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Ye i know,seems like a dumb question.Its super simple on all my other bikes but the brake pedal adjustment hardware is tucked in super tight behind the side frame,i cant get to it,is there a trick?Thanks

I guess ill have to get someone to try my bike next summer,although im going to measure my spring lenght this week and compare it to the specs on the sherco site.thanks for the replies

Hey all,got into trials this past summer and am lovin it.Ive got an 04' 290 and im thinking the fork springs might be worn out a bit.Im saying this because im having a real hard time hopping the front and rear on this bike.Ive tried a 2015 290 and although i wasnt great ,it seemed easier to hop and the forks seemed a lot "springier" The local sherco dealer mentioned that it could either be the oil weight(i put in 5w) or the springs could ahve compressed from years of compression. Whats your take?

I asked because mine are cracked ,my dealer quoted me at 350$ CAD so i figured if im gonna spend some decent coin on a part ill check to see if they make a better one for a comparable price.Remember guys,here in canada trials bikes arent as plentifull as in the UK.I paid 2800$ for my 04 290 and thats considered a sweet deal,especially here in ontario. Any chance can get them welded?They broke vertically beside the three screws so that might be difficult.

Anyone know of any decent aftermarket triple clamps for an 04 sherco 290?

Hmm interesting,well it seems to be working pretty good with the hoses cut in two and ive ordered a seal for the ignition side,so hopefully itll all be good once done.Bike seems a bit underpowered but maybe thats my imagination.

dam Tony,that sounds easy peezy,thanks Tony and thanks for the replies guys

Alright,did eevrything you suggested and it started right up,didnt idle well but some quick adjustments took care of that.One odd thing was that some liquid(oil?) was coming out of the engine venting hose,it came out in a steady stream and gradually stopped. So for now ill ride it but im ordering a bottom end rebuild kit and plan on doing the crank seals as soon as i get them and the bottom end in the winter. Copemech,you mentioned not having to do a mjor teardown for the seals.Can you gimme a brief rundown of how i could do that without splitting the cases?

Thanks guys.At least now i know where to to start.Is there any chance i can ride it for a bit until i get parts to start rebuilding or will gas leak through the crankcase seal? Also didnt know i had to turn the pet cock off while not riding,ill make sure its turned off from now on.

Ill try to make this runnup to my problem quick because i know no likes a long story. Bought a used 04 290 a couple weeks ago,worked well,brought it home,worked well.Started ripping thru it and doing some service on it since it seemed like it had been neglected.Did all the normal stuff,changed the oil,cleaned the carb,air filter,greased bearings blah blah blah. Tried to start it yester day and it starts but runs like crap,as soon as i pop it into first the bike wants to take off,strange ,didnt do that when i got it(wrong oil?i used 10w 40 automotive oil,probly gonna change it again to amsoil dirt bike oil).Rip down the street and the bike dies and wont start again.Pop the plug off and put a tad bit of gas into the cylinder,kick it and she fires up but dies. Today i pull the carb and find that one of the lines has a cut in it,that must be the issue,its sucking in air.new line,doesnt work.Pop the carb off and clean it,check the reeds,checked spark(great),petcock,fresh gas.Pop the header off because it didnt look like it was sealing well and drop the header by accident,tons of gas pours out.Buddy comes over and were chatting and i decide to pop the carb off again and so i take the air box off,feels heavy,its full of gas!!Ok,must be floats or the lines on this carb are wrong(does a deloorto have breather lines?),i try to kick the bike over to get the gas out of the head and gas gets coughed up out the exhaust at the head BUT heres the great part,as im kick i see bubbles coming fromt the ignition cover,take that off and gas comes out of there too. Im thinking the lines on the carb got routed badly(see picture) and that filled the header and air box with gas and due to kickin it repeatedly the gas compressed and had nowehere to go and so it blew the crankcase seal. Can anyone chime in on this? Thanks

pickin up a 2004 sherco 2.9 on saturday.If anyone makes their way up here and wants to go for a rip(do trial riders say that?) gimme a shout.

contacted Jeff today and we chatted for a while,a great resource for trials in eastern ont and probly the best ill find in my neck of the woods for a while.Thanks guys

Any trials riders near or in ottawa?Im getting into the sport and im seeing what the local scene is like,if there is one lol