2013 speculation...What is next for Berg?

Where's the air filter?

What a let down

The yellow frame is gone. That sucks. :cry:

Yep, not excited at all.

subek said:

Where's the air filter?

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Just a guess, but I'd assume it's behind the left side panel the same as on the KTMs. So quite a bit lower than it is on the 70 degree bikes and the KTM airbox has a reputation for letting water in around the edges where it doesn't seal properly so I hope they've done something to fix that.

Couldn't agree more Johny.

2010 570 will be all freshened up for several more years of good looks, and "like new" performance.

Disappointing for sure. . . .

personally I prefer the black frame because the yellow frame on my 570 gets covered in chain oil and all sorts of crap. Recently an old bloke in his 4WD at the beach stopped and asked me if it was one of those new Chinese bikes off Ebay 8O (maybe because of the yellow frame)

TBH I never really liked the look of the yellow frame, though it did make the bikes stand out!

I guess the next interesting question is what the pricing will be like on the new models...

Product launch video 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQn3YzHlipc


Regards,

Thomas

R.I.P. Seventy Degree Motor...... I'll be taking Goooooooood care of mine for years to come....

Meh........ I coulda done that! Most people do, upgrade suspension bigger tank and some flash decals. R.I.P Husaberg.

The thing that cracks me up is the "photoshopped" images everybody ridiculed so much, were almost
perfect previews of these 2013 bikes. Maybe we shouldn't be so quick to judge.

Just found this:
http://www.husaberg.com/EVERYTHING-...R-2013.23.0.html?nodeID=3252&cHash=0bff031594

Interesting;

"The FE 250 and FE 350 are powered by extremely compact DOHC units, which distinguish themselves by their free-revving nature and smooth power delivery. As their bigger brothers, they are equipped with a Keihin fuel injection system with a 42 mm throttle body and integrated temperature and altitude compensation. The injection is, of course, individually set up for each displacement and, using the mapping switch from the PURE TECH range of accessories, provides the option to adjust the motor characteristics to the rider’s individual requirements.

The engine cases for the new 450/501 engine generation are manufactured - as they are on the FE 350 - using a high-pressure die casting process, resulting in significantly reduced wall thicknesses but with the same stability. Thus, together with the weight savings on the piston, connecting rod and balancer shaft, the weight of the engine could be reduced by a whole 2 kg. Due to this significant reduction in the rotating masses, the handling advantage of the previous 70° engine layout was able to be more than compensated for, and a conventional engine layout once again used, which also provides the following additional advantages:

more compact engine allows a more compact overall layout of the bike
simplified routing of the header pipe eliminates undesired heat input onto the tank and airbox
bigger airbox capacity
reduced intake noise
lower centre of gravity of the engine and bike

An overview of further improvements to the engines:

New, robust, approx. 250 gram lighter clutch with wear-free steel cage, integrated damping for less transmission wear and a new pre-load mechanism for easiest operation thanks to a diaphragm spring (FE 350/450/501, TE 250/300).
Significant reduction in the vibrations of the 4-stroke engines due to lower oscillating masses
Optimised oil circuit with two oil pumps for the 4-stroke engines
An oil-cooled alternator with a capacity of 196 W provides a reliable power supply for the injection of the 4-stroke engines, as well as for the other electrical components.
Optimised cylinder heads, specially adapted for each displacement version, with titanium valves (FE 450/501: outlet valves made from steel)
New V-Force 4 reed valve block (TE 250/300) for smoother power delivery
Performance enhancement for the 2-stroke engines on account of the optimised intake snorkel combined with the new airbox"

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Yup...blue KTM's. I still prefer the blue to orange .

look tidy but all they have really done as far as i can see is bolt some bling onto the ktm's but i suppose it was such a sales success with the 2st bikes they probably thought why go to all the effort of building a completly different 4st bike when we can just bling up our normal models.

only down side i can now see is that Husaberg may become more common place

Barshoe said:

Interesting;

"The FE 250 and FE 350 are powered by extremely compact DOHC units, which distinguish themselves by their free-revving nature and smooth power delivery. As their bigger brothers, they are equipped with a Keihin fuel injection system with a 42 mm throttle body and integrated temperature and altitude compensation. The injection is, of course, individually set up for each displacement and, using the mapping switch from the PURE TECH range of accessories, provides the option to adjust the motor characteristics to the rider’s individual requirements.

The engine cases for the new 450/501 engine generation are manufactured - as they are on the FE 350 - using a high-pressure die casting process, resulting in significantly reduced wall thicknesses but with the same stability. Thus, together with the weight savings on the piston, connecting rod and balancer shaft, the weight of the engine could be reduced by a whole 2 kg. Due to this significant reduction in the rotating masses, the handling advantage of the previous 70° engine layout was able to be more than compensated for, and a conventional engine layout once again used, which also provides the following additional advantages:

more compact engine allows a more compact overall layout of the bike
simplified routing of the header pipe eliminates undesired heat input onto the tank and airbox
bigger airbox capacity
reduced intake noise
lower centre of gravity of the engine and bike

An overview of further improvements to the engines:

New, robust, approx. 250 gram lighter clutch with wear-free steel cage, integrated damping for less transmission wear and a new pre-load mechanism for easiest operation thanks to a diaphragm spring (FE 350/450/501, TE 250/300).
Significant reduction in the vibrations of the 4-stroke engines due to lower oscillating masses
Optimised oil circuit with two oil pumps for the 4-stroke engines
An oil-cooled alternator with a capacity of 196 W provides a reliable power supply for the injection of the 4-stroke engines, as well as for the other electrical components.
Optimised cylinder heads, specially adapted for each displacement version, with titanium valves (FE 450/501: outlet valves made from steel)

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all that tech bollocks trying to justify the change makes me laugh when the simple fact is its cheaper to modify a design they already produce and who can blame them.

least it looks like the 70 degree engine is going to go out with the world E2 championship under pierre alexander Rennet.

just been looking at them on the Husaberg company web site and maybe they'll be better in the metal but at the moment intial impressions aren't floating my boat and thats coming from someone whos got one of the '11 2st bikes so really i'm already a sell out.

my dealer in the netherland say that the engine is not going out of production.
the engine its almost internal complete a KTM 450 only the head porting and the casses ar different

he sead the make some change and i think it will be orange next year

rekon they done it arse about face,the 70d makes it look dated.i would still buy one tho.wait till people start to get them there be saying there better than the 70d