Back to the topic of the thread, from the GS911 testing and other aspects I seem to have been roped into I put together a pdf with all the info we learned re the ECU's and other electronics/electrical on the the Terra, it is available from the diagnostics page I have on line, see the Husky Terra Information pdf It has listings of the various firmware revisions which are out there for the ECU's other than ABS as the machines I have looked at have not had ABS http://www.f650gs.crossroadz.com.au/Diagnostics.html
I didn't do the pod-mod but did get Engenia to do his magic with his own 3D filter frame, reinforcements and clamshell seal replacement. No problems since. My bike sees alot of dirt, gets ridden in traffic and occasionally like I stole it.
Call me one of the lucky ones - I bought mine used, with 5K miles, many of the desirable add-ons (lights, bars & risers, Ricochet skid plate, SW Motech guards), and new MT21 tires. The original owner said it ran great and that he'd had no problems and I've had the same experience. It had no pod mod, no swingarm drilling, all the goofy OEM leaf switches were intact, and some relatively minor cosmetic damage from a fall. Did the pod mod, the recommended preventive fixes, adjustments, re-routings, etc., lost the neutral safety switch, changed the brake switch, added a Nomadic rack, touched up the engine guard and added new decals to the left side plastics, and have fiddled with the gearing. It actually turned out to be quite a lot of fun fooling with it through the long, cold spring. And this from someone who is absolutely NOT an engineer (or even much more than a shade tree mechanic). I'd read all there was to read about its issues before I bought it, so I was happy to get through the sorting out process without the ECU/EFI frustration experienced by many. That it's an orphan that hadn't had a chance to have some of the early production issues sorted out throughout the model life has its disadvantages, but the availability of the great information here and on the advrider threads from you good people made it do-able for me - once again, thank you for your time and insights. Plus, the attraction of having such a distinctive (or, perhaps, odd) bike was a real positive for me. If it's a lemon, it's not one of the really sour kind (I once owned an AMC Gremlin). And the Terra's probably the sexiest lemon in existence!
quote="Scott Jones, post: 538960, member: 59045"]Call me one of the lucky ones - I bought mine used, with 5K miles, many of the desirable add-ons (lights, bars & risers, Ricochet skid plate, SW Motech guards), and new MT21 tires. The original owner said it ran great and that he'd had no problems and I've had the same experience. It had no pod mod, no swingarm drilling, all the goofy OEM leaf switches were intact, and some relatively minor cosmetic damage from a fall. Did the pod mod, the recommended preventive fixes, adjustments, re-routings, etc., lost the neutral safety switch, changed the brake switch, added a Nomadic rack, touched up the engine guard and added new decals to the left side plastics, and have fiddled with the gearing. It actually turned out to be quite a lot of fun fooling with it through the long, cold spring. And this from someone who is absolutely NOT an engineer (or even much more than a shade tree mechanic). I'd read all there was to read about its issues before I bought it, so I was happy to get through the sorting out process without the ECU/EFI frustration experienced by many. That it's an orphan that hadn't had a chance to have some of the early production issues sorted out throughout the model life has its disadvantages, but the availability of the great information here and on the advrider threads from you good people made it do-able for me - once again, thank you for your time and insights. Plus, the attraction of having such a distinctive (or, perhaps, odd) bike was a real positive for me. If it's a lemon, it's not one of the really sour kind (I once owned an AMC Gremlin). And the Terra's probably the sexiest lemon in existence![/quote] Absolutely - l'm enjoying the "fiddling" sometimes frustrating, always fun to ride
Ive had my Terra for 2 years, done 25k km and I love it. It did break a valve spring at around 20k and as part of the warranty claim The Aussie agent replaced the barrel and piston as there was some wear from the airbox issue. Moto GC is Melbourne are wizards, they sealed the airbox and although there was a couple of months wait for parts I got a new top end under warranty. The boys there are confident it wont leak dust again and thats good enough for me Ive got a wuka king spoofer which works pretty well and have never reset the ECU. I was thinking of the EJK but I know the bike really well and just use the clutch more when turning at slow speeds, it hardly ever stalls. EFI 450 enduro 4 strokes have more flame out issues that can never get sorted out Im agreeing with most of this thread - The Terras not perfect but its pretty bloody good, the mid range is fantastic and it loves to be thrashed so I ride it like that. It will never stall if I give it revs to about 3k and then let the clutch out Now Im more interested in putting a race tech shock and fork internals than caring about the odd stumble or stall, and of course 300 km range on that silly little 14l tank, it uses about as much fuel as an automatic scooter
Terry Hay at Shock Treatment will help you with the forks & shock - ride out to Walacia to work with him Which dealer in Sydney honoured the warranty obligations?
