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Supermototeam · Mar 30, 2006

We'll occasionally get an interesting email via the webform at www.husaberg.com. This came in last night:

:- Hi May I make a suggestion plz. I think your 650 supermotard is the best looking bike on the planet. Wouldn\'t it be great to have something that looks like that, that you could ride everyday. Why not source say a Suzuki DR650 and put into a similar rolling chassis for us folk that need to put 50,000klm on a bike before having to work on it. The Jap motards look to soft. We need something in between.

Comments ?

Cheers,

Brett Saunders

Aspen · Mar 30, 2006

Oh yeah! With a tow-hitch and a side-car.
Please donÃ‚Â´t forget the cup holder!

Sorry Brett, couldnÃ‚Â´t resist....

Many guys over here feel the miles roll up very quickly on their motards, so I understand...somewhat.

Supermototeam · Mar 30, 2006

Aspen said:
Oh yeah! With a tow-hitch and a side-car.
Please donÃ‚Â´t forget the cup holder!

That's what -I- was thinking

What fascinated me about this query was not that someone would want it (it's a good idea, from a practical perspective), but that a potential Husaberg consumer would think that the manufacturer would consider something like that. "You know, dirt bikes are great, but what 'd really like is a Husaberg toaster oven" - It just didn't compute for me.

Cheers,

Brett Saunders

LINEAWEAVER · Mar 30, 2006

Supermototeam said:
We'll occasionally get an interesting email via the webform at www.husaberg.com. This came in last night:

:- Hi May I make a suggestion plz. I think your 650 supermotard is the best looking bike on the planet. Wouldn\'t it be great to have something that looks like that, that you could ride everyday. Why not source say a Suzuki DR650 and put into a similar rolling chassis for us folk that need to put 50,000klm on a bike before having to work on it. The Jap motards look to soft. We need something in between.

Comments ?

Cheers,

Brett Saunders

Seriously,
In my opinion the "pseudo race bike" described is already a reality. The new Husabergs readily start, are comfortable and quite durable. A bit more longevity and the author of said mail will have his dream machine.

Dale

PS
It is not nice to publicly poke fun @ a potential client.

RockyMt · Mar 30, 2006

While your at it could you please design a sport bike that weighs 250 lbs, has 200 hp and is comfortable enough for all day rides (with a cup holder too)? I'm not holding my breath. Some people truly "just don't get it...."

LINEAWEAVER · Mar 30, 2006

No, No, No!
Could you please manufacture a simple, powerful, lightweight ,single cylinder, honest to goodness racing motorcycle?

You already did? The market did not want it? :shock: Your kidding, right?

Where did I store my 72 Maico. I need a rush!
Simply attempting to start the beast should prove exciting. :lol: LOL

Dale

Taffy · Mar 30, 2006

maybe brett YOU are missing the point as well!

he implies that the husey won't handle whacking great miles.... well!!!! that IS what he's saying.

you have jedi offering UHE a bike for us to make a worthy piece of publicity from. what could be more honest than an owwners site, the best owners website to all gather and run the bike non-stop 24 hours a day until you've done 10,000 miles on it?

only stop for oil changes etc etc.

who says they're not reliable now! :evil: :evil:

regards

Taffy

Aspen · Mar 30, 2006

The guy was asking for 50,000 km without overhaul... thatÃ‚Â´s over 31,000 miles... that might be a tall order I would think.

Brendan · Mar 30, 2006

Dale,
What is your opinion of the feasibility of using a Husaberg (specifically one of your prepared engines, year 1999/2000 vintage), being able to successfully survive a ride like the Transam trail? It is pretty much all off pavement riding.

A couple of ktm exc's have successfully done about 60 or 70 percent of this route. A ride like this would blow a 24 hr test out of the water.

LINEAWEAVER · Mar 30, 2006

Hi Brendan,
I believe such to be feasible albeit not practical.

Sincerely,
Dale

LINEAWEAVER · Mar 30, 2006

Taffy said:
maybe brett YOU are missing the point as well!

he implies that the husey won't handle whacking great miles.... well!!!! that IS what he's saying.

you have jedi offering UHE a bike for us to make a worthy piece of publicity from. what could be more honest than an owwners site, the best owners website to all gather and run the bike non-stop 24 hours a day until you've done 10,000 miles on it?

only stop for oil changes etc etc.

who says they're not reliable now! :evil: :evil:

regards

Taffy

Hi Taffy,
In an effort to increase confidence one of my first proposals to BMG was an interstate test.

Perhaps Brett should be traveling via a 650 as opposed to a new van.

My suggestion:
Take the UHE 650 project and run the course which Brendan has brought to light.

Dale

SFO · Mar 30, 2006

Does Brett ride?

LINEAWEAVER · Mar 30, 2006

SFO said:
Does Brett ride?

I don't believe so.
I was simply being sarcastic as I am green with envy regarding his new Husa-Van. :?

Dale

Brendan · Mar 30, 2006

Bobzilla plans on doing the transam trail next year, and I hope to be there riding along with him. For the record, Bob proposed doing this trail as good exposure for BMG/Husaberg a while back when we had that big thread going on about the Dirt Bike Magazine internet message board competition. I have two bikes to choose from. My Husaberg, or a ktm250rfs. The only things nicer about the ktm is a better oil filter system, electric start, and larger oil capacity. As long as I don't break down, I wil be one happy camper.

RockyMt · Mar 30, 2006

LINEAWEAVER said:
No, No, No!
Could you please manufacture a simple, powerful, lightweight ,single cylinder, honest to goodness racing motorcycle?

You already did? The market did not want it? :shock: Your kidding, right?

Where did I store my 72 Maico. I need a rush!
Simply attempting to start the beast should prove exciting. :lol: LOL

Dale

Ahh Dale the memories come flooding back! Nothing made me feel less like a man than trying to start (then effectively ride) a radically ported and piped Maico 501 "radial".......(I can feel my testicles shrink just thinking about it!) 8O

supertireguy · Mar 30, 2006

I suppose long distance travel on a Berg might be possible with...

A bigger more comfortable custom seat.

Double or triple the oil capacity.

And most importanly Lapchick The Mad Hungarian on the Kawi 2-stroke triple from the The Gumball Rally in the pilot seat.

doctorcorey · Mar 30, 2006

I don't think it's a question of how many total miles they put on the bike. I think the question is; how many miles between the time they change the oil, and the next time they check the oil. Nobody tries to build an air-superiority fighter jet that is suitable for training student pilots, nor do they build a heavy=lift transport plane for hyper-sonic flight. Highly over-square engines are not built for long-term durability: they're built for high RPM survival. If Husaberg were to build the subject bike, it wouldn't be the classic Berg configuration, but I'll bet it would still be a hit. As the used car salesman says,"a seat for every arse". :idea:

Taffy · Mar 30, 2006

exactly. you prove that what you have is up to the job. you change the oil when they say and service it as it is required.

the bike is put straight back out again onto the track. why can't you cross america with a husaberg 650 using dirt and road wheels as and when either are suitable?

regards

Taffy

dsducati · Mar 30, 2006

Nobody probably remembers or cares, but Peter at HMS rode a 99 400 Berg in the Paris/Dakar WFO and finished with no problems. A gentle cruise across the country seems like a cakewalk. For a small displacement 99-2000 model anyway.
dan

LINEAWEAVER · Mar 30, 2006

Such is a bit of Husaberg trivia for which I was unaware.
Great job Peter and Husaberg Sweden!
Dale

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