It certainly would be interesting to find out did RLracer's bike run Ok.
In the end I gave in and modified the piston couple of mins with a file, it turned out quite well.
Im still not sure why it wouldn't start, spark is still quite weak, my ignition is leonelli but i think some newer/older bikes came with a different ignition. has anybody else found that the spark is very weak? Gasgaser what were the symptons when the piston was back to front? I will try turning off the fuel also. Sound almost too simple.
Thanks
the bike had a splutter at lowish revs,you could hardly when the engine was under load.It wasnt that obvious at first,if i was a total beginner,i probably wouldnt have noticed at all.
Another sympton was that the idle screw had to be turned in a lot further to make it idle.
Believe it or not the 290 will run with the piston in the wrong way round,i once bought a bike in this condition,i didnt notice it when i did a test ride,it was weeks later when i began to notice things were not just right.During my attemps to sus things out,i too noticed that the spark was weak,but i have since discovered through my postings on this site that its not un common.
On the subject of your piston,if your dealer is certain its the correct one, i would put it in.Afterall, he is the MAIN dealer an he is CERTAIN its the right one.
I had a similaar problem to yours regarding the starting,when i turned up at a trial,sometimes i realy struggled to get the bike started,things came to a head at one particular trial when it just wouldnt go.I ended up stripping carb off etc.eventually got it going.I came to the conclusion that the engine was getting flooded while being bounced around on the tailer.Now i turn fuel off and let engine run out of fuel befor loading onto trailer,and now the starting problems have dissapeared. i have also changed the plug to a BP5EVX.
i agree with mad4it..sherco build quality is C**P!! Xispa cant be no worse then gasgas or sherco lets give them a chance and see what its like..its cheap! so just throw it away when it brakes
Crap buid quality B*****cks!!.I`ve seen afew gassers snap in two,but never a sherco
sorry not talking aboot the frames mate im talking about the bag of old spanners they call an engine!!!ive heard quieter
JACK HAMMERS!
After all that today i bought my lad a gasser,its an 03 125,been stuck in a shed almost all its life,mint
I just think that sometimes,toes are going to touch,wether to gain advantage or accidental,its a hard one for an observer to call.
I can see your point.Its a tad difficult to explain my point,but in some situations like say the rider is on a sloped rock for instance at lets say 45degrees,he almost makes it,he tries to get the bike up by rocking it or whatever,because of the steepness of the slope,he`s toes are going to touch,unless he curls them up or stands on the peg with the balls of his feet,which is not really a good idea.
I personally dont think it should be counted as a dab.If you get in a situation where your foot is so close to touching the floor or a rock,the action of you manouvering the bike makes it impossible not to touch the floor.It would be hard for an observer to tell the difference between a dab,or touching ground accidently whilst manouvering etc,so for this reason i think it shouldnt count as a dab.
Today i have been to the british trial at skyrakes,Its surprising how many rider`s toes touch the rocks or whatever in this situation.Its immpossible to tell wether its done accidently or used to gain an advantage.You could argue till you are blue in the face.
The only thing i can compare all this to is the offside rule in footy,where there is a "dogy offside decision"almost every weekend."was he on or was he off",Didn he touch or did he gain an unfair advantage" blah blah blah...
If anybody knows about footy,then you will know what i mean
i agree with mad4it..sherco build quality is C**P!! Xispa cant be no worse then gasgas or sherco lets give them a chance and see what its like..its cheap! so just throw it away when it brakes
Crap buid quality B*****cks!!.I`ve seen afew gassers snap in two,but never a sherco
Not enough that we now have what is basically a Toyots copy of a Dodge Truck, next you might see a Chineese copy of a Toyota!
I relate it all to being "half gay", your wallett or your ass! Which goes first? Yea, I know, just because you took one up the---- well, you know!
Buy US and EU while you still can!
I would p**s my pants if it was better than the sherco
i don't thing they would have to try very hard to match
the SHERCO build quality.Good on them that's what i say
Theres no chance of it being any good.Everything made in china regarding motorbikes is CRAP.I bought a chinese PY for my lad,it was total rubbish,never seen such poor quality manufacturing.
I`m in my 2nd year of sherco ownership now,and after some initial problems caused by a previous owner,i just cant fault it.
Hi,i dont know much about side car riding,but i have retared the ignition on my 04 290.The bike is now a lot softer than it was when i bought it,i also put a slow throttle on to help matters.
The reason i did it is because when i bought the bike i was a bit green(after not riding for a couple of years) and it was "getting away "from me if you know what i mean.Now its much softer.There`s still plenty of power when you need it,but i`m not sure how you would go on witha side car.The job is dead easy to do.If i were you i`d try retarding.
Dont know much about boysens and kehein carbs so cant help there.Hope this helps
Regarding the fork seals i`d say do them yourself,I`ve done mine recently on my sherco and i found the job easy.It helps alot if you have the tool though(i made my own)
Thanks for the replies,the bike was an 03 though.The chain/sprockets were shot.Also a bolt had come loose on the sprocket and gouged a groove in swinging arm,it was halfway through!!
Rest of bike seemed fine.I was thinking of offering
Had exactly the same problem myself about 8 months ago.I took my rad to a specialist for repair but it started leaking again after a while.Based on my experiance,get a new one(About
i`ve been to the official sherco site where it recomends maxima type oil.I havnt seen any of this locally.Is it readily available or does anybody know of an equivalent oil to use?
I`ve thought about those booty things,but i`ve heard that they keep dirt in and wreck the seals.Do you have to wash them regularly?They obviously work for you copemech,would you recomend them??
Regarding getting the tops of,sherco actually recomends using a spark plug socket for this.
You can get step by step info for changing the fork seals from the sherco website.
I have been trying to source fork seals and dust seals from other places other than MRS.I`ve managed to source some seals,but not dust seals.Anybody know of a place to get these from??
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