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I think the answer is to ride one of these:

I would assume so, there is a Novice line below Clubman. Clubman is more a 'no-stop' line and Twinshock and Juniors ride the same line. The next hardest line is C Grade and on the day some of the c grade lines required a little bit of front wheel hopping. C grade is quite challenging! I've only been riding trials for 8 weeks so hopefully i'll be able to ride C Grade eventually. cheers

Hello! I've just uploaded another video to YouTube, this one is from the Logan River's one day trial a fortnight ago (18/09/11) at "The Overflow" near Boonah, QLD, Australia. It's a full lap of the 10 sections of the Clubman line so for those of you in clubman who want to relive the day this is for you! Enjoy! cheers

This happened to me when i picked up my secondhand 2010 Sherco 2 months ago. Mine had been sitting for weeks at the dealer without use before i picked it up. Sometimes the clutch plates stick together after lack of use so you need to get it warmed up and into 3rd or 4th gear until the plates release. I ride mine every 2-3 days so it hasn't been a problem since. cheers

I will also mention that the bike is still completely impossible to shift into neutral while the engine is running. I like to shift into neutral while waiting in queue at a section to shake and rest my clutch hand. My Ossa mate who i rode with all day had to turn the bike off to do this. In the rocky/bouncy sections the Ossa clearly excelled with that awesome rear shock. Neo, I won't see the Ossa again for about 3-4 weeks. cheers

The Ossa now seems to be running fine. The idle was increased a bit which helped the stalling issues and the clutch is performing much better after playing with the handlebar adjustments. The bike managed a podium finish with a trophy at the trial this past weekend so it's performing great, you can't ask for much more than that. There was another Ossa, one of the very first ones released, competing in a higher grade and it was doing great also and finished the trial well. cheers

Does anyone have any advice on how to adjust the rear shock's rebound screw? I can't reach it as far as i can see unless i drop the swingarm. The manual says it can be adjusted without removing it but i can't see how? cheers

I recently bought a 2010 Sherco 250 after a 13 year break. My last bike was a 5 year old 1992 Gas Gas 327 which i rode junior on. I chose the Sherco because my mate also got back into trials after a long break and bought a 2011 250 Sherco earlier this year which i was able to ride and also due to the excellent dealer service he was provided with, plus they gave me a very very good price. The Sherco 250 is definately not lacking in power and is very snappy but still subtle enough to slowly putt around on. I havn't ridden a 290 but if it's got more power than the 250 then no thanks! I'd be in trouble! No dramas with my bike so far. cheers

I guess i wasn't after anything specifically for twinshock class but more for clubman type stuff, you know the old guys that just want to turn up have a ride with some mates then go home without too much thought about winning a trophy. Besides, there's nothing stopping the clubs from introducing another class for 'new' twinshocks is there? cheers

My dad and a couple mates' dads who are old trials riders are getting on a bit but have thought about getting back into the sport after many years absent. They just want to ride easy clubman sections and maybe just do some observing. They have a dilema as they don't want to buy a new bike simply because they are a bit too snappy with the power, don't have modern engines & brakes & suspension and most importantly for the old fellas - there's no seat. They don't want an old bike because they're not very mechanically minded and don't want to be restoring or fixing things. The only option it seems for them is to buy an old fully restored bike which commands top dollar, buy a bike with a long ride kit or get something like a Gas Gas Pampera cross over or even just get a simple non-trials trail bike. Do you think there is a market for manufacturers to build and sell a modern trials machine that retains the looks and comfort of years past? Although i have a modern Sherco and am amazed by it's ability, i think it would be cool to also have the ability to buy a brand new twinshock bike with modern suspension, engine, hydro clutch & brakes etc. but looks old school. Does anyone else think the same? Or am i just dreaming... If i could buy a brand spanking new Yamaha TY175 with all the modern gear but looks the same and has a nice big seat i think i might spring for one... cheers

Thanks guys! This is just what i'm after! cheers

Hey guys, is there a specific tool available to adjust the big nuts on the rear shock? I used to always use the screwdiver and hammer trick but now i'm back into the sport i was wondering what you guys do to change the setting? There's not much room to move around in there... (it's for a 2010 Sherco with the stock shock) cheers

Thanks for the replies. I took it out and spent 5 mins warming it up to do a gearbox oil change. It started first kick and rode nicely. I then planted it on its side, changed the oil, put it back up and tried to start it and surprise surprise no wanna start. I tried the 'full throttle no choke' idea and it only took 3 kicks. I'll try it again on sunday after a 45 min trailor ride to the club's trial. cheers!

