Husqvarna TE 250 thread!! - Page 3

Slimie · 10-08-2011, 02:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swamp

wonder if this "lowering" will reduce the suspension travel any ?

anybody have better info on this ?

I't would have to reduce the suspension travel. Wouldn't it?

Unless Husqvarna plan on digging a hole for each wheel?

swamp · 10-08-2011, 05:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slimie

I't would have to reduce the suspension travel. Wouldn't it?

Unless Husqvarna plan on digging a hole for each wheel?

thats what i was thinking too.

i think the benefit of being able to control/wrestle the bike properly in the woods (being lower to the ground) exceeds the benefit of having a little extra suspension travel. well at least for me.

Slimie · 10-08-2011, 07:45 AM

I'm looking at mine now (phwoar!) and there's what looks to me like lots of room to lower it before the frame rails would be in danger of hitting stuff.

That's assuming you're a mortal, demi and semi-gods of the dirtbike world may have different opinions! I'd also think that better control of your bike would be a good trade off for a little less clearance.

-Simon

swamp · 10-19-2011, 04:14 PM

I hear from the Atlanta dealer that they already have the 2012 TE310 but not the TE250 anyone know when the TE250s are supposed to go on sale ?

TaterHarry · 10-19-2011, 04:33 PM

The 2010 TE250 is insanely tall with plenty of ground clearance. I'm 6'6" and the bike needed nothing but bar risers to fit me perfectly. I have taken it on trails where the Kool-Aid colored bikes were scraping their skidplates and I would just sail right through. In fact I keep saying I'll upgrade from the stock plastic skidplate when I break it off, but I haven't even scraped it up yet

In any case the "lower" model won't be that low...

emerson.biguns · 10-23-2011, 07:39 PM

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NorthCoastRider · 10-23-2011, 08:54 PM

I have a 2011 TE 250 on my short list for a new bike this year. Anyone know if this bike will do practice days at a MX track without a lot of suspension work?

midengineracer · 10-23-2011, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by NorthCoastRider

I have a 2011 TE 250 on my short list for a new bike this year. Anyone know if this bike will do practice days at a MX track without a lot of suspension work?

If it is like they were in 2007, you can adjust the suspension to work decently. Are you just wanting to play on the track for practice and will be doing enduro work the rest of the time?

Emerson.biguns, wish I had the FI, mine was the last year of carburetion...

NorthCoastRider · 10-24-2011, 12:41 PM

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]If it is like they were in 2007, you can adjust the suspension to work decently. Are you just wanting to play on the track for practice and will be doing enduro work the rest of the time

Yes, this will be a mainly enduro bike, with play/ practice time on a MX track. Some of the jumps I hit are 80 - 100ft table tops and the WR250R comes down from them like a ton of bricks.

midengineracer · 10-24-2011, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NorthCoastRider

Yes, this will be a mainly enduro bike, with play/ practice time on a MX track. Some of the jumps I hit are 80 - 100ft table tops and the WR250R comes down from them like a ton of bricks.

I think it will be alright, but I am not an MX'er. The bike is lighter than the WR250R by ~50 lbs and has more travel.

swamp · 10-24-2011, 06:25 PM

well. i couldn't wait.

i put a deposit down to reserve a 2012 te 250 on saturday with the Atlanta Georgia dealership.

"the guy" told me that their first 2 bikes will be arriving either the first or second week of November.

cant wait to get my grubby hands on it.

pbreisch · 11-22-2011, 07:56 PM

I am about to pull the trigger on a 2011 TE250, but I am a little worried that I will be getting the redheaded stepchild, in between model. Seems like there were significant changes from 2010 to 2011 and now the 2012 is going to have another update. Will I be able to find all the trick farkles for my bike or will all the aftermarket manufacturers skip it? Specifically a larger tank, all the manufacturers have a 2010, but no mention of 2011.

Also, as a side note, the dealer has a 2011 te310 for the same price, but it is a demo bike with 200-300 miles... That is what originally drew me in, but I like the idea of a new bike opposed to a beat on demo bike, am I nuts or should I go for the 310?

bobnoxious67 · 11-23-2011, 03:47 AM

You're nuts...get the 310

TaterHarry · 11-23-2011, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pbreisch

I am about to pull the trigger on a 2011 TE250, but I am a little worried that I will be getting the redheaded stepchild, in between model. Seems like there were significant changes from 2010 to 2011 and now the 2012 is going to have another update. Will I be able to find all the trick farkles for my bike or will all the aftermarket manufacturers skip it? Specifically a larger tank, all the manufacturers have a 2010, but no mention of 2011.

