I am looking at this 280 TXT Pro online and it's advertised as a 2013 which clearly it is not (old style muffler and rear wheel rim).  To it has to be a 2010 (the 2011 had the new style muffler and the graphics seems to match the ones on the one in the photos in the "Previous model" section of the Gas Gas web site).  

 

But... the fork has silver tubes and bottoms, which does not match the 2010 specs and photos I have seen.  

 

The bike is in Europe (France) if that matters (I am looking for a bike over there to keep around our family home).  Will contact the owner soon, but I wanted to see if anyone had any insights on it before.

 

Thanks.

 

 

 

Ok, doing more research it might actually be a TXT Pro Eco model.  They are not listed on the Gas Gas web site, so I am not sure what year they were available, but I've been able to find used listing for 2011, 2012, 2013's and even 2014.

 

From what I've seen it looks like a mismatch of a 2010 frame, Olle suspension, rear rim without the mid-rib (tubeless???) and Pirelli tires.

 

Does that cover it?

 

Thanks.

As you rightly say it is an eco model, looks pretty standard too. 

Looks like the econo model to me...probably is as advertised, 2013

Parts bin raiders ,I did not know they had those kind of  ECO models I thought they would have been more year specific; not just getting rid of a load of spare parts they could not shift spanning so many years, ie taking parts of a 2008 and mixing them with a 2010 in the year 2013.Still if you have to have a clean out.....

 

Yeah, similar to the Contact model today.  But this particular 2013 ECO is cheap at 1500 Euros!  Which would work wonders for what I want to do with it.

So oni nou ;  how's it working out with Snow white ????  or does Goofy still get in the way ?