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Don't underestimate the bike. I fived a section 3 times this last weekend before I stopped thinking I needed to powerblast my way up a long climb (thinking I needed lots of momentum). I watched some little kid ride up the steepest part sitting down. So I stopped trying to race with momentum and just rode up nice and easy feathering the clutch for grip and life was much easier. less speed with a feathered clutch = LOTS more grip than moving fast and applying lots of power. I kept sliding out ont he cross hill. Oh well I won't forget next time.

I ride District 4 in NY. Come on up. http://www.district4trials.org/

Thanks tomtomtom Weather is finally breaking can't wait to get out and ride again. I came across this video on youtube and it is neat to watch becuase for the first one the bike is off. Hopefully I will have some better video's this summer.

Possible real simple question. Are your front brakes hanging up? Get the front wheel in the air and spin it. If it binds the tire will wash out easily. I have an old motocross bike that binds up and I can always tell because it wants to wash out all the time.

Well it's going to happen. I will be getting the new bike this weekend and riding it in the snow!

Have an 04 Sherco 290. runs good works good. Friend is selling his 06 little better shape lot less abused. I can sell mine and upgrade for about 500 bucks. Wondering if there are any big benefits or anything that I should consider holding back for. I have ridden the 06 and my only real impression was that it felt wider between my feet. All opinions are welcomed. Thanks.

Mind if I ask how much you weigh and what your riding level is? I feel like I am punishing mine pretty good at 210 riding novice. Although it's the jumping and practicing which get her bottoming out the most.

Could it be even more simple than the gearbox... brake maybe. If the rear disk is supposed to float and is bound tight maybe that is it. Even with a boned up gear box the tire should rotate a little forward and backwards with the slack in the chain. As a side note. I saw a bike bind the chain behind the front sprocket (between sprocket and swing arm) and that locked things up tightly. Cause of this was a very very loose chain. If it is brake check and see if something got jammed that caused the rear brake to be engaged when you put it up on the stand. If you can't find anything try gently prying the brake pads apart to see if they just hung up for some reason... If no luck use your bleeder valve to see if you can release pressure from the line to see if that frees it up. if it does then you may have a master cylinder issue or maybe a stuck lever or something. Good luck and keep us posted. I am interested to hear of the results.

That was the one! Thanks all.

I am doing a presentation on trials here at work (Supposed to be a fun thing) and I remember seeing a video of how to score. It had lots of 5's and was kind of comical. Wanted to include it but can't find it anywhere. I am sure I am just searching for the wrong keywords. Anyone want to make it easy for me?

Tombo... which piece of info was the most help? I too am trying to get comfortable throwing the rear end around but have trouble just getting it in the air well. Doing it standing on the ground seems to only tell me my arms are weak......

Related story. I have an 05 Sherco 290. Whenever in 1, 2, 3 and going downhill with the clutch in the engine stays idled depending on speed it doesn't seem to want to slow the engine down. I figured the clutch was not fully disengaged so I adjusted the little adjuster guy on the clutch lever in more and gave it another whirl. Seemed fine and life was good. Had a trial two days ago with a couple long rides between sections and hit 4 and 5 for the first time in quite a while. Bike wanted to slip very easily in these gears. 1, 2, and 3 worked flawlessly in the sections. Got looking at it afterwards and I had adjusted the little adjuster so far that it never came out far enough to pump more fluid into the line. (this is my first hydraulic clutch) The next day I adjusted the lever out so the plunger could come out further and then rode around the yard a bit. I don't really have a lot of room to get up to a good speed and put it in 4, and 5 so I got going a bit and shifted it up anyway. Now it grabs enough to stall the bike if I would let it. Not sure if it had anything to do with running temperature but it is working well now. HOWEVER I am back to the idling high with the clutch in situation. Not sure if that is all an adjustment or why it would grab like heck in 1, 2, 3 but slip in 4 or 5 but I thought it might be relevant.

Have an 05 Sherco 290. first year of trials.. loving it so far. Trying to make sure I have the bike set up correctly. I weigh 210 ish. With the bike set the way I bought it the race sag was very low high (which ever means I had very little suspension left when riding). So I cranked up the pre load and now sag is much better but the unlaiden sag (can't remember what that is refered to) is virtually 0. I feel like the rear should be softer but if I ease up on pre load I run out of suspension travel and comming down on the suspension after a small jump results in me drilling the thing to the end of it's travel. rode my first event in the Novice class and only took 18 points so hopefully I am riding a bit above newbie level. Wondering if settings in the rear are making nose wheelies and bunny hops harder. I have some things to try just haven't had much time to get on the bike recently. Anyway I have heard of a heavier spring maybe that will help... no idea. All thoughts welcome. Front suspension seems pretty spot on. All linkages, bearings, etc are all in great shape. I know that to get better I need lots more practice but I want to make sure I am not hindering things by having an imporper set up. Thanks to all.

Well it's been a while and I have been riding a fair amount but my concentration has not been on doing this a lot. One thing I notice is that if I try to load the suspension to pick the rear up I load front and back and then when I try to unload I unload both and it kills the whole effect. Maybe I should jab the brake when I compress so the front stays down and as I move forward the rear would rebound more giving the desired effect. Either way the thing is when watching an expert rider do it it seems effortless I am doing a lot of work and getting little results when I know it should be the other way around. I did find that trying it while dropping off a small bank onto a trail gives a great oportunity to stand her up.. and I can even swing it a little bit. Staying balanced afterwards is not an issue I just need to be able to get her up easier and higher. Another note at 210 I have the pre load quite high. Even with it quite high I still am a little short on the "sag settings" for setting up a bike. The bike handles well on all terrain that I throw at it and I would think a more preloaded rear would help the situation but I could be wrong it's been known to happen although without my wife I'd never know when

When I took mine off I had to use vice grips on the bar end then loosen the allen then twist back and forth with the vice grips to get them out. After regripping I thuroughly lubricated the threads on the inside that tighten the bar end. I also destroyed 2 allen wrenches because the bolts were stuch. Good times.