Changes from 2010 to 2011 for the TE250 were negligible. I believe the fuel tank is *slightly* larger and that is about it. The TE310 got the major facelift in 2011, as it is the first year that displacement was available in the new X-Lite motor. The IMS tank is about the only option for the X-Lite bikes at this time; people have had problems with them but IMS is responsive and appears to be addressing the problem. I returned my first IMS tank when it started leaking at the fuel pump plate, but my second one is holding up so far.

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Also, as a side note, the dealer has a 2011 te310 for the same price, but it is a demo bike with 200-300 miles... That is what originally drew me in, but I like the idea of a new bike opposed to a beat on demo bike, am I nuts or should I go for the 310?

I think for a demo you should be getting a much better price than that. I bought my 2010 TE250 as a demo but it was clean, showed no signs of abuse, and the tech who had put most of the miles on the bike wasn't the abusive type

The nice thing about a demo, besides the price, is that the power-up mods have probably already been done and the dealer has probably sorted out any new-bike issues, which most Huskys seem to have a few of (though minor).

JustRon · 11-25-2011, 05:24 AM

Do the TE250's have the 'race' maintenance schedule of the 449's and 510's, or the more "relaxed" schedule of a 610?

They look like cool bikes... probably the lightest street-legal dirtbike you can buy in the US.

10-19-2011, 04:14 PM	#34
swamp U lie&yo'breff stank Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Hoover, Alabama Oddometer: 1,101	I hear from the Atlanta dealer that they already have the 2012 TE310 but not the TE250 anyone know when the TE250s are supposed to go on sale ? __________________ Enduro Earth YOUTUBE

10-23-2011, 08:54 PM	#37
NorthCoastRider Livin' the dream Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Canada Oddometer: 205	I have a 2011 TE 250 on my short list for a new bike this year. Anyone know if this bike will do practice days at a MX track without a lot of suspension work? __________________ True North Strong and FREE

10-24-2011, 06:25 PM	#41
swamp U lie&yo'breff stank Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Hoover, Alabama Oddometer: 1,101	deposit well. i couldn't wait. i put a deposit down to reserve a 2012 te 250 on saturday with the Atlanta Georgia dealership. "the guy" told me that their first 2 bikes will be arriving either the first or second week of November. cant wait to get my grubby hands on it. __________________ Enduro Earth YOUTUBE

11-23-2011, 03:47 AM	#43
bobnoxious67 Baby steps... Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Marion, MA Oddometer: 1,754	You're nuts...get the 310 __________________ "turn it on man, turn it on-whatever, whoever you are-TURN THE FAWKER ON!" -Herbert Foster Gunnison 01 Girlie 09 TE450

11-25-2011, 05:24 AM	#45
JustRon ex-broadwayron Joined: May 2011 Location: Brooklyn Oddometer: 536	Do the TE250's have the 'race' maintenance schedule of the 449's and 510's, or the more "relaxed" schedule of a 610? They look like cool bikes... probably the lightest street-legal dirtbike you can buy in the US. __________________ 2010 520RR 1982 KE100 2010 Scrambler FOR SALE

10-08-2011, 07:45 AM	#33
Slimie Beastly Adventurer Joined: May 2004 Location: East Debon Oddometer: 1,057	I'm looking at mine now (phwoar!) and there's what looks to me like lots of room to lower it before the frame rails would be in danger of hitting stuff. That's assuming you're a mortal, demi and semi-gods of the dirtbike world may have different opinions! I'd also think that better control of your bike would be a good trade off for a little less clearance. -Simon

10-19-2011, 04:33 PM	#35
TaterHarry Fake N00b Joined: Sep 2006 Location: NNM Oddometer: 1,485	The 2010 TE250 is insanely tall with plenty of ground clearance. I'm 6'6" and the bike needed nothing but bar risers to fit me perfectly. I have taken it on trails where the Kool-Aid colored bikes were scraping their skidplates and I would just sail right through. In fact I keep saying I'll upgrade from the stock plastic skidplate when I break it off, but I haven't even scraped it up yet In any case the "lower" model won't be that low...

10-23-2011, 07:39 PM	#36
emerson.biguns All idiot, no savant Joined: Apr 2007 Location: The Old Pueblo Oddometer: 8,223	Power Commander V and Autotune for sale in the fleamarket if anyone is interested. Here .

11-22-2011, 07:56 PM	#42
pbreisch Adventurer Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Detroit Oddometer: 94	I am about to pull the trigger on a 2011 TE250, but I am a little worried that I will be getting the redheaded stepchild, in between model. Seems like there were significant changes from 2010 to 2011 and now the 2012 is going to have another update. Will I be able to find all the trick farkles for my bike or will all the aftermarket manufacturers skip it? Specifically a larger tank, all the manufacturers have a 2010, but no mention of 2011. Also, as a side note, the dealer has a 2011 te310 for the same price, but it is a demo bike with 200-300 miles... That is what originally drew me in, but I like the idea of a new bike opposed to a beat on demo bike, am I nuts or should I go for the 310?

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