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From Husaberg forum:
Husaberg Models, Year: 2003
This bikes are fitted with larger radius axle pins, which stop front end twisting in falls and wheels now swop with KTM. The forks have 3-bush set up and sussies are re-valved. New decals and seat cover. Same Dell Orto and ignition. Swing arm pin prettier. Plasticoated HT leads (too long for '02). Modified solenoid and less wires abound here and in general. Front guard is now KTM style droop nose in yellow. Downpipe to centre section becomes an over-fit and not in-fit. A digital speedo is fitted but dealer must make adjustments.
Cylinder head bleed screw
Engine: Cylinder head 'jacket' modified for better liquid cooling and bleed screw on the right. The bridging arm across the middle of the rocker inspection entrance is removed. Balance shaft had double row ball bearings as a precaution. Stirrup camchain guide upgraded for better shape. Con rod length of the 650 up from 134 to 135mm. Rocker breather spigot is more vertical, the clutch is upgraded to use steel dowels on the inner drum for less wear and better neutral. Extra screw in sidecover behind kickstart boss. Seal on left of crank along with shouldered dowel to seal the crankcase better.
Husaberg Models, Year: 2004
Thank you DaleEO for scanning the brochure!
They have a nice dinky top clamp nut, a sweet looking swingarm pin. It's now a 450 (470/650 piston with a new shorter stroke at 57mm-shorter even than the 400!), it has a Keihin FCR MK2 carb, Kokusan ignition with throttle position sensor (TPS), the 470/501 head (from 35/27 to 35/30). New graphics. Shocks re-worked. Owner can now adjust digital speedo on the bike. Braided clutch hose.
Aluminium: gear lever and triple clamp post. New swing arm chain guide.
Engine: Clutch has it's own cover on the sidecover and in magnesium-as is the ignition cover. The '03 or '04 get the hardened gearbox selector 'claw', uprated rocker assembly with smaller follower rollerpins but larger axle. Rockerarms and shafts have been revised. Lighter cases. The top end goes back to splash feed so the cambearings have a double rubber seal each. The con rod has a new steel caged roller bearing for more durability. The crankshaft has several revisions for 04 including a lubrication port for the counter balancer. The 650 camshaft for '04 has increased duration and lift though peak acceleration rates are unchanged.
The steering head angle has been steepened by 1.5° (splat)-so much so that the headers are known to rub the front tyre on compression. The 2005 header pipes cure this.
Steering head angle of an '05 compared to a '01. (Husabutt)
Husaberg Models, Year: 2005
Higher sweep which raises your elbows, is straighter and feels better. Bike now sports titanium valves for FC/FX but steel still for Fe's. New graphics but is generally accepted as a year of less radical change. Completely new exhaust said to aid power. Phenomenally strong battery means they all start on the button from cold. 450 soft off the bottom end, no KTM-type wheelspin but appears to be the first year without even medium type 'faults'. FCs get an adjustable steering stem ala KTM allowing the trail to be adjusted 2- 0 +2mm. FS gets the 17mm triple Clamps: the first time a modern Husey isn't running the standard 22's.
The 650 has been reduced from 644 to 628cc with the stroke being shortened from 82 to 80mm, rod length remains 135mm. Also Husaberg go to a 'pork chop' crank instead of the original cirular flywheel. Here are the observations of a top engineer, Ben Ballard, of JBS Racing - they develop 750cc conversion kits:
1) The big end pin has been uprated from 32mm to 35mm. The are using a slightly different heavier section rod, and have had to mill about 2mm off of the bottom of the rod just to get it clear the cases. The rod does not have the small hole under the little end facing down, drilled through the web anymore instead a hole is drilled at the top. This strikes me as a really good idea.
2) An oil jet has been added to the cases pointing at the bottom of the piston in the 12 O’clock position above the drive side bearing KTM style. 2005 also had this. This seems good to me, though perhaps un-necessary I can’t believe oil doesn’t flick up there as it bleeds out of the sides of the rod bearing. (not sure about this Ben as my '02 has it as well!).
3) The water ways in the cases that feed the slots below the exhaust ducts in the head have been widened from 6mm holes to 6 x 12mm slots, and the head has been similarly milled in all the water ways. Also they have used a different core in the casting for the water jacket.
4) The piston is now anodised stock. This I think is a good idea. It seems to help on all fronts, being very hard it helps with wear, being low conductivity it helps with piston temp, the crowns of anodised pistons seem to accumulate less soot etc don’t know whether this is because they stay cooler or perhaps soot doesn’t like sticking to oxide.
