QUICKSPIN I 2024 SHerco Off-Roaders
P100
is a great choice.
Regardless, both
are excellent bikes
for technical trails.
Nothing new here.
250 & 300 SEF
Factory
The 2024 Sherco 250
SEF Factory features
what the company
says is an all-new
motor. The '23 motor
needed more beans
for racing than its
Austrian rivals, so the
French went to town
upgrading the '24's engine, which,
among several changes, has new
titanium intake valves. It also has
a new Akrapovic exhaust system
with a titanium header pipe. Look
closely, and you'll see a new mag
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nesium clutch cover and a new
oil-level sight glass.
The 250 SEF also gets a new
headlight, front fender, swingarm,
wheels and aluminum sprocket.
The 300 SEF Factory gets all
the same attention as the 250.
TAKEAWAYS:
• The 250 SEF is indeed fast.
Faster than the previous ver
-
sion? It's hard to tell without
having a '23 on site for back-to-
back comparisons,
but I'm certain of
it. The '24 motor
feels snappy and
robust and likes to be
revved. It feels like a
race bike, not a trail
bike like last year's.
• Its KYB suspen
-
sion is cushy yet firm
enough for aggres-
sive riding, at least
for my 165 pounds.
•The 300 is the
250 with even more
power while being de-
livered via a broader
and smoother powerband.
• Of the 10 bikes I rode on
this day, I felt the fastest and
most in control aboard the 300
SEF, which somehow managed
to find traction on the dry and
sometimes silty terrain better
than the others. It was the best
bike for maintaining consis
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The 2024 Sherco 250 and 300cc
two-strokes return with only
visual changes.
Pictured is the new
street-legal 500cc
supermoto, which is also
based on the 500 SEF
Factory enduro.
There will also be a
125 HRD SE Factory RS
supermoto version.
