Loving the new bike? Must have a lot more power than your previous bike. I'm obsessed with my XCF350, but I hear the 2 stroke 300's are even more impressive. 💪🔥
You know it man! The EC300 is actually a friend's bike who let me take it for a rip! I helped her pick out and inspect it before she made the purchase. The EC300 is such an awesome bike and so well rounded! It has better gearing than the YZ250X, especially when it comes to singletrack trails, not to mention an extra gear, and the predictable linear engine powercurve also makes the EC300 more suitable for hard enduro and singletrack. BUT, I still love my YZ250X more than the EC300 simply because it is more fun and exhilarating to ride! It makes about the same HP, it accelerates at the same rate, and the top speed is even faster even though it has 5 gears. The YZ250X feels more rowdy, the powerband hits harder, and the snappy throttle is as good as it gets! It is also a very well rounded bike, and even though it isn't as good at hard enduro as the EC300, it is definitely better for jumps which is a worthy trade-off for me. The one big thing nobody can deny about the YZ250X is that it has top-shelf suspension by KYB. I just installed a Lectron carb on my YZ250X, really looking forward to next riding season! The YZ250X is my "lifetime" bike, but the EC300 is definitely in the top 3 out of all the bikes I've ridden, along with the '95 WR250Z which was another one of my friends'. I've heard a lot of good things about the KTM 350XCF, in fact if my friend Hannah hadn't been willing to make the switch over to 2-stroke, the 350XC-F definitely would have been my pick for her! Can't go wrong with a 300 2-stroke though! 🤟
If there’s a power valve and it opens with a boost of more power, that isn’t linear, it’s a typical 2 stroke! I can hear the powervalve opening while your riding it, absolutely not linear power. That 4 stroke you were riding is linear.
It feels linear to a certain point on the throttle then when you pull throttle back some more, it opens the power valve and you tend to accelerate much quicker, this isn’t linear power it a2 stroke powervalve opening. Lol! Dude, stick with a 4 stroke any predictable 4 stroke, it will forever be linear for you. Lol!
@@dahatcheryhaha dude I know what a power valve is. I’m used to riding a YZ250X. Now THAT has a powerband, and I love it! Most of the European brand bikes have really smoothed out the powerband on their Enduro bikes because it makes them better at gnarly and technical terrain. If you watch other reviews on these bikes, you will find they share my opinion on how the bike feels. If you don’t agree with me and you think this bike has a big powerband hit, good for you, keep believing that if it makes you happy. You are entitled to your own opinion, as am I.
@ well, just that linear means smooth. I too own 3 YZ250s and 02, 05, and 14. I’m a YZguy I rebuild dirt bikes and know what a power band is for sure, and yes the Euro bikes do still have a power band but it comes on some what smoother. But that power band does come on. Linear is simply a 4 stroke feel. To predictable, in some case’s removes the fun factor that a much lighter 2 stroke will have. 2 strokes basically last forever. That 4 stroke will turn wa paper weight soon because of the maintenance and forever valve adjustments. Best to take the new roller and put an old school 2 stroke motor in it . I have 2 an 04 CRF450 with an 88 CR500 engine in it making it an 04 CR500 AF. Also have an 07 CRF250r with a 1996 CR250 2stroke engine in it. Both bikes are hellaciously fun to rip! And rip they do.
Does it have more torque than a 250cc 4-stroke, at low RPM? I really want a 2017 KTM but a 2007 GasGas would be 2/5 the cost. I want something that can tractor quite well with a 242 lbs (110 kg) rider.
It has more torque at low rpms as well. If you want "tractor" gears you are going to want to get something made specifically for trail riding, not racing. Or you can install a Rekluse clutch.
300cc two stroke enduros got plenty of traction and got noticeable more low-end grunt than a 250cc two stroke. I doubt you would be disappointed with a 300cc. Though if you want something easy to ride and cruise on, kinda like what is shown in the video, I'd recommend a (450cc) four-stroke. If you are planning on tough enduro riding and getting stuck in swamps and other nice areas, I'd recommend a two-stroke.
@@dankuspanku4650 Not gonna lie, I wouldn't recommend a 450 to anyone who isn't racing professional motocross or serious cross-country racing. Even if it is a trail-friendly model, the engine has a lot of extra rotating mass which makes the bike feel even heavier than it is. I've ridden with people on 450's and also ridden a 450 briefly and it's a bike that will make you work and sweat way more than it's worth. That's why you always see people on facebook marketplace wanting to trade their 450 for a 250 and there's always someone who bites the hook not knowing what they are getting into! lol
@@endurobandit I agree. Was thinking mostly about the weight, that a 250cc might feel a bit unsatisfactory for a 110kg rider. According to me, 450's got almost too much power to be anywhere else but on motocross tracks and made to go on the streets. They definitely shouldn't be used in tough enduro.
