Joined May 2010
592 Posts | 247+
San Francisco, California
Personally, I hope he gets close to the price he's asking I just don't see it. There's been a plated FS450c on CL and the Bay Area Riders forum with a load of extras for 4200 . . . for over 6 months. Not a lot of interest in the Bergs due to their discontinuation. A bike from a Dead company + reliability reputation + high maintenance frequency = low resale value. It's a niche market for those willing to suffer (?) the realities of owning a racebike with signals. Look at the Aprilia SXV values (12k out the door - hard to sell for more than 4k). Component wise, hard to match for those numbers. Again, I hope I'm wrong and he gets his price, but . . .
well there is a big difference then the fs450, that 450 has a bad motor high miles and is a 04 which has known crank issues. I almost bought that 650 I know the previous owner and it has only 2k original miles. That bike makes no **** 60 hp all day and those bergs do last. This 650 is a 08 last year made with the stronger crank. Its damn worth every penny. 250lb bike making 60hp..yea that sxv can wish. if you could get that berg for 5k it would smash anything close to cost of 5k
Joined Jun 2008
1K Posts | 98+
Simi Valley Ca.
If it was a Ca. factory plated 08 Husaberg FS650 then yeah, I would say in the 5s. But its not. Its from Oregon as its said and a Ca. Red Sticker bike originally but a converted plate I guess. I wouldn't feel comfortable buying it. In fact I would rather buy a Ca factory plated 05 FS650 for peace of mind. And a bike in the good years at that. With Husaberg your waiting for buyers as it is because few are believers. The ones who know how awesome they can be are few. So the bike doesn't sell well unless the price keeps dropping and you get a newby owner who is about to learn about them.
I got $4600 for my highly modded Ca. plated 05 FE650 last year to a newby.
I also saw a tricked out Ca. plated 05 FS650 drop down to $4500.
If this 08 sells for over $5000 in Ca. I would consider it a good sale.
The 08 is an awesome bike but remember, this is basically an enduro with supermoto wheels.
You can see by the forks. I spent quite a bit on my 06 full conversion.
Supermoto forks and shock (1 inch shorter with valving)
Beringer FTE radial caliper setup with master and lever. (ebay but still expensive).
16/18mm offset billet oem triple clamps.
So its still pretty far off from being a true FS. Just saying
pollo
I got $4600 for my highly modded Ca. plated 05 FE650 last year to a newby.
I also saw a tricked out Ca. plated 05 FS650 drop down to $4500.
If this 08 sells for over $5000 in Ca. I would consider it a good sale.
The 08 is an awesome bike but remember, this is basically an enduro with supermoto wheels.
You can see by the forks. I spent quite a bit on my 06 full conversion.
Supermoto forks and shock (1 inch shorter with valving)
Beringer FTE radial caliper setup with master and lever. (ebay but still expensive).
16/18mm offset billet oem triple clamps.
So its still pretty far off from being a true FS. Just saying
pollo
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pretty sure that bikes front forks where re done by dicks. its still a bad *** bike hard pressed to find something better for 5k
Joined Jun 2008
1K Posts | 98+
Simi Valley Ca.
That's cool. Tuned is one thing though. The internals are different and the springs inside the forks are shorter. It's been said by many the trouble isn't worth it to try and match it all. Better to swap out . I have both sets Enduro and Supermoto
Joined May 2010
592 Posts | 247+
San Francisco, California
Indeed, I'm not attacking his price at all. I just don't see the market for it at that price. Me? I know it's worth it. But I have spares and wouldn't need to go looking for parts. There are a lot of husaberg only parts becomming unobtanium or very high priced. I wouldn't own 3 FS650c models if I didn't love the bike. But 5200 is going to be a substantial pull given the market. Going to take a special buyer.
Hi all,
Agree with earlier post its a converted FE650.
A little give away that some don't know about is the endure styled heavy aluminium chain guide on the swingarm. True FS models the guide is a one side plastic part.
Bike looks like its sitting much higher than an FS as has already been commented on.
Cheers all.
Agree with earlier post its a converted FE650.
A little give away that some don't know about is the endure styled heavy aluminium chain guide on the swingarm. True FS models the guide is a one side plastic part.
Bike looks like its sitting much higher than an FS as has already been commented on.
Cheers all.
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