January 14, 200422 yr Hav got a 04 sherco and was jst wantin any tips ideas off ppl on what they hav done to set theres up cos as anyone who has got or tried one they are bit quick and struggle with the grip on hills as fourth is useless and third is too low any help plz????
January 15, 200422 yr Not sure about the 2.5 but my 2.9 doesn't seem to suffer from that problem and I have ridden some BIG hills! You may try resetting the ignition timing back a few degrees to smooth the power. A slow throttle helps the control as well. The high rpm's in third will give you tremendous flywheel inertia that will carry you through and over most obstickles in the middle of the hill with the power OFF. Getting back on the gas TOO hard is what makes the wheel spin! Cheers
January 18, 200422 yr Author i done the ignition timing already n hav had a slow throttle on from new am thinkin of lil more retardation on timing maybe it does seem a lil quick av softened the suspension a lil cnt seem to find dampner adjuster on ma suspension which is sachs
January 19, 200422 yr Author where i practise near my house real big deep valley really steep hills out of a river its mint i have tried riding on the ball of my feet which is what i think u meen cos the heel in fact would make it worse tried n tested!! i am currently fiddlin with the bars
January 19, 200422 yr This is one of the faults of the Sherco, in that some times a 3.5 gear is required, but rarely in competition. If you want to pratt around on a particular climb you have 2 choices; change the gearing, learn to ride so far in fourth till it bogs a little then knock it down into 3rd.
January 19, 200422 yr What cope meant by dropping your heels was to put your toes on the pegs and drop your heels, it loads the rear suspension. I would suggest squatting and slipping the clutch. How much air do you have in your rear tire? 4 lbs seems to work well for me most of the time. Wayne
January 20, 200422 yr Wayne brings up another point, if you set your tire pressure before riding the bike to 4psi, you may find that it increases signifigantly after riding and the tire warms up. I have seen changes of as much as 1 and 1/2 psi which can totally change the tires ability to get a bite after a few minutes on the loop. Because of this, I started setting cold at 3psi and checking it after riding a bit, especilaay in cooler weather. Of course you will have to adjust up for rocky terrain! Cheers
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