Husaberg.org Race Team?

Nice post Parsko (among others ), and in that spirit...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baja_1000

You get 200 people to donate $100 = $20,000

BMG throws in the bike.

What can dealers bring to the table? Maybe we can get Chevron to throw in some cash if we plaster the bike with DELO 400 stickers??? :twisted:

I wonder if that is enough? I have no idea to be honest... If so, then all that is needed is a team (rider, tuner, etc...) and some volunteers.

Venue = baja

Goal = 1st place and to bury as many red bikes that dare to get close.

Imagine the ads next year? something to think about, anyway...

How about this idea...determine how many people a Husaberg team would need for all the pit crews to do the BAJA 1000.Sell the spots on the UHE to raise a bunch of money to fund the team.BMG and any other sponsors fund a training session for the crews and a bash afterward.All the dealers in NA divide the cost of the bike between them and a draw at the end of the race determines which dealer gets the bike.

Baja for alot of people will be a 2-3 week commitment. Half may get out with a week to 10 day commitment. Figure expenses to be about $100 per day per person. Minimum size crew maybe 15.
Unless you have have an extra million lying around to buy out Steve and Johnny's contract's The red bikes will not be loosing anytime soon.

Really...unless you have 40-50 thousand dollars to spend and at least a dozen people with baja experience willing to donate their time money and efforts it's all talk.
When it's all said and done the best you can hope for is to have the bike finnish. Let's not forget about the risk of severe injury or even fatality.

I have been down there on a shoestring budget before, it was not pretty and it ended badly.

I say lets try something a little less lofty. I still like the Endurocross idea, perhaps a few desert or WORCS races. What the heck, throw on a set of wheels and brakes and do some SM even.

Get Jimmy Lewis to ride one bike, a 550, to do EnduroX and the Xgames Supermoto race on the same bike. All he needs is an extra set of wheels. He could do an article on it, the magazine would pay for most of it.
Get the resident gurus to tune the bike to perfection.
I think he stands a chance against Knighter and Chambon.

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Cool thread jedi! I have an idea, why not do an "american idol" type thing? We assemble a factory bike, support it in a series like worcs as an example. The local dealers inlist an up and coming AA or pro rider from the area of the race, and we give them a shot at the big time. I know it sounds stupid, but think about it for a minute, we could build some serious publicity! So one bike travels the series, you don't have to pay the rider, and we can hype it up for exposure. What ya think?

Parsko said:

Jedi,

Asking the group to support things financially is somewhat unrealistic. We are having a hard enough time to support this website (and in my case misc. shenanigans that people suggest others do). But, it is a good idea to get us on the same page. There are tons of dudes down around the Pheonix area, and you could get them to show up as fans, or as lower class riders, as Brendan suggested. There were 8 or so bikes at the Pheonix ride. If each one entered a desert race, plus the guys you bring, and all you did was pit together, that would be a cheap large advertisement.

I'll stop babbling.

-Parsko

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I have been thinking along the lines of this as well, and what Parsko is saying makes a lot of sense. Support the riders/your customers, who support you. Screw hiring a hired gun, when we can't afford it. Do a contingency program or something like it. Surely that has to be way less expensive than going the team route. You won't have to waste money on useless things like a big fancy mobile home truck, equipment, salaries, traveling, etc.

As some have already mentioned, I think team UHE should be us. When there is an event we want to try, have the Husaberg.org tent out there, and the banners. Anyone riding a Husaberg is welcome, and we can all help each other. I bet Bigbob would make a great Husaberg evangelist. If we beat the other sites to this, how long will it be before they start copying us?

I am noticing an alarming trend here... If you all seriously want to pay an old, fat guy to ride then hey, fk it, PICK ME!

Otherwise, my vote and my money are on the young, fast guy.

Excelent ideas nsman!

And Berger, that is one huge wet blanket you are carrying around You think those guys will ever get beat if no one thinks they can do it???

A baja 1000 effort is a great idea. Complicated, but great. I cast my vote for baja.

Very interesting concept Jedi. Much like Alumni support for the alma mater sports team.
Anyone who has made a serious race effort know the costs associated with entry, travel, and lodging is amazingly high. It is higher than the costs associated with the bike for sure. I'll be curious to see if there is any unifying venue that folks are willing to fund.

"You neglected to mention Kenny Noyes hucking your bike."

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You should truly find this funny, or perhaps not.

Kenny had never been to laguna Seca! As a guest instructor and aboard a brand new (1 KM) borrowed 600 Honda turned in an impressive 1.378 lap time directly alongside Tom Montano. You do the math.

Racers push the envelope, crashing defines the current limit.
Obviously in stock trim with hard tires the OEM Husaberg limit had yet to be defined. On someone elses nickel (mine and RockMT's) you had the best in the business doing R&D for your product. An all too familiar scenario.

Now,
For Laguna Seca in July, We have an R1 LE entry. Funny how that works.
Go fast, be honest, secure a quasi factory ride.

Look for future information in RRW.

Could have been Husaberg Dirttrack, SM, Baja, etc.
But hey, Like I said before, "What do I know about racing and racers".

How many people attend Laguna Seca? Must be absolutely staggering considering hotels are booked a full year in advance. You know, just like Daytona.

