Hi, I bought a Sherco 125 07 [i don't think there is any/much difference] The first thing I noticed was the lightness and nimbleness of the bike, after my Beta '97 Techno. I had just got back into trials after 20 odd years lay off and it suited me fine, I was coming on 70 years young when I got it and as it had been ridden by a pretty accomplished Junior it went like crazy. It has a flat slide carby and a 200 kit
[ makes it about 160 cc]. I went right through the bike and serviced every thing including rings, top bearing etc. I also re-jetted the carby and played with the ignition timing now I have a bike I love. Just service and change oil often and a new plug whenever. Oh, I did put wide foot pegs and a TRP shock on, which has made things even better.
Hi Charlie, sorry I can't help with the spec's but I have a 07 125 Sherco with a 200 top end and a flat slide carby, I bought it that way 2 years ago from a junior riders dad.
I stepped up/down from a 250 Beta Techno, and this little 200 had so much go I have had to de-tune it so that I can ride in the sections that I do now.
I have a mate with a Beta Rev3 200, and he would not ride it until I got it sorted, now I give him a go and he won't come back.
And that was before I de-coked the muffler. Once that was done I had to retard the ignition a bit to get it back to where it was more controllable again.
I put my comments on the previous recent threed on Lanyards and I think they are great, it's great to hear the motor stop as you hit the ground. One thing I'll mention though. I always check the magnet and the switch top for sand, or what ever, that gets stuck to the contact surfaces.
I could not work out how this was happening as the sand was dry and the contacts free of grease. My mate said that as we ride on properties in the Charters Towers gold field area the particles are metalic [he's an amature prospector]. I had a closer look the last time I came off and sure enough the grit was attracted to the switch contacts.
Hi breagh, good luck with building your club. One thing that came to my mind [and I'm not suggesting a change] but I wonder if the name of the club may not be attractive to new or younger riders who are not at the "Wobblers" stage and see themselves as a wannabe star. No offence intended, maybe I've misunderstood the meaning of the word, been away from the Uk for 50 years. Our club here in Aussie years ago was called the 'Rockhoppers". And 25 years after it's demise is refered to by interstate enthusiasts, when my son or I mention we rode in Alice Springs.
Welcome to the fold [?]. When I joined the forum I found it very helpful, and fun, to check all the past posts on the subjects I was interested in. That way I was getting more than one persons views and often the answers were years apart but very applicable. I still do that now, [like repacking Sherco muffler] and so far I have not had to ask. It's a good way to get the answer [if its been posted] right away, although I see responses are pretty quick.
I like to go to the simple [cheep] options first. On my Sherco and my mates Beta these are some of the faults we found on a number of different "no spark" occasions.
!-Faulty plug cap on lead to spark plug, or bad connection [screw the plug top on hard]
2-Cut back the lead to create a fresh clean end for the plug top to screw back into. [if its long enough]
3-Check all earth contacts and file clean. I found one bunch of earth wires up on the head stem above the radiator, cleaned them up and fixed the problem.
Hi Breagh, I used to be involved, as you are in the promoting of trials way back in the day [i retired from trials 21 years ago when I thought I was too old] and took it up again 2 years ago. But any way. Back then I started a trials group to try to encourage my son away from Enduro after he had had an industrial accident and lost an eye. I'll try to keep this short [too late] We started with two guys, then my son and it grew over the years to over 40 members, this was in a remote town in Central Australia of 12000 people. We figured that was more than enough to have a good trial once a month. So how did this all happen........
*Word of mouth -
Demonstrations -
*Regular articles in local rag prior and post events complete with scores and tasty info about the event -
*Posters around town each event -
*well sign posted locations -
*Gazebo style static displays at other events [bikes, riders, videos, info and at times a sausage sizzle] -
*One of the best outcomes was gained by the event public relations guy or gal at the trial event.This was normally me and mixed this with riding too. But I would make sure that anybody that looked interested was approached and offered a ride of a trials bike [ not at the event but at a time arranged]
*All riders/members were encouraged to talk to people hanging around the pit area
*Sunday fun rides no pressure where newbies could be encouraged to ride, and have a laugh.
*We had a club bike so that newbies could get started and then get their own
*we encouraged the local bike shops to get involved, one became a member and rode.
We did all of this at some time or another. The nearest other trials club in any direction was well over 1500km away, but we had inter-club competitions throughout the year.
Sad thing is that when a complete new committee took over after 9 years, the club folded within a year. So I suppose it's a case for "you get out what you put in".
" Rugged Racing on the Rocks" was a newspapers heading for an article I wrote on the first observed trial we held in Alice Springs back in the early 1980's.also with changes to my account of the day like "action was fast and furious". Why? . I carried on writing for the local paper for the next ten years [and after having words with the editor] that was the last time the word racing was used.
