Whilst the early 90's Husaberg's started the trend, the late 90's bikes were the most reliable and rideable.
The 98 was the last model with the old engine, i.e. no mechanical oil pump, it used the reed valve system same as the Huskies. Chassis wise it used a WP combination of 50mm extremes up front and a rising rate linkage system out back.
The 99 used essentially the same engine as the 98 model but got a mechanical oil pump along with some other tweaks. The big change for the 99 model was the inclusion of the PDS rear suspension however the front end duties were still controlled by the 50mm WP extremes.
2000 was the launch of a completely new chassis (which continued basically unchanged through to he late 2000's) that saw the inclusion of a fully adjustable WP 43 USD unit with external spring preload adjustment. The bike also scored a titanium/inox ARROWS exhaust system along with items like a switchable ignition map and a Magura hydraulic clutch.
The achilles heel for the Husaberg's was the Dellorto carby and the SEM ignition system. Husaberg continued with this configuration right up to the 2004 model when they added a Kokusan digital ignition and Keihen carburettor. Whilst the SEM was terrible, the Dellorto was pretty good till it got wear in the slide and needle/needle jet then it was akin to taking out a house mortgage to fix it.
1998 FC600
1999 FC501
2000 FC501
