bike is a MR200 racing and its surprised the heck out of me. I did the Iowa hard enduro with it this last year and would've been the top finishing Reiju rider if Quinn wouldn't have showed up. The little 200 had no issues blasting snow banks and climbing mountain singletrack up to 13k feet in CO this summer. JD jet kit in the stock pwk36 was dialed from 9k to 13k feet.
Silicone on the subframe bolts...absorbs vibes way better. I love the Rieju, but... the oil fill hole is a joke. I dig that throttle you have, all I did was use a MP cable that threads in.... I tried a 24v conversion, worked great. Ended up with a AGN801 battery, also had a super trick bendix set up from Russia. 36mm carb worked real well...people dont read their manual and understand using the kicker is important. all this and it is going injected in '25. Great review.
great review rich thanks for that. i just ordered the footpegs and wil have a look at the throttle cable. have the same upgrades as you except i am running s3 extreme head en the original rieju flywheel weight . greetings from rieju land (spain)
Picked up a 2023 last year and really love the ergos. Of all the two stroke 300's I've ridden this model had the best seat to peg height. For me the suspension was pretty darn stiff for an average rider riding Michigan singletrack so my bike is currently at the dealer getting resprung and revalved. Fingers crossed they get it dialed for me. With smoother suspension it will be amazing. Stock gearing on the 23 is a little tall. I'll probably swap the rear sprocket. I ride roads to the trails though so I won't be going too low.
Good to see a real world review after putting some hours on. Some of the cons are pretty minor though...air filter access difficult ? Try honda crf access! Sub frame bolts backed off ? Its a non counerbalanced 2t, first job before first ride is to go over it with the loctite! Dont think pegs or chain guide are worse than stock items on other bikes. Never had any throttle csble issues. Starter? If it does go replacement is easy...betas you basically need to drop the engine to get it out! Do agree with the high gas consumption though. 13 lutre tank is available from rieju. Keep up the good work Rich
Sherco now sells a "Clutch Discs Kit Reinforced" that comes with different plates and springs. It is a night and day game changer. Way better than stock!
Its crazy its like they are selling the cheapest parts they can find for these bikes the past 4-5 years. I have 3 2018 husky 300s. 300+ hours on them and never had a starter problem, My floats have been sticking and flooding the engines and i have to crank the crap out of the starters to get them to start. never had a starter issue. 30hrs even 100hrs with a starter failure is just disgraceful. My brembo/magura brakes and clutchs have been amazing. All these cheap new factory parts make me sick. I will buy more or the 2017-2018 bikes but never a newer 300.
After having a few of these 300cc machines, just bought this 2024 model, but with 250cc engine, quite different on the power delivery but also so good!! 😃 Besides the starter common issues, this bike is by far the best bet on price/performance/reliability!! 😃
nice review, my old GG300 has eating a lot of gas also, and had 36mm Keihin... didn't help much, was making max 70km with a full tank ~10l. Tried different jetting, but with a 1 size leaner jet it would boil to much getting too hot and not heaving a fan did not helped.
in comparison with Rieju Fantic has less power in low rpm, too rigid chassis a little stiffer suspension.. but I would say the best injected motor so far
That’s a great question. If I was racing tomorrow, locally, I would. Different locations might be different being I haven’t tested at different temperatures and elevations.
I have two KTM's, one has 280 hours and the other has 265 hours, both have stock starters with no issues and I use the starters a lot. My Beta lasted 600 hours so far. Both the KTM and Beta starters have been great. Not a fan of the Rieju starter set up at all.
dude my 500excf starter is 550 hours old, haven't considered replacing it - that husky must have been faulty from factory because that isn't normal, the beta went at 100? wtf is going on .........
@PNWEnduro True, but the cost would come down to a more competitive level and sales would rocket up if there was a RR Xtrainer dealers could preorder, came with RR cage, pipe, rejetted, kyb, sachs or ohlins shock, etc.
They should be skeptical of KTM’s TBI I have one it’s sketchy it needs a tune just to work even somewhat consistently. Too many sensors to get out of sync and cause issues I hate that KTM is like this now. My 2022 250sx with smart carb had the most brilliant and consistent hit off the bottom. My 2024 is a mess and is going byebye
5:27 Thanks Rich for choosing our brand and pegs, we are happy to help! Hope you give them hard lesson, and we can get more feedback from you to improve it even more.
They’re awesome! 🙌
I have them on mine for 2 years already, in some heavy abuse, and they are flawless!! 😃
Great product I can confirm 😊
Love my carapaks pegs! 🤘
MR 300 80 years edition. 360 hours with 2 Serbia Xross races and many more local ones and still no problem with starter. One starter brushes change at 200 hours.
