New Owner looking for some comments

OOOOlordy u r a brave man, !!or something!!
can u start said monster ?

have u had a reel feel


this is no toy ,and i would say a bit wwwhhay for nipping to work on
but get it on the track and i hope u can hold on tight
I had a go on one of these before I got my fe501>a smoto< dont fancy ur chances of keeping ur licence for long in liverpool
but then again speed cameras get u from the front? no plate
hope u enjoy your new wheels but id say keep it for the track.
may be eating the odd fireblade

your asking too much from the bike. i think if you sit down and be honest with yourself, ask about the longetivity you demand from commuting, the stress to the engine from SM as you SCREAM it to the redline, and the SMASHING you'll give the suspension over a table top....

not fair really is it on an old race machine that's 9 years old and already given it's all....

parts are reletively cheap and not too hard to come by but something in your description has to give methinks...

search around the 'forums' then mechanical etc and use the search function. you can gain way loads of info as we have MANY old 600 owners here.

there are lots of brits around.

why don't you consider green laning and enduros instead of MX and SM. go to bobmullins.com and search the dates for the truegrit club in lancs/yorks and the WOR (wirral-off-road) for races in north wales.

anyway, that said, welcome to UHE and we look forward to you giving info when and wherever you learn it as well.

regards

Taffy

you CAN ignore some of the stuff in the 200 hour list as long as you accept the risks? i'm not brill with that engine but what i can say is that i've green laned and raced mine since the spring of '02 so it'll be in the middle of it's 5th season.

i did the mains and B.E. last season as well as rings.

i've got it down for the second time right now for gearbox bearings, cam bearings which i've never done! 200 hours? what 200 hours.

HOWEVER it did chew up the camchain, it didn't have an alloy camwheel or camchain tensioner. both of which you have to catch early.

find out what you need to look for and then take the risks for yourself...

good luck!

regards

Taffy

Hi
Bought my Berg fe501e as a none runner 6 months ago,The inlet rocker bearing had totaly gone and the outlet was well past its sell by date,so after reading the forum I got out the tool box and set about the engine ,stripped it down an rebuilt it ( without a manual) replaced all damaged parts,fitted new cam,cam chain,flushed out the clutch and bottom end put it back together and crossed my fingers,second kick and the beast lives,
since then i've done alot of green laning and MX,i've now Fitted SM wheels and thrash the life out of it on our local sm track at weekends,Its used everyday for work,it sounds like a bag of nails in a tumbel dryer but goes like S**t of a shovel its done 9000km and wheelies for fun in 3rd.at weekends it regulary upset my mate on there R6's and blades on the B roads (i've not ridden my R6 since I got it running)
Bad points: filling it up every day at weekends 2/3 times a day,changing the oil every other week and the filter when i remember,not good on A roads.no good for long journeys
Good Points : wheelies and stoppies,the sound of the exhaust when you open it up,the torque something else,over all pretty good,
thanks to all on UHE very helpful and DaveCrarkRacing for parts
cheers
( still cannot get E start to work i've tried everything,going to try a big hammer next :evil: )

replacing the camshaft is the 100% cure to the top end sounding like a bag o nails!

did i see a lineaweaver cam for sale here at UHE?

perhaps?

anyway, the later cams will also cure it.

regards

Taffy

Taffy
Ive replaced the cam,cam tensioner,cam chain,both rocker bearings so in theory it should be ok,No one who lives near me runs a berg ,on the local sm track its huskys and ktms so to be honest i dont know what it should sound like,what cam should I put in it?as for the E start ive read somewhere on this site I should change the cam to a newer model ,I have a 02 on a 52plate and im not 100% which cam to put in it,it would save me buying a big hammer if some-one knows the answer

cheers

they are called the '08' cam. the part numbers then got changed the following year to become KTM freindly type thingy.

i believe the code is now '000' but the point is - it's the standard cam and it comes in all the models and has done through '05 and '06 for sure.

it has different flanks and is better for the valve gear and quieter as well to boot!

why not hammer out a search - go on! you can do it! again, the cam that came with it can be found in the doc but if it was a FE400e it was called an '01' and if it was 470/550/650 it was a '53' cam. if your bike was a 501 it got a 55 cam.

now can i do any more for ye?

regards

Taffy

ha-ha :roll:

yes you can do more ,part number, phone number and price would be good and where to get it would be even better

thanks

:idea: buy ear plugs so it sounds good.. :idea:

I had a 2000 FE600 , kicker only.
It to was a bit of a handful to start at first.Everyone seemed to try and kick the day lights out of it.I then watched the maintenance video. I found when the machine was tuned well, you could actually get the kick start lever most of the way through the stroke to about the 3-4 o clock position and give it a quick stab of the boot and it started like a dream.Almost first kick from cold every time or with in the first 3.Same when hot.(standard set up)
I chopped the cam follower bearing out ,through low oil levels I think. Keep an eye on the oil,this one tended to use oil abit.Replaced the cam and alloy cam gear and cam bearings after this.
I rode offroad, I got a touch of water in the carbie at times so I lenghened the over flow hoses on the carb and replaced the filler cap breather with long hose that run down the frame.
When I first brought it ,I went down the highway passing cars and when it come up in the power at 140kmh you could lay back, a pull on the bars in top gear and it would break out into a wheelstand without popping the clutch.
It was one hell of a bike, light and high powered,it would tear tyres to peices if riden in it power range.and quickly wear down the rider,I found to ride it on the bottom end for traction and an easy ride, it would still hold most bike just short shifting off the bottom.
First gear nothing,second nothing, third nothing,forth gear starting to get traction now, Oh dear! where are the brakes I think im going to need them......

Good luck!!

never have any problems starting it from kick,normaly 2nd or 3rd kick at the most,I allso watched the video which is the key to starting it from cold ,once its warmed up its first kick every time,getting used to the left handed kick took a couple of days but now i dont even notice it.pressing the E start would still be easyer when stuck half way up a hill or through a river,

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