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FE350 Standing up to abuse from Taffy

  • Yes

    Votes: 12 42.9%
  • No

    Votes: 16 57.1%

  • Total voters
    28
i run one on my 650, but i don't ride as hard as i used to. it gets a fair amount of road use and i can't say it feels a lot different that a regular knobby if inflated to 12-15 psi. i try to avoid the sugary sand which is easy to do around here as it is high desert. works great in loose rocks which we seem to have a lot of.
 
I always wantedto try one of the 20 inch front tires because of the large sidewalls to see if they are better in rocks, colorado is all rock. If the golden tyre was cheaper and easier to find for me i might try one.
 
I don't think a 20" has a 'larger' sidewall? a 20" tyre has no benefit at all. you have a cvhoice of two tyres and there are 50 to choose from in 21". they are 90/90 as are the 21" but the advantage that the 20" has is that they run them on a 2.15 rim.

I don't get that one at all......

regards

taffy
 
I don't think a 20" has a 'larger' sidewall? a 20" tyre has no benefit at all. you have a cvhoice of two tyres and there are 50 to choose from in 21". they are 90/90 as are the 21" but the advantage that the 20" has is that they run them on a 2.15 rim.

I don't get that one at all......

regards

taffy

Would that not give a wider profile at lower tire pressure a better surface to grab the rocks? I don't think any advantage to the 20 over 21? Anyone on this topic? What does a front tire really do but track and follow where it is placed? As long as it tracks and does a good job of that is really all we need? Just thoughts.
 
as you know, I'm heavily involved in the sidecar-cross scene and sponsor a team. we only have two 20" tyres to choose from: a Pirelli and a Maxxis. Maxxis have recently made about 1,000 tyres and then destroyed mould. Maxxis have said that. so soon, ScX will have to get by with one tyre. apparently, 1,000 tyres was a mornings work for one machine and barely worth the effort.

the wider the tyre, the less penetration you get. if you were to load the front end with weight, make it handle, make it grip etc with no loss whatsoever (and it is always a compromise) then it might be better. but the steering would be heavier, the grip levels would throw the bars around, the bike would be heavy to steer and the settings compromised because of it.

on the Sc, Rob found that with a 2.15 front rim, the grip level was the same with a 21" and it was better over rough ground than the 20", that 21" absorbed the bumps better due to the diameter. he felt he needed more time for testing. the actual difference was just 10-15mm in height and the steering and suspension were totally altered. it took three sessions to make it handle with a change of front loop position and front shock change to keep the original ride height on the front.

regards

Taffy
 
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Honda pushed the 23" front wheel for a couple years. It sucked. The 20" was all the rage for a very short time, then like the 23, it went the way of the dodo. Based on tire availability alone, I'll stick with the 21.
 
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Go quietly into the night

holy **** boys is THIS STILL GOING ON???

Damn I'm just burying my younger brother and last year my mom yeah I know TMI but honestly life isn't about who's right it's about RIDING OUR HUSABERG's and having fun and helping each other!

Ok I'll just shut up. I'm 1500 miles from home cleaning up a huge mess and would love to go out in the woods on one of my Husa boys ;)
 
Lady Berg very sorry to hear that about your Brother and Mom prayers sent[-o<
 
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Life does not suck! Just have fun and continue to ride the best dam bike life has to offer. We only have a one time shot and as long as that shot is the best we can do and we have no regrets, than it was a wonderful life. It is sad that we have to endeavor loss but those we have lost would never want us to grieve and or suffer as they would want us to go on and have a wonderful life. My heart does go out to those who suffer loss, but this is the way of all of our destiny and nothing can change that.
Live life to your fullest, don't have regrets and when the day comes make sure you can say that you have done everything you wanted to do, you have lived life to the fullest and when that day comes make sure that all you have left in that wake are not hurting and or suffering for the day you leave us.
We have a short life and with this said, we must be who we are and enjoy every minute or when the day comes we will regret.
 
FE350 6 of one 1/2 dozen of the other. We are all going die. Have Fun in between it all. We all take death in different ways. Remembering them is what counts to Me. LadyBerg and honoring there memory. Motoz Mountain Hybrid or extreme Hybrid?
 
