Having A few people try it out I'd say the 04' Sherco 125 has a power advantage over the 03 and also over the Beta and GasGas 125's. Using it is another problem.
If you find it difficult to use the pwer of a 125 then practice should really be high on your list.
I think you are asking 2 questions in one or maybe 3. Here is my take.
I like a new bike pretty much every year not because it would make me ride better per se, but its just great having every thing tight and spot on. New tyres straight rims, tight bearings and so on all add to the feel of a bike, and knowing you have the best and latest gives you a boost too.
There is no excuse as far as blaming the bike though.
If you want to improve your performance and your bike is a few years old, a new bike won't make as much difference as say going out for an extra couple of hours practicing and spending another hour prepping your bike, imho.
The rider concearned who told me about it is a good expert and said it works, so B*****kss to all this carb set up ballony billy what should he have done buy the gizmo as advised by john lampkin or listen to you?
It wasn't that good last year, sections very straightforward, a couple you didn't even need to look at, plus a couple on banksides for no good reason I could see except to have a muddy one! A change in some of the regular sections would be great (they get a bit repetietive 4 years on the trot) but Avalanche is good but doesn't make a good trial on its own. Thats being very critical though and even if it was identical every year I would probably still go 6 hours driving or not.
Spoke to a handy beta rider today who confirmed this fault on his 03. Beta do a specific part which I think goes on the bottom of the float bowl, gives extra capacity and solves the problem. As it is a beta part best to buy from John Lampkin.
Freixa is apparently riding the 4 stroke as from April (maybe its not ready before then?) so expect him and at least Amos on them in Scotland. If its good enough he will be trying it out in the WTC.
Really yes, there are lots of reasons why alot of clubman riders should opt for 200's, controllable power being the prime reason, lack of any real obstacles being another. What I don't accept is the way Birkett in TMX nearly always says that 75% of us should be on them.
I can see what you are trying to say but think you need to consider what I'm driving at.
Grip is the same.
Traction is the ability to put power down, through the grip.
Traction is controlled by rider imput, grip and power, probably in that order.
For example when we do training with the yonuger lads in our club (bearing in mind we are south midland centre) I sometimes find rider position either too far forward to get grip or too stagnent in one position. We use an exaggerated weight back position to find extra traction.
The results of this can be staggeringly effective and an eye opener for the influence of body position on traction.
A 250 Sherco has always been a snappier engine so generally will lose traction easier than a more pwerful 290, the power is different, grip the same.
Regardless of the above as it is probably grammatical semantics, there are many cases where a more pwerful motor is of benefit where a 200 lets you down.
Any help?
If trials was simply a matter of grip we would all be riding those massive swinging armed hillclimbing things footpegs on the rear wheel spindle with 200 engines.
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John I'll have it, thanks.