First Ride Rieju Rangers 200cc & 300cc Two Strokes - Dirt Bike Magazine

#dirtbike #offroad #outdoors #testing Rieju is a small company in Figueres, Spain that has been making small-displacement street bikes for the European market for over 70 years. When KTM took control of the GasGas factory in nearby Girona, Rieju struck an agreement to acquire all the tooling and inventory for the previously existing GasGas line of two-strokes. Those bikes had been extensively redesigned in 2018 with capital from Torrot, a company specializing in electric mobility products. Sadly, emphasis quickly shifted away from the two-stroke line and the redesigned motorcycles were very hard to find.That should change. Rieju has big plans for increasing production and is currently building a new factory. For now, the products formerly known as GasGas are still produced in Girona. Presumably, there’s some involvement from KTM management there, as they have controlling interest in that facility. Soon, the production will be moved to the new factory under Rieju ownership.There are very few mechanical differences between the 200 and the 300. Unlike most 200s, which have historically been made from 125s, Rieju’s is a downsized 300. Externally, the two motors look identical, but the 200’s bore and stroke is 62.5 x 65.0mm, whereas the 300 is 72.0 x 72.0. Correspondingly, the 200 is only a little lighter than the 300. On our scale, the 200 is 237.9 pounds (no fuel) and the 300 is 239.6.We absolutely love both of these bikes. Even though Rieju never intended them to be race bikes, they both would be competitive in extreme enduros. We will have the full story in the May print edition of Dirt Bike. Subscribe to Dirtbike Magazine: https://hi-torque.com/product/subscri... FREE APP DOWNLOAD Apple:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dirt-... Android: https://play.google.com/storeappsdeta... Amazon/kindle:     http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009D8V39C/ Follow Dirtbike Magazine:    / dirtbikemagazine   Dirtbike Magazine Website: http://www.dirtbikemagazine.com Dirtbike Magazine Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/dirtbi... Dirtbike Magazine Twitter:   / dirtbikemag   Dirtbike Magazine Instagram:   / dirtbikemag