70 | SEPTEMBER 2017 http://www.adbmag.com.auHow They Ride
When it comes to riding the bikes on
the track, my pick of the bunch was the
- A lot of the Europeans favoured
the 250, but the extra power of the 300
gives it that little extra squirt when it’s
needed. But don’t forget im over 90kg.
The 125 was the most fatiguing bike
to ride out of the bunch, mainly
because it doesn’t have enough torque
to lug around the trails and has to be
ridden hard all the time; you have to
continuously work the gears to keep it
going. But as far as 125s go, the Sherco
has competitive power and a light and
nimble chassis.
The 250 and 300 are perfectly suited
to the technical style of riding on offer
at the launch. They aren’t as heavy as
the four-strokes so they are much
easier to lift if you get stuck, and they
both produce good power, but the 300
has a little more torque that allows you
to be lazier with gear changes.
When it comes down to the brakes,
clutch and ergonomics of the two-
strokes, they are everything you’d
expect of European bikes. They are
equipped with quality gear and the
rear shocks all had a nice progressive
feel and were very hard to critique,
however the settings in the forks could
do with a tweak. The initial part of the
stroke was stiff and chattery, causing
the front wheel to deflect easily off
rocks, but when it came to larger hits or
jumps, the forks would blow all the
way through the stroke. I was also
having issues tuning the forks, and I
found the bikes would tend to push
wide in turns. With some very basic
fork and sag adjustment, I could have
resolved the handling issues with no
need to make wholesale changes. But
there was simply not enough time to
make all the required changes with
riders swapping bikes out on the trails.Why no two-stroke injection?
Despite KTM and Husqvarna offering
fuel-injection on their two-strokes for
2018, Sherco is holding out for now. We
asked Mr Sherco himself, Marc
Tei s s ie r, why?
“Initially we were afraid of the EU
homologation, so that’s why we began
to develop the fuel-injection system for
two-strokes,” explained Marc. “But we
also worked to find ways to keep the
system we have and are now able toFIRST RIDE I 2018 SHERCO ENDUROS
300 SE-R
ENGINE: 2 stroke “single
cylinder with electronically
controlled exhaust booster
valves”
DISPLACEMENT: 293.14cc
BORE X STROKE:
72mm x 72mm
CARBURETOR:
Keihin PWK 36
COOLING: Liquid system
with forced circulation
STARTING: Electric Starter
BATTERY: 12V/4Ah Yuasa
EXHAUST: FMF exhaust
pipe, Aluminium silencer
TRANSMISSION: 6-speed
sequential gearbox,
primary gear drive, chain
secondary drive
CLUTCH: Hydraulic,
multidisc in oil bath
IGNITION: DC – CDI ignition
with digital advance – 220W
Alternator
CHASSIS: High strength
Chrome-Molybdenum steel
semi-perimeter
FUEL TANK: 10.4L
BRAKES: Brembo
hydraulic, 260mm front and
220mm rear
FRONT SUSPENSION:
WP hydraulic telescopic
adjustable compression and
rebound, 48mm diameter
with 300 mm of stroke
REAR SUSPENSION: WP
monoshock progressive
rear suspension with
aluminium control rods,
adjustable for high- and
low-speed compression
and spring preload. 330mm
of travel
FRONT WHEEL: 1.60 x 21”
aluminum rim and Michelin
Enduro Competition tube
type tyre
REAR WHEEL: 2.15 x 18”
aluminum rim and Michelin
Enduro Competition tube
type tyre
WEIGHT: 105kg
WHEELBASE: 1480mm
GROUND CLEARANCE:
355mm
SEAT HEIGHT: 950mm250 SEF-R
ENGINE: 4-stroke DOHC,
4-valve
DISPLACEMENT: 248.60cc
BORE X STROKE:
6mm x 54.80mm
FUEL SYSTEM:
Synerject digital electronic
fuel injection
COOLING: Liquid system
with forced circulation
STARTING: Unique electric
starting system
BATTERY: 12V/4Ah Yuasa
EXHAUST: Stainless steel
header pipe, muffler with
catalytic converter,
meets Euro 4
TRANSMISSION: 6-speed
sequential gearbox,
primary gear drive, chain
secondary drive
CLUTCH: Hydraulic,
multidisc in oil bath
IGNITION: 220W Alternator
CHASSIS: Half perimeter
frame Chrome-Molybdenum
FUEL TANK: 9.7L
BRAKES: Hydraulically
activated Brembo, 260mm
front and 220mm rear
FRONT SUSPENSION:
WP hydraulic telescopic
adjustable compression and
rebound, 48mm diameter
with 300mm of stroke.
REAR SUSPENSION: WP
monoshock progressive
rear suspension with
aluminium control rods,
adjustable for high- and
low-speed compression
and spring preload. 330mm
of travel
FRONT WHEEL: 1.60 x 21”
aluminum rim and Michelin
Enduro Competition tube
type tyre
REAR WHEEL: 2.15 x 18”
aluminum rim and Michelin
Enduro Competition tube
type tyre
WEIGHT: 102kg
WHEELBASE: 1480mm
GROUND CLEARANCE:
355mm
SEAT HEIGHT: 950mmBoydy has more fun
nowadays in Enduro than
Motocross