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Hi everyone,
As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.
When he passed, I worked with his kids to gather the necessary credentials to keep this site running. Since then (and for however long they worked with Coffee), Woodschick and Dirtdame have been maintaining the site and covering the costs. Without their hard work and financial support, CafeHusky would have been lost.
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working to migrate the site to a free cloud compute instance so that Woodschick and Dirtdame no longer have to fund it. At the same time, I’ve updated the site to a current version of XenForo (the discussion software it runs on). The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.
Unfortunately, the new software version doesn’t support importing the old site’s styles, so for now, you’ll see the XenForo default style. This may change over time.
Coffee didn’t document the work he did on the site, so I’ve been digging through the old setup to understand how everything was running. There may still be things I’ve missed. One known issue is that email functionality is not yet working on the new site, but I hope to resolve this over time.
Thanks for your patience and support!
BETA BIKE OF THE YEAR
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Norman Foley
Husqvarna
Pro Class
At least some Italians are keeping it together. I'm going to test ride a Beta 2 stroke next week.
Mike Rotella
Husqvarna
A Class
Dont worry, I'll buy one and they will fold for sure!!!
Im a 240 pound 6'6" A rider. I've raced my 300rr at 3 AMA western hare scrambles so far and I've gotten the holeshot at each of them in the A-vet class and run well enough to be leading the series with one more round to go. The bike is really a great machine, super smooth, well built, low seat height, good handling. I am faster on a western style hare scramble course on this bike than my WB165 but the 165 is my wepon of choice for any enduro I go to or if just going out bashing the woods with my buddies.
If your in the market for the best all around bike that will work well in any environment you will like the 300rr. If your world consists of tight woods with not a lot of elevation change you would serve yourself real well to go with the 165.
Nate
If your in the market for the best all around bike that will work well in any environment you will like the 300rr. If your world consists of tight woods with not a lot of elevation change you would serve yourself real well to go with the 165.
Nate
Wanted to clarify the "elevation change" comment. The 165 will climb anything you want it to it just won't go uphill as fast as a 300rr. If your racing or heavy or both, 165 is at a serious disadvantage trying to go fast up long hills, it will get there but you will eat a lot of roost off of 450's and larger 2 strokes on the way.
Phoenix
Husqvarna
AA Class
What's the weight like? I love my Gas Gas 300, but its a bit on the heavy side of the 300-two-stroke-spectrum and i'm a 98 pound weakling. haha
glangston
Husqvarna
Pro Class
Wear some shades, that red plastic will blind you...I am picking up my 300RR Factory tomorrow morning.
Nothing turns like a gasser but they are ridiculously heavy, strange that they feel as light as they do, I've had several of them. This bike is significantly lighter than a gasser, I'd guess 15 to 20 pounds less than the kick version and 25 to 30 less than the electric start model. They are a few pounds more than a ktm 300 but better build quality imop.
Norman Foley
Husqvarna
Pro Class
Man.... I need to get into real estate! Full ride report needed!I am picking up my 300RR Factory tomorrow morning.
