Sorry, Husky has lost me as a customer...

@4x4van I agree with you. I have heard similar complaints to yours from several people now, and the same people are sticking up for husky, and I commend them, but its true that parts are becoming harder to get through husquvarna. That is actually the reason I just sold my husky. I liked it but I didn't want to be stuck in a position where something major broke on it and I couldn't get parts, no one wants a broke bike. I ended up going to a ktm and so far so good. It does turn as well as my husky yet and the suspension is pretty darn stiff but the motor is great and over all its a much better designed and engineered bike, except for the cooling system, holy crap it over heats quick!

4X4VAN You are lucky to be able to walk into a dealer and get the parts you need. Its not like that around here.

In the east, you stand a better chance of getting a dirt bike part going into a Euro dealer, than a Japanese dealer. Quad parts galore, but no dirt bike parts.

Thanks Bill. Glad BMP is there for us.

I certainly hope that is true, Bill. When we first got the bike, the dealer where we purchased did not provide us with the power up kit (SoCal and their smog nazis!), but my own local dealer was able to get me all the required pieces, no charge, within 1 week. The front brake lever was the first time I had any issues getting parts, and because "I" broke it (knocked the damn thing over in the driveway), I wanted to replace it with the stock lever for my son (although I would have left it short; it was the perfect "2-finger" length, IMO). As I said, eventually my local dealer stole one off one of their unsold bikes; not sure how long it took them to replace. That tells me that my dealer is at least willing to try, and even go out of their way for me. The gasket issue has been frustrating them almost as much as me. 1 week ago, they got confirmation that it was on the UPS truck, out for delivery. But when the delivery showed up, those parts were not included. Now there is still no explanation from UPS on why it wasn't delivered or where it's at.

When I first bought my 2012 TE310 I could call Hall's/Bill's and have parts on my door step in 2-3 days easy, no sweat no BS. My local Japanese dealer took 2 weeks on average to get me parts for my Suzuki/Yamaha if I was lucky, and nothing in stock, ever! Shortly after SP took the reigns the parts became increasingly harder to get from Hall's/Bill's to the point they couldn't give me any indication of when they would/could arrive. I was lusting over a big bore for some time so selling the 310 and buying the 501 was expedited by my fear of having something break on my 310 and having it sit all summer waiting and waiting and waiting... Just to be clear, my local Husky dealer(s) take forever to get parts so I never bothered and went rite to the big boys for parts. Those of you that choose to use small local dealers you will no doubt be getting the run around even back when parts where plentiful. I understand supporting a local dealer due to loyalty or whatever motivates your decision but when I need parts I don't want a hassle so I go to the big boys. My riding wrenching time is very condensed with the family and work so any reduction in frustration is appreciated. That's my 2 cents worth, rant over.

I work for a husqvarna dealer as a mechanic...I first know the frustration of waiting on parts...I have to treat down engines and transmissions and wait and wait on parts then have to remember how it all went back together. But as a mechanic, bike owner, and life long fan..I won't give up on husqvarna. Everyone wants to blame ktm... well in my opinion bmw created the clutter fu##. The owner of ktm is a huge husky fan and is doing all he can to take husky from the red headed step child to being bigger than ktm. That's his plan. So everyone can be a true believer and sick through the issue or be like a Steelers fan and jump the band wagon...Lol sorry had to say it as a life long Steelers fan...anyways..they will get better..as for your left side oil leak...get some 3 bond. Clean the car cover and case properly. Clean the gasket. The rubber grommet..properly clean as in remove all oil...put 3 bond on both sides of gasket. Both the case and cover. On the cover where the broker goes and on the grommet. Let it set up for 1-3 minutes then install grommet and cover...no more leak.

Damn auto spell. Hope you got what I meant.

We have two Huskys (red one's) and so far no problems getting what few parts we have needed. That being said, if it does become a problem I won't reward SP by selling the red Husky to get a new white/blue/yellow one. I understood him as saying parts wouldn't be an issue for the red Huskys and I will hold him to it.

Yeah, I got it, thanks. IF I ever get the new gasket, I will get some gasket material and trace/cut out a few additional ones before I install it, using the technique you've outlined. I'm almost to the point of just removing the side cover and using it as a pattern to make my own anyway.

Any reason you don't just buy that gasket set that Motosportz linked to on the first page of this thread?

Probably 150($) reasons.

I need a single gasket, not every gasket in the entire engine. $150 to acquire the one $5 gasket that I need is just as bad as waiting 6+ months for the company to get it's act together. At this point, the gasket seeps, so it's still rideable, although the leak is getting a bit worse.

Which gasket, exactly, are you looking for? Is it one of these?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Husqvarna-T...pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts_13&hash=item2337b946fd

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Husqvarna-T...pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts_13&hash=item5406868004

Or, how about these, should be all of the possible inner and outer gaskets for both sides of the case (Cometic brand):

http://www.shopengineparts.com/prod...ke=Husqvarna&model=TE250 - (10-12)&type=model
http://www.shopengineparts.com/prod...ke=Husqvarna&model=TE250 - (10-12)&type=model
http://www.shopengineparts.com/prod...ke=Husqvarna&model=TE250 - (10-12)&type=model

Thanks! I didn't think to take off the cover and seal the inside so I'll definitely try next this next oil change. Do I need to replace the stator gasket when it comes off?


I like the get-er-done attitude on this forum. You're getting flamed a little here 4x4van, but rest assured, there is a lot of knowledge here for members to impart. If you end up hanging in there with the Husky I'm sure you'll find all the answers you're looking for.

I've never said that I hate the bike; I love the bike. That's what makes it so frustrating. I don't think we're discussing a gasket, as you suggest; we're discussing a company. When KTM bought Husky, they made many claims that the parts/support infrastructure for current (red) husky owners was a top priority. But if they can't even supply a commonly needed part like a gasket, what happens when I need a more involved internal hard part?

Yes, I could "goop" it up with sealant. I could spend $150 just to get a $5 gasket. I could spend $20 to ship a $5 gasket that will fit into a small flat envelope and should cost less than a dollar to mail. I could make my own. All of those are options in my particular case. The point is that I shouldn't have to do any of those things.

Which, I think, is the deeper issue here (and the one we are discussing). KTM assured us that the support wouldn't go away. At this point, I'm not so sure that's true, and that would make me think long and hard about buying another Husky; red OR white.

When parts were in stock at Halls you still had to pay like 15 bucks shipping and handling for them, so that part isn't really any different.

The support for Austrian Huskies is different, as the entire supply chain is different, the parts are coming from the "normal" KTM suppliers, etc.

Parts are currently a bit hard to get in some cases, the whole company got bought out, relocated, restructured, etc. Hopefully it will get better, maybe it won't. I'm not going to jump ship tomorrow because some parts can be a bit hard to get, I'm going to wait and see how this all shakes out.

I think the point I (and others) are trying to make is that you could knock this problem out really easily a lot of different ways, so I'm not sure it's really that big a deal. I am sure that there are times when some random gasket for a DRZ or an XR is backordered for months out, just because weird crap happens, it is what it is.

I'm not saying you should stay with Husky, that's your call, do whatever you're comfortable with. I, personally, don't think that this is that big a deal, it looks like you can get the gasket you need pretty easily and even if you couldn't I wouldn't jump ship because of it. But, that's my perspective, and yours certainly can be different.