Calling all 2013 TE449 owners - Would you buy it again?

Call Husky R&D http://www.husky.com.au/html/company/contact.htm

Ah thanks for the info,my dealer same as yours lol..

Ok thanks

Hi chaps, the supply of 13 bikes has dried up here in southern Tassie, so I think I was lucky to score one, considering the yuck that is the 2014 model (my opinion)! Planning a 3 day ride with a few of us up in the north of the state, but need a bash plate first....just wanted to know, is the 2012 TE449 frame the same as the 2013 as far as bash plate fitment goes?

Derwent Riders, Mud, Guts, Glory!

Thanks mate ,we got the same dealer,lol

Small world where are you located?

watsonia ,yourself?where do you go riding?

Craigieburn, I go to tallarook, mount disappointment

Been couple times talarook and dissa,but mainly Wombat east closer to Daylesford side its very good there through all year out,and Murrundindi,and we try to go 2-3 times a year to Merrijig thats probably the best i've been Sheepyard flat,Craigs hut all those areas

Ahhhh..kickin back, flippin thru "Dirt Bike" and enjoyin a couple Troegenators.

Hi guys, I'm new here. I got my TE 449 3 months ago and I'm in love with it. I live in Spain, in the Canary Islands, and unfortunatly tje Husqvarna dealer for the Islands, closed the doors forever, so now, I'm waiting that KTM Spain, chooses it's new dealer for the Canary Islands. You are talking here aldo about remapping the ECU, but I think that here it would be impossible, first, 'cos I've never heart anybody here to talk about anything like that for that bike. Other problem is, that we have 2 years warranty, so, if I do the remap, I will void the warranty...my bike is running perfectly, no idle problems or flame outs or stalling....and my question is...is it worth to void the warranty for that set 3 remap?

Thanks.

is it worth to void the warranty for that set 3 remap?
No

you will get more power but if your bike runs perfect now ride it and keep the warranty unless you feel there is no way to take advantage of the warranty.

Thanks. I will wait then.

Love my 449, purchased second hand unseen from a dealer up country, really well setup, starts well never cough stalls. Not good on the road work which is a shame but i am going to go down to 50 rear so i can do some faster trails. Not worried about parts Husky UK informed me that parts will be available for many years to come plus the new CCM uses the same engine. Worse case i would buy another one for spares.

That about sums it up. Parts are and will be available. I have a G450X BMW and I put a 2011 Husky TC 449 engine in it. so I have a spare bullet on the shelf with about 130 hours on it. it's getting gone through just for use later. It of course has a wide ratio gear box compared to my Husky TC 5 spd. engine. When the TC is inplace I just run a 14 on the front sprocket and the BMW I run a 13 front. Either a 48 or 49 rear.

My BMW chassis has been upgraded to Gold-Valved WP forks completely rebuilt By Racetech, with 20mm offset trees and I now run the WP 5018 Trax rear shock as well. Its great to know the CCM is getting the same engines as the BMW like the one on my shop bench and I also understand they will be offering a 6 spd version as well in 1 of their models.

Be careful as the cable clutches on the BMWs version is not the same as the Husky's. I am not sure which clutch basket is being used in the CCMs. I don't know if they are a direct swap over regardless of which clutch actuation cover (BMW or Husky) you may choose to use but the clutch basket depth is different on the Husky engines for sure then the clutch on the BMWs. The plates are about .015 thinner for both fibers and steels each on the Husky engine. Clutch basket depth is a total depth difference of about .180 total if I remember. If you stack up the 6 fibers at Approx.(.105 thick) and 6 steels at (.065 thick) on the Husky clutch plates they measure approx. 1.060 static thickness. The BMW plates measure approx. (.120 thick) for the fibers and (.080 thick) each for the steels so they all stack up to about 1.200 overall static thickness. Thats the difference. the final steel plate and the cover with the diaphram spring I believe to be the same on each. I've had them both apart at the same times I just didn't think to measure every single thing infront of me at the time. It was enough to not mix things up.

Why "Husky or Kymco" would make this change I don't know? All I know is these clutches will take an extreme amount of abuse during use for their size thats for sure.

Maybe "Tinken" or "Motosportz" could ring in on this! They know and have more experience in these engines then anybody else I know of and probably have the parts out on the table at any given time they could check themselves and verify this.

Hey thanks.
I'm just not in a position to start ripping things apart for no reason again but I do have clutch plates put away from both engines. I should get my WP Trax shock today and install it tonight just for shits and giggles. Its about new (25 hours) and cost me less than 1/3rd of what a new one would have cost me.

bought my 2011 te449 about 3 weeks ago and had my first ride in the bush today, I haven't rode in the dirt for about 12 years so I took it reasonably easy, bike is fitted with the akropovic pipe and race map 2 and 14-52 gearing. first impressions...?? needs a 48 rear sprocket, forks are a bit harsh for trail riding and the gear lever is a bastard to change up a gear with boots and my size 13 feet ! good points ?? great power, great brakes, no flame outs, rear suspension is spot on, bike turns well and feels a lot smaller and lighter than what it is. will play around with the forks to get them the way I like them, will change to a 48t rear sprocket but not sure what to do with the shifter as it sounds like everyone hates the stock shifter. I will also be looking for some foldable mirrors as the original mirrors are a piece of shit and I wont ride on the road without mirrors as the cops here in NSW just love pulling over any type of bike for anything they can ping you for, any suggestions as to where to find foldable mirrors ?

I have these but I cant remember the brand name.
The stock shift lever comes "factory" in the wrong spot. Change the angle. It work fine. Get the right tool for the job and you wont have to beat your head against the wall to move the shifter.