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

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10 swingarm on 09. Will it work?

fire1998

fire1998

Husqvarna
AA Class
I've got an 09 TXC 300 and the only problem with the bike is trying to get the front end up. Having a hell of time getting the front end up over logs. Seems like the bike just wants to drive the front end into the ground. Was wondering if switching to the shorter 10 swingarm would help? Other than this, this is the perfect bike****************************************!
Thanks
 
Is this a TXC 250 with an Athena kit? That sounds extreme to me. You should have no problem getting the front end up.

I would look elsewhere for the solution. Is the bike properly jetted? Valves in spec?
 
I'd guess the 300 is fully capable of lofting the wheel, but I'm not the one to advise on technique. It IS something I want to learn and I've seen guys on 250's doing it so...
 
Yep, it has the Athena kit on it. I have no problem on my WR 250 lofting the wheel. I thought thats why Husky went to the shorter swingarm.
 
It's not the bike, it's the technique.

I have the 09 TXC 250 and it has no trouble lifting the wheel. Any dirtbike will wheelie, even KLX250's with only 18hp, or chinese 125's with only 9hp.
 
They went to the shorter arm to increase traction and make it more rear wheel / throttle drivable. Something that the '08 - '09 could obviously use.

Personally, I'd love to have the shorter arm. I thought my TE needed one after the first serious woods ride. I even considered getting a shorter SMR swingarm at the time, but wasn't sure I could get a big 18" knobby in there.

I would still like to try one.

But, yes, it would make you bike less of a front end steer bike and make wheel lofting more effortless.
 
The question is, will it fit? and good luck finding one. probably better off having a fab shop shorten your stock one.
 
Mine wheelies in 1st through 4th with just the throttle.

I find it has the perfect amount of torque - it just hooks up and goes. Even as a 250 it worked fine.

Sounds like something with the bike is not right.
 
I guess it would. The shock is the same and the front of the swingarm is the same, bearings etc. :excuseme:
 
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