Evening guys, felt it appropiate to sign up to the site as i've just been blessed with a Husaberg FX501.
A small introduction first, my name's Chris, i'm 18 and live in Dubai in the UAE. I'm finally mechanically minded so this bike's intended as a bit of a project and tidy up.
A mate's dad friend owned the bike and gave it to me and my mate who've now got the task and cleaning out the engine and getting it running and giving it a bloody good clean and repaint (it's covered in a year's worth of dust!)
So just a couple of quick questions, i'm curious about the carb, i've never seen ANYTHING like it before it all seems to be internal and the throttle isn't twisting at all so i need to free it up. I'll be stripping it tomorrow but any pointers?
It also seems to have a starter motor, but it's minus a battery pack so will be buying that tomorrow and fitting it. There's a kill switch just next to the throttle twist grip, but no starter button. Any idea where it is?!
Also heard the reliability of this bikes isn't particularly great, despite it having Ohlins rear shock, Brembos all round and WPs up front?! Can anyone verify this and tell me what to look out for?
Sorry all the rambling but i need help! This is unfamiliar territory to me!
Cheers all.
Chris
A small introduction first, my name's Chris, i'm 18 and live in Dubai in the UAE. I'm finally mechanically minded so this bike's intended as a bit of a project and tidy up.
A mate's dad friend owned the bike and gave it to me and my mate who've now got the task and cleaning out the engine and getting it running and giving it a bloody good clean and repaint (it's covered in a year's worth of dust!)
So just a couple of quick questions, i'm curious about the carb, i've never seen ANYTHING like it before it all seems to be internal and the throttle isn't twisting at all so i need to free it up. I'll be stripping it tomorrow but any pointers?
It also seems to have a starter motor, but it's minus a battery pack so will be buying that tomorrow and fitting it. There's a kill switch just next to the throttle twist grip, but no starter button. Any idea where it is?!
Also heard the reliability of this bikes isn't particularly great, despite it having Ohlins rear shock, Brembos all round and WPs up front?! Can anyone verify this and tell me what to look out for?
Sorry all the rambling but i need help! This is unfamiliar territory to me!
Cheers all.
Chris
