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FE350 said:

Life does not suck!

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Pretty sure Rainerio meant in regards to death ..yes that does suck!!

Taffy has been a help to me, and no issues here.

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

And just when the dust finally settles someone bumps it with a quote from a fifteen month old post:spin:

plumbbob said:

And just when the dust finally settles someone bumps it with a quote from a fifteen month old post:spin:

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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.

paolo6 said:

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

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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.

Husa? You sleeping with Taffy?

FE350 said:

Husa? You sleeping with Taffy?

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Do you typically act out irrationally when things get a little too complicated for you?

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Safe to say taffy is like marmite on here. Love him or hate him. Some may love him more than others.... maybe a bit too much. [emoji23]

Apologies trying to inject a little humour.

I think the arguments are getting a bit petty.

If for example taffy responds to a technical question and you (fe350) genuinely disagree, then please please argue your point out.Try and keep It as professional as possible So we can all try and get our heads around what you both are saying. There are people on here with a wealth of engineering knowledge, just not in Husaberg's.

It does seem like you are now looking for his posts and just putting ****** comments on.

I bet if you two met you would get on like a house on fire.


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I'm not siding here btw, just saying what I can see.


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husabutt said:

Do you typically act out irrationally when things get a little too complicated for you?

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Not really, just trying to figure out why your being an a** to a kid who go ripped off by Taffy? Pretty clear to see unless you are blinded by something other than common sense?

gregfreefaller said:

Safe to say taffy is like marmite on here. Love him or hate him. Some may love him more than others.... maybe a bit too much. [emoji23]

Apologies trying to inject a little humour.

I think the arguments are getting a bit petty.

If for example taffy responds to a technical question and you (fe350) genuinely disagree, then please please argue your point out.Try and keep It as professional as possible So we can all try and get our heads around what you both are saying. There are people on here with a wealth of engineering knowledge, just not in Husaberg's.

It does seem like you are now looking for his posts and just putting ****** comments on.

I bet if you two met you would get on like a house on fire.


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I remember a time that I became a new user on this site. During my first week I met quite a few who gave me info and other who I helped but during that time I received a ignorant rant from Taffy he pretty much told me I was an Idiot even though I have more experience and am actually qualified in both trades he works in that he is not? I did not even ask him, talk to him or knew about him until he didn't like the fact a new user had advise and others like to listen, He felt threatened. From that day forward the fireworks started. I then found out he uses this site as a tool for personal gain, not to help others but to take advantage of new users. If you take a look at every post a newbie asks about carburation or jetting then you will find Taffy not even diagnosing the issue but telling them to go buy his magic beans "jet kit" This forum was designed to help Husa owners not to sell parts and slander newbies and act as god.

I will continue to warn new users, help new users when they are taken advantage of and help stop the use of this site for Taffys sole purpose of marketing.

Just for clarity, I did not start this with Taffy, but will sure not sit down and bend over like some.

FE350 said:

Husa? You sleeping with Taffy?

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Trolls, Trolls and more Trolls

In Internet slang, a troll (/ˈtroʊl/, /ˈtrɒl/) is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory,[1] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or blog) with the intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[2] or of otherwise disrupting normal, on-topic discussion,[3] often for the troll's amusement.

so husabutt .... genuine question .... your post fits the description of trolling ?

http://husaberg.org/husaberg/24097-paol06-don-t-buy-trust-2.html#post180105

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Has this not gone on for long enough? Should we not be arguing about pistons, valves and other bike / man things?

So much husaberg/ engineering knowledge/ talent going to waste.


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