VOLUME ISSUE SEPTEMBER , P97
T
he French manufacturer
Sherco recently pulled the
covers off its latest fleet of
enduro bikes bound for U.S. soil.
This includes four SEF Factory
four-stroke models (250, 300,
450 and 500cc), three SE Factory
two-strokes (125, 250 and 300cc)
and two new HRD SE Factory RS
four-stroke dual sport models
(125 and 500cc). Two new HRD
SM Factory RS four-stroke super
-
moto models (125 and 500cc)
are also coming our way.
Cycle News just returned
from the outskirts of San An-
tonio, Texas, where we got to
sample them all.
Mesquite Madness
Sherco factory racers Cody
Webb, Cooper Abbott and 14-
time U.S. Trials Champion Pat
Smage were on hand for our
visit and laid out a short but
tight and twisty single-track
loop for the media to play on.
The course weaved its way
through the endless sea of
thorn-rich Mesquite trees, and
despite the ultra-dry and dusty
conditions, the trail was great
fun that still demanded your
attention and provided a good
initial testing ground for the
bikes. The only catch (besides
the thorns) was having only a
few hours to work with because
the folks from Sherco were
trying to squeeze us in during
their annual dealer meeting.
Hey, little is better than noth
-
ing. With the small window of
opportunity, my goal was to
get at least one lap on each of
the seven enduro and two dual
sport bikes—it was tight, but
mission accomplished. Unfor
-
tunately, I couldn't get in the
two supermoto bikes. Those
will have to wait.
Here are a few takeaways
from each bike.
We sample Sherco's full line of
2024 off-road motorcycles
BY KIT PALMER • PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANDREW NGUYEN/WINPIC PHOTOGRAPHY
