2013 Gas Gas XC 300 | Dirt Rider 300cc Off-Road Two-Stroke Shootout

Now that Dirt Rider’s 2013 300cc Off-Road Two-Stroke Shootout is wrapped up, we’d like to give you an even closer look at the five very different machines that were in the test. Here, Editor Chris Denison, Senior Editor Adam Booth and Associate Editor Kris Keefer discuss the Gas Gas XC 300. Finishing fifth in our comparison, the Gas Gas had several positive character traits that were overshadowed by one unfortunate disadvantage. Check out the complete discussion here, and for a full breakdown of all these bikes be sure to check out the August 2013 issue of Dirt Rider (available in tablet form at http://www.dirtrider.com/apps/). Also, stay tuned towww.dirtrider.com for video tests of the other four machines: The Christini AWD 300, the Beta 300 RR, the Husaberg TE 300 and the KTM 300 XC-W.