pistonbroke

Sent I really do believe the Ramblers Association are very dangerous people. I think that they will only stop when they have got total control!! Their next target will be cyclists ruining the countryside with their fast machines that creep up on walkers with stealth like ease and then horses that cause such a mess wherever they go. It is about time an organisation was created to represent the rights of all forms of motorsport, whether it is two wheels or four, to confront these self opinionated, self righteous do gooders head on. Maybe then they won't think that they can ride rough shot over anybody that gets in their way, but it needs all the various motoring organisations to sit down together and decide a 'battle' plan against a common foe,rather than trying to get one over the next motorsport body as a form of oneupmanship only to brag, 'we are bigger and better than you ' Rant Over !! Phil

Oh dear!!! Thats how I started !!!

Thats pretty much the way I saw it. I only know because I've got a 250 the same year!! Any of the plastics from the later years will fit so long as they are blue. The decals are different for the various years but they will fit. Phil

If it's got a single pot front brake caliper ( can't tell from the photos )it's defineately an '01 Phil

Has anybody fitted the dog bones on an evo with grease nipples or even the swing arm ? Phil

My last bike was a Sherco 250 2001 vintage. I too couldn't decide about an evo. You know , are they any good,they're italian, left hand kick start etc ( the last thing I had with a left hand kickstart was a Bultaco Pursang in 1978, avoided them like the plague ever since ).But after a bit of deliberation , I bit the bullet and bought a 2010 evo. If I couldn't get on with it, my son was having it and I would have his Sherco. This thing is that far better than my Sherco its nearly impossible to describe.One guy at the club i'm in said, ' this thing ( his evo )is about as close to cheating as you will ever get'. It really is like riding a pushbike !!As far as the left hand kickstart goes , well it starts easier than the sherco ever did!! from cold , choke on , abit of a fairy kick and then simply turn it over and it starts first time every time !! I can't believe the italians have got electrics that work. No doubt it will probably fail in the future, but I will cross that bridge when I get there. I have in the past replaced the stator on my sons sherco, so they aren,t really any better are they ? Have a go on one , I think you will be pleasantly surprised. I might have lost mine now because my son loves it more than me !! So if anybody out there wants to swop a sherco 290 cabestany for a ...... Phil

I had this happen on my sherco with a standard 'yamaha type' kill switch. There is a little black seal around the yellow button that breaks with age and lets water in . I changed mine for a new one (yamaha type) and it cured the problem !! Phil

Could be floats and needle jet stuck if its run out of fuel and then gone onto reserve. Take the carb off , clean thoroughly with compressed air and try again. Phil

Mr Sheen ( or similar ) furniture polish works great for me every time Phil

All I would suggest is,take your time and learn at your own pace, don't be afraid to ask the observer to give you a five on a section if you don't fancy it and finally, enjoy yourself!!! It is a fantastic way to spend a weekend !!! Phil

Could it have sheared the woodruff key therefore altering the timing ? Phil

It might have been a high kerb !!!! Phil

Take whatever you've got !! Believe me if you leave something at home you'll need it !! Phil

Cowm Quarry is brilliant for beginners or world champions and everybody in between. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed Phil

My friend suggested petroleum jelly because grease will rot the rubber seals Phil

Just a thought . I have two shercos and was going back to my local trials shop for seals every 3 or 4 months to get replacements. The owner used to laugh every time I went in and say ' you must be putting them in wrong' but the seals were actually worn out . The lip was worn on one side even when I changed the shaft!! So I mentioned this to an Engineer friend of mine who had a look at the old seals and shaft and he suggested, when building it up , smear everything in Vaseline ( Petroleum Jelly )and to be honest I've never replaced a seal since. That must have been 18 months ago!! I am not an Engineer by any stretch of the imagination, but I can use spanners and get by with basic maintenance. Maybe these seals should have been built up like this anyway, and all you guys do it like this as a matter of course and I might be teaching my grandmother to blow eggs. But if not, give it a try . I don't think you have anything to loose. Phil

If the float height was wrong , wouldn't it flood out of the overflow when the engine wasn't running ? Phil

Thanks Dan thats brilliant Phil

In answer to your questions, the bike starts fine and runs really well, it sounds crisp and responds to the throttle well. It has the correct spark plug in (new )and I have just changed the gearbox oil and nothing suspicious was found in the old oil to suggest any obvious problems. Now we come to oil mixture. I am using PJ1 fully synthetic oil and mixing 65 cl per 5 litres of fuel.Now I don't know what that works out to as a percentage or what the quantity for 80:1 is, but maybe that is where my problem may be. If somebody out there in cyber space could work out the correct quantities for me and advise I would be eternally grateful Thanks in Anticipation Phil

Thanks for that Peter, i've also saved the user manual for future referance so I can now get any info I need .Once again thanks Phil

I have just bought a Beta Evo 250 2010 and the plug is very black and I suspect its running rich. Does anybody know what the air screw / fuel screw settings should be ? It's a Keihin carb so I need to know how many turns out the mixture screw should be. Thanks Phil

Good post , but I must add. If you do put a tube in , leave the rim tape in place or it will puncture the 'belly' of the tube . Phil

I too went to see an absolutely immaculate ( his words not mine ) 2010 250 beta, well if that was immaculate it must have been judged by stevie wonder . I have got a 2001 sherco that is in better nick !! and i am not exagerating. I wouldn't mind but the guy wanted top dollar as well . The next one I saw , was owned by an engineer that didn't know what grease is or how to use it . It looked nice but all the suspension bearings were bone dry and the swing arm bearings were knackered and have been replaced. I will get it to the standard that I want eventually , hopefully !! Phil

If two riders drop the same amount of marks in a trial, the one with the most cleans ( MC ) gets the higher place in the results. Phil