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New GASGAS Enduro Cross 11.0 – The Spanish motorcycle manufacturer starts the season 2021 with an e-bike series with Yamaha engines

21.10.2020
by Rudolf Fischer

It is hardly surprising if you have never seen a GASGAS motorcycle in traffic. The Spanish specialize mainly in competition bikes for trial and enduro sports. By 2021, GASGAS want to put their knowledge into e-bikes as well and have developed twelve new bikes with Yamaha engines.

New times are dawning for GASGAS. Up to now, the Spaniards had gasoline in their blood; from 2021, electricity will be added. For the 2021 season, the motorcycle manufacturer is adding twelve e-bikes to its portfolio. Unlike the motorcycle product line, however, GASGAS want to appeal to everyone from off-road enthusiasts to city commuters with their e-bikes. With engine manufacturer Yamaha, GASGAS is getting a partner on board who also has motorsport experience. The new e-bikes should be available from spring 2021.

The GASGAS product range 2021

The flagship of the GASGAS line-up is the GASGAS Enduro Cross 11.0, propelled by the powerful Yamaha PW-X2 engine with 630-Wh-battery. At the front, a FOX 38 suspension fork with 160 mm travel is used, while at the rear, the 160 mm travel is managed by a FOX DPX2 shock. A wheel mix of 29″ tires in the front and 27.5″ tires in the rear is supposed to provide good rollover behavior and maneuverability, while the SRAM G2 RSC brakes with 200 mm disc brakes take over the deceleration. Also from SRAM comes the GX-Eagle transmission with 12 gears. In addition to the top model, GASGAG offer the Enduro Cross 9.0 with RockShox suspension and SX-Eagle transmission, as well as the entry-level model GASGAS Enduro Cross 8.0 with a Shimano Deore transmission.

With the GASGAS Train Cross 9.0, the GASGAS Train Cross 7.0 and the GASGAS Train Cross 5.0, three e-bikes with 140 mm of suspension travel on the front and rear are ready to go. While the top model GASGAS Train Cross 9.0 relies on the powerful Yamaha PW-X2 with 630-Wh battery and 80 Nm, the Train Cross 7.0 and Train Cross 5.0 use the Yamaha PW-ST engine with 500-Wh battery and 70 Nm torque.

In addition to the full-suspension models, the GASGAS Cross Country 7.0, the GASGAS Cross Country 5.0 and the GASGAS Cross Country 4.0 are three hardtails with Yamaha PW-ST engine and 120 mm suspension travel at the front. While the first two models roll on 29″ tires, the Cross Country 4.0 model uses smaller 27.5″ tires. For the younger generation, the motorcycle manufacturer offers the even smaller GASGAS Cross Country 3.0 with 26″ tires and a Yamaha PW-CE engine with 50 Nm torque.

GASGAS offers the Dual Cross 6.0 especially for touring riders as a step-through model or with a diamond frame. With its Yamaha PW-ST engine with 70 Nm torque, 500-Wh battery and Schwalbe Johnny Watts tires, the Dual Cross 6.0 is intended to appeal to friends of longer trips.

DWe really didn’t expect that an e-bike product line would be created when two motorcycle manufacturers work together. Whether GASGAS can make a name for itself with the new e-bikes outside of competition-oriented motorsports remains to be seen. We are curious to learn how the new GASGAS e-bikes will ride and whether they can compete with the established brands on the market.

Fore more information visit gasgas.com

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Words: Rudolf Fischer Photos: GASGAS

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Rudolf Fischer

In his previous life Rudolf was a dab hand at promoting innovation, putting his brain behind big-ticket patent assessments that easily ran into six-or-seven-plus figures. These days, the self-confessed data nerd’s role as editor at DOWNTOWN and E-MOUNTAINBIKE is no less exciting. Given his specialism in connectivity, Rudolf’s often placed on the front line of future mobility conversations, but he’s also big into testing new bikes–both on the daily as a committed commuter and intensively for our group tests. The business economist graduate is as versatile as a Swiss penknife, and that’s no hyperbole. Away from two wheels, his background in parkour means he’s a master of front, side and backflips, plus he speaks German, English, French, Russian and a touch of Esperanto. Japanese remains woefully unmastered, despite his best home-learning attempts. Good to know: Rudolf’s sharp tongue has made him a figure of fear in the office, where he’s got a reputation for flexing a dry wittiness à la Ricky Gervais... interestingly, he's usually the one laughing hardest.