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Yep done that ... awaiting his reply. Best of balance. Neo

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The eBay supplier has replied to my question and said "Yes these are the ones, they replace the needle roller set up of the earier models...regards Howard" So I'm not sure what's going on with the pics. Best of balance. Neo

Is this the ones???....eBay UK They look too thin....and I wonder why there is a cut/slot in them?... these look like the bearing liners you see on car engine cranks. Best of balance. Neo

Yes I know where your coming from here Cope. But I think we'll see Fi in 2012 or 2013 weather we like it or not. Sherco's will soon need to fend off the completion and it looks to me like they're not ready to release a whole new engine at this stage .... Hence the new engine case, which (if I'm right) will already have all that's needed to lubricate the big-end. Best of balance. Neo

Na no worries... maybe next time Best of balance. Neo

Hi Lumpylion, Any chance of uploading a photo or two Best of balance. Neo

Thanks HAM I missed that bit amongst all the tartan That must mean those yokes are new too .... maybe these will be standard fitments on the 2012 models ... hope that's in addition to Fi too Best of balance. Neo

Can ANYONE Tell me???

Yes I agree it looks pretty Cope... But I think something on the engineering side should have been done too. There always a bit more on a the Caby models .... Maybe a TartanRP (Rear Shock) might have made it dance better Best of balance. Neo

Is there anything really "Special" about this bike? All I see is a bunch of decals? .... Which will be very expensive to replace Best of balance. Neo

Thanks for sharing that with us Did you notice any wear on those bushes? Best of balance. Neo

Hmmm .... yes that makes a lot of sense Cope. But it still seems like a lot of travel to loose in just sag... Surely the amount of sag needed would depend on the weight of the rider too?? ... I guess that's where the pre-tensioner comes in? Best of balance. Neo

I've been thinking about this and I'm with you Jamez on that point....Anyone got an explanation as to why we need to lose that suspension travel solely on the weight of the bike??? Best of balance. Neo

Sorry about this but where's the news? Best of balance. Neo

Yes it is... most people are unaware of that....But it's not a heavy duty line. Best of balance. Neo

I think you'd be hard pushed to know who's packaging who's brake pads in this market .... but please let us know what you uncover?...You might find some association with the scooter market and find high performance pads in that area. But if you "want to stop on a dime"... you might want to work on bleeding the hydraulics and/or fitting new seals and/or fitting the new type one piece calipers. I have one bike that I had a heavy duty braided rear hose fitted by one of those hose fitting places. The rear brake on that bike is much better than any other bike I have ridden. But the banjo ends are much larger than the Sherco ones. Which meant the new braided hose had to be passed through the swing-arm first before the banjos ends were crimped on. Best of balance. Neo

Me too...besides you can't ride at night but you can still work on the bike. Me too... Best of balance. Neo

Now thats very interesting feedback....and kinda confirms my suspicions. A CF tank would be awesome (don't forget the baffels ) ... but a Ti frame would be a real challenge...I'd guess you'd have to bash it on the rocks a lot of times to test it ... can I be your beta tester Best of balance. Neo

From the old Dellorto?....yes a big differenced... more than any other mod I have done. When setup and running right I believe that the OKO can out perform the Dellorto in every way except one..."Consistency". I've spent many hours tuning and changing mine and most days the OKO is great but some days it's not so perfect. Although I would not go back to the Dellorto now (I have tried twice) because I'd miss the power zap! the OKO gives when it's needed. Here's a few things I'd recommend when fitting an OKO. For better stability (Consistency) go for a 24mm (smooth) or a 26mm (good all rounder)... do not get a 28mm or 30mm carb. Get a clear plastic bowl on the carb. It's not as deep as the metal one...this reduces any rubbing on the gear case. Use high octane fuel (98) and 80:1 fully Synthetic oil.... Castrol TT's good. With regards to rotation into the inlet manifold (engine side). Keep the carb as upright (vertical) as possible...Older bikes need to tilt the Rear brake resovior down to do this.... But I don't know about the newer bikes (2010 onwards). Because of the forward tilt the OKO has into the inlet manifold. Set the float level height to 20/21mm (not 18 as recommend)....stops the bike running rich on downhill runs. Use a JJH or GJH (even smoother) needle. The rest is in past threads on this forum. I'm currently working with a higher cut slide too....But I'll report on that when I've finished testing it. Having said all this .... Isn't your bike running a Dellort VHST??? ... If so I wouldn't bother. I've bought a VHST and might venture that way when I am bored one day .... I stuck it on for a few days. It was running rich and lacked power but I had no other pilot or main jets to try at that time. But the write-up's say they are good carbs. If you don't already have a VHST then an OKO would be a lot cheaper and a good way to go. I like the glass filter....might invest in one myself...do you think there's enough room down there? Let us know about the CF Tank ... that sounds like the business to me Best of balance. Neo

Maybe all this is one of the disadvantages of having a fuel pump sucking up sludge from the bottom of the tank. The older bikes have a basic filter in the tank and only really get the sludge after it's switched to Reserve. I've not had and extra filer on my bike for on my Keihin/OKO's (which do not not have a built in filter) but I had little with fuel blockages But just for future reference which fuel filter are you buying off of eBay?... Some time back I mistakenly bought a fuel filter (for another bike we have) that was made for a quad. It's an aluminium screw together thing that has a fine paper element inside...just like an 4 stroke engine oil filter. It would be great except for the fact that it's far too BIG for a Sherco....These things are hard to judge when looking at eBay photos. Best of balance. Neo

Good news all round then ... Thanks Nigel Best of balance. Neo

I ran 2.5wt oil in two bikes for quite sometime .... end result was 2 broken springs after a number of friend (heavier riders) rode on my bikes. Apart from my double experience I don't believe this is a common problem though. Best of balance. Neo

No I don't mean a comparison of Dog Bones themselves...just the parts that surround them. like the Bolts, Spacers TopHats and how they all fit up against the new Delta Link. To work out if new-on-old is possible. Best of Balance. Neo

Are you sure your folk spring's not broken? Best of balance. Neo