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  1. M

    POOR STARTING AND RUNNING

    DEAR SIRS AS THIS IS ONLY MY SECOND CRY FOR HELP I DO LOG ON TO THE SITE EVERY DAY. I HAVE A 2003 650 FS THE VALVES HAVE BEEN SET SPOT ON TO THE OWNERS DOC, BUT THE BIKE STILL RUNS AND STARTS VERY POOR I CAN SPEND ANYTHING UPTO 30 MINS TRYING TO START IT FROM COLD CHOKE ON AND NO THROTTLE IT...
  2. W

    Starting problems 1995 FC 501, Street Legal, SEM ingnition,

    Starting problems 1995 FC 501, Street Legal, SEM ingnition, Dellorto VHSB 38, WAberg Seattle WA USA I am new to Husaberg and the group so I need a little help analyzing my problem and deciding on the best solution. My current state of affairs…the bike is hard to start, but runs...
  3. M

    Difficulty starting Husaberg motorcycle!

    right i'm having the same old problem of starting . .. my 2001 ..470 i have just installed new valves new tappets and a brand new carb (which i have also stripped and checked ) the bike takes maybe 20 kicks to start i've tried it with choke ..no choke .. with throttle and no throttle 3...
  4. B

    501 cold weather starting

    Was wondering if anyone has had trouble in the cold with their starting ( think we all have). it's about 25f degrees, valves are in adjustment and i am getting spark, but still can't get the beast to fire. seems that after a few kicks i wet the plug. what gives? never had this problem before...
  5. J

    96 600 starting problem

    I am a new owner of an older 1996 600 berg. I just had my carb rebuilt by a mechanic down here in mexico and he and I couldn't get gas to the cylinder after we hooked everything back up. We actually pulled it behind my truck last night and it fired up and ran well. I want to know if there is a...
  6. L

    Starting problems

    Hello, I´m sorry for my bad english, I´m from Estonia. Just bought myself 1998 fe600, but the problem is that the bike starts a little bit bad, when the engine is warm (have to kick the kicker sometimes over ten or eaven more times before the engine starts). Just adjusted the valves...
  7. G

    auto decomp starting issues

    Gday all after reading the post on decompression timing I checked mine and it opened at approx 85 btdc and closed at 25 btdc lift 0.25mm 10 thou the kick start is like kicking a brick wall 25btdc is a bit early to close? would e start but it tore the teeth of the gear that runs off the...
  8. K

    Starting with choke only, hot or cold.

    Ok, I'm sure someone will flog me over this but my '03 FE400 has been starting off of the choke only, hot or cold. When kick start it it will not even attempt to fire but when I put the choke on it's one kick hot and 2 or 3 cold every time? 2003 FE400 Stock needle, slide, start jet...
  9. M

    fe470 2001 starting probems help please ...

    i have a 2001 fe470 it will not start using the kickstart no matter how long i try but if i bump start it it starts straight away and runs a bit rough on bottom end but okay rideable i have checked carb..plug this is black so it is running rich the needle is in the middle on the carb i have had...
  10. S

    98 fe501e stopped starting

    After changing my oil and lubing the chain the other day, I tried to start my bike. I kicked it a few times and it would start, run for a second and die. I did this probably 10 times. While looking the bike over for anything obvious, I noticed that in my haste, I'd forgotten to pull the two...
  11. MountainGoat

    2001 FE650E Starting Problem

    Hi Guys, I hope somebody can help me out, my bike usually starts first kick in the morning, after that you can stand on your head and kick till you blue in the face (and left foot) she will not start. I have been told that replacing the ignition system "should" sort the problem out but at...
  12. SPAIN-BERG

    not starting when hotttt

    hi guys seems like a got a bit of question here. after all the episodes and more , i got the bike running, set the valves , clean fuel , clean carb , new oil ,filter , airfilter , coolant. when i started it it rann good after messing with the carb a bit and i went of after 10 minuits of...
  13. SPAIN-BERG

    cuting out , runing great , flooding , not starting , poping

    :( hi guys what a great forum , maybe some of u can help me out. i bought this 501 fe 2000 about 3 months ago and had the usual problems getting it started , but after some time and effort i figured it out. it then ran great for a day or so , and then when it would cut out id have to wait 10...
  14. andyr33

    starting advice please - before i lose the will to live.

    got a '98 501 a few weeks back - i'd love to say what a great bike it is, but i can't unless i get it started. the guy i bought it off put the fuel on , choke on and started it first kick. i must have tried this a thousand times - nothing, not even a pop. i have tried every routine on this forum...
  15. andyr33

    Husaberg Starting Advice Please - Before I lose the will to live...

    got a '98 501 a few weeks back - i'd love to say what a great bike it is, but i can't unless i get it started. the guy i bought it off put the fuel on , choke on and started it first kick. i must have tried this a thousand times - nothing, not even a pop. i have tried every routine on this forum...
  16. DOLLARS

    Starting Issue

    Was out yesterday and bike would refuse to start on the button it just spun over plenty of life in the battery it just wouldn't go pull out the kick start first kick and it would go it is a totally standard 04 450 force model done about 40 hrs tappet were set about 4 hrs ago any ideas...
  17. adam

    not starting when hot

    i have a problem wit my berg, after the bike has been used for a hour it will not start when its HOT. i normally have no problem starting it just 3 or 4 kicks usually. it is a 03 FE650 re-built last week. Any ideas anybody please help! thanks adam
  18. mrjimh

    Husaberg fe501s Starting problems...

    Hi.. I have a 2002 Husaberg Fe501s. The problem is that it is very difficult to start. impossible to start with the EL-start and very hard to start with the kick... any suggestions! tips?! anything? help!
  19. cookeye

    FCR 41 Starting problems

    Had some real problems trying to start my 550 when i fitted my FCR41, goes like this i fitted my carb after building my motor, it was very hard to start and after reading how much better the FCR makes the bergs start i was a bit pissed off, it finely started with a bit of swearing and two messed...
  20. 470Fanatic

    Tough starting 2001 470 FL

    I'm about 6 months new on my 2001 470 FL so I know part of its technique. It has the automatic decompression which I pretty much have down and starting it after I shut it off with the kill switch is no problem. Getting it started cold is one of the battles I have. It never has fired with...