It is light not because the parts are weak, it is because its a brand new design from guys that have had experience with another ex brand before (jotagas) so they come from already low weight bike idea, to a new redesign frame and motor from the ground up...! Different than in others brands as sherco or GG where they have a huge investment in engine alluminum cast molds and frame gigs from10 or so years before, and they needs to "pay" for this investments made. This is why this brands only make small changes on a yearly basis. Doing a full change in frame, emgine design and modifing production standards , molds and process, would cost a fortune.!
After 3 months with them, my new 300 TRS is the best I had so far. I came from a 2013 gasgas and a 2015 sherco, and this bike is a pleasure to ride..! Very clever and nice engeneering details and a breeze to work on.! Power wise, is a rocket compared with the sherco.! Only complaint is rear suspension a little bit harsh..! Easily fixed with a reiger aftermarket shock..!
My experience with my ex new 2014 sherco ST 300 was horrible... I couldnt make it to fine tune this bike properly, when I was doing a section downhill, it just stalled... It was a complete nightmare, I just end up turning the idle screw up in order to avoid stalling... I just fortunately sold it, and bought a brand new Jotagas.. so far very happy with it, great bike, how a trials bike should be...!
The Gas Gas Fibre discs fit, totally interchangeable, but the Gas Gas Steel discs do NOT. (distance between "posts" is different).
You can source the Steels from a JGAS dealer/importer or S3 also have them. The JGAS steels standard are 1.5mm and the Gas Gas ones are 2mm now days, so it takes a bit of fiddling with plates if you want to use GG fibres and get your clutch stack height correct.
Excellent..! Thanks for your kind reply...
I was wondering if the "golden rules" for gasgas clutches also applies to Jgas, I mean 9.75 mm pack height and 17 mm hub to top (fingers) distance...?
I had a 2014 ST sherco 300 and I end up selling it after fiddling 3 months trying to carburate it... It comes with a fuel pump which is a nightmare to mantain and to carburate...
Sherco comes with formula brand clutch and brake controls which I coudnt end liking...
Clutch are similar between the two brands...
Chasis Beta wins hands down...
Quality wise, and longevity is far better with Beta...
In all these years I've been buying trials bikes, I have learned Beta are hard to kill, bullet proof bikes...
Off the record, If this helps, one reason I changed from sherco to JTG was that the sherco carburation was impossible for me to dial... with that fuel pump is impossible for me to tune the keihin carb it comes with.... when going downhill that bike tends to quit or to lower the engine idle.... you have to test yourself both bikes to see what I mean...
The Old Breather came out just by pulling with Pliers. I then gently tapped in the cap. The instructions recommend a bit of glue on it but it is a tight fit. You will need a short bar of some kind unless you have a small hammer/Mallet. It does go in just don't be impatient.
It's just a case of pulling it out using pliers and tapping in the supplied "plug" to the old hole. The New Filler screw cap is a lot more sophisticated than just a cap with a hole and you need a 13 mm spanner rather than an Allen key. I will post a few photos when I change the oil this week. I haven't seen any oil in the new pipe thus far.
Telecat... what kind of tap do you need to tap that hole (measurement in mm) ?, Is it supplied with this cap..?
Does the old nipple has any kind of screw groove in it, or just pull it out with force in order to remove this old nipple...?
Please enlighten us, cause I´m a little nervous dealing with this delicate procedure of removing and retapping the engine case....
It's arrived and I have fitted it. The Seal cap for the old breather is a tight fit but it's in and secure. The Filler plug is a 13mm spanner and a length of tube was supplied. First run out looks promising I will be changing the oil this week and we'll see if it blows.
Telecat...How did you cancel the old breather nipple...??
A recent review in a spanish magazine, compared the power of the jotagas 300, the Gas Gas 300 and the Sherco ST 300. All ´14 models. Sherco 300 being the tamest and gas gas being most powerful. They placed the JTG 300 right in the middle of them...
I had a sherco 300 and changed to a Jgas 300 and let me tell you, power wise, I couldnt feel any difference...both very similar... you could feel the weight difference when doing rear or front hops though...! JTG Easier to move all the time....!
I'm a trials rider from Colombia, we have had a long tradition here in motorcycle trials, and we are very active nowadays in trials. In the large cities like Bogota or Medellin, we have 40 riders each citie.
We are actually a very close "brotherhood" here in Latin-America, and we have arrange latin american championships and competitions together.
Countries which are active nowadays in trials are: Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guatemala, CostaRica, El Salvador, and Mexico is showing up lately...
We try to have trials clinics with top riders on a regular basis, specially spaniards... Jordi Pascuet was in Colombia past August..
Good to hear there is still a trials candle flaming held by you in Argentina....! You are welcome to join us anytime..!! And to be part of this latinamerica brotherhood we have..!!
We are trying to bring a LATINAMERICAN team to compete at the TDN this year...
Dont be discourage if you find moto trials hard at the begining... Once you past this first learning curve you are going to be hooked for LIFE and you would never be the same again... I would assure that by experience...!
Here are the link of the latest latin trials gathering held in BRAZIL....
Recent Things I Have Tweaked On My Jotagas
in JGAS (Formerly Jotagas)
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Trialparts DE web page is not working..!!