Husaberg Models, Year: 2006
'06: allegedly slimmer tank (doesn't appear to be), not as close to radiator for better cooling and space for a cooling fan. Spark plug can be removed in situ. New colour scheme with a blue tank and dark blue seat. Rear numberplate and light unit is now angled over similar to acerbis (known to retro fit all later models). Rear shock's needle is now designed for a straight rate spring and NOT progressive. Very little change bar the cosmetics. A new nifty-shaped kickstart lever is fitted.
Husaberg Models, Year: 2007
'07: The year of suspension changes. Starting at the front, all the bikes come with CNC milled triple clamps containing an aluminium stem that's eccentric and can change the offset - or + 1mm(?). The forks are the long awaited 'cartridge fork' with a great deal done to reduce friction as well as 12mm aluminium rods (old 14mm steel) helping chamber capacity. The fork caps have preload adjustment built in. The rear shock revalved. The silencers are mounted further from the tyre for safety. New graphics. 550 bottom end beefed up. The forks are now 5mm longer making them the same length as the KTMs. Crankcases were beefed up around the mains.
Husaberg Models, Year: 2008
Welcome to the last year for this engine! Front fork and shock absorber: updated settings, both wheels: black rims, machined hubs and lighter spokes, easy front axle pull, new wavey brake disc (front and rear) on all enduro models, fuel tank: New small 7.5 litre on all european enduro models, special crown (durnicode) - no oxidising or galling, CDI-Box: new programmed ignition curve for all enduro models for improved traction and control, oil plug: CNC machined, anodized blue, front brake cylinder cover: CNC machined, anodized blue on all enduro models, hydraulic clutch cover: CNC machined, anodized blue, cover for supermoto brake CNC machined, anodised blue on all Supermoto models, new darker graphics. Slight jetting changes mean that they only have a red sticker for California. New radiator rod for the louvers to slide over and the shrouds to bolt to. It's made from steel and is hexed for a wrench or socket to tighten or remove! #800-35-036-100.
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There you have it.. 2007+ for best reliability and 2004- for fastest 650 :thumleft:
Husaberg Models, Year: 2003
This bikes are fitted with larger radius axle pins, which stop front end twisting in falls and wheels now swop with KTM. The forks have 3-bush set up and sussies are re-valved. New decals and seat cover. Same Dell Orto and ignition. Swing arm pin prettier. Plasticoated HT leads (too long for '02). Modified solenoid and less wires abound here and in general. Front guard is now KTM style droop nose in yellow. Downpipe to centre section becomes an over-fit and not in-fit. A digital speedo is fitted but dealer must make adjustments.
Cylinder head bleed screw
Engine: Cylinder head 'jacket' modified for better liquid cooling and bleed screw on the right. The bridging arm across the middle of the rocker inspection entrance is removed. Balance shaft had double row ball bearings as a precaution. Stirrup camchain guide upgraded for better shape. Con rod length of the 650 up from 134 to 135mm. Rocker breather spigot is more vertical, the clutch is upgraded to use steel dowels on the inner drum for less wear and better neutral. Extra screw in sidecover behind kickstart boss. Seal on left of crank along with shouldered dowel to seal the crankcase better.
Husaberg Models, Year: 2004
Thank you DaleEO for scanning the brochure!
They have a nice dinky top clamp nut, a sweet looking swingarm pin. It's now a 450 (470/650 piston with a new shorter stroke at 57mm-shorter even than the 400!), it has a Keihin FCR MK2 carb, Kokusan ignition with throttle position sensor (TPS), the 470/501 head (from 35/27 to 35/30). New graphics. Shocks re-worked. Owner can now adjust digital speedo on the bike. Braided clutch hose.
Aluminium: gear lever and triple clamp post. New swing arm chain guide.
Engine: Clutch has it's own cover on the sidecover and in magnesium-as is the ignition cover. The '03 or '04 get the hardened gearbox selector 'claw', uprated rocker assembly with smaller follower rollerpins but larger axle. Rockerarms and shafts have been revised. Lighter cases. The top end goes back to splash feed so the cambearings have a double rubber seal each. The con rod has a new steel caged roller bearing for more durability. The crankshaft has several revisions for 04 including a lubrication port for the counter balancer. The 650 camshaft for '04 has increased duration and lift though peak acceleration rates are unchanged.
