... Of all the bikes I had ridden up untill this point this was the one that, by the end of the ride time, I felt that I would get better results in trials on. Because nothing jumped out and grabbed me about it the bike I was a bit confused at the end of the ride.. then I figured out why, the whole package had gelled together nicely for me.

After I had handed the bike back I realised that I had ridden the same sections as on the other bikes but a lot smoother, no dramas but also no spectacular moves were required.

The grey base colour of the plastics is far better than the old Blue models, it doesn't seem to look so scuffed and used so quickly... and I have to say that stood next to the new Black frame model I prefered the older one. When the press pictures for the new model were released I fell in love with the black and yellow colour scheme but in the flesh I was a bit underwhelmed. I kept an eye on the new one throughout the day to see how it faired and by the end the frame was already a bit scuffed around the boot area... I would suggest that YooMee would do worse than to get some frame protectors in production along the lines of the Pro ones they do... but a bit shorter.! The trouble with blck is that it looks very nice new but really shows up when scratched through.

So.. the sherco took 2nd place for me today. But the winner was...

... It rode up things so smoothly that when it came to riding the pile of rocks as seen above I must have looked crap as I was waiting for the kick at the top and the front to disapear and all it did was ride over the top like it was a kerbside!! The engine power is perfect for how I like things, very powerfull but no big step in the curve. I would certainly never be short of grunt on this... my bottle would run out long before the engine found it's limit!!

There is no doubt that I would need to alter my riding style, with the Pro I tend to be aggressive and like to launch it at things and it seems to respond to that... the beta was happy just being ridden badly up things!!

The front end, once again, felt a little heavy compared to my own bike but then I think everything does these days, including the new Pro. But when i tried a bit of hopping it came around well, and so did the back end. I use the fact that my Pro is much lighter than most bikes to do the rear end hop... it flatters the fact that I am not that good at it but the rear end of the Rev3 went around just as easily. And landed much more smoothly with no kick back to unbalance me, I need all the help i can get to keep my feet up!!

Bad points.... about all I can say is that, like the 200, I am not sure if the matt black rear mudguard end will stay looking new for long, the front brake lever was loose on the test bike.... and the ride wasn't long enough!!!

If I was spending over 3 grand on a new bike i would choose this bike, It rode so smooth and stable, looks great in the new colours and as I would have to keep a bike for 3 years I feel that the bike will still be in good condition after a season or two... the finish is notably better than the 2 Spanish 2 strokes.

So let the piss taking begin!!!... But the reality is, there is no way I can afford a new bike. I am more than happy with my trusty GasGas. The day has also showed that there isn't a bad bike, given several hours on all the models there you could adjust things and feel ok .. but there is no doubt that if, when you get on a bike, it feels good from the word go then your confidence and probably results will get better.. The 270 Rev3 did that for me.