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  1. H

    2010 FE570 starting issues and fix

    The information I have found on this site is why I donate to the site. 2010 FE 570 starting issues and fix Well over 6000 miles with a Rekluse For the last 800 miles the bike has progressively been getting harder to spin the engine at a constant starting RPM. Engine would stall (stop) cranking...
  2. A

    Decomp Lever ... bike not starting.... HELP!!!

    Hey guys, I have done several searches ... I know this is a popular topic and I'm most likely not the first one to bring it up but I can't find anything as of now so please don't burn me for asking :) I did try to do my homework :) Here's the bike: 1997 FE400 Enduro (no electric start)...
  3. fastfred

    starting husaberg 501fe

    I just got myself a 1995 husaberg fe 501 It is stock and I love the bike,but I can't kick start it,I have been having my wife tow me behind her jeep to jump start it,this works fine and the bike runs great. I need help learning the kick start procedure,I have owned other jap.4 strokes and know I...
  4. A

    01 FE501 starting issues again!

    Ok the starting isues are back! Dead cold the bike sitting for two weeks I turn on the choke two primer kicks with the decomp in then find TDC. I give her a good kick and she starts idles for about 20 seconds and then dies. After she quits it is almost impossible for her to start again. I did...
  5. Taffy

    53 cam - part of the starting problem?

    I now have about 13 mods for getting the Husabergs to start right. that's 13 for the 2001-2003 bikes which whittles down to about 5 still for the 2004-2008. but I had another 2002 in here this week that only just starts on the button and I kinda slung it together in my mind after the...
  6. K

    470 starting problems

    Hi have just joined site. my berg will not start had SEM & coil cecked by Taffmeister and ok. Have remade new loom as was in poor condision. good spark and plug gets wet (so fuel) But still will fire up.please any ideas many thank Keith
  7. P

    470FC STarting Idle

    So yet another starting thread, I have looked but havent found the answer... Anyway my bike 2002 FC 470, PHM 40 dellorto. Standard jets as Per manual needle circlip as manual advised mixture screw 1 1/2 turns from bottom. carb was stripped and cleaned with new parts atomiser and needle. as the...
  8. I

    Kick starting a 450

    How hard is it to kick start a 2004 FS450? My YZ450 is very easy to start because of the auto decompression, I'm hoping the berg is similar.
  9. A

    Any tricks to Cold starting a 2001 FE501e?

    Let me say I am new to the site and I have recently aquired a 2001 FE501E and I absolutley love it. But I was wondering if any of the seasoned berg owners out there could give me some tips on starting. The reason I bought the bike aside from being awsome is because my 2002 KTM 520 SX cannot be...
  10. J

    Intermittent Starting Problem

    I have an '08 550fe. I have been having an intermittent problem kick starting the bike. Always starts cold 1 or 2 kicks. Starts hot 1 or 2 kicks. But, on occasion I will have to kick the bike over repeatedly to get it to start. The last ride it took me 20 minutes to get it started. After...
  11. G

    09 450 starting problems

    My first question is where is the bloody kick starter and why weren't the Husaberg designers there to help me push start my bike . Yes I have done the valves ,helped a little . Yes I have a new battery didn't help Jump started off my car ,worked once. When trying to start the starter motor...
  12. G

    Charged battery will assist kick starting?

    Hello all. I've removed the battery and starter from my '01 650 and as always find it hard to start (with the kick, smart guy!). In the doc section I saw a reference to the idea that a fresh battery will assist with kick starting. As the only thing my battery positive was connected to was the...
  13. M

    starting

    hi there, ive just put a new battery on my fs650e and a new iridium plug, the problem is she will kick start but wont start on the electric,has anyone any ideas ??????????, i no everyone talks about the stator but why would it start on the kick start if theres a prob with the stator, cheers
  14. B

    fe 570 getting hot then not starting

    Hey guys i have a 2010 fe 570 with 600km on it. When it gets hot i start to drain the battery after two to three pushes of the start button the battery is flat or so it seems. I let it sit for about 10 - 15 minutes and the battery fires the bike up again. This has happened on the last two rides...
  15. S

    Hard starting 501

    I finally got a new battery in my 2002 501; however the starter will not turn the bike over (repeatedly) unless the compression release is engaged. Is this the proper way to start the bike, or should it start without the use of the compression release? I have only tried starting while the bike...
  16. F

    Problems starting in heavy rain

    Got rained on pretty bad the last two rides, and both times the bike wouldn't start with the electric leg anymore when everything was saturated. It's an 08 FE550. When I pressed the button, water was squishing out of it, too. Haven't seen that before. Lights and all worked fine after the bike...
  17. O

    Hard Starting: 09 FE570

    Ok guys, I need some help here. My ’09 FE570 is having a hard time starting: it takes about 5-7 seconds of cranking for the bike to finally start up and run. The big runs fantastic otherwise. I took the bike to the dealer, who got me a new computer flashed with the competition map (along with...
  18. S

    650fe 04 starting problems

    I am having trouble with my electric start it wont.It will turn over but its really slow.i have replaced battery and checked my valves which are fine.Starts ok with kick start but is tireing any ideas.
  19. L

    Starting on the button

    Hi All I really hope you can help me on this as i've been off the road since December and running out of bike budget! My problem first happened when my Cam chain snapped. This is the story so far: Cam chain snapped Replaced Cam Chain Replaced the middle section of the starter gear Replaced a...
  20. K

    2010 570 hard starting

    I have the same sounding problem that hardenduro had. My 570 has 240 miles on it and I have replaced battery twice thinking that was the problem. Finally after checking every conncection, doing load tests, voltmeter testing, we hooked it up to car battery and same hard starting condition...