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I was in Ian's shop last week. He was putting the swing arm back in a Beta! Clever guy

So I found a few problems with the rear brake. The pads were almost worn out causing the piston to come out too far and stick. The needle roller bearing in the pedal was gunked up and almost seized causing a sticky pedal and the hose from the reservoir to the master cylinder had worn through on the engine. All cleaned, greased , repaired and new pads fitted. System bled and now I have a back brake I hope. (Not ridden yet)

Thanks both I'll take the master cylinder off and check it. I was aware of the possibility of fire or warping the disc so I rode slowly back to the pit.

After 3 laps today I found it difficult to move slowly or pull away. I couldn't turn the back wheel by hand and there was no resistance at the pedal. Riding back to the car the disc heated up and is now "blue". After getting home and the bike cooling down it's now freed up. As there was no resistance at the pedal could it be the master cylinder that stuck? Now it's freed up there is resistance. Thanks in advance Carl Sherco 290 2010

I got a Sherco 290 at 41!! Best decision I made. I love it

Update: bottom end of engine rebuilt with all new bearings and seals. Cases have been blasted and look good. Timing gears back in. Ready now for the piston and barrel etc

My 2010 runs putoline light gear oil and 80:1 mixture. That's 12.5 ml of oil per litre of fuel. I've never had a problem with either

I think Steve's is older but yes they are the same. I will ride it when it's not muddy.

Some more pictures of tonight's work. Front wheel the right way round! New mudguard drilled and mounted and handlebars fitted. Looking better after every session.

Do you think I'm going to let her any where near it Matt?? Nah!!

Hi Guys, it was an innocent mistake, simply because the brake lever is that side we assumed (wrongly) that the drum went that side. It will be changed round as I would like it "right" . Thanks for spotting it. As you can see on the original picture it was correct before we got at it. Carl

This is before the tear down.

This was left to my wife after her Grandfather passed away. We believe he acquired the necessary parts and built it himself. It ran well and was all there but it was "used". It was his favourite bike. So I decided to show it some love. The frame and swing arm have been powder coated, forks have all new internals and have been polished. The wheels have been polished and the brakes over hauled. The rear shocks were fubar'd so a very similar pair have been used. Both yokes have been powder coated and new bearings installed. The build so far

1st sign of problems is the occasional backfire when starting. Jees Steve you've just ruined my night. Mine backfires every now and then Cheers pal. Lol Carl

What he said. I turned it off when the "music" started.

I had a Beta Techno 250 first, I rode it twice and it broke down twice. So really my Sherco 290 is my first trials bike and I love it. It has a slow action throttle and that's all. Not scary, not too powerful and great fun. I won my class doing the "d" route in my first year!! Carl

There was no noise. Just a sticky clutch and smokey engine. Hopefully this should solve all my problems. Just waiting for a gasket and gear oil from splatshop and I'll reassemble it and report back.

Just before reassembly I thought I'd check the clutch basket as the clutch does stick after a week or so. Every one was the same. Hopefully it should be a lot better now I have filed them smooth.

So it may be nearly a year later but it begins today.

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You've got some skills!!!

So I took the clutch apart as I couldn't get it adjusted. The basket had ridges in it so it wasn't pulling evenly. I gently filed the basket to remove the ridges and smoothed the tabs on the plates. It now works perfectly and I can change gear and it doesn't try to pull away from me. Happy days! The only thing I have to do is get the cover welded as the "tower" that the stud goes through has a crack 3/4 of the way round, apart from that it's ready to go.