Happy to see Husky in the news: http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com..._National_Dual_Sport_Trail_Riding_Series.aspx
This is nice. But I think the fact that no currently shipping Husqvarna US model has more than about an 80 mile range is going to be a problem for most dual sport routes... I guess they shouldn't have dropped the 630 from the US market...
Dropped it because to expensive to produce, everything will be made in China in the future. Same with the 450-510 motor series. Rebadging is the new direction.
I rode my TE511 in the AMA DS Blackdog last year. got 90 miles and still had .3 left. Packed fuel and did not need it.
I've known or at least strongly suspected this was the new direction for a while now, but man does it hurt to see it written.
90 plus how the heck you do that on a stock tank My stock tank with a rizer for the dry break is 3 gallons. The last 2 desert races were 40 miles loops I drained the tank after the race and both times had just a few ounces over a quart left Same thing on the CR 125 40 miles to 3 gallons.Maybe on a good day 45 miles With my IMS 3.5 I did make it 65 miles once at a race in Utha
My TE450 will go more than 110 miles before hitting reserve when there isn't a lot of hard terrain and deep sand. The least amount of miles it's gotten is 72 before reserve. I don't think that my stock WR300 could go more than about 40 miles though.
I am pretty new at Husqvarna ownership, but have always thought of Husky as the finest dirt bikes on the planet. Reading this is downer for sure. I can imagine it is a downer for you to with your history with the brand. I am glad we got our TE 630's. We enjoy the heck out of them. Rebadging being the future of Husqvarna, Beta may find alot more of their fine thumpers being sold.
I managed the managed the 90 miles at the Shenandoah 500 DS ride last Oct. Have Keihin Carb 170 MJ with VP C12 and Motul @ 50:1. Bike was geared 15/53 Always seems to do around 45mpg no matter what type of riding I do
Doing so gets your name in the schedule section of the monthly ama magazine. It was ktm last year and BMW sponsored the adventure series. Some places in the center north of the country have quite a selection of the dual sport events it would seem looking at a 2011 magazine. fran
Where it is made really does not matter if the end product is quality ... What bmw is does with dirt bikes is up in the air...They'll pretty much leave that part to the Italians I bet ... Husqvarnas are great dirt bikes today and the past ... The 2T machines they made 12 yrs ago still win races on the highest levels of racing ... You'll most likely never wear that 630 out ... And the day you sell, we'll wait and see what is on the table then ...
I think we need some definitions dirt bike dual sport bike adventure bike Then of course if you don't use the suspention that came on that 12 year old bike to win at the highest level does that really count?