Thanks for the replies gents. I was warned by the Gas Gas brigade that Sherco's have trouble starting and such due to the fuel pump but i thought it was from lack of fuel not from too much I will give the full throttle no choke trick a go, i have found that it started sooner with no choke but i havn't tried full throttle. As i previously mentioned, it seems easy to flood as 60 seconds with the engine off and on it's side it floods. My mate has a 2011 sherco 250 and he has complained of the same thing however twice this week he pulled it off his trailer after a 1 hr drive and it started first to 3rd kick. He did say however that he kicked it over and warmed it up right before he put it on the trailer. After riding for an hour or two at my property i can put it in the shed then pull it out the next day and it starts within several kicks. Either way i'm not bothered tooooooo much as the bike runs beautiful once you get it going. You just look like a tool at a trial in the carpark when it takes 200 kicks to get it started. cheers

Hello, i've had my 2010 Sherco 250 for a short while now and i thought i'd post up to see if anyone had any tips or hints on getting the ******* to start. Once it's been started it runs beautiful and starts easily. If however i take it on a ride in the trailer to a trial or i lay the bike on it's side with the engine off it takes FOREVER to get started again, about 30-40 kicks. I was wondering if anyone with the same bike had this problem? I have been told that its because it doesn't have a fuel tap but today i killed the engine, laid the bike over on it's side on the end of the handlebar to race over to rescue a mate who had a big off. I walked back to the bike 3 minutes later, picked it up and it took 20 kicks to get going and then it ran terribly and took half a minute to clear the engine of excess fuel. Yesterday i had small stack, the bike was upside down on the side of a hill so i killed the engine, picked it up and coasted to the bottom and again, took 15 kicks to get it going... Is it just a Sherco thing? cheers

I'm hoping it's just a setup or adjustment thing. We'll keep playing with it. cheers

Had a good time on the weekend, managed to get a bit of a ride on the Ossa. The power from the Ossa's engine is excellent and not snappy like my 250, you can just chug chug chug up slippery loose hills almost like a 4 stroke. It starts easy and first kick everytime. There were a couple of issues that came to light. The clutch & front brake are running the smaller AJP master cylinders on the bars and combined with much longer AJP levers took a bit of getting used to. I don't know if it's because of the smaller cyclinder or the design but the clutch had drag, not terribly bad but with the clutch all the way in as soon as you put it into gear the idle dropped and it sometimes stalled if you didn't keep the revs up. I found it ok to deal with but it still stalled occasionally. You can't just up the idle, because it needs a computer to do this. I would say that the clutch feels more like the old school hydro clutches or a nice light cable clutch. It was not as good as the sherco, no matter how we adjusted it. I went up a loose hillclimb and it went "rev rev... glug glug... stall" and died on me. I couldn't get it to start so i coasted down to the flat where it took half a dozen kicks then fired up but sounded a bit off. We gave her a solid rev and bit of gunk came out and it sounded great again. It needed this another 1 or 2 times during the day. The owner rode mine and said that he wished the ossa had a clutch like the sherco. I hope it's just got to wear in or there is adjustment/fixes for it because the clutch is the only thing holding the bike back. cheers

Hopefully i'll be able to throw a leg over it on the weekend and see how that clutch is wearing in. I don't think it would be a deal breaker for me, but every bike is different cheers

I have since been told that it wasn't the fuel pump that died - it was the water pump. It has now been replaced under warranty and is working great. The local dealer here in Australia (MotoCentral) has been absolutely without a doubt excellent with warranty isues. The ossa and it's owner will hopefully be out to my property this weekend for play & practice and i'll get to see how it's performing. cheers

Excellent pictures!

Wow i've never seen this! That's awesome! cheers

I know what you mean, even though it feels like your knees are bent, they aren't in the split second they need to be. Looking at the videos you seem to be straightening your knees just before the front wheel hit the rock but you need to straighten and "jump up" your chest towards the handlebars just after the wheel hits the rock. Practice practice practice! And if something isn't working out, try shifting the weight or knees or arms to see if that makes a difference. You need to challenge yourself a little bit every now and then to improve! cheers

That's woeful of the police's behalf, if that's true. Glad you got your bike back! Chains and insurance are the only way to go these days... cheers

mmm very nice

LOL that's cool. At least you can do that over there, the whole country is only the size of a penny! cheers