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Interesting they swapped the Showa suspension internals both ends for Ohlins. I know Ohlins have a good reputation but I though Showa suspension was supposed to be top notch.
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My 2007 290 sherco has been totally reliable over the last 4 years.
I have just changed the oil, cleaned the air filter and washed it and I use it regularly.
Generally it is better if you know where the bike has been and who has used it.
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Sounds a bit like a trials company, also not in the North of England, that once sold a rank novice to the sport (me) a Bultaco Sherpa which just happened to have a Pursang engine. I didn't know until
it broke down within a couple of days as the gearbox collapsed. My local club mechanic said it was crap. It had been cobbled up from bits and a motor cross engine.
I got my money back but it caused a fight during a trial a few weeks later.
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Tech Folk Suspension Units are a new one on me.
Are they used on other bikes or is it a new name?
How about the back suspension, does the bike have the usual Olle shock?
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Graham Jarvis is good when available. Plenty of helpful individual comments and suggestions. Hard work though!
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Gas Gas Vs Ossa more like.
Much as I think the new Sherco is a good looking, well made and reliable bike, it would appear
that it isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer when it comes to handling or traction.
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I did hear that the actual lump of stone that Gordon dabbed on was taken back to Surrey by tuning wizard, the late Reg May, and located in his back garden- on a rockery!
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Never had that problem with any of my Hebo boots. I see Trials UK are doing good deals on all their boots.
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I am told the Showa units are too wide to fit the Sherco rear suspension gap.
Cabes had Showa front forks or internals it was said.
An Ohlins does improve it a bit but it isn't the silver bullet.
Some 'works' rear swing arms in the past have been made longer for traction in UK conditions - 18 mm or so.
I like my 290 but I think the rear suspension especially, is pretty wooden.
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New older rider?
Get a modern bike, post 2003 ish, no question.
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From personal experience I would say the main snag in buying an expert rider's bike is it won't make you ride any better!
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Hmm visiting the States for a bit of trials setting out advice, section designing etc sounds ok to me.
How much is a Sherco in hand luggage.
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In trials if your feet aren't on the pegs, you are usually stuffed!
The 290 would be a good choice for the age of the bike - 2006. It has a fair bit of grunt.
I think they are reliable though the back damper can get a bit wooden.
When new that bike would have had narrower bars with a cross brace.
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I was told the more torque the engine has, the heavier the bike feels, so I guess generally smaller engines will seem to make the same cycle parts feel lighter.
However I did read a test of a 4RT Montesa sleeved down to 125 and it was said it felt as 'heavy' as the 250 original but maybe the torque was unaltered.
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It's a perfectly reasonable question though I would expect the Gasser to be lightest.
It is a weight obsessed sport after all.
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The 200 Beta would be a good choice for an adult as it can be ridden in a more chilled out way than a modern 125 which are more rev and go.
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Bit of a long way from New Hampshire to Hut Hill!
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The company that makes slow start throttles in UK is XBLOK and the throttle body is an XPro ATC. They make different 'speeds.'
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And the moral is - whether new bikes or iPods, don't buy a new design till its been out for a while.
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The new frame colour looks better than the '10 model especially from this angle.
Wasn't there a recent 280 Gasser in blue with a white frame? An '09 bike perhaps.
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How about a couple of classic albums...
For the Brits "A Question of Balance" by The Moody Blues (even featuring a scrambles bike on the cover).
And for the Yanks "Lives in the Balance" by Jackson Browne.
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