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2012 Berg news...

MattR said:
In my opinion, this makes more sense from an manufacturer's standpoint. The 125 can be ridden as-is by newer riders or riders just content with a small bore. When needed, the customer can purchase a big-bore kit from the OE hardparts catalog and install at home or through a dealer. If they only made 144/150's, then there would be less incentive to modify since your "downsizing". Less modifications = less part orders = less profit to the OE.

Look how many on this forum have modified their 125's to a big bore kit.
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i bet thats it rite there
 
I hope that they actually make a dedicated sleeve for the 144/150 rather than just boring out the 125 sleeve then machining the rest of head to match the shorter power valves. When they just bore the 125 sleeve the rear transfer ends up getting lowered by 3-4 mm's and you lose some flow.
 
wallybean said:
I hope that they actually make a dedicated sleeve for the 144/150 rather than just boring out the 125 sleeve then machining the rest of head to match the shorter power valves. When they just bore the 125 sleeve the rear transfer ends up getting lowered by 3-4 mm's and you lose some flow.
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My Factory 144 kit looked like a "dedicated" sleeve and not just a bore job, so I'd expect the same. You own and love one, but that 167 bore job looks extreme to me.

Back to the Husabergs.... MXA says no TE 125 for US.
 
Motosportz said:
Looks like the Bergs went largely unchanged except a horrible yellow from on some models. Posting this here because i figured Berg might be the first with a new 2 stroke design and maybe DFI. Not this year i guess.

http://www.motoblog.it/galleria/husaberg-enduro-2012-statiche/2

Barf...

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Can't get more Swedish (looking) than that!
 
Agreed very little mark up on new bikes but money to be made in parts.

On another note a friend just gave up his older KTM 450 for a new 2011 Husa 570
Ground clearance is sure Trials like @ over 15"
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guy i rode with sunday had the 2011 model 300 - nice bike
made my 250f feel a little slow . had few starting issues though . elec starter is a joke too.
 
I ride with KTM 2 strokes all the time and I'd say 3/4th of the e-start don't work or make some horrible noises.
 
estart is silly on 2 smokers(except for emer/extreme enduros competition) one of my crew just lost about 7 lbs off his 250XC by removing all the estart stuff. any half arsed man can start that bike with his hand on the kick starter anyway. my 2 cents. (not worth alot just an opinion) and like K said those Kato starters sound horrible, I always wondered why so bad sounding.
 
robertaccio said:
estart is silly on 2 smokers(except for emer/extreme enduros competition) one of my crew just lost about 7 lbs off his 250XC by removing all the estart stuff. any half arsed man can start that bike with his hand on the kick starter anyway. my 2 cents. (not worth alot just an opinion) and like K said those Kato starters sound horrible, I always wondered why so bad sounding.
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I am left handed (and legged) and also shot my right femur through the hamstring a while back. While I can and do start my 2 stroke easily, I'd prefer a button.

A better one than the KTM though, as the guy that I was racng with last weekend (he has a new KTM 300) his estart doesn't work...
 
my bad as far as not having the physical capability to kick start easily, understood. those kato starters just sound dry and like a spray paint rattle can, hope the future adds a more solid arrangement for what ever brand uses one. It should just be a optional item as you order the machine, the moto world needs to get out of the 1920s and have an option order form (Beta is doing it so finally one oem sees the logic)
 
Over here in Oz, We call them Pusabergs. There is a rider in our club who has a 2010 FE570. When your on the beach he slides his 110kgs worth of weight up on the tank in top gear cracks the throttle open and the front end just launches of the ground. (Thats real grunt) Some of the other riders had pusabergs (early to mid 2000s) But they suffered major engine damages, crankshafts timing chains etc. As for the 2012 model 2T I dont like the yellow frame colour.
 
robertaccio said:
my bad as far as not having the physical capability to kick start easily, understood. those kato starters just sound dry and like a spray paint rattle can, hope the future adds a more solid arrangement for what ever brand uses one. It should just be a optional item as you order the machine, the moto world needs to get out of the 1920s and have an option order form (Beta is doing it so finally one oem sees the logic)
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No problem. Reliable electric start seems to be too much for the current manufacturers to be able to master anyways.
 
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