andybone Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Hi There Guys. I purchased this morning a Sherco 2003 250cc trails bike. I have ridden Yamaha Ty's for years and have finally saved up my £1000 to buy a proper modern one. Ok so you might not think an 11 year old bike is all that modern but it's relative. I have a couple of questions though. Semi synthetic oil or fully synthetic 2 stroke oil? What is the best brand of 2 stroke oil? Is the headlight worth while wiring up somehow? Is there a workshop manual available? What is the maintenance schedule for this bike? Does anyone else have one and what do they think? OK 6 questions then. Would be good to hear your opinions though. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Click on the Sherco forum and try the pinned link. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony27 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Full synthetic at 70-80:1 is a good starting point, running more oil than that just saturates the packing in the non-repackable muffler The standard headlight runs a tiny bulb more like what you'd find as an indicator bulb in a speedometer so it's not really any use Most important maintenance tasks are air filter check & clean if needed every ride, grease the linkage bearings every couple of months if not riding much water, more often if you do, gearbox oil every 4-6 events Generally they're pretty easy to live with 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Hi There Guys. I purchased this morning a Sherco 2003 250cc trails bike. I have ridden Yamaha Ty's for years and have finally saved up my £1000 to buy a proper modern one. Ok so you might not think an 11 year old bike is all that modern but it's relative. I have a couple of questions though. Semi synthetic oil or fully synthetic 2 stroke oil? Yes What is the best brand of 2 stroke oil? What you like Is the headlight worth while wiring up somehow? No Is there a workshop manual available? What is the maintenance schedule for this bike? RYPUSA.com/sherco/service info Does anyone else have one and what do they think? Had an '05, a fave! OK 6 questions then. Would be good to hear your opinions though. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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