Stoby
Bronze Level Site Supporter
Hello GG owners
So as a long time gasser owner/rider appx 12yrs. I have always owned older used bikes . my newest is an 09 I still have my first gasser an 01 . I am currently the owner of a 2017 sherco, because I didn't want to wait til 18 and the reports were that they were going to be expensive . and I got a great deal. My good friend bought an 18 on my advice and I have coveted it since. After the ktm takeover he'd been worrying about parts , value etc. He'd also not enjoyed the suspension / feeling harsh - Dealer installed springs for 280lb guy my buddy is 200lbs . Anyway while riding/ crashing he cracked his clutch cover . jb welded it as temp fix . Last ride he somehow cracked water pump cover by hitting a branch and with his bike breaking and other problems I offered to swap.So he's gonna see if he likes the sherco (great bike ) and I like the new gasser . I took the bike home and took of clutch cover ? Cheap piece of paper thin crap. Took off waterpump cheap paper thin crap . This is compared to the old parts. So in their quest to lighten things up did they cheapen up the cases also? I want to own a reliable/ bulletproof (as my older ones are ) bike. Any Input ? Are they still internally strong as the older models? I used to see ktm's boilover and I'd keep on truckin is this still the case? I've had zero issues with my sherco so far . So how is the new bike reliability?
Thanks for any input
Stoby
So as a long time gasser owner/rider appx 12yrs. I have always owned older used bikes . my newest is an 09 I still have my first gasser an 01 . I am currently the owner of a 2017 sherco, because I didn't want to wait til 18 and the reports were that they were going to be expensive . and I got a great deal. My good friend bought an 18 on my advice and I have coveted it since. After the ktm takeover he'd been worrying about parts , value etc. He'd also not enjoyed the suspension / feeling harsh - Dealer installed springs for 280lb guy my buddy is 200lbs . Anyway while riding/ crashing he cracked his clutch cover . jb welded it as temp fix . Last ride he somehow cracked water pump cover by hitting a branch and with his bike breaking and other problems I offered to swap.So he's gonna see if he likes the sherco (great bike ) and I like the new gasser . I took the bike home and took of clutch cover ? Cheap piece of paper thin crap. Took off waterpump cheap paper thin crap . This is compared to the old parts. So in their quest to lighten things up did they cheapen up the cases also? I want to own a reliable/ bulletproof (as my older ones are ) bike. Any Input ? Are they still internally strong as the older models? I used to see ktm's boilover and I'd keep on truckin is this still the case? I've had zero issues with my sherco so far . So how is the new bike reliability?
Thanks for any input
Stoby
