Baja X250 VS. GIO X31

Pimpinpenz · 04-19-2011, 05:46 PM

Hello i was just wondering which dirt bike is better, in general i know that the Baja x250 looks very similar to the GIO x31. but i know that the new 2010 model of the GIO has an OHC engine (over head cam). the Baja is still the standard engine. i was wondering which one has better shocks and is just an over all bike. the GIO x31 costs around 1250 where i live and i am thinking of getting on after i sell my rm 80. so please reply leaving a comment on which bike you own and which one you would think is better!
Thanks
-Pimpinpenz

waynev · 04-19-2011, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Pimpinpenz

the GIO x31 costs around 1250 Thanks
-Pimpinpenz

Just watch the auction closely, i got mine for a bid of $566 and at my door in ontario for only $885.50.

Pimpinpenz · 04-19-2011, 09:30 PM

alright, so im guessing you mean go with the gio, i was really diggin the baja tho because its pretty much the exact same like everythings the same but the baja has a different name

waynev · 04-19-2011, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Pimpinpenz

alright, so im guessing you mean go with the gio, i was really diggin the baja tho because its pretty much the exact same like everythings the same but the baja has a different name

I like my GIO X31, but i'm saying if your basing it on price, then the $1250 might be a bit high as you can get it for less if your patient.

Pimpinpenz · 04-19-2011, 10:32 PM

well the baja is only 800

waynev · 04-19-2011, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Pimpinpenz

well the baja is only 800

Oh that is cheap, the X250 looks 100% identical to the X31, other than the engine you say, i just looked thru the parts manual for the X250 and the parts all look the same as what's on my X31. Where will you be buying this Baja X250 for $800 and is it new?.

Pimpinpenz · 04-20-2011, 03:41 PM

well i looked around for it and it seems i cant find the baja 250 at any pep boys! so i will be going with the gio i guess. how do u like the bike? is the suspension good?

katoranger · 04-20-2011, 07:48 PM

One thing. Are you in Canada? Gio only sells bikes to Canada.

Pimpinpenz · 04-20-2011, 09:03 PM

yeah i am in canada, about an hour away from london ontario, i cant find any cheap x31's unless they are used and i am a bit skeptical about buying used

Weldangrind · 04-21-2011, 01:14 AM

Do you have Pep Boys in Ontario? We don't in BC.

Pimpinpenz · 04-21-2011, 07:15 AM

no we dont, but the border is about an hour away so icalled up pep boys in the states and it turns out they are all sold out, so im guessing the x31.

suprf1y · 04-21-2011, 07:40 AM

I think you'd have a tough time bringing that into Canada, anyway.
What city are you in?

katoranger · 04-21-2011, 07:40 AM

Ok. I was wondering from the start of this thread. Would the Pep Boys be able to get one from another store?

Weldangrind · 04-21-2011, 10:27 AM

You can bring a dirt bike into Canada with the proper title. The US border service needs 48 hours to check the documentation, and then it's yours. I can easily cross the border here and buy a used dirt bike.

suprf1y · 04-21-2011, 11:56 AM

I looked it up. You are correct.
When I imported a restricted use bike before, there were some limitations. It looks like that's no longer the case.

04-19-2011, 05:46 PM	#1
Pimpinpenz Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 6	Baja X250 VS. GIO X31 Hello i was just wondering which dirt bike is better, in general i know that the Baja x250 looks very similar to the GIO x31. but i know that the new 2010 model of the GIO has an OHC engine (over head cam). the Baja is still the standard engine. i was wondering which one has better shocks and is just an over all bike. the GIO x31 costs around 1250 where i live and i am thinking of getting on after i sell my rm 80. so please reply leaving a comment on which bike you own and which one you would think is better! Thanks -Pimpinpenz
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04-20-2011, 07:48 PM	#8
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	One thing. Are you in Canada? Gio only sells bikes to Canada. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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04-21-2011, 01:14 AM	#10
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Do you have Pep Boys in Ontario? We don't in BC. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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04-21-2011, 07:40 AM	#13
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Ok. I was wondering from the start of this thread. Would the Pep Boys be able to get one from another store? __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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04-21-2011, 10:27 AM	#14
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	You can bring a dirt bike into Canada with the proper title. The US border service needs 48 hours to check the documentation, and then it's yours. I can easily cross the border here and buy a used dirt bike. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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04-19-2011, 09:30 PM	#3
Pimpinpenz Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 6	alright, so im guessing you mean go with the gio, i was really diggin the baja tho because its pretty much the exact same like everythings the same but the baja has a different name
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04-19-2011, 10:32 PM	#5
Pimpinpenz Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 6	well the baja is only 800
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04-20-2011, 03:41 PM	#7
Pimpinpenz Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 6	well i looked around for it and it seems i cant find the baja 250 at any pep boys! so i will be going with the gio i guess. how do u like the bike? is the suspension good?
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04-20-2011, 09:03 PM	#9
Pimpinpenz Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 6	yeah i am in canada, about an hour away from london ontario, i cant find any cheap x31's unless they are used and i am a bit skeptical about buying used
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04-21-2011, 07:15 AM	#11
Pimpinpenz Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 6	no we dont, but the border is about an hour away so icalled up pep boys in the states and it turns out they are all sold out, so im guessing the x31.
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04-21-2011, 07:40 AM	#12
suprf1y Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SW Ontario Posts: 408	I think you'd have a tough time bringing that into Canada, anyway. What city are you in?
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04-21-2011, 11:56 AM	#15
suprf1y Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SW Ontario Posts: 408	I looked it up. You are correct. When I imported a restricted use bike before, there were some limitations. It looks like that's no longer the case.
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