I was wondering how much interest there would be in a full on enduro racer similar to the ones raced by team husaberg in the world enduro championships? Taffy was kind enough to post a link of an article written by Jondy Edmunds on Marko Tarkalla's fe505 race bike (I would forward the link, but don't know how). In summary, the bike is a std Husaberg (modified in Sweden) with a 100mm piston and a custom crank giving a displacement of 505cc. The ignition is remapped to rev 800 rpm higher, giving the bike power from idle to rev limiter. The engine has no e-start to remove weight and improve handling and a smaller/ slimmer 7.5L fuel tank is used for improved manueverability. This is a bike that really interests me. I'm not ranking on Husaberg here, I believe they make the best handling 4T made, but I would like to see them once again attempt to make the best bike made, 2T or 4T. Yamaha and Honda both have 450 4T's that are very light and handle similar to a 2T. Make a bike that takes direct aim at 250 2T's and the Japanese 450 4T's for offroad/ GNCC/ enduro use.
Hey schwim, why doesn't the poll work? I set it as an open ended poll, ie no time limit.
I would definitely be interested in a full on enduro racer. That's the type of racing I am more interested in. I am too old to MX and really don't care about racing MX anymore. I am alot more comfortable flying through the woods than I am the air. 
I have acres of open fields, but what do I do? I spend my time on the backhoe and tractor making my track in the woods. Just my 2 cents.
Jay
I have acres of open fields, but what do I do? I spend my time on the backhoe and tractor making my track in the woods. Just my 2 cents.Jay
Re: RE: poll not working
doh! well there's mud in my face.
thanks for clearing that up.
schwim said:
doh! well there's mud in my face.
thanks for clearing that up.
Very interesting question, tm. Bergs started as the "race ready 4t", but since market demands have forced other brands to up the anty, they supply no different than other Euro manufactured enduro bikes. Japanese off road bikes in my opinion are still glorified mxers and STILL needs lots of work to compare in performance to work in the real off road world.
But to be able to buy Marko or Bjorne's replica, much like the MAR VOR's of a few years ago, would once again adorn the berg as the race ready out of the box motorcycle.
Maybe for xmas!!
fryguy
But to be able to buy Marko or Bjorne's replica, much like the MAR VOR's of a few years ago, would once again adorn the berg as the race ready out of the box motorcycle.
Maybe for xmas!!
fryguy
Thanks to all who participated in my poll. Considering the amount of people at this site and the amount of viewers, I guess the market for a true race bike is indeed small. Most mfgs have left it to small niche market mfg's (like TM and VOR) to make the factory race bikes for the racers. The 'berg is close and can be easily modified by the owner, it just takes time and money.
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