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On my 09' halley 450 i have considered installing a kickstarter (only e-start) but haven't done it because with my 130 lbs and 165cm i couldn't kickstart a honda XR400 4 years ago. The mechanic at the honda shop was taller and heavier then me and he could start it easily and didn't understand...

I have already adressed that at my dealer and they adjusted it a little further, but no big improvement. I know this is the limitation of that trellis frame and knew this before i bought it. Greetz Robin

I bought myself a used 690 Enduro R when my Gas Gas 450 broke down. I'm very happy with it: i have now done 4000 km's with it and haven't had any trouble with it. It's lowered 5 cm so i can touch ground with it (165cm), it has a torquey and powerful engine and hides it weight well. IMO it's a...

Since a few days my 09 bike doesn't want to start at normal idle :mad:(1900-2100rpm). Only if i put the idle very high at +4800rpm it starts immediately:confused:. If i ride it, the motorcycle sometimes bogs at 5000rpm but pulls trough after. I have also noticed the spark plug colours black...

Thanks guys ;) will bring it to their attention , hopefully the seals won't degrade but i do think this is going to happen.

One more thing thing after i rode the bike home i noticed "PUT MINERAL OIL ONLY" on my new magura unit and i saw the mechanic putting DOT4 brake fluid in it so i searched on the internet and found out that DOT brake oil will disintegrate the gaskets inside the magura pump :mad:. So i called my...

Went to a dealer to change brake fluid for my clutch and the piston pushing brake fluid just stopped working :(. OEM part (50?)was unavailable and had to be imported in belgium from spain but "luckily" he had a new magura system with lever but with a pricetag 247? :(. Bought it because i know...

Since a week or so i have discovered that power slips when i'm in the higher gears and i give full throttle. Also the bikes wants to move forward when in gear especially when the motor is cold. My steel clutch plates were replaced three months ago with result, but now it's the same problem all...

I used some fuel system cleaner and the unstable idle when cold has vanished ;). Dirty injector so i think?

Maybe a stupid question but here it goes: do the 09 450 models have a blue/yellow wire? If so, where can i find it?

I think my bike has Kokusan efi since it's a 2009 model with the same engine as the ec450. I don't tank bio ethanol fuel and it's hard to get here in belgium, i usally go at shell, esso or texaco, i alwayse use octane 98.

I can verify that my bike has efi (FSR 450 engine)

First problem: when i start, it runs fine for a few seconds, but then engine revs go to low and the engine dies. After that it can sometimes be a pain in the # to start again even with full throttle method. I can work around the problem by keeping the engine running by using the throttle but if...

I just tried on my halley450 09 model to see if there was a difference in fit with the plug scew cap on and it does fit tighter with it on :). Runs a little smoother in idle now. Thanks for the tip ;).

What I mean is that the bearing lies on the outside of the wheel and there's space between wheel and frame so dirt can get in the seals and after a while the bearing will get shot. I would recommend changing the bearings every 10-15 hours if you only ride offroad or every 50 hrs if you ride it...