'12 TXC310 Build Up

[KGSloan]

ok, i read up a little ways and saw where you gave a bit of a review. i've been curious to try these out, no better way to find out what i think than run a set.

 

[Connor]

ok, i read up a little ways and saw where you gave a bit of a review. i've been curious to try these out, no better way to find out what i think than run a set.

I have only used the rear tire, but it is by far the best rear tire I've used on a dirt bike. It grips very well everywhere. The lugs are pretty widley spaced apart so it will still work very well in loam or mud. The knobs are a very sticky/soft compound that really lets your grip on hard surfaces though, and it grips well! I will buy one again for sure. The new Dunlop AT81 is also nice from what I've heard. I have a friend that just ran one and he liked it. Where's out quick though.

 

[Connor]

since zip ty doesnt have suspension decals for kyb stuff i decided to have some made.

 

[Connor]

So I had some oil leaking around my left side case for ahwile now. I think it was coming from the rubber gromet and wires that come out of the ignition cover. Well I took the cover off today and put some silicon around the gromet to try and stop the leak, but while putting the cover bakc on I must have over tightened one of the cover bolts and stipped it out inside. So now I will have to fix that some how. The worst part is that I was torquing the bolt to husky spec's (6Nm). Sometimes this bike really aggrevates me.

 

[Mike-AK]

I've got an Enduro Engineering filter/hose guard on mine that uses two clutch cover bolts to attach. Between those and the bolts on the filter housing I get pretty nervous when oil change time comes. I go 1NM under to torque spec just to be safe. If it wasn't for being an oily environment I might go even lower on the torque and use some purple Loctite.

 

[joedirt]

You have to be really careful when torquing with those small numbers. A really good torque wrench is a must. I learned the hard way with stripping the cam cap bolts. The torque wrench wasn't clicking like it should of.

 

[Connor]

Yep found out the hard way

 

[cmilktm]

So overall experience rating of the bike? Do you miss the two stroke? How did the power compare to the RMZ you rode? This has been a really good post by the way. Straight to the point and informative. Has me looking into picking up a used 2012 txc 310 for something different to try.

 

[Connor]

So overall experience rating of the bike? Do you miss the two stroke? How did the power compare to the RMZ you rode? This has been a really good post by the way. Straight to the point and informative. Has me looking into picking up a used 2012 txc 310 for something different to try.

Well my over all feel of the bike...good for its intended purpose. If you are a woods guy that likes flowing trails and stuff that isn't super tight, then it will work. For super tight woods I would reccomend a 2-stroke (either a 200,250, or 300). If you ride any mx this probably wont be the best for the track but it can do it if it has to, just don't expect it to work as well as a straight up motocross bike. Do I miss my yz250? Yes and no. The yz seemed to take a beating better and I liked the way it handled in certain conditions better but over all I think the 310 is a better woods bike (Stock vs Stock). Ive rode a totally modded 2009 rmz250, stock 2008 yz250f, and a GNCC ready 2013 kx250f. Of those bikes I'd say the 310 has more motor all around then the yz250f, has better bottom then the kx250f but doesn't have the top end that bike does, and compared to the modded rmz250 I rode they were both very similar. The 310 revved more freely and faster and the 250 just had TONS of low end. I could ride it in 5th gear around an entire motocross track and not worry about stalling it. It was setup for some local pro and that must have been how he liked his power. Over all "my" 310 engine is better. Now in all fairness I didn't ride this bike totally stock for more then maybe an hour or two. For me I am kind of short and I find the txc310 to sit tall and have to high of a center of gravity. This effects me negatively at times, but not all the time. I am kinda short and have trouble touching at times and I don't way very much, with these things considered I think that is why I may notice the higher center of gravity more then some other people. Some people say I should have gotten the 310r for the extra power and maybe this is true, but after digging around this forum it seems like more people have had trouble with that bike then any other one on here. So I am glad I stuck with my regular 310. It gave me a few hassles but nothing to crazy.

 

[Connor]

Coming up I may even end up selling it just to try something else, I am not sure yet. If I change id like to try a beta250rr, beta 300rr, ktm 250xcw, and the ktm 350xcf and the 350xcf-w. I just don't know anyone around me that has a 350 or a beta lol I went and looked at a beta but didn't have a track to try it on, but it was a beautiful looking bike stock.

 

[Micfasto]

The 350xcf-w is nice but the 310 motor is better. I think the 2012 TXC 310 will go down as one of the best bikes ever made. The thing impresses me every time I ride it and I closing in on 100 trouble free hours.

