Husqvarna Adventure bikes?

[Night Falcon]

Been looking at the TE630...nice bike nice price...reviews say the FI is jerky and tank too small. 600cc engine which is a pitty, 599cc would be cheaper rego . I,d definately look at one..maybe in couple years when BMW have sorted out the first model blues....that is unless KTM anit got a new ADV by then....asuming it don't look like a Beeamer that is

[CrazyFrog]

How about this nicely modded TE510 with CPW nav tower, RV Aqualine tanks and nice cool stickers. Goes quite well too

[NordieBoy]

How about this nicely modded TE510 with CPW nav tower, RV Aqualine tanks and nice cool stickers. Goes quite well too

Nah, 510 isn't enough grunt.

[Waihou Thumper]

How about this nicely modded TE510 with CPW nav tower, RV Aqualine tanks and nice cool stickers. Goes quite well too

Very nice Now if there is an incentive to stand on the pedals, this is it. Sheesh, it sure is tall at the front there

[cooneyr]

Nah, 510 isn't enough grunt.

Back when I was looking for an EXC I was thinking the 450 EXC wouldn't have enough snot for adv riding and I should really get a 525. How wrong I was.

The 450 has more than enough to spin up on gravel comming out of a corner at 80+kph and chews up tyres plenty fast enough. Oh and I stayed with a B4 Suby accelerating out of one of the Russley Rd roundabouts up to 120kph when he pulled the pin. The 450 is enough of a wild child to get me into plenty of trouble.

I'll probably still be going larger when the 450 needs a rebuild though
Cheers R

[NordieBoy]

Jaybo says the 450RRR has more power than his 530.

CC's are like CPU mHz's nowadays. Increasingly meaningless.

[Night Falcon]

Jaybo says the 450RRR has more power than his 530.

CC's are like CPU mHz's nowadays. Increasingly meaningless.

bigger engine with less tweaking = more reliability aka DR/KLR?

[warewolf]

600cc engine which is a pitty, 599cc would be cheaper rego .

Que? 601+ is the higher bracket.

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicle/registration-licensing/fees.html

[MXNUT]

Que? 601+ is the higher bracket.

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicle/registration-licensing/fees.html

was talking to the local husky dealer about this a couple of months ago and he said that the SM versions they had sold were able to be registered in the 60 - 600 cc bracket with the cheaper fees.

[Waihou Thumper]

was talking to the local husky dealer about this a couple of months ago and he said that the SM versions they had sold were able to be registered in the 60 - 600 cc bracket with the cheaper fees.

Yep, they are 578cc, mine is a Te610 but 578cc on the engine. The 630 maybe a tad more but under 600cc

[NordieBoy]

Yep, Husky has borrowed KTM's naming system...

[Waihou Thumper]

Yep, Husky has borrowed KTM's naming system...

Must be hard to sell a TE578, Swiss rounding..or in this case Swedish rounding...

[rogson]

The TE450/510 have a closer ratio gearbox than most (all?) of the other enduro bikes (including the 5 speeds like the DRZ and WR450). Makes it less versatile as a technical dirt and highway runner on the same day (i.e. without sprocket changes).

[NordieBoy]

The TE450/510 have a closer ratio gearbox than most (all?) of the other enduro bikes (including the 5 speeds like the DRZ and WR450). Makes it less versatile as a technical dirt and highway runner on the same day (i.e. without sprocket changes).

Less versatile than the DRZ for dirt and highway?

The DRZ is like the DR650 in also needing a 6th gear.

[MXNUT]

Yep, they are 578cc, mine is a Te610 but 578cc on the engine. The 630 maybe a tad more but under 600cc

TE 630 is 600.1 cc, so is marginally under the higher cost 601 cc bracket