Hi all,i recently went looking at new bikes,i came across a scorpa and the clutch lever was strapped to the handlebars.This was obviously because of a sticking clutch,but a good idea i thought.
My sherco clutch sticks when its cold,so ithought i might try it.
I wouldnt have though it could do any damage ,what do you think??
Thanks,i`ll give those seetinga a try.Does the mixture go leaner as the mixture screw comes out?
Its my mates bike.He`s been having tick over problems and general unresponsiveness.The mixture screw was only one turn out,could this be causing the sooty plug??
this is getting very serious some one needs to do something??? i dont know what??? but some one please come up with some answers!!!!!I wish i was clever enough to think of something!!!! it has been said buy your own land, but it looks like it does not matter if you own the land or not if some one wants you off they will get you off!!!! it bloody stinks
I dont understand it either.I also thought all you needed was a bit of land with the owners permission.The thing that bugs me about this particular venue is that not many people used it.I`ve never seen more than 5 bikes up there(exept when a trial is on),but theres always sombody who moans about noise and ruins it for every body.
Set of to go practising today,we went to a place near silsden,i think its called rough holden farm,got there and there was a big sign up "sorry,no bikes till further notice".
A bloke came to speak to us and said the landowner had been spoken to by the local council,not sure of the ins and outs but it seems another nail has been knocked into the coffin of trials...Bummer!
When i do a trial,i try to have a good 15min break after the 1st lap.My arms are realy aching by this time.I find if i rest and have a breww with plenty of sugar,it realy helps me.May not be good for others,but definatly is for me.You also need to drink plenty of water.
Also(this probably sounds dumb)when riding the sections,try to relax your grip when you can,constant gripping pressure really tires your arms out.
I also find the best bar position is as far foward as poss(within reason).too far back and you tend to hang on,tiring the arms,rather than leaning foward slightly.
Has anybody got any advice about changing the rear shock pre-load.I havnt much idea on this subject.The reason i ask is because on some photos (of me on the bike)i noticed that the back end appears to be close to bottoming out on most of the pics(i weigh 13 stone).I`ve also noticed that when i pull the bike to the vertical when its been leaning on the stand,the rear end goes down quite a bit,maybe a couple of inches.Is all this fairly normal or what??
I have an 04 sherco 290.I found the gearing hard work at first.Its a great bike.I think the the ony time the gearing dissapoints is when you want to do say a long climb,you rev nuts off in 3rd,change to 4th and its like you`ve changed up 2 gears!.
Main jet is ok.Pilot is a tad lean,should be 33.You can get spare from eurocarb,they have a web site i think
I bought a 04 290 18 months ago,that never run right either.Messed about with diffrent jets etc.Eventualy took it to bike shop,turned out piston was in wrong way round.Runs sweeet now
My bike used to die after 20mins every time.The stator was shot.This happened to my (sherco 290 04)bike.Quite expensive to replace .I believe a rewind is cheaper though,if you scan the forums,there one or two items on this subject.
Your symptoms are slightly diffrent to what i had,but i would take a guess at this being the cause.
NEVER use any throttle to start.With the choke on you get a fast idle any way.Two or three kicks should be enough.Should be able to run without choke after 10/15 secs
hi there, my plastics are getting old and shabby, and i need a new silencer as it has a huge dent in it, i cant find any anywhere, any idea where i can find these? and a rough price so i can start saving?
Can anyone refresh my memory about setting points on a 2 stroke, as i have'nt messed with points for about 15 years???
I used to have an old honda TL.The way i used to do it is remove the points cover and crank the engine till the cam in the points is under the moving part of the points,in efect, the fully open position.Measure the gap and adjust.
I think some bikes have points behind the flywheel,again crank the engine to TDC,and a slot in the flywheel should let you access the points for adjustment.
The engine can only burn the amount of oil that you put in it,not like a four stroke which can burn to much oil if the rings have gone.Are you sure youve got the correct oil and is the mix is correct??,also check pilot jet size and needle clip position.
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Fork Seal Help.
in Sherco
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Does anybody know if the newer shercos have the same fork seals as an 2004 model?
Thanks in advance