shanem
Husqvarna
I made a couple posts here over the last few days inquiring about a 2008 Te450. i drove up to Austin yesterday to check it out and ended up buying it. i love the looks of the bike and it handles so well.


It has the Arrow exhaust power pack kit, scotts steering damper, probend hand guards, heated grips, skid plate, and rad protector plates. The bike has about 3700 miles on it. i haven't really got to play with it much as yet. I don't have my motorcycle license, in Texas you have to go through a safety program and its full up until June 1-2.
i rode it around my neighborhood and it feels so much like my 2-stroke KTM dirt bike its surprising. Handles very much the same and is about the same height.
I'm not the stock sort of person, so i want to change a few things on it. I'm about 5'10" but most of that is torso, i have a 30" inseam. It's a bit tall, but i don't want to lower the suspension and mess with the handling of the bike. I can one foot it with the ball of my foot in riding boots so i could live with it, but it would be nice to get both feet on the ground. I've fallen off the ktm a few times when i stepped that one foot that can touch on something soft or into a hole and i don't want to do that on the street. I've been reading up and it appears corbin makes good seats for the bike. I emailed them to see if they can lower the seat by 1-inch. that would be perfect i think. No idea if there is enough foam in one of the seats to lower it that much. any other lowered seat suggestions?
I read enough to know that these bikes aren't ideal for the roads, but i plan to use it there anyway. after half a life of two stroke riding it seems incredibly smooth.
I have to get one of the mirrors fixed, the previous owner over tightened it and split the aluminum nut section that attaches to the stock plastic mirror. can you just buy that section or will I need a whole new mirror?
I also want to buy a 14t css. i have read a bazillion threads but cant find a specific part number. i guess these bikes are uncommon enough that most of the parts places i know of online don't have sprockets listed for them. Can anyone throw me a link? Edit: just found the link i need in thedualsporting thread by olderhuskyrider.
I'm also thinking about installing a Rekluse clutch to avoid any issues with stalling with the higher gearing for highway cruising. I also need to find the parts and a good how to on checking valves on the bike too.
The guy i bought it from also said something about the 2010 and up te450 having plastics where the graphics were embedded in the shrouds rather than stickers. is that accurate? i have no nearby Husky dealer to check out. if that is true and they will fit the 08, i might get some of those. the bike looks awesome from 5 feet away, but I am the picky sort and when you get up on it it looks like the PO was a few beers into it when he applied the new graphics and then he went freddy kreuger on it to remove wrinkles and bubbles.
Another question, the rear brake pedal has a huge amount of travel before it activates the brake and then a very short distance between moderate braking and lockup, i didn't get a manual with the bike, i need to get one, i assume that can be adjusted out. the floating rear disk also vibrates and drives me nuts at low speeds. I'm not such a fan of the self retracting kickstand either.


It has the Arrow exhaust power pack kit, scotts steering damper, probend hand guards, heated grips, skid plate, and rad protector plates. The bike has about 3700 miles on it. i haven't really got to play with it much as yet. I don't have my motorcycle license, in Texas you have to go through a safety program and its full up until June 1-2.
i rode it around my neighborhood and it feels so much like my 2-stroke KTM dirt bike its surprising. Handles very much the same and is about the same height.
I'm not the stock sort of person, so i want to change a few things on it. I'm about 5'10" but most of that is torso, i have a 30" inseam. It's a bit tall, but i don't want to lower the suspension and mess with the handling of the bike. I can one foot it with the ball of my foot in riding boots so i could live with it, but it would be nice to get both feet on the ground. I've fallen off the ktm a few times when i stepped that one foot that can touch on something soft or into a hole and i don't want to do that on the street. I've been reading up and it appears corbin makes good seats for the bike. I emailed them to see if they can lower the seat by 1-inch. that would be perfect i think. No idea if there is enough foam in one of the seats to lower it that much. any other lowered seat suggestions?
I read enough to know that these bikes aren't ideal for the roads, but i plan to use it there anyway. after half a life of two stroke riding it seems incredibly smooth.
I have to get one of the mirrors fixed, the previous owner over tightened it and split the aluminum nut section that attaches to the stock plastic mirror. can you just buy that section or will I need a whole new mirror?
I also want to buy a 14t css. i have read a bazillion threads but cant find a specific part number. i guess these bikes are uncommon enough that most of the parts places i know of online don't have sprockets listed for them. Can anyone throw me a link? Edit: just found the link i need in thedualsporting thread by olderhuskyrider.
I'm also thinking about installing a Rekluse clutch to avoid any issues with stalling with the higher gearing for highway cruising. I also need to find the parts and a good how to on checking valves on the bike too.
The guy i bought it from also said something about the 2010 and up te450 having plastics where the graphics were embedded in the shrouds rather than stickers. is that accurate? i have no nearby Husky dealer to check out. if that is true and they will fit the 08, i might get some of those. the bike looks awesome from 5 feet away, but I am the picky sort and when you get up on it it looks like the PO was a few beers into it when he applied the new graphics and then he went freddy kreuger on it to remove wrinkles and bubbles.
Another question, the rear brake pedal has a huge amount of travel before it activates the brake and then a very short distance between moderate braking and lockup, i didn't get a manual with the bike, i need to get one, i assume that can be adjusted out. the floating rear disk also vibrates and drives me nuts at low speeds. I'm not such a fan of the self retracting kickstand either.