Sorry for your loss ladyberg.


I had pretty good results using diesel truck oil in a 2005 FE550 and a 2005 FS650.



I learned real quick, that $18 per liter oil is/was the biggest expense of operating my bike, costing more than fuel or rubber.

When I bought the 550, it had a Rekluse clutch, and they reccomended Rotella.



The 550 @250 hours got a torn coolant hose when a sapling just off the trail attacked us.

Rode it for an hour without knowing it lost all the coolant.

Turns out the head gasket failed, (coolant out the front) topped it off a dozen times and nursed it the 45 miles home.

Fixed it and proceeded to ride it to 375 hours, no issues other than the main bearings are done. Same piston, rings ecetera.

The 650 made it to 543 hours before its bearings gave up. Same piston, rings ecetera.

I used Rotella T conventional oil 15/40. Every 10 hours, and after every ride once past 350 hours.

That mountain hybrid looks real good.
I saw one in person on a zuki.
 
The email from DELO..........Thanks for that , it is very interesting feedback and a colleague has also heard it had praise from Harley Davidson riders – although I suspect the HD is a much bigger and different style of engine. Delo 400 is a high quality diesel engine oil mainly for heavy and medium duty diesel engines and there has been no testing in motorcycles because it has not been formulated for motorcycle engines. It has a high detergency (or ash – which is the solid ash-like deposit left when you burn oil and comes from the metal containing additives such as detergents) level, higher than typical motorcycle oils (1.4% ash v 0.8% ash) and in theory could cause some piston deposits – fyi. Delo 400 LE has lower ash level (1.0% ash) and is the next step up from Delo 400 Multigrade. Motorcycle oils also have frictional properties that allow proper functioning of the wet clutch when it is lubricated by the engine oil, whereas Delo 400 may not meet those frictional properties.

The final point is that the motorcycle oil market in Australia is very small and given the number of marketers (Motul, Repsol, Shell, Mobil, Castrol, Honda…etc) for a small market, Caltex decided to stay out of the market for the time being.

Thank you for the information and suggestion.

Thought I'd share this So phere is that for you guys But I also heard there's a specific delo to use because the newer 2007 onwards oils are different due to modern vehicle requirements but take what I say with a pinch of salt
 
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And just when the dust finally settles someone bumps it with a quote from a fifteen month old post:spin:
 
And just when the dust finally settles someone bumps it with a quote from a fifteen month old post:spin:

It was sitting at the top from just 5 months ago, and another ****** response drops the site rankings to another new low.

Awesome. Now I can see why this place has low traffic counts comparatively.

Trolls live here from Honda, Yamaha, or...? Where? WTF? Ciao.
 
You must be depressed after your five days of membership.

Maybe get out on your bike and stop trawling through the old battles.

As Paolo says a new one will soon appear.
 
You guys really don't know how much disonest is Taffy in his buisness...and all his ******** that's probably why this thread started ....but just wait till I realise the full material on him ...he Is not what do you think he is



Paolo6:

So far we have listened to you accuse Taffmeisters of misfeasance over and over (legalese yes, I am not an attorney but please bear with me).

Because of the, Smoking At Start Up Issue, you have used the shotgun approach to libel Taffmeisters, attempting to publicly shame them into paying for your bikes problems.

Before having a clue on what the nature of the problem was you began with:

1)air filter mouldy
2)old dirty oil (I only road the bike for total of 6 hours, 3 oil change, oil still dirty)
3)no exaust gasket (pissing oil all over)
4)dead or **** battery (charged it) it was in the bin 2 months later


All of these items are immaterial to the Smoking at Start Up issue, yet are used to paint a mental picture that Taffmeisters is a fraud of the worst kind.


1.Air filters are a consumable and only last so long (you stated that the bike was in your possession and was not ridden until out of the warranty period) I live in a subtropical semi-arid climate where mold is not very common but I understand that in some parts of the U.K. mold is very prevalent.
2.Oil gets dirty when you run the bike. Nothing unusual there.
3 Husabergs have no exhaust gasket. Use a little High Temp Silicone sealant.
4.Motorcycle batteries don’t last very long. Some of the new technology batteries still have some bugs to work out.

