54 | JUNE 2017 http://www.adbmag.com.auSherco 250SE R
enduro
250
SHOOTOUTThe French
manufacturer have been
busy, with a heap of
changes across the range.
The most obvious is the
upgraded bodywork, which
boasts new in-mould
graphics and it is also
claimed that the new
plastics are a lot stronger.
The engine of the
250SE-R is pretty solid. The
2017 comes with a new
piston which is stronger,
more efficient and said to
last a lot longer than the
previous model. More time
out of a piston? How much
easier can a two-stroke be
to maintain. The SE-R’s
motor is one that prefers to
be ridden hard and revved
out making it a great racer.
The bike comes with a
new V-Force reed assembly
and updated FMF exhaust
that is said to improve the
low-end response. These
updates are an
improvement but, like it’s
big brother, there still is a
little bit of a hesitation off
the bottom which is why
you need to be on the ball
with the revs.
The standard Sherco
on-the-fly ignition switch
on the ’bar, with its race
setting and trail setting,
gives the rider someoptions when the trails get
gnarly, but every one of our
testers preferred riding the
bike on the pipe with the
race setting which is
claimed to be an amazing
five horsepower difference.
Marty noted: “The
gearing felt a fraction too
tall for the motor, a
13-tooth on the front would
bring the bottom-end to
life.” Where the 250cc
engine shines is in the
higher gears. Get it out onto
some open trails or flowy
singletrack and you will be
smiling from ear to ear. It’s
strong, crisp and fast.
It’s not just the power uptop that the rider will
enjoy, the sound that this
thing produces is magical.
The combination of the
updated FMF exhaust and
the alloy silencer produces
something that any two-
stroke, or any dirtbike rider
for that matter can sit there
and listen to all day. The
48mm open-chamber WP
fork is reliable, has been
around for years and is
easy to work with.
Compression damping is
adjustable on the fly at the
top of the fork.
At lower speed, Tom
noticed that the front-end
felt a little harsh. “TheENDURO TEST I 250T SHOOTOUT