Forum: Trials
06-13-2013, 03:50 PM
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I had an '04 sherco 290 and LOVED it.
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I had an '04 sherco 290 and LOVED it.
Fantastic bike for a beginner if you just lug it around at idle and don't wind it up (until you are ready) or you will be on your ass.
TOUGH AS NAILS!!!
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Forum: Trials
05-27-2013, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 428
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
04-11-2013, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 1,202
Views: 83,913
Sorry guys, I did try and film the attempts but...
Sorry guys, I did try and film the attempts but the footage (from the smart phone I had to film with) ended up looking super crappy and was too far away. I will try and get a buddy to film me next...
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Forum: Trials
04-03-2013, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 985
definitely doesn't make sense for the street.
I...
definitely doesn't make sense for the street.
I have been thinking I should get a reliable TY (with mono shock) as a cheap buddy-bike though... it would be easier to get friends hooked on the dark...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
04-02-2013, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 1,202
Views: 83,913
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Forum: Trials
03-27-2013, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 445
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Forum: Trials
03-21-2013, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 111
Views: 13,396
DH bike helmet?
Thought I would revive an old thread instead of starting a new one.
I have been sweating like a goat in my helmet lately... A friend who I ride trials with wears a Down Hill mountain bike helmet...
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Forum: Trials
03-18-2013, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,949
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Forum: Trials
03-13-2013, 04:17 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,051
freeze it don't clean it
Cheap pack with good quality bladder. 2L is enough for me to ride 1/2 day. Filling it up if/when needed has never been an issue. I wouldn't buy one without a pocket to carry...
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Forum: Trials
03-07-2013, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 1,810
Views: 203,341
Sold my 2004 sherco 290 :cry.... great bike,...
Sold my 2004 sherco 290 :cry.... great bike, tough as nails.
I already miss it very much, though when I buy that 2006 Raga I am looking at the love for my Sherco may fade :evil
Last ride on the...
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Forum: Trials
01-18-2013, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,236
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Forum: Trials
01-09-2013, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,743
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Forum: Trials
01-09-2013, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,490
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Forum: Trials
01-08-2013, 04:06 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,743
I have heard the same thing about the GG bikes...
I have heard the same thing about the GG bikes (not as durable because all effort has gone into light weight, etc.) But from what I have seen/felt from riding with A LOT of GG bikes (I am one of the...
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Forum: Trials
01-07-2013, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,743
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Forum: Trials
12-30-2012, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 739
www.sherco.com/EN/service_manuals.html ...
www.sherco.com/EN/service_manuals.html
http://www.sherco.com/EN/spare_parts.html
http://www.sherco.com/EN/wayne_corner.html
I haven't found a proper manual for my 04 sherco 290 either but I...
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Forum: Ride reports
03-30-2012, 05:56 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,514
The end
This will be the end of the Vietnam ride report... the last few days were kind of lame compared with earlier roads/adventures. We are now riding North to Hoi An on Hwy 1 which everyone has warned us...
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Forum: Ride reports
03-19-2012, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,514
Leaving Nha Trang was tough, we liked it a lot...
Leaving Nha Trang was tough, we liked it a lot and hadn't seen as much as we were hoping to but time is ticking and we want to get to Da Nang and Hoi An by the end of our 2nd week on the bike. The...
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Forum: Ride reports
03-14-2012, 12:23 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,514
Best road ever Da Lat to Na Trang
This post is the reason for Ride Reports... I have to share this amazing road with other riders who would appreciate something so perfect. This is probably the best road I have EVER ridden, the...
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Forum: Ride reports
03-11-2012, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,514
little thumper pics
Hey nicholastanguma, glad you like the little thumper pics :thumb, here are a couple more good ones.
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Forum: Ride reports
03-10-2012, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,514
Da Lat
The road through the mountains to Da Lat was breathtaking but also STEEP and our little bike was really struggling. Some of the switchbacks are so steep/narrow/blind the Vietnamese have placed those...
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Forum: Ride reports
03-10-2012, 02:40 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,514
abandon
umm..... yes? Wouldn't you?
actually I am almost set for another post but the actual riding keeps getting in the way :cry
Actually most of the problem is the lack of internet. Most hotels...
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Forum: Ride reports
03-01-2012, 06:38 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,514
La Gi the worst beach resort town
Great day of riding along the coast today, though we didn't leave Vung Tau very early (about 2pm by the time we got off the beach etc.) so we weren't planning making many kilometers today. We ended...
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
02-29-2012, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 101
Views: 26,484
My Vietnamese bike
My 100cc Honda (black bike with the red star on the tank) just as I picked it up from the shop.
That is the shop`s owner in the pic....
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Forum: Ride reports
02-29-2012, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,514
Vung Tau
So on the way to Vung Tau we didn't get lost much at all. I was quite surprised by this as the signage on the roads is not very easily deciphered and the signs are certainly not plentiful. The ride...
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Forum: Ride reports
02-28-2012, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,514
pics pics pics
do those skydrive links to the pictures not work for you guys? either way I have just signed up for photobucket and am in the process of uploading (second time tonight, it's almost 1am here and the...
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Forum: Ride reports
02-28-2012, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,514
2up on 100cc Honda across Vietnam
Hello fellow adv riders, I hope Vietnam hasn't been overdone since the Top Gear episode a few years ago. We are a Canadians couple traveling around the world and the best part should be the 2 weeks...
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Forum: Trials
12-29-2011, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,263
I just got my '04 sherco 290 early this year, I...
I just got my '04 sherco 290 early this year, I am 6' and 200-210lbs. I would recommend the sherco and the bigger engine size. sherco seems to make a pretty tough bike, I have watched my bike fall...
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Forum: Trials
12-15-2011, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 94
Views: 15,328
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Forum: Trials
08-31-2011, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 1,810
Views: 203,341
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Forum: Trials
08-05-2011, 03:09 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,313
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Forum: Trials
06-21-2011, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 1,810
Views: 203,341
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Forum: Trials
06-15-2011, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 238
Views: 75,547
My 2004 Sherco 290
Just picked it up (my first ever trials bike) about a month ago. I LOVE IT :clap
http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/garage.php?do=viewattachment&attachmentid=93947
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Forum: Trials
06-15-2011, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 1,810
Views: 203,341
another w/ bruised trials ribs
I just bruised my ribs as well (seems like the season for it). Could be worse though, at least I can still ride (just no laughing, coughing, or sneezing which isn't easy as it is allergy season as...
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