TEST GAS GAS RAGA REPLICA 250
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Innovation is something all engineers aspire to as they try to take the boundaries of development of any manufactured product to a new level in all areas of life. To have the edge in competition usually brings results and, more importantly, sales. The European motorcycle manufacturers have always had to compete with the big budgets from the land of the rising sun, but for the smaller manufacturers the budget is tiny. This has never stopped development and Gas Gas has always been at the leading edge in its history as a trials manufacturer. Remember it was they who gave us crankcase induction, the hydraulic clutch and not so long ago the lightweight tubular frame. The new Raga Replica on test here takes the frame technology even further with its new design. Yorkshire Centre Trials Champion Phil Disney takes hold of the handlebars for the test as we invite you to jump on board for the ride. Words: John Hulme, Phil Disney Pictures: John Hulme
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Trials Magazine • July / August 2010