Perhaps KTM is no longer producing parts as that will be Husky's job. Less stock to make the transfer easier. I would think that all of the tooling will be acquired by Husky and they could make parts if they want to.
If they don't want to make parts perhaps they could just ship all the tooling to Taffy where they would be put to good use instead of it being pilfered or just rotting away.
do you know something that we don't then Eric? I thought this was all happening out of the same KTM factory as per the KTM/Husey set up, well it is just now going to be the KTM/Husky set up?
as far as differences between the years:
2001-2003 & 2004-2008
they are
head
rocker shafts, rocker arms, valve sizes, cam design, cam follower bearings
no longer available as of today
all the above just about
what can you do?
rocker shafts, I can do them without the holes. so far in 10 months I've sold 4 so I won't be having the holes done. especially with Bushie about.
rocker arms NO GOOD,
CFBs yes I have them,
Valve sizes, 37 and 30. I have racing 37 and for the 30s I use another valve. these are not the same as the 2004 30mm as the 2004-8s are shorter. mine are longer like the old ones.
for the 400: 35/27.
I now have longer 35s like the 30s above. the 27s I now have had made.
casmshafts?
I guess a KTM one will do for this with the w/p shaft shortened.
I also have: valve seats all sizes of valve
LEFT SIDE
if you have 2001 - change everything, the chances of getting genuine 2001 clutch basket, gears freewheel are zero.
2001-8 all the same otherwise. you can get the 2002-8 stuff OK.
clutch drum - OK
1.8mm plates I think they stopped but 2.0 is OK, just get a 'clutch pill'.
everything else swops so no problem.
crank feed seal - changed to the 2004-8. but I sell the old 6mm thick one still.
RIGHT SIDE
oil drain bung (2001-2) = stopped but I make them in stainless steel and they are better.
oil strainer (2001-2) - FINISHED, STILL CAN'T SOURCE ANYTHING AND NEED YOUR HELP HERE........
GEARBOX
the 6th gear CR 470 gears are no longer available
everything else swops
BOTTOM END
not so much unavailable but more like UNAFFORDABLE.
the 644 crank can be the 628 crank.
the 2004 644 rod is still available but must go this year I think
the 501 rod is still there - expect it to go any day
we have no cover for these two rods, when they go, they go.
the 400/470 rod we can cover.
Liners, getting stupidly expensive but the 400 liner is about for 2 more years (they made a 380).
Inlet stubs, not been available for two years. I make a replacement in an alloy stub with rubber.
Gaskets
2001-3 w/p gasket was stopped two weeks ago. I HAVE 1,000 coming in the next 3/4 days but will only sell in pairs to get some of the costs back.
sidecover gaket good for 4 years as are all the others.
BASICALLY, YOU NEED TO WATCH THE RODS.
WE CAN GET OVER THE LINERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. RODS ARE THE MAIN ISSUE.
someone continuously recommends that we get them made but owner's just don't want all that s$%^.
I can't justify buying 5 rods when someone keeps telling everyone to go direct and buy just the one they need. so, now you see the flip side. mans gotta make some kind of profit.
a lot of these bikes are now owned by East europeans. they are very resourceful people and find a way out of everything without spending real money.
the Scandos and Aussies will pay but the Brits are poor and I have very little to do with central western europe (and never have had BTW). Foriegn coin confuses the Americans, it really is all too much for them and the pound dollar is all wrong at present.
right now I need to be buying from the states.
It is all nip and tuck because in every country the modern breaker buys perfectly good bikes and puts them on ebay. he'll pay 100ssss of $$$$$ to buy a perfectly good bike and stick it on ebay in parts. the advert costss $0.15 (15 cents) for a Month so he can wait and wait for that sale. there's way more money in breaking a Husaberg than in repairing them and while I've never broken a Husaberg because it's against my ethics: I have bought many, many engines.
you need to worry about the after market factor people not making stuff as well. I only know of all balls making stuff and I hardly sell any of it now. so lord knows why they would carry on.
you want to worry about 2018....................
regards
Taffy