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Loving the new bike? Must have a lot more power than your previous bike. I'm obsessed with my XCF350, but I hear the 2 stroke 300's are even more impressive. 💪🔥
You know it man! The EC300 is actually a friend's bike who let me take it for a rip! I helped her pick out and inspect it before she made the purchase. The EC300 is such an awesome bike and so well rounded! It has better gearing than the YZ250X, especially when it comes to singletrack trails, not to mention an extra gear, and the predictable linear engine powercurve also makes the EC300 more suitable for hard enduro and singletrack. BUT, I still love my YZ250X more than the EC300 simply because it is more fun and exhilarating to ride! It makes about the same HP, it accelerates at the same rate, and the top speed is even faster even though it has 5 gears. The YZ250X feels more rowdy, the powerband hits harder, and the snappy throttle is as good as it gets! It is also a very well rounded bike, and even though it isn't as good at hard enduro as the EC300, it is definitely better for jumps which is a worthy trade-off for me. The one big thing nobody can deny about the YZ250X is that it has top-shelf suspension by KYB. I just installed a Lectron carb on my YZ250X, really looking forward to next riding season! The YZ250X is my "lifetime" bike, but the EC300 is definitely in the top 3 out of all the bikes I've ridden, along with the '95 WR250Z which was another one of my friends'. I've heard a lot of good things about the KTM 350XCF, in fact if my friend Hannah hadn't been willing to make the switch over to 2-stroke, the 350XC-F definitely would have been my pick for her! Can't go wrong with a 300 2-stroke though! 🤟
If there’s a power valve and it opens with a boost of more power, that isn’t linear, it’s a typical 2 stroke! I can hear the powervalve opening while your riding it, absolutely not linear power. That 4 stroke you were riding is linear.
It feels linear, especially for a 2-Stroke. You know what I mean
It feels linear to a certain point on the throttle then when you pull throttle back some more, it opens the power valve and you tend to accelerate much quicker, this isn’t linear power it a2 stroke powervalve opening. Lol! Dude, stick with a 4 stroke any predictable 4 stroke, it will forever be linear for you. Lol!
@ no because it’s not linear.
@@dahatcheryhaha dude I know what a power valve is. I’m used to riding a YZ250X. Now THAT has a powerband, and I love it! Most of the European brand bikes have really smoothed out the powerband on their Enduro bikes because it makes them better at gnarly and technical terrain. If you watch other reviews on these bikes, you will find they share my opinion on how the bike feels. If you don’t agree with me and you think this bike has a big powerband hit, good for you, keep believing that if it makes you happy. You are entitled to your own opinion, as am I.
@ well, just that linear means smooth. I too own 3 YZ250s and 02, 05, and 14. I’m a YZguy I rebuild dirt bikes and know what a power band is for sure, and yes the Euro bikes do still have a power band but it comes on some what smoother. But that power band does come on. Linear is simply a 4 stroke feel. To predictable, in some case’s removes the fun factor that a much lighter 2 stroke will have. 2 strokes basically last forever. That 4 stroke will turn wa paper weight soon because of the maintenance and forever valve adjustments. Best to take the new roller and put an old school 2 stroke motor in it . I have 2 an 04 CRF450 with an 88 CR500 engine in it making it an 04 CR500 AF. Also have an 07 CRF250r with a 1996 CR250 2stroke engine in it.
Both bikes are hellaciously fun to rip! And rip they do.
Does it have more torque than a 250cc 4-stroke, at low RPM? I really want a 2017 KTM but a 2007 GasGas would be 2/5 the cost. I want something that can tractor quite well with a 242 lbs (110 kg) rider.
It has more torque at low rpms as well. If you want "tractor" gears you are going to want to get something made specifically for trail riding, not racing. Or you can install a Rekluse clutch.
300cc two stroke enduros got plenty of traction and got noticeable more low-end grunt than a 250cc two stroke. I doubt you would be disappointed with a 300cc. Though if you want something easy to ride and cruise on, kinda like what is shown in the video, I'd recommend a (450cc) four-stroke. If you are planning on tough enduro riding and getting stuck in swamps and other nice areas, I'd recommend a two-stroke.
@@dankuspanku4650 Not gonna lie, I wouldn't recommend a 450 to anyone who isn't racing professional motocross or serious cross-country racing. Even if it is a trail-friendly model, the engine has a lot of extra rotating mass which makes the bike feel even heavier than it is. I've ridden with people on 450's and also ridden a 450 briefly and it's a bike that will make you work and sweat way more than it's worth. That's why you always see people on facebook marketplace wanting to trade their 450 for a 250 and there's always someone who bites the hook not knowing what they are getting into! lol
@@endurobandit I agree. Was thinking mostly about the weight, that a 250cc might feel a bit unsatisfactory for a 110kg rider. According to me, 450's got almost too much power to be anywhere else but on motocross tracks and made to go on the streets. They definitely shouldn't be used in tough enduro.
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