Then you go on about the Head:

"ENGINE HEAD been told wasn't damaged from the previous blow up well WRONG it has been repaired and skimmed with poor result.”

We now know the head is fine. Poor result is a false statement. You never showed us any head repair and skimming is usually a good practice as Husabergs can get hot and the aluminum head can warp.


“now we need to understand as there is still a leaking in the head we replace the valve seal but still persists
so what we need to find now is if i have to bin the engine head or bin the valve as he could have put some used one for what we know”


Your mechanic replaced the valve seal but that was not the problem. You continue on that the head is still leaking but actually is not. You accuse Taffmeisters of putting a used valve in and that you may have to “bin“the head because of what Taffmeisters “could have done”.

You never did mention what kind of diagnostic procedure your mechanic did to determine a worn/faulty/damaged valve seal. It turned out that was not the cause of the smoking either.


“we cant tell if the rings were put correctly maybe we need to break the
entire engine to pieces”


We are beginning to see you grasp at straws here as the accusations are really flying now.

“ I am feeling that this guy put it together with the purpose to explode soon
so he could sell me some part to fix it ...isn't it??? hope you all read my experience and have twice the thought before using this guy...for me NEVER EVER AGAIN”


So Taffmeisters intentionally defrauded you so that they could profit from you at a later date after the explosion?


“so we presume now is something to do with head ''microfrature'' or something similar that is letting the oil throw the head when is cold...we will try soon to fix it or a new head will cost £617”
“believe me when I am saying the work was half done”


No microfracture found. What a surprise.


“(picture 2) exhaust valve the black is way far more compact compare to the intake (picture 3) you can scrub it out with your finger on the intake but not the exhaust one”

Exhaust valves get a good deal of carbon build up on them and the intakes do stay cleaner as they do not have exhaust gases flowing over the lower part of the stem.


Now that you have thoroughly trashed Taffmeisters you show pictures of the Reed Valve Seat with what looks like an imperfection. Most know that a damaged reed valve will cause a Husaberg to smoke. You seem astonished that this little barely moving part could have caused you so much grief (smoking).


" i knew it since the valves, told you i got stories (and more to come) ...
how it can happen? i mean, let's just be realistic there is no ''hard moving parts '' you would expect that from the piston/head/valves but not on a ''gentle valve'' that sit on the engine case”


You knew about this issue for some time yet still continued to trash Taffmeisters because you were just so sure it was the head with subpar work from Taffmeisters that was going to cost you a tidy sum to replace. It just couldn’t be that tiny little reed valve causing the entire problem. Nah.

“I heard a story of Taffy
He rebuild a sidecar
Blow up in one lap
Rebuild it
Last 3 lap
Guy find out of cowboy work of taffmaister and bring him to court
He got away saying the engine was design for race bike not sidecar
Husaberg specialist in his own imagination”


You are citing a court case where Taffmeisters was sued but “got away”.
You obviously disagree with the court’s decision as you know better.

“another evidence with his negligence is that I have evice of him saying ''I always done this'' and next time ''I never done that in my life that's wrong''..kind of find an excuse to everything...
ps. that's all recorded but I won't make it public not yet”


Now you really raise the stakes in this false narrative and threaten to release private recorded conversations to the public.
I don’t know exactly how the legal system works in the U.K. but our system in the U.S. is based on their system. If this narrative was being played out in the U.S. you probably would have been slapped with a lawsuit by now. You may not know this and are very young but if you trash businesses on the internet you can be sued for large sums of money. Libel, Slander and Defamation of Character are a few of the things that you can be sued for.

Defamation when one party makes an untrue and damaging statement about another party and then causes or allows it to be disseminated to a third party.

Again, I know that you are very young and perhaps a little naïve. I think I can see where this is going and it is getting very very ugly. I am sure that Taffy will never respond to you in this thread and that in itself should worry you. Usually Taffy enjoys a good bit of banter and can hold his own but you have taken this to a new level.

I am sure that everyone on this site wants the best outcome for you and the issues that you are having with your bike.

Check out the website Muggyweld.com as their product and a little sandpaper might just do the trick to fill the void on your reed valve surface.
 

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