 

[Connor]

Its been about 4-5 weeks since ive been on my bike now and its killing me. I ended up having surgery and have not been able to ride since. You can see below at the piece of pipette that was left in my hand after I left the ER. They didn't x ray my hand, instead they just stitched me up and sent me on my way. 2 days later it began to hurt and swell and start to turn green under the surface so my family doctor sent me to a hand specialist where they immediately x rayed me and declared I needed surgery to remove the piece and repair the nerve. Gotta love the ER (not) That is a 1 inch long piece of pipette.

 

[Mike-AK]

Its been about 4-5 weeks since ive been on my bike now and its killing me. I ended up having surgery and have not been able to ride since. You can see below at the piece of pipette that was left in my hand after I left the ER. They didn't x ray my hand, instead they just stitched me up and sent me on my way. 2 days later it began to hurt and swell and start to turn green under the surface so my family doctor sent me to a hand specialist where they immediately x rayed me and declared I needed surgery to remove the piece and repair the nerve. Gotta love the ER (not) That is a 1 inch long piece of pipette.

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How did a piece of pipette end up in your hand?

 

[Connor]

@Mike for some reason cafehusky hasn't allowed me to reply directly to anyone's comment for a long time now, but I had an accident in biology class in college when a pipette broke on me. I was trying to slide it through a rubber stopped into a teat tube when it broke in the center and with the force I was pushing on it with my right hand and was holding the test tube with my left hand and when it broke my right hand fell forward very quickly, to quickly for me to get out of the way obviously, and it went into my left hand. Starting squirting out blood immediately and I lost feel in my index finger right away as well. Ended up severing the nerve and artery to my index finger.

 

[Mike-AK]

@Mike for some reason cafehusky hasn't allowed me to reply directly to anyone's comment for a long time now, but I had an accident in biology class in college when a pipette broke on me. I was trying to slide it through a rubber stopped into a teat tube when it broke in the center and with the force I was pushing on it with my right hand and was holding the test tube with my left hand and when it broke my right hand fell forward very quickly, to quickly for me to get out of the way obviously, and it went into my left hand. Starting squirting out blood immediately and I lost feel in my index finger right away as well. Ended up severing the nerve and artery to my index finger.

Ouch.

 

[Connor]

So I haven't touched much on this thread in awhile but I cant stand not riding, so since I cant ride I am looking to gear up for when I will be riding again in a few weeks (hopefully). Its no secret that I hate the stock pegs that come on the husky's. They are not very wide or long, the teeth are okay on them but dull easily and they bend easily. So I ordered up a new set of Pro Pegs from Moose. That solves one of my issues. The next issue has pretty much always been an issue but now that my suspension is better (but still not best yet) then it was I am going faster but I am really realizing it's limits on the motocross track in terms of top end power. Now I don't know any easy way to get any more top end out of this, so I am open to suggestions if anyone has them. I also come across that dread stumble on the bottom end I used to hear people complain about with this bike, but now that I am riding more aggressively I am finding that dead spot a lot more. Where I notice it mostly is coming out of corners when you get on the gas really hard, where you go from like 20% throttle to 100% throttle it will act like its suddenly cant get enough fuel, or that its not getting any fuel at all and you let off for a second and then get back on it and its okay then. I am wandering if the accelerator pump option on the jd tuner can help with this? So those are my gripes. I am going to try and fix them. Better footpegs, more top end, and no more bog on bottom. First is hopefully fixed, I have an idea for the second, and I doubt anything will fix the third problem except buying the red head engine. Also, why do the 2012 txc models have such a harder throttle pull then the newer 2013 red heads? Can this be alleviated?

 

[Tinken]

12 port injector, ecu + tuning on the HST will remove any hesitations/stumbles. ZipTy head porting will improve bottom to top end power significantly.

 

[Connor]

@Tinken I still can't reply to you directly (.....that's getting on my nerves at this point) but doesn't the txc310 already come with a 12 port injector and the "race" ECU? Ive seen these recommendation before but it was for the TE310 model. And what is the HST? In other words clarify everything you are talking about haha and do you have any good ideas for the throttle stiffness?

 

[Tinken]

The HST is the Husqvarna Service Tool which allows you to flash upgrades to your ecu, but in your case, tune the ecu to allow more fuel in three positions (similar to a JD, but with your ecu). Dealers who have this tool are able to do this too. PCV is ultimate here, just adds functionality.

Ty's personal 310 has porting and a pcv. It is really fast and out climbs/beats his 630 off road.

 

[Connor]

So what about the 12 port injector? Does my bike already have that? And can anything be done about the throttle stiffness?