Well the 290 I went to see, didn't pan out. To expensive, and a tad tatty, so i left it there. Luckily one came up on fleabay last night, which was a bit older but the bike is mint (ish) how do people keep their bikes like that?
Anyway i am now the proud owner of an 2003 Sherco 290
Went out for a quick blast when I got it home, and it was a lot harder than I expected it to be. Fun though.
Anyway thanks for the comments