Berg just don't wanna go where I point. What am I missing?

blistovmhz · May 15, 2022

2010 fe450. Changed tires a few times, changed for heavier and lighter spring rate, tried increasing and decreasing comp and rebound damping, nothing seems to help. For most conditions I love the handling, but here in the PNW, we have a ton of FSR's consisting entirely of 4-8" diameter gravel, and my bike just hates it, and I can't figure out why. Darts all over the place. Complete amateur riders on garbage DR200's with blown out shocks, are able to ride faster and safter on this stuff than I can with the Berg.
I tried the girls 2013 TE310, and same thing. Dramatically easier to point and shoot in this larger gravel. Mine just shoots the front end out from under me.
What am I missing?

Taffy · May 16, 2022

you have too much trail. basically with just a touch of the handlebars the bike can be on its side and laid into a corner. the bad side of that is that you have a supermarket trolley front wheel and every single rock flicks the handlebars because the greater the trail the more the steering is out of your control when the wheel hits a kicker.

change the pitch of your bike and get it pitched forwards. a stronger rear spring will help do this. raise the forks through the clamps. Ultimately though, you need 22mm offset triple clamps. The only bikes that had them were the 2003-2008 Husaberg 450/550/650. Not even KTM used 22mm offset on any of their bikes in all that time.

I raced a 570 for three seasons and won two championships on it. you could even need 24mm offset, nobody ever did it but I know the factory riders asked for them.

the problem with a stronger rear spring is that you get jacking under hard acceleration. not a problem day-to-day though. the answer to this problem was to buy an eccentric bush called 'the X-bushing' and fit it so that the rear of the bike was lowered to the lowest it could be.

Taffy

DOLLARS · May 16, 2022

Knighter uses offset head bearings no idea where he gets them from would have thought somewhere int he states.

383hq · May 17, 2022

KTM definately had 22mm offset triples as an aftermarket SXS part number from 2003 onwards,
I had a black set for a ktm motard 580, but from memory they didn't have the 2mm adjustability, part # 7720199902230 according to my old parts list.

If they still exist, I can't see why they wouldn't work for you on a berg, but more learned folks would know the answer to that,

(and yes, I also had the 14mm triple clamps as well)

PS, what is your front tyre pressure ? hopefully not 30 psi...

Taffy · May 17, 2022

383hq said:
part # 7720199902230

77201999-022-30
022 is the offset
30 is the black

these were the Husaberg part numbers but NLA I believe.
80001034022 = top
80001032022 = bottom

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