see sherburne county generating station . this article has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . march 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message a sherco 2.9 trials bike . sherco is a french and spanish motorcycle manufacturer specialising in off road motorbikes . sherco are best known for their extremely popular trials bikes although they also make enduro and supermoto bikes . the company was founded in 1998 and currently has two production facilities . a factory in caldes de montbui spain some 30 kilometres 19 mi north of barcelona is where the company s trials bikes are manufactured . enduro and supermoto bikes are built at a factory in n mes france close to italy . 1 the name sherco derives from the amalgamation of two words bultaco and sherpa that harks back to the company s origins . although sherco was founded in 1998 it was 1999 before the first trials bike rolled of the production line . it brought together all the best components from its rival manufacturers . so good in fact was the initial design that the main chassis design was not changed until 2006 ; 7 years after its conception and the engine was not drastically changed until 2011 which in the fast changing world of trials motorcycle evolution is a long time . jonathan richardson on a sherco mail mrs winner scott trial 22 october 2011 . the sherco trials range is available in a wide range of engine sizes including 80cc called the 0.8 125cc 1.25 200cc 2.0 250cc 2.5 272cc called the 2.9 for marketing purposes and 300cc 3.0 cabestany replica of 2010 2 stoke machines . sherco also introduced a 320cc 3.2 4 stroke engine in 2005 . sherco added the prefix initials st to the engine range in 2009 to signify the trials motorcycle range rather than the se enduro and su supermoto bikes now available . in 2006 sherco modified the tuning of the 2.9 272cc model ; making a more mellow throttle response for better grip in wet conditions . this was done by increasing the volume of the cylinder head combustion chamber lowering the compression ratio and reducing the cross section area of the transfer ports . other changes including the new chassis now painted black rather than chrome plated new gearbox ratios and a new front fork manufacturer . all these changes made the 2006 sherco more usable for more riders . 2006 also saw the introduction of a cabestany replica 2.9 model with limited edition graphics . fabien planet at the 2010 wec gp of italy in 2009 sherco introduced the sherco r ; a commercially available version of albert cabestany s works machine available in 2.9 2 stroke and 3.2 4 stroke models which among other modifications included a titanium exhaust front pipe high compression cylinder head keihin carburettor and numerous carbon fibre components . 2010 saw a sherco radically change the look of their trials motorcycles by relocating some of the motorcycle s key components . this lateral thinking saw the fuel tank and the air inlet box swap places allowing the weight of the fuel to be lower down lowering and moving the centre of gravity down and further back while the relocated air box meant a cleaner supply of air for the engine . 2010 also saw sherco bring back the cabestany replica ; last seen in 2006 . based on the 2010 bike the cabestany replica now had a 300cc engine which had never been commercially available before works machines only a new dellorto vhst 28mm carburettor a new blue frame colour scheme and a titanium front exhaust pipe . references edit http issuu.com magazineproduction docs trials magazine july august 2010 ezine public 4 issue 22 july august 2010 p. 6 company sherco . retrieved 2014 05 07 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to sherco motorcycles . official website v t e current motorcycle trials manufacturers beta fantic motor gas gas montesa sherco ossa scorpa retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sherco & oldid 682167147 categories motorcycle manufacturers of francemotorcycle manufacturers of spainmotorcycle trialsmanufacturing companies established in 1998hidden categories articles needing additional references from may 2014all articles needing additional referenceswikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from march 2011commons category with local link same as on wikidatause dmy dates from march 2011 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages catal espa olfran aisitalianonederlands norsk bokm lpolskisvenska edit links this page was last modified on 21 september 2015 at 23 50 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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