Britt Boyette said:
I tried that but, if you have Hotmail like I do, you can't get in and join.
Hmm, did not know that. So you can't even search the forums there??
There is tons of info there, I've never even ridden one but have been threatening to buy one for years and so have been reading that forum just as long. You may also try Thumpertalk, they have an "Exotics" forum where a lot of the .org members also post.
There were lots of problems w/ the starters in '02. It could be that a '97 model is more reliable than the '01-'02 edition.
I don't know much of anything about the older bikes, but I've not heard too many bad things about the '00 model year. A big update from '99 to '00. Not sure about your part of the world but in NM and AZ you can find a used Berg for a song if you look long enough. Resell is obviously not good, you see them languishing for months on Cycle Trader.
I imagine you could pick up an '00 for about $2,000 to $2,500, that would be my choice, but I've zero first hand experience/info on these bikes. Don't see too many Husaberg owners here....
Hope this helps.