Main Bearings

What? Try to get a grip. What models & year are you talking about?

21 bikes have left hear in two years & with a lot of time on them since sold!

Problem's no, time spent with customer yes,stay on top oil & air filter da!

My take is valve train is as good as anything no adjusting compared!

04 & newer there is no reason for a dealer to deliver a bike out of speck with the

new's that has been given to all!!

Being a dealer the new's here somtimes make's me ask myself why?

Boss

we've had several problems here lately. they are still a minority but all the same, the mains have gone. have a look at recent threads and go into mechanical.

we've simply been trying to work out amongst ourselves what caused it and therfore the cure.

i'm quite annoyed that for all the dealers we have at UHE, we get no technical support, all is well in the garden WHATEVER HAPPENS, and so i find it hard to believe people who only show one side of the coin.

my personal experience is of a snapped crank and one set of mains. that's two out of three people i know. good job i don't know 20!

my dealer cryptically said to me this month "i've been kept very busy recently with that mains mod".

regards

taffy

regards

Taffy

Thank's taffy, There are a lot of dealer's out there you choose!See ya in moab!

Quote: Husaberg Australias latest 2 page ad in ADB (Australasian Dirt Bike)

" New crankshaft tolerances for longer service life"

And a blurb in the News section of same mag:

"All models have a new crankcase and a new crankshaft that are both lighter and more durable"

Whats the old saying ?? If it aint broke, dont fix it ??

well, looks like Husaberg have done some fixin' for the 07 bikes .

Yeah,
all sounds like Husaberg have done some homework on the common faults according to the ad in ADB, Shame the '07s look so cruddy! I'd take the '06 model or my '05 anyday for the looks department.

Looks like KTM have gone with the all black forks for the berg, and are only buying black enamel for the frames this year... at least if they came out all black with blue and yellow features they would look nice.

Azza

ausberg

that was bang on the button fella. your timing was as good as shayne's!!!

bowled warny! bowled! nice one warny!

(sorry yanks that's a cricket joke and nowt to do wit thread)

boss
it's got nothing to do with the dealer. first of all he deals with them after they've gone west. surely you agree with that? secondly, if it had happened to me at fred's motorcycles i would take it to bert's motorcycles in a fit of pique to have it repaired. sorry if my dealer has done a few he has probably the trust of his own customers and the lack of faith in other dealers by the 'other' customers!

while i'm not sure why dale started a thread to makew the point, i think he's one of the few who would check a problem through thoroughly. my dealer just converts to ball-race. time is money. there's the problem. there's the answer. boom. get it done and out the door. next customer please.

i do prefer though to think that husaberg went to roller mains for a specific reason and it's only when i have the
what has happened?
why it happened?
what is the correct solution?
what is the vaiable and feasable solution?
now revert to question 2 taking into account HOW MUCH?

IMO?

i tell you what i'd like! i'd like to be the dealer that took the time to check out the REASON for these problems. once i'd done that i could take a customer from a lack of confidence in the engine (the dreaded scenario for all main dealers of a model or a marquee) to a clear path and cost explaining the problem and the cure.

in the UK there has been a sea-change in recent years in big corperations. the answerphone fillies now explain what the problem is and what they're going to do about it. the customer is informed.

i trust that ausberg's statement clarifies the situation.

if i made husabergs and give them to the states last (like they used to) after all the problems are ironed out in a new model. the european buyer is less likely to be put off by a possible problem and take a risk on the basis that the rest of the bike is so good etc.

regards

Taffy

Taffy said:

ausberg

that was bang on the button fella. your timing was as good as shayne's!!!

bowled warny! bowled! nice one warny!

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yeah, ONYA WARNEY !!!!!!

PMSL !!. :lol:

As a matter og fact, I think I'm in the lead. One snapped crank, mains wiped out twice in 60hours. YEAH!!!

Could the difference in opinion result from the fact that dealers need to stand behind the product they sell and instil confidence to stay in business wheras the owner has parted with the hard earned dollars and is more inclined to publicise the problem ? After reading a few threads (and replies to mine) I get nervous so I get on the phone to my dealer and ask about vibration, bearings, etc etc. He tells me that all should be OK as I already had roller bearings checked. I see many threads of bearing failures in HassleBergs so it happens quite often. My question is whether other bikes have the same problems / failures ?

Rick, I am looking foward to my 450 next Fri. I will want to go over key maint points with you at that time. Greg was telling me that with all new bikes you send us to the Moab all expense paid? :lol: Its good to see you schooling others about what other dealers know and don't do..

To the rest, It does depend on the dealer, do they take the time to properly set-up? Do they understand what they are telling? Boss has quite the following in these parts so I trust what others are saying.

i'd hate to thinkj that this is anybody v anybody despite the opening statement otherwise we might as well take up positions now and we really won't change anyone's view i'm sure.

welcome 'j'. dealers couldn't possibly be expected to strip a new engine to check the specs on it.

yet oddly enough the importer in the UK did just that two years ago. every engine. every engine got new roller mains on one or both sides. you don't get more commitment than that.

he went broke last year and got bailled out by the factory!

regards

Taffy

Just a question to all the people that have had destroyed main bearings, this is not just common to Husaberg, did they have there crank checked for runout or has the Husaberg crank ever been know to twist.

If the crank is out side it's run out spec this will cause it to eat mains, just a thought.

Regards

Sparks.

Mains

Hi Dale
Thanks for the ##
I will call 12/8
Does the alignment also correspond to the counter balancer in failures also??
hmmmm, I wonder. I will hit you up, about parts I need in e-mail to see what
I can purchase from you
Thanks
Earl

Boss wrote;

BOSS said:

What? Try to get a grip. What models & year are you talking about?

21 bikes have left hear in two years & with a lot of time on them since sold!

Problem's no, time spent with customer yes,stay on top oil & air filter da!


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Boss;
I think you have a great grip on it!

Try thinking of the customer or end user, who purchases a Husaberg. Then with low km's has a main bearing failure.Without us (The Customers) the will be no more Husabergs sales.
Poor rep on this brand "Shame on husaberg",no excuse.
Problem fixed with 07' new crankshaft..
No surprises.
I hope for the brand the 07' models are reliable, I'm sick of the brand being called "Husa'bang" by other bike riders.

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aussiehussa said:

I hope for the brand the 07' models are reliable, I'm sick of the brand being called "Husa'bang" by other bike riders.

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OR "Hassleberg" I have a bit of a laugh as I think it is very funny name but it is a serious problem - like I have said I call my dealer about my concerns instead of going into therapy for anxiety attacks. I put the hassle factor down to the amount of maintenance needed but in its more serious form it is the issue of reliability and the breakdowns.

I certainly would be disapointed with the problems others have had and I am scared it might happen to me as it would really blow my bike budget !!!

These are very high strung bike and if maintained like an XR or an DR then you will have problems. I havenn't even taken possesion of my new bike but I have started my maint program right here by diong as much research as I can. I am a Mill Wright by trade and know full well the effects of not beliving in a predictive maintenance program. I know most riders change oil and lube and adjust the chain but that is not enough. If you know that part "A" failed at 100 hrs then plan on changing it again at 90 hrs. This might sound foolish but it can help identify other wearing or failing stuff at the same time. I have mantained every bike I have ever have in this manner and not since I was 14 have had any Mech breakdowns caused by lack of Maintenance (Knock on wood). We all know crashing sucks and breaks crap, but that is another topic.