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Geoff Capes couldnt have pulled a greasy stick out of mine or ralphs arses whilst going down that drop they were clenched that tight. Ditch jump was good, something different, did anyone not make it over????? or try to ride in and out

This is from lampkins site for the Rev3 2002 range Timing pic

Great Trial today Pete , very big job setting that one out over such a long lap. As you say thanks to all the observers/helpers and club, weather was spot on and the sections perfect for such a hot day. My money is on Mr Cowley for the win today , Hicko seemd to drop a fair few early on but might have pulled a load back later in the trial. Liam had a very good ride as well,he does like his flick turns doesnt he,very nearly put Ralph to shame. Me and Ralph cleared out Nicks Burger Van after the Trial ,Ralph apparently tried before the Trial as well but the stock levels were to high at 9am even for him. Thanks Pete/Stratford upon Avon MCC for a great days riding PS if that drop off on section 1 is in the Trial next year i aint coming

wheelspintom, I ve got the switch on the Caby, I have taped it up on stage 1, the only difference I personally have noticed on stage 2 is that it runs bad on most sections,like its very rich,might only come into its own at very high revs but not so good low down. Not needed to try stage 2 on any climbs or steps yet, number 1 map/setting is plenty on the 290 as it is

Just been sent the email below regarding the Longmynd Trophy Trial next weekend from Kirsty and Chris. Please keep an eye on the web site link for updates, this is not a cancellation notice for anyone going just an advance notice of how things stand at the moment. If you know anyone riding but may not see this please keep them updated next week. Saturday 4th August Hi all, I am just sending this email as an early warning that there is a possibility that we may have to cancel the Longmynd Trophy Trial. I am sure by now that most of you are aware that there has been an outbreak of Foot and Mouth near Guildford, Surrey and the seriousness of this for the farming community cannot be emphasised enough. This is what I have posted on website at present & please do keep visiting the site (www.southshropshiremcc.co.uk) to keep updated and I will endeavour to keep you as informed as I can via email. At present, we are still continuing with all preparations for the Longmynd Trophy Trial. All sections are marked out and where necessary paths strimmed etc and routes marked between sections around the venues. Our club relies on the goodwill of the farming community,i.e. the landowners of our venues and we will respect any decision they make regarding trials bikes accessing their land. The Longmynd Trophy Trial includes 10 groups over 9 different venues so you will understand if farmers do not wish us to travel from one to the other. Saturday evening update (04/08/07):- I have spoken to the majority of landowners tonight and they are willing to wait until Tuesday to see what news is given and to get an update on what is happening. So we are playing the waiting game at present; a: to get an accurate update from DEFRA and b: to see what advice the ACU is recommending. However, there is a fairly strong chance of cancellation as the club has a responsibility to our local farming community and to promote motorbike sport in a positive light. So, this is our position at present & I will contact you with more details as soon as I have them. Thank you for your support of South Shropshire MCC and stay in touch. Cheers for now Kirsty Linky - South Shropshire MCC

Ruffrider, if youve got the chance give all of them a go, I ve had quite a few betas, and yes easy to work on and reliable, changed this year to a Sherco for the first time and have been well pleased with the build quality and ease of maintenance, as easy as the Beta but in a different way. I'm not one to sing the praises of a the bike i have at the time for the sake of it, if it was ***** i would say it was. Good bikes about on Ebay but as Pete says go and look at the buggers first, and HPI it if its registered