I remember working so hard to get the real feel of the sport out to the readers and getting our membership to grow without the need for "speed" being in the report.
And it worked, we had a very healthy club. I must admit that to someone watching riders going thought obstacles "non stop" may have looked fast to them.
The above appeared in the magazine Trail and Track [in the trials section but with the true account of the days events] The original, it seems was good enough for the biking public but not for the general public. Seems little has changed
Made me laugh when the guns started calling it "racing" when they spent a lot of time bouncing on the spot going nowhere.
I have found that the 'feel' of the spectators and competitors is different at trials a meeting than it is at 'speed orientated bike events events.
Might depend where the room is. I get a sweaty helmet, shirt and cloves no matter what the temperature. In winter, if we start early enough or ride late enough in the day, could be 18deg, we still look like we've riding in the rain, it's not so much the temp as the humidity that's the killer.
What! 20 degrees? That's nearly too cold to ride in North Queensland. As mentioned above good helmet, a shirt that lets the air through, we always ride with a "Camelback" type of water carrying thingy. Actually I can't remember riding with out it since I started up riding again two years ago. But a helmet that has good air flow is the go.
I take my wheels to the local bike shop, for $13.00 its worth letting them have the worries. Done my time changing tires but not any more. Well may be a front now and again. Cheers Taff
Hi, I remember back in the day drilling and tapping holes around the rim, and using suitable length bolts with a point ground on the end that screwed into the thick rim part of the tyre. Never had any problems.
Hi, I had/have the same noise in my 07 Sherco 200. Replaced all top end [piston ok] and checked play as mentioned above. Rattle still there. Replaced crank bearings and seals, rattle still there. It's bean there for the last 12-14 months since the top end work. I read that it could the the two spacers on the piston pin that are used on the 200's, they are free to move between the conrod and the inside of the piston on the piston pin, apparently. I'm due to re ring the piston so I'm checking it all again. Bike goes like a train [for an old trials rider like me], in fact I detuned it in other areas to make more user friendly in the rocks. I'd be interesed in what comes of your question.
Hi, Had the same issue with my Beta 250 and the with my 2007 Sherco, [have the same clutch plates] I fixed them both by following the great info in the Beta forum, "Clutch Fix". A lot of work but no more stuffing around when starting the bike, I always kick it into gear with the front break on though. Worth the effort I recon. Cheers Taff.
I had the same issue with a 2007 and I checked all the back posts and found a heap of good suggestions. One I remember was not being able to see a Sherco spark in the daylight very well. I fixed mine by checking and cleaning frame earthing points.
Hi Markjw, I have a 2007 Sherco 125 with a 200 kit fitted [bought it that way] and also stepped down from a Beta 250 Techno, mainly for the weight saving. However I found the 200 very zappy, and for me hard to control. It also had a flat slide carby that would have given it the get up and go. I spent the first week either on the back wheel or on my backside.
To make it more enjoyable/controllable in the sections I ride I changed the jetting and retarded the ignition, fantastic bike. Oh yes and fitted a TRP shock.
Hi All, I had blue [painted] rims on my Sherco but they were looking a bit scratched and knocked about when got the bike, so I took the color off back to nice shiny alloy.
What interests me more about this thread is the fact that you guy's are posting photo's, and nice ones too. How do you do that? Where do I find the instructions on this forum? I have emailed administration but they don't reply. It's easy peezy on other forums I visit.
Hi Baldilocks, no comparison, I think they are worlds apart. I first noticed that when I did my usual approach to rock steps that the rear felt like it was pushing me up, like somebody was there pushing the bike off the ground. Made worlds of difference to my riding, and in 35deg heat I feel a lot stronger at the end of two hours riding. I was going to post a photo of the original and the TRP, but I can't see/find how its done.
I get a sweaty helmet, shirt and cloves no matter what the temperature. In winter, if we start early enough or ride late enough in the day, could be 18deg, we still look like we've riding in the rain, it's not so much the temp as the humidity that's the killer. 
Sherco 125
in Sherco
Posted · Edited by taffe
Hi, I bought a Sherco 125 07 [i don't think there is any/much difference] The first thing I noticed was the lightness and nimbleness of the bike, after my Beta '97 Techno. I had just got back into trials after 20 odd years lay off and it suited me fine, I was coming on 70 years young when I got it and as it had been ridden by a pretty accomplished Junior it went like crazy. It has a flat slide carby and a 200 kit
[ makes it about 160 cc]. I went right through the bike and serviced every thing including rings, top bearing etc. I also re-jetted the carby and played with the ignition timing now I have a bike I love. Just service and change oil often and a new plug whenever. Oh, I did put wide foot pegs and a TRP shock on, which has made things even better.
Cheers taff