Hello everyone, I took the plunge and ordered a ’10 TE250. I should be receiving it in a few weeks. The wait is killing me. On this excellent website, I found the recall for the waterpump shaft but now wonder if there other issues I should know before I take delivery at least 200Km away from my place: I want to prepare a checklist even though I am confident that the dealer is knowledgeable: he offered me to spend all the time required in his shop to uncrate the bike, set the sag, tune the engine for best performance using Ibeat, install accessories, etc. I owned many bike from many manufacturers and none of them are perfect out of the crate. Huskies are new to me. Other than the waterpump shaft recall, what are “must check or must fix items”? For example, should I repack the suspension linkage with quality grease (my KDX had virtually none at delivery time!) Oh yeah: Thank you BMW/Husky and Barrett Marketing Group for the trouble and investments towards the homologation of the TE series in Canada. Finally! (Husaberg: Hint Hint!) Thanks to motology/Adam and motosportz/ride for the reviews and opinions. It is always interesting to watch your videos and read your reports You made it such that I could not wait for the street legal Bergs. Olivier Québec, Canada '10 Husky TE250 in its crate '08 KTM250xcw (with Motosportz dampner) '03 KDX220 sold ... '83 XR100
Congrats on your new bike. Finally you can have something that is legal in Quebec. Did you get it from Jacques?
No. Jacques is a great guy but unfortunatly 5 hours away. I'm sure I will be sending some business his way after a few group rides! "Must check or fix before I ride" Checklist: 1- Waterpump shaft 2- Seal the odometer/computer 3- 4-
5- Check or Tighten oil line banjo bolts. No, check ALL bolts! (http://www.cafehusky.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8953) 6-
6 - Loc-tite the sproket bolts 7 - Zip-ty the 2 clips that hold your brake shoes in on both calipers 8 - replace the crossover hose between the 2 radiators with fuel line 9 - While you have the tank off, make sure no hose clamps rub the inside of the tank as they will surely wear through the plastic. 10 - make sure the rear break line where it makes the loop isn't rubbing against the engine case as it will wear a groove - loosen and spin it a little to get clearance. 11 - make sure the seat isn't resting on the battery - add rubber spacing on top of the frame crossover so the seat rests on it...(you'll have to look through the grab-handle holes to see if the seat is resting on the frame or not) 12 - Make sure your rear shock linkage is greased properly. 13 - Make sure your radiator recovery tank has fluid in it to keep it from melting in the event some hot coolant is pushed into it.
