Hey guys,
So last Friday comes and my bike arrives from interstate (04 FE 550). A mate went to check it out interstate and gave it the thumbs up so I bought it and had it shipped up.
It's pretty clean and once I give it the once over and a set up she'll be good to go. So I'm looking over it and thinking this is very different from my prized 520 EXC and the previous Husky's I've owned.
I throw a leg over prime the kicker and kick it, it's about that time I seem to recall reading something about having the side stand down when you kick these things...it's sheared my stand spring in half....F#!K it I thought..but my fault so it's all good...lets go again
Second go fires into life straight away, no choke, no throttle...happy days engine makes the obligitory Husaberg drone...all good.
So I zip tie the stand up in place and shoot out for a quick spin up the road....funny feel in the handling department just like the last Berg I rode...bu tI think I'll get used to it and turns like a cat on carpet...cool
All until I back off the throttle and theres this death rattle I can hear (no helmet) (I know)...so I think jeeezzzz this things a time bomb....but it seems odd because the engine actually sounds really tight.
On the gas again, off the gas rattle rattle rattle....what the F$#K is that noise. I stop get off the bike give it a few revs...no noise....back on, up the foot path rattle rattle rattle...So I come back to the shop shut it down and walk away in disgust.
So hours later a mate / customer comes in and after giving me a heap of **** about having a dirt bike in a custom Harley shop he tells me it's really cool that they have floating front discs...which he taps....rattle rattle rattle....
Anyway, with that figured I've got it apart now and giving it the full on once over and getting it set up for some serious riding...just thought I'd share my stupidity...these things seem quite well designed, quirky but cool, with some very basic strong ideas in place....race bred...no doubt.
Cheers
Corey
So last Friday comes and my bike arrives from interstate (04 FE 550). A mate went to check it out interstate and gave it the thumbs up so I bought it and had it shipped up.
It's pretty clean and once I give it the once over and a set up she'll be good to go. So I'm looking over it and thinking this is very different from my prized 520 EXC and the previous Husky's I've owned.
I throw a leg over prime the kicker and kick it, it's about that time I seem to recall reading something about having the side stand down when you kick these things...it's sheared my stand spring in half....F#!K it I thought..but my fault so it's all good...lets go again
Second go fires into life straight away, no choke, no throttle...happy days engine makes the obligitory Husaberg drone...all good.
So I zip tie the stand up in place and shoot out for a quick spin up the road....funny feel in the handling department just like the last Berg I rode...bu tI think I'll get used to it and turns like a cat on carpet...cool
All until I back off the throttle and theres this death rattle I can hear (no helmet) (I know)...so I think jeeezzzz this things a time bomb....but it seems odd because the engine actually sounds really tight.
On the gas again, off the gas rattle rattle rattle....what the F$#K is that noise. I stop get off the bike give it a few revs...no noise....back on, up the foot path rattle rattle rattle...So I come back to the shop shut it down and walk away in disgust.
So hours later a mate / customer comes in and after giving me a heap of **** about having a dirt bike in a custom Harley shop he tells me it's really cool that they have floating front discs...which he taps....rattle rattle rattle....
Anyway, with that figured I've got it apart now and giving it the full on once over and getting it set up for some serious riding...just thought I'd share my stupidity...these things seem quite well designed, quirky but cool, with some very basic strong ideas in place....race bred...no doubt.
Cheers
Corey
