starting

Firstly, wow! excellent site and lots of info for us newbies! I bought an '03 FE400 Last week and I have a problem which is driving me mad. Every time I try to start the bike it floods, I turn the starter and fuel gushes from a overflow on the carb. On top of that, theres a little oil leak...

arkley123 has had his FE501 for a while now and always found it a pig to start. last week he fitted the dutch clog decomp with the modified decomp spring (as per photo) had the "Taff's crescent mod" done and a new sprague bearing. the bike has the original starter motor but does have the...

AS I'M LOOKING AT MY FIRST BERG & DOING A BIT OF RESEARCH (WHICH YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL) THERE WAS A WRITE UP ON E BAY FROM A GUY SELLING A 2003 FE400 Item number: 270248063867 BASICALLY HE IS SELLING THE BIKE AFTER ONLY HAVING IT FOR 3WEEKS BECAUSE HE CAN'T START FROM COLD?WHATS THE...

Hi All OK first up - I feel like a bit of a numpty today - having taken my berg to dave clarke racing (berg expert) to look at what I thought was a starting problem - dave got it going in 2 minutes flat (drained carb and kicked it) - there were some other issues (valve clearances, plug &...

I bought a 97 FE 600 over a month ago now and it has been nothing but trouble since 30 miles down the road from buying it. I'm no mechanic so sorry if my description is not very clear but here goes The initial problem was that it was not easy to start and would cut out randomly every half an...

Well I had a good ride today. I put 30 street and 30 dirt on the 6 fiddy. I had one problem though early on in the dirt after stalling it. This was my first ride at 1/6th valve adjustment from the 1/4 turn I had it set at before, and my usual little blip of the throttle didn't work. Hot start...

Hi their, got a fc 600 with built in de-compressor on the kick start having real trouble trying to start her from cold. Is their correct technique i should be doing to get her going? Any tips or help will be much appreciated Many thanks in advance Walker

I'm recently having a bit of trouble with back firing thru exhaust when starting hot. Cold start no worries - leccy or kick. Most of the time it will start after a few backfires but sometimes I have to resort to using my leg. Then it will start off the kicker OK usually first kick. Seems to...

Hi there everyone,I'll give you the run down on what I've done to my beloved Husa.........Replaced battery with 7A Yuasa,replaced starter motor,replaced stator, Electrex World SEM replacement,fitted iridium spark plug,adjusted valve clearances,stripped the carb, replaced the throttle cable.Ive...

Check this out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Mc7lWONGHM Can anyone else start their bikes this easily? I can't!!!!

My bike has been standing unused for a month and last Sunday I started it. It started on the second kick and ran perfectly. Unfortunately I did not have the time to take it for a spin but I let it run for a couple of minutes before I stopped it. Yesterday I changed oil and wanted to take the...

ive just brought a husaberg 2002 470cc and i am finding it very hard to start the bike. i have been pulling the decompresion lever and kicking the bike around 10-20 times then letting go of the lever and trying to kick start the bike but im having no look has any one got any ideas

I Am having a start problem with my Husaberg FE400 My bike starts very bad, especially with cold or semi-cold engine.. My procedure: -Both fuel loops set to 'on' -Pull my choke out and twist it 90 degrees so it stays 'on' -Switch my contact key to the right -Press my foot on the...

it's just a cut 'n paste jobbie at present but a chapter called hard starting is long overdue in the doc. this has now been partially satisfied. i will add much more when i can and i know maddel is busy uploading photos and links because just lately we've had a good run on relevant photos...

Hi, Just bought my first Husaberg, a 400 (2001). I am having what sounds like a common problem starting the bike and am slowly working through the hard starting guide. My bike does not start at all on the button and is very hit and miss on the kick start. By accident I hit the electric...

Hi all, I just purchased a Husaberg Fe400 2002 which so far has been great except for the electric starter . It has a brand new battery but it doesn't spin up fast enough to turn over. I'm at loss, it kicks over first kick yet refuses kick over with the electric starter. Could it be the...

Hello all! I'm new here so go gentle with me! I have a 400FE 2000. I also have a very sore leg from kick starting! Thanks to your various posts I see that the E start on these models are fairly bad. My questions are; 1/ What do I have to do to get it starting on the E start? 2/ If I need...

So I parked my 2001 FS650e just over 18 months ago employing the usual Fuel Stabilizer in the last tank of fuel routine. Time passed with a major home move + 2 career changes thrown into the mix. Finally had the spare time to try resurrecting the Berg, so I went out last weekend to push...

I live in an area with a population of well over a million and not one BERG dealer. What's involved in starting a dealership? Cheers.

I have an fs 650 c 2005 and it has been starting easy, kick starting because the battery was bad, replaced it with another defective one. Anyway, do i need to check the valves if it continues to start easy even if I have30+ hours. thanks, edwin