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fe550 2005 main bearing failure

faktor said:
This sort of confirms what I was stating about the 550's awhile ago I would say.

Sorry to hear about your dilema. You could always try writting a letter to Berg Australia. I did this and and gave it to my dealer to fax to there head office he also wrote that the bike had been well maintained etc etc about 2 days later I rang someone called Carl. I found Husaberg Australia ok to deal with and they supplied me parts for my 2002 FE400 at dealers price less 20% Discount.
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I'm still awaiting the answer from the dealer about who's paying.
If it's bad news for me, I will pick up the phone and ring Husaberg Aust and write a letter.

I'm still cross my fingers and hope the dealer can obtain some "goodwill" from husaberg given the bikes history.

Would also like to go riding with my buddies again before christmas.
 
sorry to hear you are having troubles. i too have been down that path.

i had most of my warranty work done through Sutto's at Penrith. never had any problems there (getting warranty that is).

i too came to the conclusion that one problem leads to another, as other people seem to get reasonable reliability out of these engines. i didn't, so i changed. $h!t happens. Husaberg Oz made no attempt to make amends, and why would they since i end up buying 2 new KTM's since anyway??? its still a win situation for them.

hope you get it fixed, i think you have a fair case. realistically, if they don't want to pay the warranty they shouldn't sell bikes that have problems in the first place. you certainly have not done excessive work at 60hrs. i did 180/12months and the bike spent about 3 months of the year in the shop getting fixed!!!!

my advice would be to put a few $$$ in the dealers pocket and get him to replace other problem parts whilst the bike is pulled down if you get warranty. take advantage of the free labour.

also, if the dealer is half switched on, all they have to do is send in the warranty claim with the VIN of a newer bike. Husaberg Oz don't check them, and it would make everyoen happy right?

Have Fun
Jeff
 
faktor said:
What year and Model did you have?
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2003 501. i am not bashing. just stating that i think one problem led to another. having metal burs run around your motor is not good, regardless of model year. i rode the bike hard and did a lot of hours. i still ride with Husabergs of newer years but they seem to still encounter the main bearing problem.

Husaberg really should warrant this claim.

Have Fun
Jeff
 
Just received a phone call.
Husaberg have decided to pay parts and a I have to pay labour.
This is good news, with my wife stopping work last week to have our child.

Bye the way,
I have finally worked out what the free backpack is for which you receive when you purchase the bike.






Runners & compass!
 
Aussieforce said:
aussiehussa - which dealer ?? pm me if you don't want to post to forum :)
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The dealer has been good to me in the past, so I don't want to disclose their location.sorry!
 
OK thats why I mentioned a PM- just good to know of others experiences. And dealers / bike comapnies rely on personal recommendations. Especially as we are in same area and have a few dealers to chose from.
 
I have an Fe 550e 05. At my last service I was told that my main bearing was due for replacement. I thought he was joking until I read this. It has only done 1900kms. It is an awsome bike to ride, but I hate unreliability!
 
aussiehussa said:
Bye the way,
I have finally worked out what the free backpack is for which you receive when you purchase the bike.





Runners & compass!
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hehe, I laughed so hard, I thought I was gonna pee on myself.... thanks for that....

I gotta go to the bathroom,
json
 
aussiehussa said:
Just received a phone call.
Husaberg have decided to pay parts and a I have to pay labour.
This is good news, with my wife stopping work last week to have our child.

Bye the way,
I have finally worked out what the free backpack is for which you receive when you purchase the bike.






Runners & compass!
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they should cover the whole lot , a lot of these bikes fail and they expect other people to cover the cost.

my dealer sold 2 brand new bikes to a customer , one went bang in 5 min and the other had to be stopped because it started to vibrate really bad .
 
Doesnt sound good for them here in Australia.... are we the only ones that seem to have Berg woes? Other countries let us know...
 
I would think if the bikes have a common fault it should be fixed - just like a car would be recalled etc. etc. I really have concerns about buying a newer husaberg if such big breakdowns occur to new ones - especially if HUsaberg don't get behind the product. Obviously the purchaser shouldn't wear the cost for a common fault and you can't expect the dealers to wear the cost - they don't design or own the company that makes the bikes.
 
Make note KTM make no mention of Hobby-Enduro as stated on husaberg regime but only hobby use.

The 2005 maintenance on the Berg is no different to the 2006 Husaberg one. Hence why i compared the 2006KTM to the 2005Berg.



2006MaintanenceHobbyKTMvs2005MaintanenceHobbyEnduroHusaberg.jpg
 
G'day fella's

I spoke to a dealer today about replacing the bearings in the 60hr service and he told me not to worry about it! 8O He claims he has bikes out there with 10000 ks plus on originals.
Quoted me a days labour and $120 per bearing if I wanted it done.
As i sell spare parts for a living, I know how much of a pain a warranty claim can be :evil: so I am going to ring around the country when at work on Saturday.
See how we go!
Will post results.

Todd

05 650 Badboy
 
Consider this:
The Husaberg 450/550/650 engines use the same main bearings as a 250SXF KTM.

Does that mean the 250 KTM is overbuilt, or the Husabergs are underbuilt in the main bearing department ??

Or are the Husabergs exactly as their maker intended- a race orientated, lightweight engine that loses weight at the expense of component life, but compensated for by frequent replacement of highly stressed components ?

Honda built a 650 that will run with a 650 Berg- but look how much more it weighs. But also look how much longer it runs between rebuilds.

Get my point- Im not knocking Bergs, they are a purpose built race bike.I understand that.
People who expect them to run for 10000kms between rebuilds sure better not ride them like a race bike.
 

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ridiculous!!

This is very concerning as I am gearing up to get an 07 Berg, and although I am used to the horror stories this is getting too much. Two bikes mentioned above having problems when new and as for 1,900km, that should just be running in.

Are these people unlucky, thrashing the bikes or what. I have got a least 30,000km out of the old motors without doing anything but roller rocker replacements and oil changes.

Is it really reving the bikes to the moon that is causing the problem. Is it some motors are not assembled correctly or balanced? Or is this a serious problem of design.

There must be a lot of owners out there having no problems otherwise there would be a riot?!

What is the truth, any happy owners that have thrashed their bikes and had no problems.
 

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