1. 2 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
    WR = 2st Enduro & CR = 2st Cross

250-500cc 25 hours on the WR300 and I think Ive figured her out

Discussion in '2 Stroke' started by K5PL5, Jan 22, 2013.

  1. K5PL5 Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Palmyra, PA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2012 WR300
    Other Motorcycles:
    03 Suzuki SV1000/73 Honda CB350
    So the hourmeter is showing 24.5 hours as of sunday. Going back into some hare scramble racing this year after a long break I wanted to get this thing fully sorted. I dont want to waste anyones time but if anyones interested, the following are the ins and outs of my 2012 WR and how Ive set it up/will set it up...
    So the goodies i ended up putting on it:
    First thing in the bin was the stock clutch cable. Replaced it with a motion pro terminator cable. Awesome improvement.
    Enduro engineering skidplate-works awesome
    Radiator guards from motosportz-sweet
    Glenn Kearney WORKS pipe from Pro Circuit with pro circuit silencer-awesome. Stock pipe is garbage.
    Enduro engineering shark fin/rear brake caliper hanger-beautiful and worth the money.
    Motosportz front brake disx guard-sweet and works great.
    IMS 3.5 tank-got from a forum member at a great price. Love it.
    TE449/511 front fender and number plate. Makes the bike look "current" haha.
    Pirelli tires. Replaced the stock ones right away. They blow.
    Chinese sumyungwelder radiators. Stock ones are garbage. Started leaking from a seam. Werent even damaged! These chinese ones from ebay were cheap and are nice-for the money.

    Issues....clutch cable was junk and pull was too heavy. New cable and extended my clutch actuator arm by 5 mm. That is the ticket!
    Primary nut came off the crank and did some damage inside the motor. Nothing horrible but there are bikes from 2012/2103 coming off the line with that nut finger tight.

    Radiator shrouds..what the hell kind of italian weed were they smokin when they designed those? You ride your WR in the woods, they will break.

    Made a sidestand tether with an innertube section and zipties. Worth the time. Buy a KTM one if youre too cool for school.
    Seat-comfy. I like.
    Suspension...rear shock isnt bad but the forks need work. Im getting them valved and sprung by Mike Lafferty's ex mechanic next month. My view on them is "deflection city". The front end of my bike feels like its floating around all the time. Never feels planted and is vague. I will post up some thoughts after the rebuild.
    My two cents...if someone feels i just robbed them of 5 minutes of their lives..i apologize. Thought new WR owners might like some intel.
    ray_ray, Steve-oh and pvduke like this.
  2. dan s Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    united states N.J
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2013 wr 250 A-Class
    I just had solid performance did mine. He did a great job with mine you will be happy with it . Evan does top notch work. I will have to try the terminater cable on mine. I'm not liking the pull either.
  3. pvduke Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    ... on the gas...
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    tripple-hondo hoosk...
    Other Motorcycles:
    dozens of them, kicked to the curb
    whats the p# on that cable? might give that a whack someday. clutch aint all that bad to me. well, i rode old Maico's so...pop-eye arm!

    and i want my 5 mins back.
    juicypips likes this.
  4. Xcuvator Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Scholls Oregon
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE450,610 WB165,WR250 WR360 & XC430
    Other Motorcycles:
    yes
    A Braico guy huh?....
    Spent my share of money keepin up on a couple or so. Still got one out in the shed.
    Funny, my buds used to call me Popeye-
    pvduke likes this.
  5. 2premo Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Northern NV
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    98 WR360, 1987 WR430, 1988 XC430
    Other Motorcycles:
    Sherco 300, 2002 KTM 380EXC
    I have a 99 360 but they share clutch parts
    that cable is the best single investment on these
  6. pvduke Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    ... on the gas...
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    tripple-hondo hoosk...
    Other Motorcycles:
    dozens of them, kicked to the curb
    skip it, super easy find, no worries.
  7. K5PL5 Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Palmyra, PA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2012 WR300
    Other Motorcycles:
    03 Suzuki SV1000/73 Honda CB350
    I cant remember the part number but Im pretty sure Toytech has them in stock but you can also email motion pro. I'll see if I can track down the old email...
  8. pvduke Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    ... on the gas...
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    tripple-hondo hoosk...
    Other Motorcycles:
    dozens of them, kicked to the curb
    thanks man, it was super easy to find on their site, no worries...p# 10-0154
  9. joedirt Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    PA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    wr250
    I ordered a motion pro clutch cable and they said 2 to 4 weeks. Anybody have one they want to sell?
  10. Dirtdame Administrator

    Location:
    Rock Springs Wy
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    11 WR300,13 WR125,18 FE501
    Other Motorcycles:
    17 Beta Xtrainer
    I find it sort of funny that last year when I went to order a Terminator clutch cable from Motion Pro, the part number for it did not exist on their on line catalog. I had to call them up to order it. So many people must have requested it, that it became pretty much a standardized part number.:rolleyes:
  11. Glenn haynes Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    western pa
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2012 wr300
    Other Motorcycles:
    13 yz250f 08yz85 11ktm 65 09 ktm65
    I just ordered one and it said 4-7 business days.
  12. Jhunter Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Atlanta
    The intertube trick for the kick stand is a 5 minute fix and a good 'safety' precaution.
  13. braddenning Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Northern NJ
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2011 WR 300
    Other Motorcycles:
    2013 HUSABERG FE 350 ,2014 KTM 300XC
    what i do agree with you is the front forks,they are deflection city especially in the PA rocks !!! had mine done by factory connection and still not happy ,so i scored a pair of new takeoffs Closed Cartrigde forks from a new449 and had them done by Drew from WER and really made the bike !!!A rekluse will fix that clutch cable issue and other than that the bike works great
  14. 454x Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Dunnigan,Ca.
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2012 CR165 w/36mm lectron.
    Other Motorcycles:
    2014 BETA 300RR w/36mm lectron.
    If you ever have rear brake pedals issues this is what I did.
    http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/wr-250-300-rear-brake-lever-fix.30771/
  15. Idacurt Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    hailey,ID
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    07 WB177
    Other Motorcycles:
    Scorpa 175
    How is the Motion Pro cable different than the stock one?
  16. Dirtdame Administrator

    Location:
    Rock Springs Wy
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    11 WR300,13 WR125,18 FE501
    Other Motorcycles:
    17 Beta Xtrainer
    The housing doesn't collapse when you pull on the lever, so that more movement goes to the actuator.
  17. K5PL5 Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Palmyra, PA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2012 WR300
    Other Motorcycles:
    03 Suzuki SV1000/73 Honda CB350
    The housing is longitudinally wound. The housing liner runs lengthwise rather than a coiled housing. Theyve been doing this with road bicycles and bmx for a while now. They just call them "linear" cables in the bicycle world.
  18. PowerKord Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Notheast Ohio
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2008 WR 250 Sold
    Other Motorcycles:
    2014 Sherco SE-R 250

    Um yeah, I think you started a craze in the Husky world.:notworthy: It's a must have aftermarket item. My clutch works great now and I've never even touched the adjustment at the basket. I ended getting a second cable, custom length, for my bike because the stock length was too long for my ASV lever.
  19. razornpc Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    iowa
    when i bought my old bike someone had taken out 1 clutch spring and the pull was amazing. never slipped 1 bit, i was happy.

    the forks need some work but can be made to work.
  20. K5PL5 Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Palmyra, PA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2012 WR300
    Other Motorcycles:
    03 Suzuki SV1000/73 Honda CB350
    With my extended actuator arm and the terminator cable, shes like butta baby