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Husaberg 570 at the ISDE

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tim507

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Rory emailed me and advised that Husaberg brought 3 570's to Portugal ( 2 for the Canadian Team and his) the two 570's for the Canadian Team had Cam failure today 8O ....he is also concerned for his bike. No news if they fixed the other two bikes yet.

Tim
 
Hi Guys,

Cam chain tensioner problem????

I changed mine after twice coming back from a ride and hearing louder than normal cam chain noise, the first time I removed the tensioner an messed around with it and it was OK for a while. When it happened again it was an easy decision, replace it!!
(Dirt tricks $150.00 peace of mind and no problem since)
There is obviously a design fault with them, luckily both times I was only on a short ride so it wasn't rattling for too long and hopefully caused no damage but what might have happened if I was on a longer ride, who knows!! :cry:

Steve
 
were these 3 bikes part of the rental program husaberg were running for the ISDE?
 
be interesting to see if any other rental bikes have problems.

better for them to go now than in the competition as long as husaberg fix em.
 
Is this the same or similar problem KTMs have with the tensioner?

I thought this was a known problem that they have resolved?

Why is it still in the new bikes?
 
Problem is not with the tensioner but rather with the tolerance where the cam rides.....as I understand.......the cam gets tight and game over....Husaberg has told Rory if he has not had the problem yet he will not...good..............so the problem must be mfg issues...a vendor or...whp knows....they are still great bikes


Tim
 
must have had the work experience person putting the engines together on a friday afternoon
 
cypher said:
must have had the work experience person putting the engines together on a friday afternoon
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the problem is not an assembly issue, ie not a fault of an assembler. The only ones we have heard about are the ones CGRT has riden..we are their test mule :D

I spoke to Rory yesterday, and his bike is fine. The problem is one of those things, if it starts when its hot, it is fine, if it does not, problem. ONce the bike gets hot, it will not crank, end of story and you are bump starting. Jag makes a mention of it on the CG blog.

no need to worry fellas, easy fix and its not a mass issue either.
 
Thanks Fry for the update........I was concerned that Rory had worked hard to get to Portugal this ( I was not able to help as much this year $$$$ Construction turn down) and it would be the sheets for him to get to an early day and notta......

Tim
 
Thanks for the update, we had a FE570 apart to replace a cracked head, but even with a cracked head the Berg still finished the Perry Mountain 24 Hour race without any signs of weakness. The cam has needle bearings and appears to be extremely well built, I would love to know more about this failure.
Mark @ SOS
 
fryguy said:
cypher said:
must have had the work experience person putting the engines together on a friday afternoon
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the problem is not an assembly issue, ie not a fault of an assembler. The only ones we have heard about are the ones CGRT has riden..we are their test mule :D

I spoke to Rory yesterday, and his bike is fine. The problem is one of those things, if it starts when its hot, it is fine, if it does not, problem. ONce the bike gets hot, it will not crank, end of story and you are bump starting. Jag makes a mention of it on the CG blog.

no need to worry fellas, easy fix and its not a mass issue either.
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To state the obvious but just for conformation Lee,

The bikes with the problems, when hot the starter motor wont turn them over, but, one can bump start it and continue on-correct? This being a given, is this something one could ride with indefinitely, or is it something that needs attention soon so that it will not eat itself?

As with Team SOS, I am curious. Mainly b/c this is THE only problem truly mechanical problem that I have heard of with the new bikes. The blown head gasket that Bjornne had I don't count b/c if you get a bike hot, boil it and keep running that will happen. Someone else had a clutch problem-same is true here, lot's of people still loose clutches especially pro's.

Team SOS, the cracked head you speak of, is this one of those TSB problems with the head stay?
 
Yes , this was the result of the TSB not being performed. The bike had a clearly visible crack in the head right at the engine mount. We finished the Perry Mountain 24 hour race 11th over all.
Mark @ SOS
 
TeamSOS said:
Yes , this was the result of the TSB not being performed. The bike had a clearly visible crack in the head right at the engine mount. We finished the Perry Mountain 24 hour race 11th over all.
Mark @ SOS
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Thanks for the clarification Mark,

I pretty much figured this was the case but wanted your confirmation so something wild did not start circulating around.

I'd really like to see the new bike keep it's good record for all the right reasons! Everyone has long forgotten about the first run of rmz's and their broken center cases, or the crf's needing head replacements at 25 hours, but, you can bet that if the new Husaberg stubs it's toe it will be front page news everywhere!
 
No problem, I personally am amazed at how bulletproof these bikes have been, it will be interesting to see what comes of the ISDE Bikes.
Mark
 
fryguy said:
cypher said:
must have had the work experience person putting the engines together on a friday afternoon
Click to expand...

the problem is not an assembly issue, ie not a fault of an assembler. The only ones we have heard about are the ones CGRT has riden..we are their test mule :D

I spoke to Rory yesterday, and his bike is fine. The problem is one of those things, if it starts when its hot, it is fine, if it does not, problem. ONce the bike gets hot, it will not crank, end of story and you are bump starting. Jag makes a mention of it on the CG blog.

no need to worry fellas, easy fix and its not a mass issue either.
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Hi Guys,
I am having the same problem with my 09 570, 250 kms and about 6 hours now on the clock. has never hot started, starts fine when cool and bumps fine when hot.
What is the actual problem and solution here??
 
take to your dealer, not that they may know directly what the problem is, but they can find out and fix it.
 
Quick Note - if your having a possible electrical problem that you can't work out and you have the ability to swap your battery with a mates one - do it!!!! just to eliminate it as the cause, regardless if the battery appears fine.

Dealer has tested my bike side by side with my mates bike, both FE570-09 delivered the same day.
Although my battery was showing correct voltage, it was doing weird? things when running.
Swapped the batteries on the bikes and my mates bike did the weird things.
All appears in order so I'm riding this weekend and will see how she goes.
 
....same for Husqvarna

I remember when Husqvarna released the 05 TC 250, motocross bike.....the magazine folks were all abuzz with the insanity of making a dirt bike without a kickstarter......in addition to the myriad of other dislikes and rebukes.......
Then KTM comes out with a new motocross bike, with only the button, and it was heralded as the greatest idea since sliced bread !!!!! What genuises could have thought of this idea !!! What bravery for a manufacturer to step out of the norm with such new innovative ideas !!!!!.....yadda, yadda, yadda......Of course Husky was not advertising in their magazines, and KTM was ...heavily.......I am not a rocket scientist, but it is clear to me.........
Mike
 

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