I don't own one myself (yet anyways), but have ridden a friends 2002 EC200 on several occassions. Mark is right, it is a very nice bike. I haven't ridden the KTM but I can tell you that the GG feels very light and easy to turn, particularly in the tight stuff. I found the ergos surprisingly good (coming off a CR), and much better than the Japanese woods bikes (WR, XR, etc). Motor is smooth, with lots of power and the suspension just seems to beg you to go faster. I can honestly say I was very impressed. Back to back with a 2002 WR250F (because that was the other bike I got to ride back to back and seems to get rave reviews), the GG really kicks butt.