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Rode my new 2010 FE 450 today, YEEEHAW!

Joined Dec 2009
274 Posts | 21+
Skidaway Island GA
The snow is melting and I took my NEW shiny bike out for a street ride today! Oh what JOY! I even got a plate from the DMV of MN I couldn't believe it, so easy :bounce3:

Just did 1/2 hour and 8 miles of easy city riding in 1-3 gears. Should I crank it or just take it easy for the break in as the owners manual says. But it's hard to tell rpm when I'm grinning so much. :D I plan to dump the oil at 1 hour so it's off to source Delo 400 or similar. Then check valves at 3 hours (if I recall) will miss the screw type adjustors.

Here's to setting up my new FI Berg :toothy7:
 
I just followed the manual, so took it easy the first hour. I just got my FE450 remapped and put the FMF4.1 on it... holy ****! The thing is a completely different beast now, absolutely more alive. I must have had the crap map in it.
 
by Haskell » March 7th, 2011, 7:14 pm

2010 FE570 7600 miles
20/50 V-Twin Moblie 1 motorcycle oil
Engine inspection complete disassembly
No problems, just had to see what makes this engine so great
Head work
Titanium intake valves and seats are prefect no wear. Never had to change shims for valve clearance setting. The valves could pass for new they are that good!! I’ve worked on many CRF Hondas and YZF Yamaha heads, The Husaberg's Quality is superior.
Exhaust valves , seats and guides were good, no wear
Used ABS Soda blaster to clean the head and valves
Mild port work, Just for my satisfaction not that I need more power, just interesting to experiment, I’ve done this type of work for years and yes I did make a very slight mid RPM improvement
Cleaned head and assembled with new valve stem seals. Did a vacuum check on assembled head NO leakage.
I did replace the rocker arms because of past experiences with older Husabergs. When I press the roller pin out, the pins was perfect NO wear on the pins so I could have used the same rockers
All bearings and the connecting rod are good, the wrist pin runs in the rod (no bushing like the older Husaberg). There metallurgy work must be perfect there is no wear on the rod or wrist pin. The crank had three thousandth run out, I aligned crank halves to one half thousandth .0005”
Oil pumps no wear . Clutch basket no wear from clutch plate tangs (I do run a Rekluse)
Every part in the engine looks good , no wear on piston or other parts, hone marks in cylinder looked perfect, very impressed with quality of parts.
I did have a small problem with the torque limiter a few months back, It’s been working great, I explained the fix in another post.
All the gear box parts look great no wear on gear engaging dogs or shift forks
Timing components showed no wear
Replaced counter shaft seal and water pump seal, these seal look ok but I replaced them while apart. Pump seals had no sand or dirt between them this time as they did before the fix.
I replaced water pump seals at 3000 miles the first time. Read my post on this if interested!
Part number for FE570 head gasket is wrong in parts manual CORRECT number is #78830036000
The 780 number is for a 450 I now have two of these before we got the right one.
Installed engine and cleaned all electrical connectors , I use dielectric grease on all connectors
Cleaned fuel tanks, The Profile tank filler opening filter is doing it’s job, I did have some Crystal like pieces in the filter along with other small pieces in the filter sock, My fuel cans are clean this comes from service station pumps.
Checked all wiring for rubs, looks good. Replaced the Exhaust graphite ring that goes between the head pipe and mid pipe was worn out just a small piece remained.
Torque all mounting bolts and other bolts. Was not difficult to work on, just needs to be done Right!!
Went for a hundred plus mile desert ride Sunday ran it hard in the sand washes works great
My new suspension setup works really great for ME in the sand and desert trails I will do a post on it later.
Have a great ride
Hask

This is very interesting Im changing to mobil 1 used it it my xr650r and did 9000ks with no valve movement and was thrashed every ride.
Also love my new 2010 fe570 all i expected and more.
 
berglsmerg said:
LadyBerg said:
Should I crank it or just take it easy for the break in as the owners manual says.
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

bushie threw this link up a while ago. I've been running delo for 50 odd hours, I like it especially for the smoother clutch and 'box action.


I use this method and have have no problems. Rode it hard from the word go and never missed a beat. Oil looks good at each change using Delo400
 
Oh yeah I'm happy to do run-in according to the "ride it like you stole it" principal! Darn cops and cars are a pain though :) Thanks boys pics soon 8)
 
I too am looking forward to my first Husaberg ride, now that we're finally emerging from a long winter. Looks like next week I'll finally be able to take it for a rip.

Just to confirm: the recommendation is to use synthetic oil from day 1? I'm middle aged, so I'm used to doing a few oil changes with dinosaur juice before switching to synthetic. Let me know. And yes, I'll be giving my 2010 390 an aggressive break-in, as always. Let others do the manual-prescribed wuss break in, and then wonder why their cylinders are glazed and their bikes burn oil.