The steering head angle has been steepened by 1.5° (splat)-so much so that the headers are known to rub the front tyre on compression. The 2005 header pipes cure this.
Steering head angle of an '05 compared to a '01. (Husabutt)
Husaberg Models, Year: 2005
Higher sweep which raises your elbows, is straighter and feels better. Bike now sports titanium valves for FC/FX but steel still for Fe's. New graphics but is generally accepted as a year of less radical change. Completely new exhaust said to aid power. Phenomenally strong battery means they all start on the button from cold. 450 soft off the bottom end, no KTM-type wheelspin but appears to be the first year without even medium type 'faults'. FCs get an adjustable steering stem ala KTM allowing the trail to be adjusted 2- 0 +2mm. FS gets the 17mm triple Clamps: the first time a modern Husey isn't running the standard 22's.
The 650 has been reduced from 644 to 628cc with the stroke being shortened from 82 to 80mm, rod length remains 135mm. Also Husaberg go to a 'pork chop' crank instead of the original cirular flywheel. Here are the observations of a top engineer, Ben Ballard, of JBS Racing - they develop 750cc conversion kits:
1) The big end pin has been uprated from 32mm to 35mm. The are using a slightly different heavier section rod, and have had to mill about 2mm off of the bottom of the rod just to get it clear the cases. The rod does not have the small hole under the little end facing down, drilled through the web anymore instead a hole is drilled at the top. This strikes me as a really good idea.
2) An oil jet has been added to the cases pointing at the bottom of the piston in the 12 O’clock position above the drive side bearing KTM style. 2005 also had this. This seems good to me, though perhaps un-necessary I can’t believe oil doesn’t flick up there as it bleeds out of the sides of the rod bearing. (not sure about this Ben as my '02 has it as well!).
3) The water ways in the cases that feed the slots below the exhaust ducts in the head have been widened from 6mm holes to 6 x 12mm slots, and the head has been similarly milled in all the water ways. Also they have used a different core in the casting for the water jacket.
4) The piston is now anodised stock. This I think is a good idea. It seems to help on all fronts, being very hard it helps with wear, being low conductivity it helps with piston temp, the crowns of anodised pistons seem to accumulate less soot etc don’t know whether this is because they stay cooler or perhaps soot doesn’t like sticking to oxide.
Husaberg Models, Year: 2006
'06: allegedly slimmer tank (doesn't appear to be), not as close to radiator for better cooling and space for a cooling fan. Spark plug can be removed in situ. New colour scheme with a blue tank and dark blue seat. Rear numberplate and light unit is now angled over similar to acerbis (known to retro fit all later models). Rear shock's needle is now designed for a straight rate spring and NOT progressive. Very little change bar the cosmetics. A new nifty-shaped kickstart lever is fitted.
Husaberg Models, Year: 2007
'07: The year of suspension changes. Starting at the front, all the bikes come with CNC milled triple clamps containing an aluminium stem that's eccentric and can change the offset - or + 1mm(?). The forks are the long awaited 'cartridge fork' with a great deal done to reduce friction as well as 12mm aluminium rods (old 14mm steel) helping chamber capacity. The fork caps have preload adjustment built in. The rear shock revalved. The silencers are mounted further from the tyre for safety. New graphics. 550 bottom end beefed up. The forks are now 5mm longer making them the same length as the KTMs. Crankcases were beefed up around the mains.
Husaberg Models, Year: 2008
Welcome to the last year for this engine! Front fork and shock absorber: updated settings, both wheels: black rims, machined hubs and lighter spokes, easy front axle pull, new wavey brake disc (front and rear) on all enduro models, fuel tank: New small 7.5 litre on all european enduro models, special crown (durnicode) - no oxidising or galling, CDI-Box: new programmed ignition curve for all enduro models for improved traction and control, oil plug: CNC machined, anodized blue, front brake cylinder cover: CNC machined, anodized blue on all enduro models, hydraulic clutch cover: CNC machined, anodized blue, cover for supermoto brake CNC machined, anodised blue on all Supermoto models, new darker graphics. Slight jetting changes mean that they only have a red sticker for California. New radiator rod for the louvers to slide over and the shrouds to bolt to. It's made from steel and is hexed for a wrench or socket to tighten or remove! #800-35-036-100.
..............
There you have it.. 2007+ for best reliability and 2004- for fastest 650 :thumleft:
