2003 FE400 problems problems problems.... Help!

Hello All - newbie to this site and to the world if Husabergs...!

I bought my 2003 FE400 2 weeks ago and have problems ever since!! Hoping for some help from this forum!

Problem 1...

I can't get the thing started at all. When I bought the bike, it fired up fine on the electric starter. I put it in the back of my van, drove home 2 hours, lifted it out and again it started fine on the electric starter. I rode it literally 10 mins then didnt touch it for a week. Went back to it and now I can't get the thing started at all. It wouldn't start on the electric starter - almost ran the battery flat, and I couldn't get it to kick either. I;m not that great mechanically (as you can tell..) I drained the carb and cleaned the plug, and it started within 2 kicks. I went for a spin for about 30 mins (it ran fine), stopped the bike - tried to start on the electric starter (which turned the bike over fine) but it wouldn't start even though the bike was warm, then I tried it on the kick and it that didn't work either! Ever since I've had no luck starting it on either the electric starter or the kick starter and I have no idea what it could be.... One question - should it start on the electric starter from cold? Someone told me it was only a warm starter...??

Problem 2....
I think I may have a head gasket issue..... When I did manage to ride the bike for that 30 minutes, when I came home the engine was pretty wet all over - I couldn't really see where it was coming from but it didn't look like the rad. When I left it over night there was a patch of water / slightly oily on the floor - looks like coolant too as it was a bit green.... could this be linked to the starting problem? Is the head gasket a big job? I'm taking to the only Husaberg dealer nearby tomorrow.... fingers crossed its not £££

Problem 3....
OK now you may be thinking I've bought a nail by now!!! 3rd and final problem is more of an annoyance. Basically - the bike is fitted with a tripmaster computer - which I believe is from a later bike? Anyway, it worked - again - the first day I bought the bike! However now it won't come on at all, no matter what. I took the thing off - tested that there was still power doing to it, which there was, but I just can't get it working.... any thoughts? I was thinking about getting a trialtech but don't fancy spending £70.... Does anyone know if a KTM 450 tripmaster will fit? I can get hold of one for cheap if its just a direct swap?

OK hoping someone can help!! Like I say, I'm taking the bike to a Husaberg dealer tomorrow (nearest one is 70 miles away....) But I'd like to have a fiddle today to try and fix it. If it's going to cost me a fortune at the dealer I may just break the bike for spares.

Thanks for the advice, you might be right about the weep hole.. it does stop after being left - and I seem to remeber the guy I bought it off saying not to worry too much if I saw water coming out...?

And you might be right about the carb too as the plug is looking a bit black - the only time I had it started recently was after cleaning the plug and draining the carb...

I'm taking it to DCR tomorrow who I think are the main importers of bergs into the UK so hopefully they should be able to sort it out for me! Just hope its not mega £££ (or $$$!)

Cheers for the info Taffy. Talk about making me feelin better!!

Joking aside, I understand what you mean though - it's just frustrating that the bike was fine when I went to view it 0 shame it was a private deal.

Heading to DCR in half an hour - staying there whilst it (hopefully) gets fixed...! I'll let you know the outcome....

Cheers
Robin