Kiwi Rider December Vol.2 2022 | Page 18

DIRT NEWS

GASGAS FACTORY EDITION MOTOS

GasGas has announced the imminent release of two factory edition MotoX bikes for 2023 . The MC 250F Factory Edition and MC 450F Factory Edition feature a range of upgrades over the base MC bikes to give owners more of a taste of the bike ’ s full race going potential . As the newest and freshest model added to the GasGas line-up , the MC 250F Factory Edition is pretty much an all-new dirt bike . Headlining the bike is the powerful , highrevving , motor that ’ s compact to save weight . Together with the new hydroformed frame , GasGas states that it makes carving through corners , oh , so easy . The brand-new engine features a new cylinder , cylinder head and piston , crankcases , and gearbox , which all work as one to make the MC 250F Factory Edition quite possibly the very best 250cc four-stroke motocrosser out there .

Over on the MC 450F Factory Edition , the bike benefits from a new cylinder head and CP piston which gives a boost to overall performance and amplifies the on-track experience for all riders . With the engine now lighter than ever , as well as being repositioned within the all-new frame to improve mass centralisation , the bike ’ s already agile handling characteristics are claimed to be taken to the next level . Along with the aforementioned new frame , both Factory Edition MCs also gain chassis updates in the form of an aluminium subframe , a new die-cast swingarm which knocks 190 grams off the weight of the original and a new footrest design that is mounted further inwards on the frame to help prevent them from catching on deep ruts or take-offs when scrubbing , the new footrests feature a larger surface area to improve control in all conditions .
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