Broke the new bike in on Saturday with a 100 mile ride. Too much pavement for my taste though. So after doing an oil change that evening, I prepared for a more dirt intensive ride at Big bear on Sunday. Beautiful weather and empty trails greeted me and the machine. I did a nice loop, got really tired, decided the tires need to be replaced before I ride the bike again. Also will be needing some lighter suspension springs and some cushier grips. Everything else seems pretty awesome.
They worked great on some of my favorite sport bike twisties on Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately, they are horrible in the dirt. I run the IRC Battle Rally tires on my TE 450. They look almost identical to the Continentals, but perform nothing like them. Husqvarna would have done well to use the IRCs for OEM instead of the Contis.
Wow, you dont muck around DD. The bike looks fabulous. I iuse the new Metzler 360 mid hard and or the Michelin starcross 5 mid hards. Both really great all rounders and reasonable longevity. Good luck with the new weapon and safe riding.
