Australasian Dirt Bike – June 2019

JARROD BEWLEY
GRASSTRACK
I found it the best
bike here turning
on fl at, off-camber
turns as it just felt
really stable. The
fork and shock felt on the fi rm
side. It was the only bike that
really felt like a 300 when I jumped
on it. I loved the exhaust note, it’s
a very meaty and old-school, two-
stroke sound. I was very impressed
with the Sherco.
ENDUROCROSS
The engine felt really good and
perky. It made popping stuff really
nice. It felt really good all-round
on this track.
I was comfortable hitting any
obstacle at speed.
EXTREME ENDURO
Straight up it was impressive
for me, the power and drive on
the mellow map made it eat up
technical hills. With its really good
traction, it gave me confi dence
to change up my lines and tackle
harder options that I wasn’t doing
on the other bikes.

JOHN PAYTEN
GRASSTRACK
I really liked the
Sherco, I found it
got plenty of drive. I
tried both maps but
stuck to the Hard
one. The only time I’d use the Soft
map is for really slippery going.
ENDUROCROSS
I liked how light and nimble the
Sherco felt on the endurocross
track. I had some really enjoyable
laps on this bike.
EXTREME ENDURO
All day I had been thinking the
Sherco was great but on the
extreme track I really struggled
to get up hills. I just couldn’t get
the rear-end to fi nd the traction I
needed.

OLLY MALONE

GRASSTRACK

This was my

favourite engine

on the grass. It’s

a screamer that

always felt very

powerful. The riding position I

found a little different, as the ’peg-

to-bar area was a bit cramped for

my lanky frame. The brakes were

really strong and the suspension

felt fi rm so it did kick me around

a little bit.

ENDUROCROSS

I got worn out very quickly riding

the Sherco here. The clutch felt

heavy and the spiky handgrips

took it out of my soft offi ce hands.

The suspension was fi rm. It didn’t

do anything wrong, just took a lot

of my energy.

EXTREME ENDURO

I really struggled with the Sherco

on the extreme. It was just too

fi rm and too much engine. It was

the most tiring for me and when I

get tired things get diffi cult. If the

suspension was softer, I’d be a lot

better on this bike.

AARON VINCENT

GRASSTRACK

The Sherco had

great power, really

strong. I just

struggled a little bit

with the suspension

as it was a little fi rm. This made it

a little hard for me to hold a line.

ENDUROCROSS

The Sherco performed really well

for me on the endurocross track.

It felt nice and light with good,

strong power that made it easy to

lift the front wheel over obstacles.

I’d be splitting hairs if I had to

choose between the Sherco and

KTM for endurocross.

EXTREME ENDURO

Overall the Sherco was a very

good package here. I ran it on the

Soft map and found I could put it

anywhere with a very predictable

feeling. The suspension was fi rm

but didn’t defl ect off anything.

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WP suspension is not the same as Kato’s

Bewley loves the old-skool two-stroke sound

Brembo caliper chews 220mm wave disc

Map switch makes a night-and-day difference

Tank is the biggest in this class at 10.4 litres

2019 SHOOTOUT #5 | 300T ENDURO