Hello all i hope i am posting this in the right area, i am shopping for a dual sport bike and really like the te310; have a couple questions. I read that the top speed is around 50mph which sounds rather slow is this true and if so can gearing fix the problem? I live in alaska and wont have the luxury of test riding one before buying, how does this bike stack up against the ktm 350? The most current model i can buy is the 2012 and the price out the door is $5300 usd, seems like for almost half the cost of ktm i could throw some money at the husky and come out with a better bike. I would say my riding will be a 50/50 split of on road and off road. I am not terribly concerned with hp, i really want a light bike that handles well and is capable of cruising at 55 mph without ringing the engine out. I would appreciate any advice from members who own a 310 regarding gearing, performance upgrades and especially top speed in different configurations, thanks.
The close ratio trans kind of sucks for dual sporting (based on my txc, not sure if the te has wider gears?). You kind of need to pick what you want to do because the gearing for running 55-60 isn't going to do that well in slow off road situations. I run a stock front sprocket and a 43 tooth rear + trials tire (tall) and mine will run down the road at 60 comfortably. I never tried to run it out to see what the top speed would be with that gearing though.
I've got the '13 te310. Gearbox spacing is so tight that you can't really gear it for street and dirt-at least not real technical trails. If you're just fire-roading then you'll probably be ok. I think a 450 would be the better way to go if you're doing a lot of street as well-then you'll have the motor to pull taller gearing and still have the torque for the slow stuff
I have the 2012 te 310 , I ride fireroads mostly and have the stalk front and rear sprocket , 13 40 , it will run at 65 easy at around 7500 rpm s , its awesome for me , I assume you have the power up kit done already .
The 310 with its close ratio box is not a real DS contender.Think about the new Husky 350, basically a KTM 350 with better suspension and linkage.
They have a plated husky 350 out , wish we had them in the U S right now , They will have a couple different ones here by the time I am ready , agree 100% though its not meant at all for the street just to connect the trails .
Thanks for the responses sounds like the cruising speed on the 310 is better than i thought, does anyone know if the husky 350 will be available as a dual sport from the factory? There are pretty strict rules here regarding dual sport bikes if a bike didn't come from the factory plated and listed for street use forget about it At this point i think i will hold of buying until my next trip out of Alaska so i can at least sit on if not test ride some different bikes.
