2005 Husabergs tested by brookester with pics by sw

Taffy · Jul 11, 2004

there are years of huge jumps forward and some of consolidation and reliabilty improvement-perhaps this is one of those?

i believe the katoom is the market's benchmark so i don't have a problem with husey leaning on them for kit but what 'riles' me is people like the magazine tester i met last saturday week.

he made the uninformed decision without riding the bike that "if it must have all this ktm gear on it i might as well just buy a ktm!"

Taffy

maichusa · Jul 11, 2004

And maybe the "tester" is just saying what KTM hasn't spoken out loud yet??

bahnsy · Jul 11, 2004

When a 525 KTM;
- Weighs 9 Kg's less.
- Has the ergos of a true 4st not a rehashed 2st frame with a 4st motor.
- Gets an extra litre in the fuel tank.
- Gets the mumbo of a 550.
- Is fitted with stainless steel brake rotors.
- Has the ease of servicing of the Berg.
- Eliminates the headshake.
- has no fork mid stroke harshness
- Has a PDS lower bearing that last more than a race season.
then, maybe, and i mean maybe, some knuckle dragging Journo might have a point, but i doubt that they would have the brain power to research the comparison. Whatever happened to the un-biased journo that would give a true report, after the test, of a bike. They still exist, i just hope that some of the publishers find them.

t-jet-tim · Jul 11, 2004

For a long time KTM couldn't get a fair test.Now they
are popular and to sell magazines,like Harley tests,
they just tell the readers what they want to hear.
The only real test is to ride them yourself.My freinds
02 KTM 200exc has headshakes since it was new.
We put on a damper and now the backend wanders.
We ordered S-12s to see if that helps any.(we have
had the suspension settings everywhere.)

LuKe · Jul 11, 2004

I agree with you Bahnsy & t-jet-tim

Also, I will start buying dirt bike magzines again when I can read a bike test that doesn't seem to have an 'agenda'... IMHO I believe every dirt bike magazine in Australia 'likes' particular brands of machinery. Most individual 'test riders' have sponsorships with different companys so surely their opinions will be somewhat clouded... I know these magazines have to survive but the advertising dollar looks to dictate which bikes feature more highly in these 'reviews'.

If Husaberg had the same advertising & rider budget KTM has things would be a lot different I'm sure. The best racers in the country are on either KTM or Yamaha. The last time Husaberg had a 'name' rider they won a MX world championship!

PokenH00D · Jul 12, 2004

650 has been given a shorter stroke and is now actually a 630
Increasing turn in speed on the Supermoto

brookester · Jul 12, 2004

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Xmen · Jul 12, 2004

@ Brookester or stickywicket : is there already a detailed technical chart that gives the details of just what has changed from 04 to 05 ? Sometimes, the important things are in the details

LuKe · Jul 12, 2004

I would be interested to see a picture of the 2005 FE model... (anyone?)

surferguy80 · Jul 12, 2004

400 is now a 450, and id like to see her too!

Xmen · Jul 13, 2004

the picture of the FE is already here in this topic :?

And the 400 was already a 450 a year ago :shock:

twistthethrottle · Jul 13, 2004

Xmen said:
the picture of the FE is already here in this topic :?

Actually I can only see pictures on an FC and FS.

Just imagine the FS with bigger wheels.

LuKe · Jul 13, 2004

If anyone is interested you can view the 2005 model Husqvarna's here:

http://www.moto.it/provemoto/prova0010.aspv

Jocke_D · Jul 14, 2004

PokenH00D said:
650 has been given a shorter stroke and is now actually a 630
Increasing turn in speed on the Supermoto

Are you sure?? If so, this is a major change.
Has anyone got a hold of any kind of list of differences 04vs05??? Some sort of press release should be available since the bikes have been revealed....

PokenH00D · Jul 14, 2004

Certain,
Told by the owner of the top Husaberg race team in UK
Developer of the Roton head

t-jet-tim · Jul 14, 2004

Both the Bergs and Huskies are not made
in Sweden any more.So lets dump the blue/yellow
colors and get something good looking.Look what
changing to orange did for sale of KTMs.How about
a little metal flake in the plastic?Nothing guady.
Porche blue/silver would be nice.

PowerCell · Jul 14, 2004

Yeah!!! Give me a Candy Apple Red 'berg, dress me up in a freakin' skirt and call me Sally!!!

Sheeesh... :roll: :roll: :roll:

husabutt · Jul 14, 2004

I love the blue and yellow color scheme, swedish meatballs and swedish women. For me Husabergs will always come from Sweden. Hope my wife doesn't see this :cry: Well she is almost Swedish.

t-jet-tim · Jul 14, 2004

PowerCell said:
Yeah!!! Give me a Candy Apple Red 'berg, dress me up in a freakin' skirt and call me Sally!!!

Candle apple red sounds nice.Can you shave your legs though?
The limited Husqvarna TE510 looks so much better in red.
At least some replacement plastic that looks good.

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