I tell ya, it's a good thing it's riding time. NOT riding is expensive, because I've been staring at my new bike in the garage for months. I've bought all the usual guards, map switch etc, plus a used RV tank off this site, a full wheelset with rotors, hundreds of dollars worth of Kriega stuff, and a Rekluse Z-start Pro (my first). Looking forward to riding now so I can save some money!
 
got to hand it to u lot that u can get ur new ride & stare at it for a couple of months before taking it for a blast,must be busting your nads..fair play.... i rode mine gently for fisrt hr then pretty much rode it like it was an old bike after that.70hrs on it now & no probs
 
Just purchased a '10 FE 450, it is in transit now. I can't wait to ride it. This board has been most helpful!

I really need to get this thing in my garage though, the parts got here first (barkbusters, 70 Degree Racing tank, etc) and it is just killing me :twisted:
 
So I have a whooping 3 hours on my 450 after taking out to the MX indoor track and riding it again on the street for a bit. I love it and it pulls strong until I hit the rev limiter (I think that's it :eek: ) it kinda of sputters until I back off the throttle at bit. The gearbox is working nice, kinda notchy but hey I have a BMW street bike and I'm used to that. The clutch is LIGHT wow nice, one finger/two fingers for this gal! I'm taking it back to indoor MX track again then off comes the suspension for a revalve.

Oh and I named him Sven Husaberg after this cute weather man in my area!
 
Here's some terrible iphone pics for fun :)
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LadyBerg said:
Here's some terrible iphone pics for fun :)
[attachment=2:2cibpihh]Sven goes to the MX track.jpg[/attachment:2cibpihh][attachment=0:2cibpihh]Sven has some blue bling!.JPG[/attachment:2cibpihh]
Sweet bling! Where did you get the pipe gaurd?
 
Is it more of a 'heat shield' or will it actually protect the pipe from damage?
 
I'd say it does both, protect, and limit heat.

Rode my Berg "Sven" again today at the indoor MX track...I'm getting fasssssssssssssster!
 
That is a great report! Just curious if you bought the bike new and did you do an early valve check.
I just took delivery on a 2010 FE570 and what an awsome bike! I put an hour or so on it last weekend and will do the first oil change.

Thanks,

Ray


husadan said:
by Haskell » March 7th, 2011, 7:14 pm

2010 FE570 7600 miles
20/50 V-Twin Moblie 1 motorcycle oil
Engine inspection complete disassembly
No problems, just had to see what makes this engine so great
Head work
Titanium intake valves and seats are prefect no wear. Never had to change shims for valve clearance setting. The valves could pass for new they are that good!! I’ve worked on many CRF Hondas and YZF Yamaha heads, The Husaberg's Quality is superior.
Exhaust valves , seats and guides were good, no wear
Used ABS Soda blaster to clean the head and valves
Mild port work, Just for my satisfaction not that I need more power, just interesting to experiment, I’ve done this type of work for years and yes I did make a very slight mid RPM improvement
Cleaned head and assembled with new valve stem seals. Did a vacuum check on assembled head NO leakage.
I did replace the rocker arms because of past experiences with older Husabergs. When I press the roller pin out, the pins was perfect NO wear on the pins so I could have used the same rockers
All bearings and the connecting rod are good, the wrist pin runs in the rod (no bushing like the older Husaberg). There metallurgy work must be perfect there is no wear on the rod or wrist pin. The crank had three thousandth run out, I aligned crank halves to one half thousandth .0005”
Oil pumps no wear . Clutch basket no wear from clutch plate tangs (I do run a Rekluse)
Every part in the engine looks good , no wear on piston or other parts, hone marks in cylinder looked perfect, very impressed with quality of parts.
I did have a small problem with the torque limiter a few months back, It’s been working great, I explained the fix in another post.
All the gear box parts look great no wear on gear engaging dogs or shift forks
Timing components showed no wear
Replaced counter shaft seal and water pump seal, these seal look ok but I replaced them while apart. Pump seals had no sand or dirt between them this time as they did before the fix.
I replaced water pump seals at 3000 miles the first time. Read my post on this if interested!
Part number for FE570 head gasket is wrong in parts manual CORRECT number is #78830036000
The 780 number is for a 450 I now have two of these before we got the right one.
Installed engine and cleaned all electrical connectors , I use dielectric grease on all connectors
Cleaned fuel tanks, The Profile tank filler opening filter is doing it’s job, I did have some Crystal like pieces in the filter along with other small pieces in the filter sock, My fuel cans are clean this comes from service station pumps.
Checked all wiring for rubs, looks good. Replaced the Exhaust graphite ring that goes between the head pipe and mid pipe was worn out just a small piece remained.
Torque all mounting bolts and other bolts. Was not difficult to work on, just needs to be done Right!!
Went for a hundred plus mile desert ride Sunday ran it hard in the sand washes works great
My new suspension setup works really great for ME in the sand and desert trails I will do a post on it later.
Have a great ride
Hask

This is very interesting Im changing to mobil 1 used it it my xr650r and did 9000ks with no valve movement and was thrashed every ride.
Also love my new 2010 fe570 all i expected and more.
 

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