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When you are 54 years old and have owned quite a few motorcycles there is one constant, most every motorcycle you buy will need a battery within the first year of ownership. For some reason, wet batteries and I don't play well together. Imagine riding your KTM DUKE while your battery sprays...

Hi! I have a husaberg 450fe 2006. I decide to order stainless oil filter but surprise, I order the short one and I have the long one in the bike. Can it be used in my 450? if so, Is there any utility to the short oil filter (cold, better pre-heat) vs long (heat, oil flow)? I double check...

Hello again! So I have bought another 09 FE450 after few years break on a two stroke, as I liked the previous one so much and never had any issues with it. This one has about 200hours on it and I have maybe done 15, but it always had taken a few more revolutions to start than the previous one...

as you may know, I can no longer get red coil for the 1989-1998 models.....sad! :(:( but I can get BLUE coils instead! :D:D essentially, 'my' technician offered me the Blue coil saying that "the advance starts 300rpm earlier than the red - try it?" so I did and the idle went up 300rpm at...

FX550e [/URL][/IMG] This passion started a while ago, back with a 94 FE501, which owned twice, I used to live in the desert offroad mecca of Ocotillo Wells / Borrego Springs area of Socal. Hard starting when hot, a big problem in the boiling 110F days and extremely risking riding on your...

Today I was riding for the first time new to me '07 550 in supermoto guise. I really like it so far. Engine is freshly rebuild, updates done, dual valve springs, orangeberg mod for weep hole, roller bearings etc. Starts perfect, sounds really good and healthy. My plans are to install two cooling...

How long would a standard 650 tickover before boiling and at what temperature? I know ambient temperature would make a big difference but roughly? Would fitting a fan extend the time significantly? I know it's a bit like how long is a piece of string but just a rough idea.:) Just trying a few...

I am looking for a sub frame tank for my husaberg sm 570 if any one has one I would like to buy it. thanks

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I've got a 2005 650, but it might be manufactured in 2004. I know I could measure the stroke, but a bit difficult to measure 2mm difference when it's all in bits. The crank pin is 35mm. What have I got??

Hi. I'm wondering, i'm using the FS 1-2 hours with no stop. Are this any problem for the engine?

Hi everyone, I purchase a new 2012 FE390 around 1 month ago and I absolutely love it. I'm slowly making modification as I work out exactly what I want and one of the first things I have done is install ultra heavy duty michelin tubes. I threw in the rear tube yesterday and when putting the...

I've installed the computer fan to my bike with a simple on/off switch. I'm wondering 1) how people have mounted them to the radiator (rubber mounts or direct or..?) 2) How they handle vibration and 3) how they handle water. Obviously you wouldn't be running it in the rain but I can definitely...

I'm a returning trail rider after many years on the road bikes and have lost a lot of my bike savvy knowledge. I'm on an '06 Fe650 (monster of a bike btw) and I'm interested in doing full-day or even weekend long trail rides. A mate of my old man ran a KTM dealership years ago and has commented...

I was looking in the manual and Husaberg has the FC550 listed as a motocross bike which usually only get run approx 40 minutes at a time, I like to trail ride for hours with groups of people. of course we stop from time to time for water. Will it hurt to run this bike for long periods of time...

Just interested to know... I have found a company who sell under seat fuel tanks for my 2004 FE 450 with a capacity for 2.8 litres. Also the same company sell fuel tanks for the 2006 to 2008 models (which will fit my bike with some newer rad shrouds) with a 9 litre capacity! This really...

I've got an '02 FX470e. Last time I rode it over a year ago, it died and had very low compression when I checked it. The same day it died, I got a job offer after 11 months of unemployment so it wasn't necessarily a bad day. :lol: Anyway, I'm trying to get a handle on the bike now after a...

Hey folks. I am still alive, still working all the time. I woke up and needed some retail therapy today so I bought a Gas Gas EC300...I'd upload a picture but the website is complaining too much about file size and pixels so I am going to just leave it to your imaginations.

Hi All, I have recently took the plunge and bought a Husaberg. More specifically, I bought a leftover dealer demo 2008 FE450. I hail from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. I was always interested in Husaberg once I learned of them in Highschool from reading various Dirtbike magazines. I knew...

This is hard to admit but might save someone from a long walk I know you should not ride along but I do sometimes Today I had a 12 mile walk out of the desert to my truck. I could drive to within 2 miles of the bike . It took as long to 4 wheel to the bike as it did to walk out, rough terrain...