The needle you chose has nice characteristics but it's most likely your problem for fuel economy. NECW or NEDW are the best for fuel economy but I don't like their linear feeling.
N3CH really great needle for fuel economy and feeling on technical staff.
A small flywheel weight does marvels for stalling.
I have also checked back to back a Gomez replica wich comes stock with 36 carb and we installed a 38 to see the difference. 36 is I think snapier but ends too soon. With the 38 this engine puls really strong and keeps revving.
Sorry If I wrote too much 😅😅😅 but as the Greek importer, I have check many of them and I really love the brand.
Keep up all this great content.
Thanks so much for your insight! 🙌
Cross thread, Nature's loc-tite! Use it on all my bolts ✊
🤣 glad you caught that one
@@IRCTireUSAMoto It was hard to miss...
Thanks for the honest review, I am thinking about this bike. Cheers from Brasil.
Glad you liked it, they are a great bike!
I had three 300's and they all had starting problems sooner or later. Like you I always started the bikes with the kicker when cold. First bike started to make problems with 60 hours, second with about 80 and I replaced the starter using a cheap Chinese KTM starter. It lasted far over 100 hours. Third bike gave me headaches at 10 hours, did a few things, replaced the battery and starter relay and had no more problems for over 100 hours. I guess with the new 2025 models that get a brand new motor this kinda problems will be gone.
Other than the starting system and the stupid light/start switches these are brilliant bikes...
I tried the 36 Keihin on this bike and it tamed it significantly. Loved the low down grunt and smoothness but it did not pick up as quickly as with the 38. you go up a hill and suddenly there is a log...with the 38 a whack of the throttle cleared the situation easily. Not so with the 36, it requires a lot more clutch action. After that I changed back to the 38. Like you I binned the N1EF needle and went for a NEDH.
Looking forward reading/seeing your experiences with the 36 Keihin.
Awesome! Thanks for your input and watching🙌
You say replaced with cheap Chinese KTM starter, but older KTM starters are made in Taiwan, not China. New KTM starters are made in Europe and some in Japan.
I have been waiting so long for you to review this bike. The fact that your opinions echo mine makes me trust my judgement way more.
If Gasgas had this starter dialed from day one im sure this bike would have been 10x more popular today.
I never had plans on updating my 2018 300GP but that 2025 engine might have me reconsidering.
Thank you for putting in the time to do these videos, your knowledge and opinions are appreciated 🙏
I have a boat load of hours on my Rieju pro 300. It’s been flawless aside from having to replace my starter. Which was 100% my fault, as I would use it from dead cold. It’s a restart system, and should only be used once the bike is warmed up.
With a Lectron or smart carb. The fuel economy goes way up. Mine is very fuel efficient for the hard enduro type riding I do.
The air filter cover is simple to put back on. The key is to sit on the ground, and watch where it clips in. Also, you must know the proper way it goes on at the top as well. Once you know this, it’s super easy and doesn’t require tools. If you’re using a funnel web, make sure the filter is seated all the way around. You need to get your hand in there and feel around and truly make sure. It’s larger than the stock filter and makes it a really tight fit.
The transmission and clutch feel is best when using GRO oil. Anything else and the shifts are a little notchy, with some drag. I believe they are shipped new with GRO. The clutch plates are pretty big, and I’ve had no issues. Some people have worn them out early.
Great tips! Thanks for the support 🙌
Best review video I’ve seen of the rieju to date…and I watched every one of them last year trying to make my decision on my next bike.
You nailed. This bike is an absolute fun bike to ride. I have a 300 Pro and absolutely love it.
Couldn't agree more!
I've had a more powerful battery on mine for over 100hrs and the bike had already around 200hrs before the new battery. The starter is fine and I've never had a problem with cold starts!
Dang! That’s great to hear!
I love the smaller brand....just like i always cheer for the "underdog" in racing
Couldn't agree more!
My jetting. Im from spain. Idk if the gasoline is diferent and if this could afect, but i run a same jetting but the pilot jet i use is a 38.
The bike has a better low end reving and is not that lean. Also you will notice imporovement on stalling the engine.., just give it a try😊
This is a great review! Sometimes I forget mine even has an e start😂. Great bike!! The smart carb worked great on mine! Thanks for the info on the throttle cable
Thanks for watching! 🙌
Always interesting to see bikes outside of the main names.
They aren’t to be underestimated!
@IRCTireUSAMoto I absolutely agree. At one point nobody knew what the heck a Koenigsegg was besides some oddball small company trying to make a fast car with a Ford engine.
although it's not a big name company, these bikes are the old gas gas design that was sold to rieju when ktm bought the name, so it's not like they are a new bike to the market. rieju does have a completely new bike for 2025, so we will see what those are like.