Dale

For the record:
To get a good poke in on Kenny, you must first go through me. Give it your best shot.

Get a grip on reality:
Whom among you truly understands the bottom line regarding a professional race effort?

Anyone?
Care to guess?

Until you get an honest grip on reality this thread is simply considered bait.

If and /or when "Husaberg" ever again become serious regarding racing, "real racing where winning is the objective", they simply must pry open their overly stiff wallet, blow out the dust and begin extracting $100.00 Bills one right after the other. :lol:

Been There, Done That. "More than once"

Me personally, My record speaks for itself.

Same old song, new band.

Dale

Dirttrack and The OEM

2007 possibly 2008 GNC singles events will require stock based equipment including that of the chassis.

Think about that.

Dale

Hey, you guys ever get out of the office?

HUSABOMBER said:

BMG throws in the bike.

What can dealers bring to the table? Maybe we can get Chevron to throw in some cash if we plaster the bike with DELO 400 stickers??? :twisted:

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Hi John.
Chevron for the most part views the motorcycle industry as a bad joke @ best. I have connections from my many years with Chevron, they simply patronize me as result. Truth be told, The new Husaberg regime most often views me in the same light.

However, it is all good!
Last year Suzuki, this year Husqvarna and Yamaha. life goes on.

Dale

@ Everyone: Please continue on in the original poster's intentions, as it's not often we get to discuss something fun with a distributor, even if some feel that it's not feasible.

thanks,
json

ah! shux and we was talking about dale's rough career breaks for once!

there's no justice. or is there?

i guess we'll never know :?:

i'll repeat. be different. set up unique track days where a man can set his carb and suspension with specialists.

give the trail rider VIP treatment. be unique in this. never been done before.

or is it that nobody here would have an excuse AFTER their machine handled?

mmm. probably...

importer spends money on you but gets it back in sold goods.

things you could try:
1) higher bars
2) bar bend
3) suspension spring(s). these would be free to try
4) revalves
5) carburettor needle and main jet. pilot jet.
6) rider technique help from factory/BMG america riders
7) machine preperation tips on tyre pressures
8) tall seat
9) test ride factory set up bikes
10) different triple clamps
11) ride height set by a mechanic AT THE TRACK
12) use of video for suspension and ridr technique purposes.

the idea of all this would be to dispel the myth that there is anything wrong with the bike and that upon leaving the circuit you all agree to sign an agreement that "it's not the bike. it's me. i'm fat (brendan gets thin) and useless! :lol: :lol:

i'm only joking about the last bit right? but you knew that!

regards

Taffy

Interesting, fun idea. I like the "Husaberg pit row" idea at the local races as a good starting point. Concentrate the blue and yellow in one eye catching spot under the pop ups, post the .org banners, and have a good time. That would be an easy way to immediately implement the concept, and give a good impression to "The Masses" of the Husaberg.org community. Plus rub shoulders with the nice folks who we chat with, putting faces to the names here. The grass roots first step. Every one of us could participate at that level at each event we attend.

After that I like Boss' idea of the Vegas-Reno type race. Or any other big name type event that I read about in the magazines I don't subscribe to any longer. "Big" name, good exposure, and not the $$$ outlay of the Baja level endeavor. Get together with your local "faster-than-humanly-possible-Berg-rider", and go racing/pitting/supporting.

The same concepts apply to the SM folks and events. It has a plus that it seems to be getting quite a bit of exposure via TV lately.

But I think start simple, work up, and...who knows where the trail will lead?

Nobody really seems to mean that we could finance an entire team for an entire season. A big site like KTMTalk could do it but we sure could not. We're to lil'

But pitch in to help a Baja team and provide ground support, that's something we should be able to do...

LINEAWEAVER said:

"You neglected to mention Kenny Noyes hucking your bike."



For the record:
To get a good poke in on Kenny, you must first thorough me. Vive it your best shot.

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Dale:

For the record, the eleven year old girl holds the track record

Supermototeam said:

LINEAWEAVER said:

"You neglected to mention Kenny Noyes hucking your bike."



For the record:
To get a good poke in on Kenny, you must first thorough me. Vive it your best shot.

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Dale:

For the record, the eleven year old girl holds the track record

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Hi Brett,
So why not simply state "current record holder" as opposed to "eleven year old girl?"

Kenny and RockyMT had fun and I obtained unbiased Husaberg data from one of the best in the business.

Kenny crashed pushing the envelope that few have the nerve to push.
I now have hard data from the incident.

Such is very important in racing. :wink:

Dale

PS
Where else are you going to receive truly unbiased data? Certainly not the press. :lol:

schwim said:

@ Everyone: Please continue on in the original poster's intentions, as it's not often we get to discuss something fun with a distributor, even if some feel that it's not feasible.

thanks,
json

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Hi Json,
With all due respect:

Once upon a time you personally asked me for a "dirttrack" budget of which I provided. Said budget was deemed unrealistic.

Out of pocket Bergdaddy, myself and a handful of others funded a Husaberg Baja entry. BMG nor anyone else offered much support for said effort.

My question:
What makes a case of Jedi indigestion so much different and / or better an idea?

To me, this is merely deja vu.

No, I am not always politically correct and / or particularly diplomatic. However, you can bank on my word and / or handshake.

Dale