...now in a relationship with a Red Head....a Husqvarna red head

dtrides

dtrides

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Ok, new to me bike time again!
Hyper has been after me to get a dirty bike so we can go play off road together.
Since we moved up to the mountain I had not been riding my Tuono much at all so I put her up for sale and used the proceeds to purchase a street legal dirt bike.
That way I could plonk along on the goaty roads near me as well as get some dirt on.
Picked up a nice Husqvarna TE310 from fellow Barfer in really good condition.
First thing was to install some Acerbis hand guards and then take her for a ride!
Wow, this thing is taller than I thought!:wow
First ride was interesting as I had not been a proper dirt bike in 30+ years ( unless you count my KLR as a proper dirt bike :rofl).
Temps were cold, pavement wet, seat hight tall, what could go wrong?
Well, luckily nothing. It did feel like a stranger on this bike and had little confidence in the full (DOT) knob's on the pavement....still had fun though.
Did a search on my tires and found my tire pressure was high and shoud drop about 7 psi...ok will adjust before next ride.
Brought it back and adjusted all the ergos to my liking and installed the Kuba link that came with...with some apprehension.
You see I Googled Kuba link and saw all these reviews of how it was going to wreck the handling , make the bike dangerous and just might kill me.."My Papa said "Son, don't let the Kuba Link get you
And do what he done to me?
'Cause he'll get you
'Cause he'll get ya now, now"
Day two ride...well what do know, the bike now feels great! It turns sooo much better (counterintuitive to lowering the back of a bike), the tires are now feeling more planted and I can actually get my feet down at a stop!:thumbup
Seat left a little to be desired but after a search I see folks love the Seat Concepts unit so have one on order.
Also, not a fan of carrying any hard parts in a back pack so found a rear rack and a rotopax fuel can for longer rides.
On my ride I noticed a strange smell, oh, just my pants melting to the pipe, add CF exhaust guard to my list.
Looking forward to getting this off the pavement (where it belongs!).
Pics to follow..:ride
DT
 
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Clem Kevin

Clem Kevin

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Was this the bike for sale down near SLO?

I kind of regret not jumping on this. I kinda regret being a broke-ass teacher too.
 
OaklandF4i

OaklandF4i

Darwin's exception
Congrats on the new to you bike. :thumbup

That bike and that motor was on the verge of bringing the Italian owned Husqvarna back to a competitive level with KTM... then KTM bought them. Its what could have been. Too bad, the totally new and redesigned 250/310 was and is a pretty darn good motor. Not that the KTM owned Husqvarna's are bad, they aren't, I own two and a proper Swedish one. But as a Husqvarna fan, I was hoping they could stand on there own and this motor platform was on the way to doing so. Cool ass bike! :ride

Get to know Dan and his wife at Motoxotica. Best dealer knowledge on the planet right there with Uptite in SoCal who got his dealer pulled (bad KTM.) Halls back east is also a great resource for the Italian bikes.

Tire pressure offroad will always stir up a hornets nest of an internet debate. Probably only second to two stroke guys arguing premix, ratios, and jetting. :laughing Here is a good basic guideline for tire pressures in an article from Dirt Bike.

Congrats and put Stonybarf in your calendar this spring. See in the dirty section... and this bike is a proper dirtbike more so than even a dual sport... so you belong there! :twofinger
 
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dtrides

dtrides

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thanks for the tire pressure article!
I started out at 26 psi in the Kenda K760 trakmaster's on day one. Day two dropped to 19 psi and that felt good on the road.
Yes, saw the thread about Stonybarf and hope to make it. Barf rallies are always entertaining:).
DT
 
OaklandF4i

OaklandF4i

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dtrides said:
thanks for the tire pressure article!
I started out at 26 psi in the Kenda K760 trakmaster's on day one. Day two dropped to 19 psi and that felt good on the road.
Yes, saw the thread about Stonybarf and hope to make it. Barf rallies are always entertaining:).
DT
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This just my experience and opinion, so take it with a grain of salt. In the dirt with tubes riding single track I run 10-12 depending on soil conditions. Desert with much higher speeds but till strictly dirt, 16-17ish psi to prevent pinch flats on rocks at speed. Pavement, high 20's nearly 30 psi to prevent chunking of the knobs.

Knobs will chunk in very short order on the pavement, especially if hot, or running much over 55-60mph with lower tire pressures... even the DOT knobbies. The rare occasions I need to spend any significant time on the pavement, I keep my speed way down and pump up the tires if possible.
 
dtrides

dtrides

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OaklandF4i said:
This just my experience and opinion, so take it with a grain of salt. In the dirt with tubes riding single track I run 10-12 depending on soil conditions. Desert with much higher speeds but till strictly dirt, 16-17ish psi to prevent pinch flats on rocks at speed. Pavement, high 20's nearly 30 psi to prevent chunking of the knobs.

Knobs will chunk in very short order on the pavement, especially if hot, or running much over 55-60mph with lower tire pressures... even the DOT knobbies. The rare occasions I need to spend any significant time on the pavement, I keep my speed way down and pump up the tires if possible.
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Yea, I searched out my tires and folks said they dont like higher pressures and aren't prone to chunking. Recommended street pressures were 18-20. I split the difference and set them at 19 psi. With this bike and stock gearing I doubt I will run it faster than 55 except for a brief blast past slower traffic. A desert bike this aint.;)
 
Clem Kevin

Clem Kevin

Nude With Boots
I've ridden thousands of miles with nothing more than 20psi on my XR400 (albeit, not much above 65mph) and I've never had tires seriously chunk. Just sayin'.

Having done 5 BDR's and TAT, I think the happy middleground is 18-20 if you don't want to change pressure between road and dirt.

If you're slabbing it for a while, 24 is plenty. If you run it too high on the front, you'll get real funky wear from braking over time.

If you're hitting the trails and have rimlocks, You're safe down to 14 (but double check it if the temperature drops overnight, that has caught me out running that low).
 
scratchpad

scratchpad

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great bike. I owned the TXC310 for a while. Bought it from the great folks at MotoXotica. Sold it to the SoCal fellow who is the USA distributor for the new redhead huskys "SWM" i believe. Well at the time at least when KTM bought Husky and the Italian engineers went to work or started (hearsay) SWM they were the redheads. Theres a ton of knowledge on cafehusky on that bike. George at Uptite or Ty Davis at ZipTy racing as well.

Have fun. its a light, slender, zippy little bike.:thumbup
 
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