@@remedialone6987 sounds good to me. Nothing wrong with a competitive market 🤠
@jblob5764 2025 will be fuel injection only but 2026 will be choice between fi and carb
Man I am glad you were able to use all the stuff out at the park. Your course is looking good.
Going to be sweet
Thank you very much for such a detailed review. I wish you success and more subscribers in the future.
Thanks for the support! 🤘
Gbay Rich, love your content and thanks for being honest reviewing, they are pretty new in Australia and would love to have one but the quality I just cant get past. Yet again I find myself looking at the same old brands to buy a new bike. Thanks again mate!
Nothing wrong with the quality. This isn't some cheap Chinese clone bike.
New (tech) isn’t always better, says this old guy. :-) Great bike review - your content bar (like your riding skills) is high and you never disappoint! Viva Rieju y viva España! A shout out to your viewers - let’s get Rich to 100k subs! He’s so close and has more than earned it! Keep ‘em coming.
Thanks so much for the support! I really appreciate it!
28:36 i'm not sure if it's been mentioned on here at this point. However, I do have the m. R pro 300, which comes with the closed cartridge suspension, and it is significantly different. Then the mid valving, that is on the race edition that might be something worth looking at. Also, these bikes are so easy to Dial in to your specific writing. It's amazing I've changed out the head on mine. I put an S3 head on it to actually tone it down and flatten the curve for my off-road riding, which has been what I do the most of granted, if IHOP on my buddy's bike or even my son's bike that are riewho's. It's a different feel again, altogether, they have a different head and it feels like you're riding a completely different bike, so very easy to tune. So to speak for your writing style and also worth mentioning the jetting that we've done over here. West at moto works in Ogden, we're able to get about 70 miles to 80 miles out of a tank, which is much better than the stock settings.
Love seeing the Rieju get some love from my favorite tire company. On my 3rd bike with this same chassis with over 600 mostly trouble free hours. By far the most playful feeling 300 that I've ridden but its also super planted in the rocks. My latest bike is a MR200 racing and its surprised the heck out of me. I did the Iowa hard enduro with it this last year and would've been the top finishing Reiju rider if Quinn wouldn't have showed up. The little 200 had no issues blasting snow banks and climbing mountain singletrack up to 13k feet in CO this summer. JD jet kit in the stock pwk36 was dialed from 9k to 13k feet.
Love hearing that man!
Silicone on the subframe bolts...absorbs vibes way better. I love the Rieju, but... the oil fill hole is a joke. I dig that throttle you have, all I did was use a MP cable that threads in.... I tried a 24v conversion, worked great. Ended up with a AGN801 battery, also had a super trick bendix set up from Russia. 36mm carb worked real well...people dont read their manual and understand using the kicker is important. all this and it is going injected in '25. Great review.
Silicone is A great idea!
Might have to try a different battery! Thanks for watching 🙌
Is the "russian guy" still producing the kit?
Im having a lot of fun with my Alfredo Gomes version here in Brazil. I dont want to drive my Yamaha wrf250 2020 anymore. Tks for the review!
That’s awesome!
Always learning😂😂 Puerto Rico in the house 🇵🇷
Thanks for watching!
End of the year Rieju MR 300 Pro will be in my garage. Was definitely happy with the 22’ model ❤
I may have to get a couple more!
great review rich thanks for that. i just ordered the footpegs and wil have a look at the throttle cable. have the same upgrades as you except i am running s3 extreme head en the original rieju flywheel weight . greetings from rieju land (spain)
Picked up a 2023 last year and really love the ergos. Of all the two stroke 300's I've ridden this model had the best seat to peg height. For me the suspension was pretty darn stiff for an average rider riding Michigan singletrack so my bike is currently at the dealer getting resprung and revalved. Fingers crossed they get it dialed for me. With smoother suspension it will be amazing. Stock gearing on the 23 is a little tall. I'll probably swap the rear sprocket. I ride roads to the trails though so I won't be going too low.
Great insights! Stoked you’re enjoying the bike. Thanks for watching!
@@IRCTireUSAMoto Make sure to Loctite the kickstand bolts.
Good to see a real world review after putting some hours on. Some of the cons are pretty minor though...air filter access difficult ? Try honda crf access! Sub frame bolts backed off ? Its a non counerbalanced 2t, first job before first ride is to go over it with the loctite! Dont think pegs or chain guide are worse than stock items on other bikes. Never had any throttle csble issues. Starter? If it does go replacement is easy...betas you basically need to drop the engine to get it out! Do agree with the high gas consumption though. 13 lutre tank is available from rieju. Keep up the good work Rich
Great review! When is the enduro cross track going to be open?
Sherco now sells a "Clutch Discs Kit Reinforced" that comes with different plates and springs. It is a night and day game changer. Way better than stock!
