• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
    TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

  • Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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New (to me) 08 Te450!

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.
 
Cut the nub off the kick stand bolt, it's in my thread.

Yes, the 2010 vinyl pieces have the graphics imbedded, not 100% sure they would work, unless you bought all the pieces.

The floating rear disc will rattle as long as it's on there, someone may know where to get a fixed one.

DO NOT get a corbin seat, it will weigh a ton and cost a ton as well. Get Seat Concepts to make you a custom foam to fit the stock pan, I have had my SeatConcepts foem with the OEM cover now for 2 years, it's a great piece of foam.

You won't kill the good handling by putting a Kouba link on the rear and lowering the triple clamps, I've thought of doing it myself, just can't spend the money for the link, I'm cheap.

Order a stock, 2010 TE mirror from Bill's motorcycle Plus, it's the one in the pic below, it's the best dual sport mirror ever made, for less than $20

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I also want to buy a 14t css.

What tooth count is the rear sprocket?

Check the chain tension and make sure there is the proper amount of slack in the chain. Then, look at how close the tire is to the mud flap that is attached to the airbox. If you put a 14t CSS on, the rear wheel will move forward, and if there is not enough chain slack to accomodate this movement, you will rub a hole in the mud flap when the chain is adjusted properly.
 
thanks for the tips, i'll check the back tire for clearance to be sure i can go larger on the sprocket. i ordered the lowering link this morning, hopefully its not overly difficult to install. i will look into seat concepts. I think between the 1-inch drop from the link and perhaps another inch in foam I'll be on both feet when stopped. i assume any lowering of the suspension via the link means ill need a welder to fix the kickstand? or can you lower an inch and use the stock stand?
 
well, seatconcepts says they only offer what is on the site. they list a low seat for the bike, but they have no covers yet. they wont just do the foam like you mentioned.
 
I'll second the "stay away from Corbin", not only does it weigh a ton but they fit like crap and their rock hard and they will not let you return them. Did you talk to anyone at Seat Concepts? I would find out if they are going to make the cover any time soon, much better seat IMO.
 
I'll second the "stay away from Corbin", not only does it weigh a ton but they fit like crap and their rock hard and they will not let you return them. Did you talk to anyone at Seat Concepts? I would find out if they are going to make the cover any time soon, much better seat IMO.

i emailed with them, waiting to hear back on availability. all he said was the low seat isn't listed yet because we don't have covers. i am curious if you can keep using the factory kick stand with the kubotalink, anyone know?
 
i emailed with them, waiting to hear back on availability. all he said was the low seat isn't listed yet because we don't have covers. i am curious if you can keep using the factory kick stand with the kubotalink, anyone know?

ordered the seat concepts seat just now, $159 shipped for the low foam and cover. he says about a 1-inch drop.
 
They really do need to make a Husqvarna... or any dirt bike really, for people who aren't 6 foot 2 and have a natural 32+ inch seamline.. I'm 5'11" and have to tippytoe my 250, gets a little annoying.
 
They really do need to make a Husqvarna... or any dirt bike really, for people who aren't 6 foot 2 and have a natural 32+ inch seamline.. I'm 5'11" and have to tippytoe my 250, gets a little annoying.

ive never owned a dirt bike that i could touch on with both feet. the kickstarter bikes are the worst though, I've always had to lean on a tree or the truck to get it started. Love the electric start here, first bike i've had with that feature.

between the kobutalink and the seat, i should be two inches closer to the ground. hopefully that is enough.
 
Find my thread about auto-retracting kickstand fix.

ive seen the cut the nub off thread, I am specifically worried if the kickstand will be too long to work safely with the 1-inch lowering link. As much as the bike leans on the stand, it may be ok.
 
ive seen the cut the nub off thread, I am specifically worried if the kickstand will be too long to work safely with the 1-inch lowering link. As much as the bike leans on the stand, it may be ok.

No one is answering because it's gonna depend on how much sag you run in your suspension, how low you slide the triple clamps on the forks, how worn the kickstand is where it contacts the frame/stop area, etc.

I can't remember if it was here or not, another guy needed a shorter kickstand, he went to the HondaYamahaSuz showroom with his Husky kickstand and looked at the bikes on the showroom floor and found one that was shorter and had the same overall construction, went and ordered one and it worked.
 
The link will lower the bike, but you are changing the suspension geometry. Depending on the riding you do it may or may not make a difference to you.
A few thoughts:
I put one on my 165 and took it back off.
When I put it on the bike, the rear was lower, but then if I adjusted for the proper sag recommended by Kuoba, the bike was back up to the original height.

The best way to lower a bike is to have it professionally done. IMO
 
No one is answering because it's gonna depend on how much sag you run in your suspension, how low you slide the triple clamps on the forks, how worn the kickstand is where it contacts the frame/stop area, etc.

I can't remember if it was here or not, another guy needed a shorter kickstand, he went to the HondaYamahaSuz showroom with his Husky kickstand and looked at the bikes on the showroom floor and found one that was shorter and had the same overall construction, went and ordered one and it worked.

I bought my bike from a guy in Austin. Ever ride east texas? tyler specifically?
 
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