TE/TC Husqvarna TC150

My information is that it can. It will have to be a pretty extensive kit but certainly doable. I am really interested to see the gear ratios in the '17 TE150. The TC150 will require some gearing down to make it more manageable in the tight, climbing, rocky switchbacks/gnarly stuff where you can't count on any momentum. At least not at a B rider level and high altitude. Checking the ratios in the old TE/XC first is considerably lower and sixth is a bit higher.

The close ratio box is pretty tight. I found myself working up some gnarly climbs and finding at the top I was in second. I am just using so many gears, found myself losing track as I was so deep into the gears on any quicker areas. Pretty strong endorsement for the motor that it was able to pull those areas with just a bit of clutch work in that gear. TE first is 2.75, TC is 2.29, TE sixth is 1.00, TC is 1.09, so the TE should be certainly a better woods/endure box.

the case was cast but never machined, so that would need someone to start by machining the opening

the case was never machined and this has caused my computer to double post

I should also note as DTX915 has said, the TC150 with the stock carb was not smooth enough to be really efficient in tight woods. It translates as explosive but I think it is more a case of the jetted carb is inefficient working between circuits making the hit more noticeable and hard to handle. Comparing the stock carb to the Smart Carb is where you really see how explosive the motor can be. No comparison the Smart Carb produces far more upper mid to top than the stock carb well jetted. I have no axe in the carb fight but give me a metering rod carb any day over jets.

The starter would be a time consuming swap for the TC. Not only will the case need to be machined but the ignition is not going to accept a ring gear in its current configuration. Not that I don't doubt that they will offer a conversion at some point it just will not be simple.

'17 TC250 appears to be the same configuration as TC125... cases aren't machined for adding starter and ignition isn't compatible.

So ... do you have a spare 177 motor sitting around Wallybean ? Do you prefer the 150 handling to the old Italian Husky ?


125v 150 comparison here

http://motocrossactionmag.com/bike-tests/husqvarna-tc125-versus-husqvarna-tc150

I am in the process of stroking another 165 right now. My buddy who loves his 165 spent a day on my 177 and finally acknowledged that he wanted the extra bottom/mid that the 177 produces. It just makes it easier to ride in the worst stuff. He is going to have his done this winter.

I think just as DTX915 has said it reminds me of my '12 Italian Husky. Precise and quick yet stable. Just reduce the weight by 20 lbs immediately. Amazing and really impressive. I certainly don't have the suspension dialed and yet it is completely rideable as it sits with just some clicker work. I also think the stock TC150 motor is clearly superior to the Italian Husky at every rpm. Bonus is that the power valve system is completely adjustable. The manual tries to tell you that you must leave it at "X" but I don't really understand that as it is very easy to adjust and it makes significant differences in character. The Italian Husky power valve design just does not allow the kind of linear power band and adjustability of the new TC/TE Husky 150.

I am a heavy rider with riding weight of ~240 LBS! Its all in the backpack....no really it is all in the backpack?! Small changes to the power valve timing and opening make pretty big differences to me as I have a significant amount of flywheel weight sitting on the seat resisting quick spool up.

I have ordered a TE150 as I really want the wider ratio gear box(I am talent challenged) and electric start(I am old and short). I will be bumping compression on the TC150 and doing some other internal intake and exhaust port work to make it a bit more efficient. Certainly nothing that is going to make earth shattering differences and will be most noticeable on the bottom/mid(compression) and top(efficiency). It is going to be interesting to see if the new TE can keep that same amazing feeling that the TC has.

I know that there is some speculation on enlargement of the 150. I will do some work with the TE150 to make it a 155 versus 144 and if it is worth it. Stroking may be an option but I don't know if I want to mess with the little jewel of a crank that is in the motor now. There isn't a lot of room and I kind of don't want to mess with the extra forces involved in a motor that is pretty much on the edge of design strength now. Not convinced there is a need either with how well this motor works with a metering rod carb.

Still have the three motors 2013 WR144, 2014 150SX and the 16 150SX
Smoothest is the WR -Stock
Fastest is the 14 SX -Turbo ring and shorty
Best overall 16 SX -Power parts silencer and Lectron

Best turning is the 16 SX then the WR this is a close call and only edges the Husky because of the 4CS conversion. The older 14 turns slower, its good but not Husky good. In a dead drag race the 14 motor is faster than the new motor and the WR.
If I had to pick one to ride all day then the WR wins with the big tank as right now the 16 only comes with a small tank on the good chassis as the other chassis is just ok.
Now the 17's will change all of this. Like KTM has said before a common platform with small changes to the bike for Husky so in 17 everyone get's new choices like PDS versus linkage.
I see no reason to build a 125 to 150 as the cost of a 150 is less than the kit plus bike and for that matter e-start. Not that it isn't fun its just we can buy them set up in a few different ways soon.


I need to stop collecting these thing's LOL

Its interesting that the 14 is quickest - I thought the power came up more in 2016 . '16 models lighter and better handling right ..
A few older TE 125s in Oz .
I can get older 14 models TC125s quite cheap but big jump up to 16 models ( double ) and no 150 that Ive seen - I guess the kit can be imported .

No kit for older 150, as it is a bore and stroke motor and you need to buy all the parts separately. You need to split the motor and install the 150 crank, as well as the complete 150 top end.

I converted my '15 TE125 with slightly used parts from a '14 150XC. The owner of the 150, was converting it into a 200, which also requires crank and top end.

Before I converted mine, I got to ride a '12 150XC, '16 150SX and 200XC-W (EXC), back to back with my TE125. Old style 150 felt like a small 200 and new style felt like a big 125.

I picked up a '16 200XC-W with 8 hours on it this spring. The only real advantage of the 200XC-W over my TE150, is the estart. I prefer the light, nimble feeling of the 150, over the 200. The '17 TE150 should be perfect for me. The 150 and 200 are for sale!

You guys are killing me.

I'm at the point where I need more power than my 11 CR150 has. I love the bike, and how it handles, but I can also make a case for a new bike if I decide to go that route. So at this point I'm debating. Do I go 165 with my Husky, or look at a leftover 16 150SX this winter? Decisions, decisions...

And then there's the TM144 option

All that will probably come in cheaper than the TM144!

I went on a ride with all the guys from the local KTM shop including the sales manager. Kind of worked as a demo ride. The Lectron equipped TC150 drew rave reviews for the motor, handling, and overall performance. One rider has a 2015 XC 150 and he was stunned by the difference and especially the motor. Couldn't believe how linear and smooth the power band is and how much more it has everywhere. He kept remarking how in the gnarly steep stuff he could use several different gears and it would grunt and pull or scream versus his '15 which is one gear choice only. The difference in weight is so noticeable when riding as we traded off back to back. His bike seems really light until you compare them together. The difference in stability and quickness is also significant. It really was like comparing a razor blade to a butter knife. His suspension was far better as it has been pretty well re-valved and setup. The stock TC150 suspension is intended for somewhere other than slow, technical, rocks and climbs.

I can't wait to get the new TE150 and set it up the way I want it with all the lazy man options- Flex Bars, Left hand rear brake, auto clutch and it already has a button, kick stand, and wider ratio tranny.

$800 more bucks and you can get a 300..... yikes

The 300 is $1200 more retail? I don't know where the $800 is coming from. Still not much difference and a lot of money for a bike these days. By the time you set it up the way you like it, you can add at least $2K, so they are all $10K+ bikes now. Seems like just the price of doing business now.

If it was a 150 XC, it was a 2014. 2015 was 150 SX only and last of the old style.