250-500cc 2011 wr300 or 2012 te300????

Im in the market for a nice 300... does anyone have issues kicking the wr300? anyone know the top speed on the wr300 with stock gearing?

Even I learned to start wr300 with 1 kick and I m short and light. Top speed i saw was close to 70mph...on knobbies.

Mine was easy to start with the stock carburetor properly jetted and even easier with the Lectron. The kick starter is awkward, but most people can figure it out. I never got the appeal of an electric starter on a dirt bike, and I have owned a few. Maybe for racing, just in case you stall, but an autoclutch is a better solution for that.

Mine will do about 110 km/h with 13/48 gearing.

The Husky is a very good bike for the money, but if money was no object, I would be looking at the newer HusyKTMaberg TE. (although I must admit that I have never ridden one)

That's good to know guys.. My local husky dealer in nj told my brother not to even look at the wr300. He ended up with a txc310 that he loves. Dealer told him it was crazy hard to start. The electric start is great on me 450 so i thought it would be equally as nice on a 300.

Your local dealer is a wuss.

Any modern bike is a good bike.

Lol!!! Yeah I haven't tried to start one myself. My 450's battery died on the trails on Monday and kicking it for 30 minutes in the woods sucked the big one!

I have a '12 Husaberg TE250 and it's a good bike, but correct rear spring for your weight is critical with PDS. I've never had it at absolute top speed, but with 13/52 gearing, which is lower than stock (13/50) I've had it at 79 mph, with throttle to spare. That is with my accurately calibrated ICO Checkmate, so it's not BS. A stock geared '12 TE300 could probably do over 90 mph......

Cagiva built Husky WRs used a MX close ratio gear box so not a lot of speed to get out of them. For cold starts I've found 1-2 kicks now starting it like a four stroke. That's right, NO gas whatsoever but choke of course. Hot starts usually one kick. When I used gas on cold start it took 10 kicks at least.

Town and country? They hate 2 strokes for some reason

Nope central jersey cycles...

2011 wr 300 starts first kick hot or cold, if you've got a good leg then there is no problem. Ps. great bike to ride!