Glen, I first tried Boyesens on my Rev3, ran terrible from new and I put up with/experimented with settings for months, main problem was (as was the caby) fluffy bottom end, just at the point you opened the throttle slowly, say turning sharply up a hill from a camber. Stuck the Boysens in and it transformed the bikes running all the way through but the biggest difference was its pull from no throttle. The Rev3 was just about impossible to stall no matter how little throttle you used coming out of a turn or up a hill, have a read of the post i did about them in the Beta forum. The Caby although perfect ruuning everywhere in the rev range (bit lean mid throttle but not a problem) it had an extremely fluffy pickup, far worse then the Beta had. Made it (or me anyway) next to impossible to hop/float the front about nicely and I was finding i had to ride faster to keep the revs up encase the bugger stalled on low revs. Stuck them in and again bike is sorted bottom end, I would nt say the transformation has been as great as the beta as the Caby ran perfect anyway barring the low pickup. I have a feeling this is perculiar to the Caby though rather than the standard bikes but i havent tried another yet. Again not sure about the K against the Dellorto, this is my first Sherco, I have heard the K gives more power,maybe a little agressive but i certainly have no bad things to say about it. I would say the Boyesens change the power delivery for the better, seems to smooth things out nicely and gives a load more grunt to the engine rather than all out revs and go. The V Force probably do the same or in a different way but they are over a 100 quid more over the Boyesens. I dont worry about the Caby stalling now at all turning up and around a tree etc or at the end of a steep climb with no run up where your running out of revs,few quick hops to bring the revs back and away you go. Always got mine from Motormerlin on Ebay, (Mike Husband) buy em tonight and they should be with in a few days, cant say for definate they will make any difference to your bike as I havent tried them in a normal Sherco but it has made a big difference to the two bikes i have had. 8 pages here we come

Got up this morning and saw the post by Dabster had been closed and a few posts removed? lets hope everything will be ok over the next couple of weeks and the problem will just be isolated. Think Andy got abit stressed last night with the post so maybe this will cheer him up abit, no offense meant guys I do realise the implications if things dont work out. (Sorry if its an old un) Scientists at Defra and Symantec's AntiVirus Research Center today confirmed that foot-and-mouth disease cannot be spread by Microsoft's Outlook email application, believed to be the first time the program has ever failed to propagate a major virus.

Cracking day today at Earl Shilton, bike was abosolutley perfect, picks up really nice from nothing and front end is really easy to put it where you want. Met up with AtomAnt,Ralph and Ryan had a great day, lots of camber climbs, rocks and even some stream work. Used second a hell of alot where I might have used first before and the Caby will pull and pull everywhere. Atom had a quick go and found a fluffy part on the throttle but higher up the rev range which doesnt bother me at all, it was the very low part I have been worried about and its cured now. Did quite a few things today on it I couldnt do before and a couple I did nt think I ever would this year anyway so good progress already, confidence is at an all time high but not high enough for the 8 foot splat yet. Lads had a good ride, Ian enjoyed himself and he went up a nasty step out of the river about 5 foot high that had all of our arses twitching abit first go. Couldnt think of a single thing today i would or would want to change now,

Might be worth a try Mark, but I have been used to Betas for the past few years which are high to start with. Never thought a smaller bike might feel too small but the Sherco does, mainly because of what I have been used to rather than anything else. I'm five foot **** all in me boots so you would have thought the Shercos smaller size would of been easy to click with, but saying that its only the Bar height on the Caby that feels so odd. If you get no luck sourcing the risers over there pm me and I'll see what I can do from here. Had a go on Ralphs and Ians bikes Thursday (Rev 3's) and couldnt beleive how big they felt

Nice hangers Heath

That sounds pretty bad, lets hope it only an isolated case, I wasnt riding in 01 so dont know how bad things got Trials wise, expect nearly every event was cancelled though. Keep your fingers crossed for the farmers and bike sport in general

Come on then Mashman,lets have it, the suspense is killing me!!!! why cant you just stick the bike in the van?

I am pretty sure the Caby tank is different to the normal tank and its certainly different to the 06 Caby,James bust his tank in the first week of getting his bike and they kept sending him 06 Caby tanks which didnt fit anywhere near. The K is real easy to go in but you have to slide the airbox boot away about 10mm so the carby fits snug into the reed block housing, not a problem as the pipe is long any way. I think Sherco reduced the tank capacity by about 1 and a half litres for a nice fit (Thats why i keep running out of petrol ) The throttle pipe into the carb just touches the top of the tank now and the carb has to be swivelled abit once in so it fits in the best place so it doesnt foul the tank. Bike was really good yesterday with the Boyesens and bar risers, I bought a 10mm set with the 20mm and James used the 10mm ones yesterday which has made things easier for him on the front end. I now feel I can put the bike where i want it (front end wise) like I could the Beta, made a big difference to my riding and confidence,hopefully now all the things the Sherco will do that the Beta wouldnt (things I couldnt do more like) will come together now.

