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have an 07 shock on my 06 it has to be fitted same way up as original pogo stick 06 shock so adjuster is buried behind airbox but have set it at 5 turns out from fully in (slowest rebound) seems ok to me

thinking of retarding my 06 ignition, has anyone else done this to an 06 and if so by how much did you move the plate? was it the same as the 03 on the RYP site or is 6mm movement as copemech suggests about right? main reason is to soften the power and ease starting as always kicks back and i have a knackered knee which dont appreciate this.

need a new pair of michelin X11 for my 06 sherco where is the cheapest place to get a pair delivered? any help would be much appreciated

for those of you that run ATF in you gearbox can you tell me what make you use or what type i should get? have been using putoline but clutch seems squealy whith this stuff but ok whith motorex oil but cant get that easily enough round here, friend of mine use's ATF in his 07 but dont know what type it is as it comes from an anominous source!, any opinions on its use would be appreciated.

good news MRS have agreed to replace the shock under warranty no prob. thanks to Chris at TP offroad for sorting it all out for me.

hope to get a FOC replacement the ohlins has sold but dont want to spend out if i can help it as its a design/manufacturing fault.

was out practicing today when i noticed the rear end becoming very lumpy then it collapsed. The bottom half of the shock had unscrewed itself from the body and jamed everthing up plus some oil escaped from the shock body, after managing to put it all back together the damping has totaly gone and rides like a pogo-stick!!! plus the body has a couple of dents where it jamed. have taken the whole lot to bits and after removing the spring you can pull and push the shock shaft in and out without any real resistance most of the travel. have spoken to my dealer who says he will speak to MRS tomorow to see what they can do. i dont hold out much hope so was wandering if anyone knows the price of a replacement idealy the 07 adjustable shock or ohlins ect.

take the tyre off and seal it properly, the sealant makes a hell of a mess and might not work so you would have to take it off and do it properly anyway + clean all the crap off.

definately check the choke tube "O" ring my 06 done the same bought a few new "O" rings and cured the problem

yup have ordered a few bits, the frame, engine and airbox covers

as promised a couple of pics of me latest mods

have just bought a jitsea carbon exhaust cover for mine from ecosse mx over the net was

would get the sack if i made another one!! just copied the dimensions of the plastic one fit perfect. cheers on the info for the graphics will bear it in mind was the price including postage?

think i will be keeping me 06 as it looks better especialy now ive powdercoated the clamps black and added black renthals+pad + no one has a billet flywheel cover the red bits look crap like the billet clamps and fat bars tho. atomant where is buku graphics and how long and how much to make a set of graphics wot are yours gona look like i want the same as standard but black where its blue

if the parcel is marked as a gift then it will usually go through ok have had a couple of things from US this way am waiting for snail cams from v mar at the mo

just wandered if anyone else's 06 290 has a small amount of clutch slip in 4th and particulary 5th gear when rolling on and off the throttle on the road, mine has done this since new and hasnt got any worse in 9 months 1st through to 3rd are fine just wandering if the slip is due to the engine torque overcoming the lighter clutch springs fitted to this years bike in high gear high grip situations? gearbox oil is changed every third ride with putoline medium gear oil by the way

just a rag and some polish it shouldnt take long (the rims edges are not anodised) no longer than an hour but once polished it takes 5 mins per week to keep em nice

polish the rims with silvo brasso or autosol keep going and they will come up like a mirror!!! polish mine every week + the hubs and inside of the bashplate and the rear silencer anything alloy gets polished (what a tart eh!)

just in case any one wants to know what the item number is for the carbon fibre stuff his ebay name is stuf2 but try this. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Real-Carbon-Fibre-sh...1QQcmdZViewItem or item number 8071845921 there are other people selling the same stuff just type in to seach box "carbon fibre sheet" on all catagorys. though for value for money his is the best and turns up next day always have a spare sheet so you can replace bits as they ware. hope this helps. the carbon stuff on my bike has done three trials so lasts quite well

hi sorry it took a while to get back but the sticky stuff is real carbon fibre but is flexible with a strong 3M adhesive on the back cut it out with scissors. dont know if anyone makes the flywheel cover though i just made it too see if i could! the guy selling the carbon stick sheet on ebay is called stewarts f1 carbon there about

heres another

cheers mate heres a pic of the whole bike and yes it does get used!! almost every weekend in fact i just like a really shiny bike

just thought i might show you some mods ive made to my 06 290. let me know what you think. theres a billet flywheel cover (very bored at work one day, had a lathe and 12" piece of T6 alloy kicking about) seals perfect now. a carbon/ally rear sharks fin disc guard a carbon fibre engine mud guard a rubber flap protecting the shock the rear box guard i also made from a bit of left over carbon fibre the carbon fibre on the frame and clutch cover is real sticky back carbon fibre sheet from ebay works well and stops a lot of scratches. cheers for looking.

good god what is the world coming too!!! i usually stick 500cc (or 500ml or 0.5 litre) just to be on the safe side of having a bit more oil for serious clutch abuse.

theres loads on autotrader (east anglia) and ebay if ya brave at the mo