Scorpa SY250 - What to look for used?

[Queestce]

G'day all,

I'm a complete beginner to trials. Very keen to get a bike and learn. Not to compete at this stage, but to develop better off road handling skills. I have an adventure bike and I spend too much time picking it up 😂 

I am planning to look at an early 2000s Scorpa SY250 tomorrow. It's been stored for quite a while but looks quite tidy. Aside from the generic used bike checks I wondered if anyone on here might have some specific SY knowledge and be able to point me towards common issues I should be on the lookout for? Maybe trials bike specific things I should check out?

Any information would be very much appreciated!

Very keen to hop onboard.

Thanks all,

Tk

 

Edited May 28, 2021 by Queestce

[feetupfun]

Common issues are:

Bent or cracked clutch actuator arm.

Split mid section of the exhaust.

[pauls320]

   1:The rubber seal under the choke ...plunger.., can decompose or get hard and fail to seat causing rich running condition even with choke ''off''.  2:  Many parts are getting hard to source. It is still a good machine, good luck

[Queestce]

Thanks guys. I'll be checking this out in a couple of hours so will look for those two.

[jtrials31]

On 5/28/2021 at 11:40 AM, pauls320 said:

   1:The rubber seal under the choke ...plunger.., can decompose or get hard and fail to seat causing rich running condition even with choke ''off''.  2:  Many parts are getting hard to source. It is still a good machine, good luck

Do you know a source for that seal? I think mine may have done that. 

[pauls320]

If yours is indeed not sealing anymore, you will probably have to dig it out the old one and source some Viton rubber in same thickness ( old one may have shrunk a little) and punch out a new one from the stock.