Legend, you really are up for the 08 Rev3 arnt you what about the 08 Scorpa though? you'll have to get some new riding kit with the bike mate, we wont recognise you anymore.

Copemech, workshops abit full at the moment to say the least but I will see if I can take the cover off/stator in a few days time for pics and clean. As I said the map switch is taped up now and doubt i will ever use stage 2. Dont get much grud into the airbox or filter, the seal around the muffler/air box is now good and silicone on top seems so cure most of the muck getting in. The Caby came with covers over the mudguard holes but i have added some stronger stuff for more support. Wosrt thing on the bike so far has been the decals, keeping them stuck on in place is a bit of a pain. I ve taken the centre fuel tank decal off as the petrol discoloured it very quickly and it was also starting to peel off. Rear shocker/linkage is spot on and so easy to service it gets done once a fornight, takes about 30 minutes and worth doing.

Sorry, I was **** at grammer at school. What I mean is, keep your foot over the brake all the time if possible, use your left leg to balance side to side and if you want to turn left or right pull on one side of the bars (or push) but still only use the free leg to balance. Cant always keep the brake covered but it will stop a loop out most of the time.

If you like your wheelies make sure you cover the back brake all the time, it will stop you from going over the back and use it to feel for the balance point. When the front drops blip it back up either to the balance point or over and control it with the brake, use your left leg for balance left and right turning.

Baldilocks, the 07 Sherco seems to run really well out of the box as you say, the caby is way too rich bottom end (initial throttle openings) but weakish after before main jet, makes changing the pilot abit of a problem to cure it but the Boyesens have. The 2 map switch to be honest is a pain in the a***, I have taped it so its on map 1 all the time, it had a habbit of knocking itself onto map 2 and runs abit nasty for most stuff on 2. I havent noticed any difference in map 1 and map 2 apart from the bike running ****e on 2, but havent found a massive hill climb yet to see if it really makes a difference there. Grip hasnt been a problem on the caby, got plenty of easy pull all the way through but will let go abit quick if you too quick on the throttle. I took my Raptors off my beta and went striaght on the caby, they are the b*****ks and well worth the money, rear shock is good so far but i have heard they sag out after alot of use so I might invest in a better one later in the year. I am really pleased with the bike now, its just taken alot longer to get to grips with it than i thought due to the front end problems. I hope to hang onto this one for a couple of years and recon it will be Sherco again after that. Do you mean the rubber seal between the air box and the silencer? I have sealed it on with black silicone, does a neat job and seals much better, also did the same in the large area of the subframe between the top of the air box and top of the muffler, just about stops any dirt/water from getting in from the mudguard. Post some pics of it on the weekend if you need. Somehow when you fill the gap with silicone it sticks to the subframe like **** on a blanket but wont stick to the muffler or air box? so taking both off isnt a problem and the new seal just stays in place.

WRC, if the clutch is not working even with the adjusters it might need new plates or bleeding, be worth dropping the old oil out and sticking new in, might cure it straightaway. Plenty of good oils about from most bike shops and i have a feeling the Scorpa needs about 700ml in it but dont quote me on that. Tyre pressures are usually 5-6 in the front 3-4 in the rear, buy a good quality tyre guage 12 quid gets a good one as pressures are pretty important. Make sure you clean the throttle out regulary and re oil with 2 stroke oil or 3 in 1, clean air filter is a must do it every ride if you can or certainly after muddy conditions. Check bolts on the bike before you ride encase something is lose, chain tension needs an eye on and oil it regulary, I use wd40 but there are loads of chain oils you can buy easily. Tool wise, get to know what are the most used sizes so you dont have to bring everything, make sure you have tools to remove the wheels if needed, fix a puncture etc, its worth getting a few spares to start with encase you bust something early on like levers,grips,throttle chain tensioner,gear lever. use good 2 stroke in the bike and mix it well, TTS/Ipone etc etc not the stuff you buy at tescos If or when you wash the bike make sure you bung the exhaust up with a rag, stay away from the carb as much as possible and the air box (check after washing to see if any waters got in) Good Luck Just thought, is the bike pulling away from cold and ok once warmed up? if its got no clutch from cold that can be normal, let it idle for a while and pull the clutch lever in a few times before engaging a gear, it might be better but will soon free up after a few metres, my Sherco does this all the time

