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I think Heath is in the process of comparing his test rides over on his web-site...I'm waiting to read about it too.

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Back to the ShercoWorld thing ..I've had both the 250 and a few 290s...the 290 was more powerful but smoother/grippy and the 250 was snappy/punchy/tiring...the opposite way round to other manufacturers??... Until the 2007 250 came along??...(I 'm told) Can't help with your main question tho' But like Heath has shown:- Want it--try it--like it--buy it.

Dougie's looking for ways to supplement his income now he's dropped down to the Beta team, when he gets a call out of the blue from Stevie Wonder:- ''Hey Lampy, I've been bitten by the trials bug and I really would like to ride some of those wild outdoor sections with you...just one section,you choose where I'll choose when ,'cos I'm a busy man.'' Dougie senses there's no money in it so he just says ''No''. Stevie persists- '' We'll make it a competition,Duluth,Spa,Hawks-nest? you choose where? '' Dougie says ''No''. Master Blaster dangles the bait :- ''C'mon Douglas , I bet you $10,000 I can beat you ,one section ,your location''. Alarms go off in Dougies head..***.

Hmmmmm....Hard one to call, we were occupied by the Italians when we built the wall to keep the Jocks out...hold on ...my dads side of the family are Scots and they hate England, so come on ye Eyeties. Seriously,it will be a better game of football if the Scots score.

Well,if I can barge-in to explain how it is for me.....extra cc's are good for practice playtime but.... tiring for 40 or so technical trial sections.

A 270 !!! that'll straighten your elbow !

If you're planning ahead:- The bible for Sherco maintanence....Sherco usa tech stuff..take your pick. I did watch no.11 on this list:- ....gasgas engine strip ... ..but remember it is not real (tv land pre-preparation!..''fortunately I have one here which I prepared earlier'') and I had to laugh/cry when the guy lightly tapped the inside of the crankcases to split them. But it's all helpful, just like the TC people P.S. This bloke..inspirational..he didn't give up....Beta engine strip

Those things are bloody jinxed, I hired one on my honeymoon in Clearwater Fla and the cylinder-head gasket blew when I was right out in the Gulf of Mexico then it got dark!

It's cad in that garage y'nah

Ahh Right ...38hp @7,600rpm....but you'll glow in the dark,grow an extra head and webbed toes

Windlestone...I never do anything in a hurry,I'm normally last to finish a trial even if I'm first to start. Thanks for the advice fellas,it seemed to be my lack of brute force that was the problem,the swishy bearings are out now. I have found that Pedro or Pepe from the Sherco production line couldn't be ar5ed to ensure that the mains seal was in level/flush ( I hope the Chinese are reading this) as there was evidence of a little blow-by at the crank. I do hope I have found the reason my bike had a poor idle/low rev performance. I know a couple of TC people out there are in the same boat as me with their engine problems so this is one of the reasons behind these postings (apart from the fact that prior to this I've only opened 1 engine, 14 years ago !!). That's the dismantling done so now to some serious 'mantling'. Thanks again, Watch this space

I have to agree here, I have had a bad back and front wheel first is the only way. Grip the top of the rim and bend ze knees don't lock them out.

??? How much does your engine weigh Nigel?

Ahhhh...thanks rlracer for that answer to my query, sounds good to me, I'm going straight home now to try that out. Cheers, Wayne

Funnily enough my wife doesn't want me to watch the Gemma Atkinson parts???

Is there some invisible ,magic power which holds my crankcases together? 1)All bolts are out. 2)'Cases well smacked (with a rubber mallet). 3)Gasket 'seal' is broken and weeping (like me ). 4)'Cases are 1-2mm apart but not forthcoming. The reason I started this overhaul was that my engine ran poorly at tick-over and the bearings sounded 'swishy'. There was/is no detectable play in the crank at all ?? so i'm guessing the mains were just rusty and this is all that is holding the crankshafts in place (so securely?). Has anyone out there got any tips for my situation ..please?.... or do I try my 4ft paviors mallet that I've just used to finish the patio ? Wayne

I this a clue???? Is it an orbital ?..........rotary ?.....perendev magnetic ?..homogeneous charge compression ignition?..pulse detonation ?... more info please!

A heat sink?? for a CDI unit ?? above a 4strokers exhaust manifold?? I hereby claim to have spotted the first design fault,what do I win?

Anyone know what those fins are just below the radiator,between the front downtubes?

If you really must go down the Neanderthal route to toughen your hands how about the martial art preparation. Get one smooth boulder ( head size) from your local stream,take it home and......... slap it continuously....it only hurts for the first few days!!

Don't worry about it unless you ride Nationals, I've never seen anyone get their's checked. So as long as it isn't this type of Nzi helmet and gold sticker: Click here

Thanks chaps,watch out Toni Bou , I'll be world champ by this time next week!( I'll need to put my bike back together first).