Its crazy its like they are selling the cheapest parts they can find for these bikes the past 4-5 years. I have 3 2018 husky 300s. 300+ hours on them and never had a starter problem, My floats have been sticking and flooding the engines and i have to crank the crap out of the starters to get them to start. never had a starter issue. 30hrs even 100hrs with a starter failure is just disgraceful. My brembo/magura brakes and clutchs have been amazing. All these cheap new factory parts make me sick. I will buy more or the 2017-2018 bikes but never a newer 300.
After having a few of these 300cc machines, just bought this 2024 model, but with 250cc engine, quite different on the power delivery but also so good!! 😃
Besides the starter common issues, this bike is by far the best bet on price/performance/reliability!! 😃
I agree man! I’m becoming a big fan of the brand. Thanks for watching!
Thank you from Spain. I have mr racing. I noob in enduro but is easy ride to this motorcicle. Nice video and nice pilot.
That was pretty sweet 2:04
How Much clicks in the suspension front and rear?
Finaly some serious guy talking the truth about de bike
I started a 12 back on both comp and rebound. Im currently at 8 back on comp and 12 on rebound
nice review, my old GG300 has eating a lot of gas also, and had 36mm Keihin... didn't help much, was making max 70km with a full tank ~10l. Tried different jetting, but with a 1 size leaner jet it would boil to much getting too hot and not heaving a fan did not helped.
If I was to ever replace my 2018 KTM, this would be the first bike I would look at.
Definitely!!
I sold my 2018 KTM after I bought my Rieju.
@ What did you like better about it? What did you miss?
add Fly wheel?
I haven’t yet! But do plan on testing it!
If only they had a decent number of dealers in the US
They’re definitely growing.
www.rieju-usa.com/dealers
Im north east coast (NJ). Where can I buy Rieju?
www.rieju-usa.com/dealers
Great review, have a look at the new Fantic 300 👌👌👌
Tough one to get. Maybe one day!
in comparison with Rieju Fantic has less power in low rpm, too rigid chassis a little stiffer suspension.. but I would say the best injected motor so far
Do you prefer your suspension really soft?? Like to use most of stroke of the forks or is a stiffer set up preferred
I like it to settle but hold up on hard hits
But would you pick it for your race bike? Or your play bike.
That’s a great question. If I was racing tomorrow, locally, I would. Different locations might be different being I haven’t tested at different temperatures and elevations.
Heavier flywheel or even a weighted clutch basket to make it chug easier? Flame outs will get you hurt.
Might try a flywheel.
Si monto un carburador 36 que modelo puedo montar y que combinacion de chicles?
If these bike are anything like the old GasGas bikes then they should be tough bikes.
If only we could get em in canada
I have two KTM's, one has 280 hours and the other has 265 hours, both have stock starters with no issues and I use the starters a lot. My Beta lasted 600 hours so far. Both the KTM and Beta starters have been great. Not a fan of the Rieju starter set up at all.
30 hours is cute. i put 150 hours on a my 99 cr 250 on a flattened oem pipe, one sprocket and chain, and 3 backs tires and 2 fronts tires.
and yes original top end, yes i could start it with my hand and needed a rebuild, but no it wasn't so down on power that fire trails were unridble
Daaaaaaaaang!
dude my 500excf starter is 550 hours old, haven't considered replacing it - that husky must have been faulty from factory because that isn't normal, the beta went at 100? wtf is going on .........
Surprised you havnt had any clutch squealing issues very common
maybe on older gasgas.. not seen that on rieju and I use to abuse my clutch a lot
I am 5'7", wish Beta made a Xtrainer Race Edition.
You can order an XTtainer with KYB suspension and the 300rr pipe fits. There is your race edition.
@PNWEnduro True, but the cost would come down to a more competitive level and sales would rocket up if there was a RR Xtrainer dealers could preorder, came with RR cage, pipe, rejetted, kyb, sachs or ohlins shock, etc.
Not gonna lie, the air box cover IS in fact, annoying 😂.
Haha! Glad I’m not the only one! 🤣
30h for a starter motor is a joke.
Those are not the new gasgas pegs, the new gasgas pegs are the same as the other two Austrians
Looks like they are the 18-20 gas gas 👍
I had a 2022 and even with a SC2 SmartCarb, it was an absolute gas guzzler! I got better mileage putting it in the back of my truck 😂
Стартер меняем и все ТОП валит.
Thanks for watching
They should be skeptical of KTM’s TBI I have one it’s sketchy it needs a tune just to work even somewhat consistently. Too many sensors to get out of sync and cause issues I hate that KTM is like this now. My 2022 250sx with smart carb had the most brilliant and consistent hit off the bottom. My 2024 is a mess and is going byebye
I agree.
Commentaire incompréhensible , voix de robot à la con ! A mort l'IA !!