This seems like some good early and good reporting on these MX racers ... After riding an 010 model TC250, i don't see how a person could stay off an 013 model if the handling was as good or better and the engine is better ....
It sure has come a long way. It's no longer the bottom rung on the horsepower ladder, that title goes to the YZ250F. At just shy of 38 HP (stock), it is enough to get the job done. I wish I could afford everything I want, I'd get one. Maybe 310 it when it's time for a rebuild......
the 13 TC250 is miles beyond/above the 010. (and thats a great thing) they are not mucking about, they are evolving in a good way. my next ride...2013 TXC310R, just gotta hang with my also XC/ enduro winning MY11TE310 for now.
I'd be interested in comparing it to my '12. I can't believe it's *that* much better since they share the same red head. I stopped trusting anything I read in magazines. However, I can agree that the new redheads really are *that* much better than the blackheads in terms of power.
I've been squeezing the heck out of my blackhead and it keeps going strong and won't pop......... but after riding all the 13 red heads, things have progressed well, Krieg I'm sure your 12 is also way into the game as well. Those 12-13 changes are really minimal for most riders concerns, the head change is the big ticket item. I cant wait for any high end shop like Pro circuit to get into hotrodding a 13 TC250, or Cmon HNA, Andy Jefferson get a 13 TXC310 fully worked from your pals at Pro Circuit!! Basically a TC310 by the time its done, that will be rockin closed course vet/open/no cc reg. class machine.
The 2013 TC250 and TC449 both made the Transworld Mx Mag's Buyer's Guide. First time I've seen a Husky in that particular magazine. Neither are the heaviest int heir classes either - I think the YZ's took that title.
Transworld in general and Donn Maeda in particular are blind Husky bashers based on a poor-performing 04 TC450 test. They haven't given them a chance since. Which is FINE by me, because all their tests read the same, All roses and nothing bad to say about all the bikes BLAH BLAH BLAH. I get the mag but consider it simple entertainment at best with no good technical info, at best. MXA gave the '13 TC250 a solid review. They certainly don't pull punches, and find stuff to gripe about on EVERY bike made. Let's face it, there isn't a perfect bike out there, they all have strong points and flaws. I found their evaluation of my '12 CR144 about spot-on. They also gave a tour and play-by-play of Husky's brand-new manufacturing assembly line that was VERY cool to read about and see,k in the same issue. It is actually a MUST READ issue for Husky-lovers! They have lot's of positive stuff to say about the TC250, Husky under BMW, the manufacturing plant, and Huskies in general. Great stuff.
I dont really read MXA but have heard from several people that do that they are pretty right on target. Refreshing. I don't care if you trash a husky for real reasons but a lot of these "reviews" you can tell they spend almost no time understanding and really evaluating the bike.
Isn't the TC the same as last year? It already had the red head but the TXC's and TE didn't. Just funny how great the reviews are this time around, must be the bar pad.
I've seen reviews in MXA and Dirt Bike in recent months. Also, didn't MXA do back-to-back reviews this year? I really don't care if TWMX doesn't like Husky's either. What's more, my kid (who races in the TWMX series) certainly doesn't think my TC is slow given he's constantly eating my roost.
The article states that they tweaked the intake and did something different than the '12 head. I'm skeptical because I can't get anyone to provide specifics. The '13 literature does not allude to further head tweaks and only mentions the deletion of the hot start lever which I never had to use... ever. I'd love to see some facts about any '13 enhancements versus trusting a magazine writer. Having owned a 2010 TC, a 2011 TXC, and a '12 TC, I can state without hesitation that the '12 was a HUGE leap in power versus the blackheads.
The new Husky advert shows a long red intake velocity stack, kind of like the moto tassinari air force deal. Does your 12 model have an airboot internal V stack or maybe they changed the shape or length of it? Is that maybe the intake mod they are talking about? Maybe they reshaped/recontoured the ports? In my opinion a simple hot rod effort would solve any questions about power. The usual head clean up/flow bench stuff, exhaust system mods etc etc.
I may get the chance to see a '12 sitting next to a '13 tomorrow as my local dealer called about 10 minutes ago to inform me he got a '13 in last week. He still has a '12. I may take a long lunch and go on a fact-finding tour!
Word is there is some power to be had with an exhaust. Despite the beauty and good name of the stock Akro system, like most stock systems it is a compromise and there is good power to be had with an A/M system.