panhandlebars
Husqvarna
AA Class
I was on vacation from idaho to Cali ,had friends to see in Vacaville and stopped into Motoxotica and met the Owner....I saw the beta 300 and was very impressed....he also had the factory bike,red zokes anodized everything....it looked awesome...we got to talking about the ride and got the bug....want one bad....then watched x games ...Webb is stomping them on a beta 2st......then get my dirt rider in the mail beta 300 on the cover...open cafe husky beta thread!.......just bought my 11'wr300 last year....I am very happily married to it....but now I am checking out other girls and think she knows....hot Italian,spicy ..mmmmmmm
I'm not to comfortable with the Husky bashing and Beta selling here. Sorry just had to say it. Read some really nasty Husky bashing posts on tt by Up-tite and it is was unfortunate IMHO. Things said like the new huskys are as good as the chinese bearing that come in them bashing the 449/511 (which seem to have zero bearing issues ironically). What i find so ironic about that is the same person sells bearing to fix the Italian motored huskys because of bad rod and crank bearings (well documented and talked about). Then the regular suspects there start the bashing... in a husky forum!!! driving away customers for the 449/511 because someone hates BMW and will say anything about the bikes to spread their hate. Now I see it trickling in here, husky bashing and Beta selling. I understand up-tite had issues with husky, i get it. BUT I come on a husky forum to read, and be involved in a brand I like. My point is I don't want to come to a husky forum to read about how someone hates husky, there is another forum that seems dedicated to that. I am absolutely sure the Betas are fantastic bike and the early KTM motored one I rode was very good. But I don't want to come to a husky forum and read posts by someone who felt slighted by husky so they come here and tell me what a POS they are. Every brand has its issues, every brand has treated someone wrong somewhere, it a business. We are here to talk about a commodity we personally like or need help with or finding upgrades for regardless of the politics of working with said company. If you don't like husky this is probably not the right forum for you. I know this is going to be like WTF? to some of you that I posted this but the husky bashing on TT drove everyone away and I don't want to see that here. I have noticed a few people who feel slighted by husky (and quite possibly were) that only post here to bash husky or promote somthing else. Just does not feel right to those of us here to learn about a brand we like the products of. There, I said it.
For the record I have zero issues talking positively about any brand here and have posted many a Beta and GG test and info myself. Love almost any thing with two wheels and a motor thats not my point. My point is if the hate that permeated that other site starts up here I am no longer interested in coming to this site. Its just not fun to come to a web forum for a specific brand to read about what crap I have sitting in my garage even though my personal experience is quite the opposite. People voluntarily come here with like interests because they want to, once the hate takes over and two or three people dominate threads with it they stop coming. I for one am interested in coming to a forum to read about positive things, issues that people need help with, cool builds, awesome ride stories. CH is about the only MC forum I come to, not because I am an advertiser here but because of the excellent moderation that keeps politics and crap slinging away and good info and great posters that keep good husky specific posts happening. No I am not wearing rose colored glasses nor am I some plant for husky NA, I simply like a brand, own a brand and want to talk about them with like minded people and not be told over and over what a POS I own and what an idiot I am for owning it.
BTW i read that mag too and several other with the new 2 stroke Betas and bet they are fantastic bikes and hope to own one some day. Already been working with some dealers and customers on damper fitment and some other stuff. Think it is a cool brand and hope they do very well. Love more choices. Nothing wrong with that at all. Lots of great machinery out there for us to love.
I don't mind talking about other bikes on here. I know several Beta owners...They're a great bike!. Let's hear more.
We talked about Gasser on here for 11 pages. To quote a post from there. And some members didn't like that either...
But what I don't agree with IS the Husky bashing on here. I know we're all frustrated on current events but I don't think members that sell other brands or are associated with other brands should bash Husqvarna to try and up sale another.
Lets keep this going in a straight line please.
We talked about Gasser on here for 11 pages. To quote a post from there. And some members didn't like that either...
(thx Kelly)
But what I don't agree with IS the Husky bashing on here. I know we're all frustrated on current events but I don't think members that sell other brands or are associated with other brands should bash Husqvarna to try and up sale another.
Lets keep this going in a straight line please.
Sounding a little sensitive Kelly....................If there is anything that gets out of hand I'm sure Coffee will deal with it. I personally want to hear the good and the bad experiences people have with the brand. It's dishonest to paint a rosy picture of all things Husky.
Glad to hear you are working on a damper for the Beta, please let me know when it is complete and I will most likely purchase one. Please try to maintain the ability to put the bars in the most forward position. I've held off on a damper because the options out there don't allow good bar placement for me.
Glad to hear you are working on a damper for the Beta, please let me know when it is complete and I will most likely purchase one. Please try to maintain the ability to put the bars in the most forward position. I've held off on a damper because the options out there don't allow good bar placement for me.
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