Mikeyboy, you sure you havent just hit 40 mate

Mark, the bars are now pretty much the same height as Ralphs beta, maybe slightly under but feel right, must have been 20mm lower before or more considering the weight over the front would have pushed them down even more. Ive got 30mm of sag on the back and 3 clicks as you sugested earlier in this post (thanks) feels really nice especially over rocks and it eats steps, even the Legend said it feels like youve ridden over nothing. I noticed this alot at the Dave Roland (mainly streams) I was using way too much body movement where next to nothing was needed to soak up the smaller stuff. I have the forks at standard height about 8mm from top of yolks and the pre load bolt set level with the top of the fork, feels really good there and runs over most stuff without you knowing it. When I got rid of the preload the front felt very skippy but helped the riding postion so kept it there for a few days untill the bar height was confirmed as bad. I didnt re jet the K. but as you said maybe a smaller main would help rev out, not tried full whack yet with them in but I did notice it not reaching clearing point with a rev out, not a problem though as yet as the bottom end is so nice which is where most of my riding happens.

Had the bike a few weeks now, been struggling with a few things mainly the very fluffy bottom end on low down throttle, and front end pushing. Everything else about the bike motor,suspension,clutch has been far better for me than the beta but these two problems above have been a major problem. I know of three other cabys all of which suffer with these problems to a greater or lesser degree, two of which will be by the looks of it soon to be second bikes in a dealers showroom. James who bought one the same day as me fitted his V Force reeds straight on from his 06 Caby, bike ran really bad even with rejetting, it runs alot better now with them off but still not perfect. One of the others is running way to rich low down but to lean mid range so changing the pilot wont help too much. Mine seemed to be the best of the bunch but did run too rich at the bottom so the initial pickup was slow and way to late, ok if you clutched quick with some revs but didnt like a small throttle input on say a camber climb. I changed from a 45 pilot to a 42 which cured the fluffy pickup but the bike felt weak/lean on all openings and lost its grunt, something i was willing to put up with as it cured the main problem. Thought i would give the Boyesens a go as they did wonders to my beta instantly and yet again they have done the business. The change wasnt as great as the beta but the Sherco ran better than the Beta to start with, the main thing it has done is to cure the fluffy pick up and allowed me to go back to the 45 pilot so the grunt is back with an instant pick up from low down revs. Bike sounds deep now, lots of air and fuel going through and feels mega strong all the way through. I have been changing the bars/forks/rear suspension settings constantly to try and get the bike to move about easily on the front end with no success, bike always felt way to low at the front so alot of weight is always pushing down and it was difficult to lift/pivot and hop about. First I dropped the forks through the yolks as much as possible but made things worse, next i softened the rear to try and lift the front,better but a little saggy on the rocks and hopping. Got rid of all the preload on the front which did make a big difference but forks didnt work as well. Last thing which has really sorted the problem out was fitting 20mm Fatbar risers, I rode a Caby last week and it instantly felt better than mine on the front end, found out it had 07 standard Sherco bars fitted which are alot higher than the Cabys low profile ones so ordered the risers the next day. Yesterday was the first day with the Boyesens and bar risers and they made a huge difference , front end will lift from no revs,front hopping/pivots are easy again and I feel comfy on the bike at last. If the bike hadnt been so good at so many other things I would have probably changed back to the Beta or dare i say it a Gasser, I hoped I could sort the front out with a little patience and I am pretty sure it has worked at last. The build quality seems alot better on the Sherco then I thought it would be and the maintenance side is as easy as the beta even with the linked shocker. Rear/front suspension is a lot better than my Rev3 and the motor much smoother. The bike will get away from you if your not ready for it but i am getting more used to hanging on as time goes by. Very small fuel tank is a down side but me old mate Ralphy got me Fuel bottle today for those awkward last 3 miles to the fuel stops.