1st Look Thumpstar MX 250/300 2t's from $6749

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jeffro503 10/25/2019 8:29pm
10/25/2019 8:29pm
I came in here expecting a complete and utter bash fest........and I was going to jump on board. But it doesn't , and after looking at the pics ( I know don't judge a book by it's cover )......they actually look pretty good to be honest. I'm a 2 stroke guy , and love my Husky's. So I'll stick with buying them since I dig em' a bunch. But I would like to hear some rider / owner input available.
cablecable 10/26/2019 12:11am
10/26/2019 12:11am
i think that looks sweet, notice the pre order price tag on stand $4600, be interesting to see a test done on one
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tttrailhunter 10/26/2019 1:19am
10/26/2019 1:19am
they better have deep pockets, i cant any new manu breaking into a tight market without taking losses for 5+ years.
the price is usd?
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bluepumpkin 10/26/2019 5:15am
10/26/2019 5:15am
snackfedbear wrote:
Thumpstar 2 strokes?? Word
Exactly what I was thinking.

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KHI Guy 10/26/2019 10:23am
10/26/2019 10:23am
mx_563 wrote:
perhaps a bit of a stretch but that gas tank reminds me of a tank I've seen someplace before... [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/10/25/381350/s1200_thumpstartank.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/10/25/381351/s1200_Hurricanetank.jpg[/img]
perhaps a bit of a stretch but that gas tank reminds me of a tank I've seen someplace before...







That top photo reminds me of something you would see in a Craigslist ad: a wet bike with a cheap Tusk gas cap.
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36Wheeler 10/26/2019 3:04pm
10/26/2019 3:04pm
The geometry looks a bit weird. Steep steering angle and small fork travel. Will pass judgement when someone lets us knows if it rides any good
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PTECH 10/26/2019 3:38pm
10/26/2019 3:38pm
Why anyone would buy this over a used yz250,cr250,ktm 250/300 is beyond my comprehension.
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RCMXracing 10/26/2019 4:34pm
10/26/2019 4:34pm
Nope.
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SLOWTIME 10/26/2019 4:37pm
10/26/2019 4:37pm
Passenger seat ribs
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Bearuno 10/26/2019 10:44pm
10/26/2019 10:44pm
JotaGas prototypes circa 2012 / 13:



After Mika Ahola died in 2012, I think the Enduro project was mothballed - not through any bike problem, I think the owners were devastated by Mikas death.

It re-surfaced as the Bimota that appeared at an EICMA show, or two, if my old man memory is correct.

To be quite honest, I thought Jotagas had stopped, and morphed into another small Spanish Trials brand, but, recently I came across them again.

I hope they continue, even as just engine suppliers / licensees, and, the Chinese makers / assemblers, deliver a good machine.

The more 2Ts out there, the better. With the KTMs/ KTHuskys, coming KTGGs ( and, the existing Gas Gassers), TMs (been around a long time, of course) Betas, Shercos and Yamaha, (just idling along with, essentially, 05 models still being made) the void left by the other 3 Japanese makers quitting 2ts, has been filled. There are quite a few 2t alternatives, now . Hell, I remember so many ridiculing the 'rumors' of Beta, and Sherco, developing new 2 strokes a few years ago - "it will never happen" according to many. Same with TM doing EFI - TPI. I love how TM have not been intimidated by KTMs BS claims to TPI - it's been around in various forms for a long time.
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