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--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "beachmike1" wrote:

> > Some discussion in post may have brought outa possible suggestion that ktm uses ro tax engines. They may however they have a rather large engine plant of thier own. > http://blog.ktm.com/uncategorized/a-visit-to-the-ktm-engine-plant/ > > More info coming as I can find it concerning the bmw husky reliability. So far the consensus is the bmw husky single has proven ( current design) to be very reliable. > When I get dat I will share ...but take this comment so far with a grain of salt. >

~~~I think you also may be thinking of Bombardier using Rotax engines in their Spyder trikes Best, Jake Reddick Fla. "Sacred cows make the best hamburger." - Mark Twain http://www.flickr.com/photos/26137108@N04/ http://www.shakinjake.blogspot.com/

I had an Aprilia Pegaso for a short time and was told by the previous owner that it had a leaking head gasket which he had replaced once before. The Pegaso used the same engine as early F650/Rotax). The previous owner told me that these early engines did have problems with leaking head gaskets. Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: SM Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:47 AM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Rotax engines and HusqvarNKLR I got invited to the West Coast press release of the Terra last year, Husqvarna's corporate office is less than 2 miles from my office. The motor in the Terra and Strada 650 is based on the motor in the BMW F650. If I remember correctly, the bottom end is the same, I do know for a fact that the piston is lighter, the compression is way higher, and the head is re-designed. I got to ride one of the new machines on a 100+ mile loop that included dirt roads. My take on it was that even the Terra, which is the more dirt oriented of the two, is still way more street oriented than a KLR. The motor is set up very lean to meet emissions and as such has a tendency to stall unless you wind it up off the line. As far as the reliability, there are hundreds of thousands of these motors on the road and I haven't seen any of them blow up personally. Has anyone? To my knowledge, Rotax singles are kind of like the Honda Civic of bike motors: Just put gas in it and go. I have a 08 TE 610, and the motor on that thing makes great power, but what a maintenance hog! Sheesh! Head gasket, clutch bushing, valve adjustment, valve cover gaskets, cracked radiator...Oy vey. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]