According to a recent test of the '10 FE 390 in Trail Rider magazine the bike has a switch that kills the engine when the bike tips over. Apparently a fuel injected bike could run for a long time tipped over and engine damage could result.
Not that I'm smarter than the Husaberg engineers but if the only concern is lack of lubrication I would consider omitting the switch so that during a race I can pick the bike up and motor away quickly without having to start the engine. Idling for a few seconds without oil pressure won't do damage in my opinion. If, however, there are other concerns such as oil in places it shouldn't be and being an incompressible fluid causes a broken connecting rod, then the switch should stay.
I think I found the switch - under the battery compartment, says "UP" on it.
Any thoughts on how to bypass this switch and the potential consequenses thereof?
Do other FI bikes have it?
Not that I'm smarter than the Husaberg engineers but if the only concern is lack of lubrication I would consider omitting the switch so that during a race I can pick the bike up and motor away quickly without having to start the engine. Idling for a few seconds without oil pressure won't do damage in my opinion. If, however, there are other concerns such as oil in places it shouldn't be and being an incompressible fluid causes a broken connecting rod, then the switch should stay.
I think I found the switch - under the battery compartment, says "UP" on it.
Any thoughts on how to bypass this switch and the potential consequenses thereof?
Do other FI bikes have it?
