September 29, 2010 Husaberg FE501 – the saga continues
The ‘berg saga goes and goes, and I daydream of Endurocross and Giant Loops.
I’ve had this Husaberg drama going for a real, real long time. Here is a brief recap in bullet-form.
- Got ’98 berg for 1750, excellent condition, tons of extras in early 09
- Commuted on it off and on for 4 months
- threw a roller through the valve-cover in mid 09
- rebuilt and re-rebuilt the motor after various metal bits tore up the insides of the motor for about 3 months
- bike sat in pieces for an entire winter
- summer 2010 I acquired a basket case ‘berg ’97 to use for parts
- late summer 2010 still no success
This brings me to the 21st of Sept 2010. I want this bike ready for the awesome winter trail-riding in the PacNW. So I took the motor to one of my Boss’ most trusted mechanics. He’s working on swapping the munched bearings out for the less used and fresher ones from the ’97 case. He’s also going to reassemble the whole bottom-end for me since I’m just fed up with doing it myself, and want to focus on other things this month.
Here’s hoping for a solid rebuilt motor that will get me through the winter, and maybe spring. For the short time I rode the bike, it really was like nothing else. In supermoto trim, she’s absolutely volatile, and in dirt trim, a force of nature. She’s my tall, blonde, Swedish high-maintenance woman and she needs to be back in my life. It’s going to be another long winter, and I need to get my skills up so I can do RedBull Romaniacs in a year or two, OR do Endurocross when it comes back to Seattle.
Tags: enduro, husaberg, maintenance, motor, rebuilds
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