Changing my 09 TXC 510 to TE450 or TE510? Help!

I want to road register my husky so have decided to trade her in for a 2009 TE450 or 2010 TE510 (both fuel injected to my knowledge) with the standard wide ratio gearbox for road use

How will the power delivery and reliability compare to my TXC on both bikes?

The local shop will be receiving the 2010 models in 2 weeks and I wont have the opportunity to ride either of them

I dont want to go back to Orange as my mates have had too many problems with Ktms so prefer to stick with my Husky.
Ideally I would like a TE510 with a carb to keep it simple but not available.

Much more docile with a longer rake. The tranny ratios are the same...I believe. You'll feel a definite weight gain when pushing or picking up the bike, but not when riding. The reliability is the same and I would get the Power Commander V with AutoTune.

Are you sure the tranny is the same??? The dealer said it was wide ratio as the TXC is the MX gearbox where as the TE is the Enduro box?

Why is it that Kawasaki 450F with EFI is arse kicking power and when Husky does it its the same as a carb? :S

I'm pretty sure it's the same tranny...definitely not wide. The TC's have 5 gears and the TXC's/TE's have 6. Overall power on a straight-away is probably the same (it's the manner it gets to and uses that power that is different), but the TE's have way more flywheel weight plus the bikes are heavier. It's by design. The TXC is definitely more agro...lighter weight, the engine lights up quicker (not necessarily more power), tighter steering and stiffer suspension with better front forks (TE's are plush except the forks need a little work for the initial part of the stroke, but they're soft otherwise).

You're not seriously comparing a KX 450F to a TE 450 are you?

KX450F (EFI) is motocross...similar to...TC (carbed) 450
KLX450R (carbed) is enduro/woods...similar to...TE (EFI)/TXC (carbed) 450

The following is straight from the 2009 Workshop Manual:

Why don't you plate your TXC?

Good idea I love the TXC510 and dont need all that extra technology, more to go wrong in the middle of know where.

Think I should up my sprockets again to maybe 15 /47 or 15/43 as it tops out at around 140klm hr on 14/47 atm when I ring its nuts off.