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Had a bit of an off earlier today, resulting in broken front and rear plastics. (2001 2.9 model) Do you have to buy the thicker stickers as individual items ? The seat sticker appears to be

2% or 50:1 Or 100ml to every 5 litres Hope that helps.

All, I'm considering moving from a 2002 290 to a 2007 model. Is there anything I should be aware of with the newer model ? Are there any known faults or issues with the newer bike ? Many thanks.. Richard

HAPPY CHRISTMAS.. We have lift off. Running at last. Found a bad connection on the stator, (re-soldered). Put some fuel in the bore and got some life. Eventually pulled the carb apart again and found that the fuel pin (Off the floats) was sticking shut. I guess this must have stuck somehow when I drained the fuel to repair the fuel tank. Thanks all for all the help and tips. At least I've now had most of the bike apart and know where everything is ! Cheers, Richard.

Hi All, Jarred off now. Received flywheel puller today and got it off without any issues (Impact gun to remove the nut). Woodruff OK, timing appears to still be at factory setting. I did retard it a few degrees to see if this helped starting. Still nothing. Took the carb out and stripped it, pretty much spotless in there. Jets etc all OK. Back to thinking that it's either a coil or stator issue. Out of interest, without a plug fitted and with a metal rod inserted into the plug cap, my spark only jumps around 5mm to the frame, even then it doesn't appear to be every stroke. If anyone has 5 mins spare, would you mind comparing ? I've mailed Steve (out in Spain) to try and get some measurements across the coils etc. Really hoped to get it going today :-( Don't really want to start sending items away until I'm pretty sure they're at fault. Thanks all and Happy Christmas.

Out of interest, I'm using a mix of 50:1 (2%) It did run on this last week and now has a new plug fitted. The plug does appear wet with fuel. Still not firing. There's no way this could ber a fuel problem is there ? Now waiting for flywheel puller to have a look in there.

Whereabouts in the country are you ? I have a Sherco 290 also causing a few problems. I'm in Suffolk.

Woodruff key and flywheel puller ordered. Having checked all the obvious, fuel, spark, spark plug, I thought I'd found the problem when I removed the coil etc. The earth connections in there were loose. Cleaned and tightened these and the other earth up, once again no change. How do you hold the flywheel while loosening/tightening the retaining nut ? Oh and how do you check the timing ? I can see two small lines in there (through the small hole), though these are not visible at TDC. Is this the problem ?

Tony, Having similar problems to yourself. Just bought a 2001 2.9 had trouble starting it on arrival home, though it did start. Had a go yesterday and nothing. There's a spark, though I have nothing to compare it with. Fitted a new plug with no improvement. Can you give me an idea of what you did to find the problem. I'll try and get a flywheel puller in the mean time. Cheers.

New plug fitted and set to 0.5mm. Nothing ! There is a spark with the plug out, though nothing special. How healthy should the spark be with the plug out and kicked over by hand. I've a feeling this is now either slipped timing or a windings issue. I was supposed to taking it out this week too.

Guys, Thanks for the info. I'll try and get a new plug later today and give it a go. Should these usually start with one or two kicks then ? Fingers crossed.

Hi, Just bought a 2001 2.9. Completely new to the bike, so here goes. The bike started with a few kicks the day I bought it OK. Got it home and after a few kicks got it going. Out of interest, which is the normal running position for what appears to be the choke ? (Or is this a primer ?) Ran it for around 20 minutes to see how it felt and I was happy with it. Put fuel in tonight and give it a few kicks - nothing ! There is a spark, though it does seem a little weak and there is petrol on the plug. Is there any chance this might just be a plug, or is it more likely to be an ignition issue ? I've read some of the other posts and ignition problems seem quite common. Just annoyed that I've literally had the bike out once. Any help much appreciated.