Husky Te310

[thorns]

Has anyone got any feedback on these, the good, the bad, and the ugly?

Spent some time in the weekend going round the bike shops, and one of these caught my eye.
Are the motors in these pretty bulletproof? Was originally looking at 2 strokes only as was looking at MX bikes, but wondering how enduro 4 strokes last seeing as they are not so highly string like a 4t mxer.

[pampa]

Hi, I saw a review by an english guy (pretty sure for a magazine) and he was very happy with it ... I'll see if I can find it

found it

Has anyone got any feedback on these, the good, the bad, and the ugly?

Spent some time in the weekend going round the bike shops, and one of these caught my eye.
Are the motors in these pretty bulletproof? Was originally looking at 2 strokes only as was looking at MX bikes, but wondering how enduro 4 strokes last seeing as they are not so highly string like a 4t mxer.

[takitimu]

Has anyone got any feedback on these, the good, the bad, and the ugly?

Spent some time in the weekend going round the bike shops, and one of these caught my eye.
Are the motors in these pretty bulletproof? Was originally looking at 2 strokes only as was looking at MX bikes, but wondering how enduro 4 strokes last seeing as they are not so highly string like a 4t mxer.

Depends on the year, I had a 2011 ( it's the bike in my thumbnail ), nice bike, very very responsive motor, countered by being easier to stall than some other bikes.

A li-ion battery makes a real diff ( takes weight off up high ).

The motor is solid enough yeah, not as easy as it could be to change the oil, softish suspension and quite a close ratio gear box.

Make sure it's had all the updates to the efi.

[thorns]

Depends on the year, I had a 2011 ( it's the bike in my thumbnail ), nice bike, very very responsive motor, countered by being easier to stall than some other bikes.

A li-ion battery makes a real diff ( takes weight off up high ).

The motor is solid enough yeah, not as easy as it could be to change the oil, softish suspension and quite a close ratio gear box.

Make sure it's had all the updates to the efi.

Yeah, its a 2011 bike, with the computer from the TXC, so not 100% sure if that has the updates or not.
With some heavier springs, do you think it would go alright in casual moto-x? Am after a bike that can trail ride and do the odd casual grass roots mx day.

May I ask if there was any particular reason you moved on from it?

[takitimu]

Yeah, its a 2011 bike, with the computer from the TXC, so not 100% sure if that has the updates or not.
With some heavier springs, do you think it would go alright in casual moto-x? Am after a bike that can trail ride and do the odd casual grass roots mx day.

May I ask if there was any particular reason you moved on from it?

Sounds good on the ECU, though I'd ask for a quick ride just to be sure, if it's wrong it's like the are badly jetting, hesitate off the bottom.

It's a nice bike for what you want, they handle nice & the springs will help.

I had electrical issues, though where we ride is pretty hard on the bikes, so I figured I'd go simple, mx bike with electric start, less to go wrong & as light as a 4/ e-start can get, I also prefer the 250's power wise, the 310 can be a handful at times, the quick response is a double edged sword when things get really tight.

[thorns]

Thanks mate.

That is my other option I am considering, a 2t mxer with a flywheel weight, and maybe even a G2 throttle cam added as well to try make it a bit more user friendly on trails.
The fact the Husky has fancy software and fuel injection does worry me a little, although by all accounts they are pretty solid from reading Cafehusky and the like once the ECU is sorted.

[scott411]

I had electrical issues, though where we ride is pretty hard on the bikes, so I figured I'd go simple, mx bike with electric start, less to go wrong & as light as a 4/ e-start can get, I also prefer the 250's power wise, the 310 can be a handful at times, the quick response is a double edged sword when things get really tight.

i think you should tell a bit more of the story there, and are they fixed?

[takitimu]

i think you should tell a bit more of the story there, and are they fixed?

Well if the OP said he was going to do Romaniacs style bush bashing, I'd say steer away from the te310 ( run might be more accurate ) though even KTM in Aucks have said the hardest problems they have to diagnose are guys who ride nasty stuff like we do, you can get weird electrical faults.

For the riding the OP was talking about I did enjoy my husky alot.

What Scotty is getting at is my bike has been 5 months getting fixed ( still not returned ), so I'm hardly a happy camper with Husky, but there are alot of people who get good runs out of them. I've heard the problem was two breaks in the wiring, but like I say no definitive answer or bike back yet.

I had my share of issues with the KLX450 as well ( an electrical connector that got water in there which would kill the bike dead ), every bike has it's quirks, so yeah my te310 experience was not smooth, but that'd be the danger of buying a just released bike I reckon, they've got the kinks sorted now, like KTM pretty much have a handle on the Fuel Injection issues they have.

[takitimu]

Thanks mate.

That is my other option I am considering, a 2t mxer with a flywheel weight, and maybe even a G2 throttle cam added as well to try make it a bit more user friendly on trails.
The fact the Husky has fancy software and fuel injection does worry me a little, although by all accounts they are pretty solid from reading Cafehusky and the like once the ECU is sorted.

G2 would be nice, though I had a JD kit which enabled me to tweak the FI & had it how I liked it by the end ( I had a 12 port injector which was good to ). I'd not be to worried about the s/ware side all the FI bikes have something in that line.

One thing about the Husky EFI ( 2011/2012 ) is they rely on the battery, so if you have a charging fault ( make sure the positive lead is not rubbing on the frame ) and flatten the battery you are not going anywhere.

The electric leg is a good thing, though with husky's make sure you are in neutral or you will run the battery flat & burn the electric motor eventually ( ktm 300's are notorious for that to ), the two huskies I had would not charge nearly as quickly as the sx-f 250 ( which is really impressive at charging ), same with the KLX actually, electric starting on 4/ KTM's is amazing.

[scott411]

I had my share of issues with the KLX450 as well ( an electrical connector that got water in there which would kill the bike dead ), every bike has it's quirks, so yeah my te310 experience was not smooth, but that'd be the danger of buying a just released bike I reckon, they've got the kinks sorted now, like KTM pretty much have a handle on the Fuel Injection issues they have.

agreed dirt bike electrics with what they go though riding and the cleaning after are always going to be an issue, but i knew it was ongoing, and you have been more than fair in regards to them,