Looks like the exhaust would leak a little....I'm just saying.



Oh and I think it would be hard to keep oil in and dirt out.

 

Looks white to me

 

Bad ***!

 

i like the husaburg better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNuVLt9fPec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUyt_...eature=related

 

I've been drooling all over the Husaberg 450 for a while now, but they recently came out with a 390. I think that'd be the one I'd get if I were going to do it.

That said, three of my friends went on a TAT ride - multi-week back-road/trails trip across the USA. One on a WR250, the other on a KTM 950 SE, and the 3rd on a KTM 640 LC4. A few days in the WR had a fuel pump failure. And a few days after that, the 950SE had a fuel pump failure. Maybe just bum luck and coincidence, but both these guys take good care of their bikes. The LC4 was not completely immune, he was cleaning jets at one point due to some crappy dirty fuel along the way. But at least he could fix it with tools in his fanny pack. The WR guy never made it out of Tennessee, and 950SE guy had some help from some friends to cross reference compatible part numbers and then overnight a pump from NAPA to replace it. Anyway ... food for thought. Carburetors have their drawbacks, but leaving you stranded is usually not one of them. Right now, I'm appreciating the carburetor on my bike.

 

Me too, I went to look at some 2009s I would love to have a 450. I am caniving as we speak. There are lots of 08 models for sale at around half price. I think $5499 CD is the cheapest I have seen. the 09s are around 9K.
I am thinking maybe next spring. I have one more trip to do on my KLX yet.

 

longer to help with more low end torque- Yamahas ver of the Power bomb

 

I would really love to go the Husaburg route but so far I'm still not sure if you can plate them; And if you can I would want/need a bigger tank I hate getting stranded or having to "planting fuel" in 5 gal tanks around were nobody but myself can find them.

 

check out this site....
http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/pr...nnovation.aspx

alot of cool stuff they did... the exhaust is like that because

"New “tornado-style” exhaust header with resonator efficiently scavenges exhaust gasses and helps the engine achieve its exceptional low-to-mid range torque characteristics, while the 150mm-longer muffler comfortably meets the latest noise standards without a sacrifice of power."

Check out the offset crankshaft... pretty slick thinking... and they shortened the stroke and made the bore bigger....

 

header length is critical for power output.
you can't just run a short length of pipe to a muffler and get optimum power.
in order to get correct length, they needed to wind it up.