100% on installing threaded bar end inserts. My wrap handguards haven't budged in years, and I lay my bike down a lot. No broken bent levers, no damaged throttle tubes. Install a short gas cap vent right on the hose stub from the cap. Ditch the silly long tube.
i just got a 2023 EC300 from the original owner who had done no trail worthy upgrades. I stumbled across your vids and now I know what direction to go. I've added the EC300 to the garage next to my woods weapon version of 2001 CR500AF. The AF is setup the way I like it. Now to get the EC set up. Thanks for posting! Where do you ride? I'm mostly Front Range CO, but go all over the state. I run the FMF Gnarly for more low end grunt.
Tie wire some old inner tube to the inside of your brake pedal tip t ok help cushion impact when it happens. This has saved me from punching my case ALL the way through multiple times
Here's Part 1 of the build th-cam.com/video/nMRM2IIH6NU/w-d-xo.html and all the parts I used: shop.trailbound.co/blogs/news/2021-gas-gas-ec300-hard-enduro-build
Great tips and cool bike, love the threaded bar ends, so clean and good, trash the Micky Mouse long bolt system! Love the Fatty too. Cheers and looking forward to more vids!
Hey man I am a TH-camr and have been riding Mountain Bikes for a while I just picked up a 2004 Gas Gas 250EC. I am lost about where to get parts, what parts I should upgrade and a whole host of other tidbits I am almost pulling my hair out over. You wouldn't want to give me a little help and direction would you?
remote control car/ hobby king for really good +dirt water resistant electrical connectors... although the ones you used do the job.. but I hate them too.
Did the fmf fatty and muffler have much effect? Did the ecu need to be relashed or anything like that once they were installed? I have a 2021 ex300 and looking for new exhaust but want to keep the process simple and not have to deal with ecu stuff. Looking for bolt on power haha. Thanks!
nope ECU flashing is fine across pipes. I run the gnarly on these bikes because I want more low end. the sherco I went from a gnarly to a fatty because the sherco has so much bottom end already!. I have noticed the 2.1 silencers (and new packing for that matter) have more bottom end, slightly but does have more
because I wanted the spring forks with the linkage, I hate the air forks for super slow 1st gear trials type riding, and my lighter weight. however I do think that I miss the EX (xc) gear box. way more shifting on the ec(xcw) thats pretty annoying..next bike I will probably get the EX to confirm I do like that gear box better on the 300 but I will swap the spring forks onto it
@@TrailBoundco Okay thanks. I like the Explor forks with the Dal Saggio kit to give them a little more hold up. Makes the bike pretty well rounded IMO - still decent in technical terrain and ok at speed. Next bike my try an XC with the Kreft Plush Tank on air forks.
@@scrambled1213 was that the shepere cartridge or XP ONE? heard Dal Saggio kit come up a couple of times as a cheap update. Mikey from Deja suspension updated the xplor forks so that both the top are rebound and both bottom are compression so more adjustment then stock and its been working really good in the trials technical, but at higher speed rocky stuff its not the best. I might might put more money into suspension next build to see if I can get it more well rounded
@@TrailBoundco Installed the XP One kit. Definitely a noticeable difference in how the forks stay up in the stroke making them good at speed. Maybe even a little too much hold up for technical riding with the stock XP ONE valving. Reducing the oil height in the forks seem to free the forks up enough to make them well rounded for my riding. I’m pleased with the kit, the forks have better hold up, plusher, and the clickers actually do something now. I’ve heard the Dal Saggio Sphere kit is even better. Just couldn’t justify dropping that much coin at the time. If I buy another bike with explore forks, tempted to try the MX Tech Lucky cartridges.
Yeah I’m just really behind on my editing, with the race stuff I get excited right after the race and edit it hah these edits are more time consuming but figured still good info to get out there
100% on installing threaded bar end inserts. My wrap handguards haven't budged in years, and I lay my bike down a lot. No broken bent levers, no damaged throttle tubes.
Install a short gas cap vent right on the hose stub from the cap. Ditch the silly long tube.
yeah those inserts are so much nicer than the ones they come with. I ended up stealing the little short one off my ktm that goes into the frame
i just got a 2023 EC300 from the original owner who had done no trail worthy upgrades. I stumbled across your vids and now I know what direction to go. I've added the EC300 to the garage next to my woods weapon version of 2001 CR500AF. The AF is setup the way I like it. Now to get the EC set up. Thanks for posting! Where do you ride? I'm mostly Front Range CO, but go all over the state. I run the FMF Gnarly for more low end grunt.
Tie wire some old inner tube to the inside of your brake pedal tip t ok help cushion impact when it happens. This has saved me from punching my case ALL the way through multiple times
A1 info mate.
Straight and clear
Lil tricks we can use or think about when setting up other brands as well. The fork shrinks are awesome.
Great tips workin on my 22 Gasser, thaks
Why not add VForce reeds when you had the Throttle body removed?
How many Turns you did on the oem by pass screw when install the idle screw?
Thats interesting 👌 There are guys which turn them out 0,5. Other 4 to 5 turns out..
Did you retune with the FMF exhaust? Just installed one myself
Here's Part 1 of the build th-cam.com/video/nMRM2IIH6NU/w-d-xo.html and all the parts I used: shop.trailbound.co/blogs/news/2021-gas-gas-ec300-hard-enduro-build
Great tips and cool bike, love the threaded bar ends, so clean and good, trash the Micky Mouse long bolt system! Love the Fatty too. Cheers and looking forward to more vids!
thanks! the threaded bar inserts have been so much nicer! I went to long with out them. what are Micky mouse bolts? haha
Funny, for my 21 250xc I wanted the 2.0 but all fmf had at the time were 2.1's.
Hey man I am a TH-camr and have been riding Mountain Bikes for a while I just picked up a 2004 Gas Gas 250EC. I am lost about where to get parts, what parts I should upgrade and a whole host of other tidbits I am almost pulling my hair out over. You wouldn't want to give me a little help and direction would you?
Great Chanel did you make any adjustments to the power valve on the bike you have a new scribers
definitely, I play with it all the time. that and the air screw to get the perfect trials blip depending on the location
Great video, I have a low idle GASGAS EC300.
remote control car/ hobby king for really good +dirt water resistant electrical connectors... although the ones you used do the job.. but I hate them too.
What did you set your air bypass screw to, and did you adjust your power valve screw?
Did the fmf fatty and muffler have much effect? Did the ecu need to be relashed or anything like that once they were installed? I have a 2021 ex300 and looking for new exhaust but want to keep the process simple and not have to deal with ecu stuff. Looking for bolt on power haha.
Thanks!
nope ECU flashing is fine across pipes. I run the gnarly on these bikes because I want more low end. the sherco I went from a gnarly to a fatty because the sherco has so much bottom end already!. I have noticed the 2.1 silencers (and new packing for that matter) have more bottom end, slightly but does have more
@@TrailBoundco thanks for the reply! Really appreciate it.
Interested to know why you chose the EC over the EX?
because I wanted the spring forks with the linkage, I hate the air forks for super slow 1st gear trials type riding, and my lighter weight. however I do think that I miss the EX (xc) gear box. way more shifting on the ec(xcw) thats pretty annoying..next bike I will probably get the EX to confirm I do like that gear box better on the 300 but I will swap the spring forks onto it
@@TrailBoundco Okay thanks. I like the Explor forks with the Dal Saggio kit to give them a little more hold up. Makes the bike pretty well rounded IMO - still decent in technical terrain and ok at speed.
Next bike my try an XC with the Kreft Plush Tank on air forks.
@@scrambled1213 was that the shepere cartridge or XP ONE? heard Dal Saggio kit come up a couple of times as a cheap update. Mikey from Deja suspension updated the xplor forks so that both the top are rebound and both bottom are compression so more adjustment then stock and its been working really good in the trials technical, but at higher speed rocky stuff its not the best. I might might put more money into suspension next build to see if I can get it more well rounded
@@TrailBoundco Installed the XP One kit. Definitely a noticeable difference in how the forks stay up in the stroke making them good at speed. Maybe even a little too much hold up for technical riding with the stock XP ONE valving. Reducing the oil height in the forks seem to free the forks up enough to make them well rounded for my riding.
I’m pleased with the kit, the forks have better hold up, plusher, and the clickers actually do something now. I’ve heard the Dal Saggio Sphere kit is even better. Just couldn’t justify dropping that much coin at the time.
If I buy another bike with explore forks, tempted to try the MX Tech Lucky cartridges.
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Didn't you blow up this bike in a race ? And awesome to see it's obviously getting fixed
Pretty sure he just is uploading this late
Yeah I’m just really behind on my editing, with the race stuff I get excited right after the race and edit it hah these edits are more time consuming but figured still good info to get out there
Bypass Screw? How many turns out?
Power valve?
@@TrailBoundco no, the golden screw on your throttle body :)
@@DMC-179 oh sorry been awhile since I had a tpi. I’m not sure I didn’t mess with that one much I just did the idle screw mod and adjusted that a lot
@@TrailBoundco ah ok. Would be interesting :)
Did you change something on the powervalve screw?
its a red ktm.......garbage an a disgrace to gasgas
its a ktm for cheaper so its a win for some people like me!
@@TrailBoundco I think Gas Gas is even better, as It has a linkage, like Husky and an aluminum subframe, like KTM, so took the best of both IMO )
Strong words for a pw50 rider 😂
A lot of problems to account for right out of the box.