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

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TE 510 suspension help

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obryan_pit

Husqvarna
i recently bought an 07 te510 :cheers: and love it. as far as i can tell it is completely stock. i want to know how or what i can do to the suspension myself to make it more suited for me, or do i have to get a pro to do it. i am 6'4'' and weigh 240lb so as u can imagine through wooped out tracks and any jumping/landing the bike is getting an absolute punishment. ive heard that u can change spring sizes but i imagine it to be a little more in depth than that :excuseme: but Ive never had to touch suspension on a bike before so im pretty green to it.

any comments appreciated. I'm a mechanic so don't hold back on any technical information you have
 
good luck with that i love the look of the husky the power but i have to admit its probably the worst handling bike that i have ever owned i am 180cm and 90 kg and been told everything needs respringing and revalving thats fine but for 1200 dollars what if its no better ?? anyway will be corious to read some comments on this issue maybe you can try racetech engineering (tenick) there in penrith nsw sorry about the rambelings and no help
 
What forks are on this bike?

You gotta get the sag set on both ends before anything is gonna work .... This is fixed with the springs ... Next oil and oil volume is about all I know you do other than messing with the valving ....
 
ok so i know i cant get the sag right with the springs i have, so... how do i go about getting springs that will do the job? is there someone on the net and i just tell him what i weigh and they get u what u need?

ive had a bit of a play with oil weights and volume in the forks on a drz400, and was able to get them set up sweet. a few mates have told me that husky forks are prone to blowing seals as it is, which has put me off tampering with them all together.

the more i look into this the more it looks like i should get a pro to do it
 
There is a site here on the web that points to the correct spring rate for your size .... I'm just not sure where it is ...

The forks on my 08 TXC250 are dual chamber Marzocchis and removing a few CCs of oil from the outer chamber really helped plush mine up for riding trails ... no pro needed this time ...

I did blow one seal on my bike and have read about a few others doing it also ...I've got very thin singer oil in my outer chambers currently and no blowing seals with it yet..
 
Race Tech has the calculator to figure out what springs will work for you. Ray_ray, I believe he has the some forks as I do, the Marz single chamber.

obryan_pit, Id check the recommended spring rate, maybe play with the oil WT and height a bit and if you can't get them the way you want, find a recommended suspension guy to do a revalve. Maybe like WER or something. Ive revalved mine a bit with the help of a suspension guy and its a big can of worms.
 
Definitely recommend sending them in to get re-sprung and re-valved. I just got my suspension back from LT Racing and absolutely love it in the trails, it still bottoms out on the track but that's not what I had it serviced for. Since you will need springs anyway due to your weight, I would recommend sending them in since the last service is probably unknown and the oil may be old or dirty. Later
 
Tough to tell if stock suspension is 100% stock, but chances are pretty good it is.

To me, stock Husky springs seem like they might be ok for an intermediate trail rider up to about 180-200lb, but if you're a more aggressive/advanced rider and/or well over 200lbs, they are too soft.
Changing springs and playing with fork oil weight/level can help get a decent ride, but you'll never get the ride the suspension is capable of w/o revalving. (especially the Marzocchi fork)

In full ride gear, w/hydro pack, I must be 260lbs and consider myself to be more in the aggressive/advanced rider catagory.........well, can be. My "advanc(ing)" aged, worn body now quickly remind me that I don't react/recover like I use to, so I've slowed down considerably. But still like to push hard for at least a full 1/2 mile or two now and then :o

Anyway.......I was never able to adjust the harshness out of my stock '05 TE510 forks, so ended up becoming another one of the guys that sent suspension off to LT Racing for complete revalve and stiffer springs.
Les sent it back almost perfectly pre-set for me. A slight rear sag adjustment, and minor stuff like couple fine tuning clicks on rebound/compression, got the bike right-on for my ride conditions.......very happy with his work.

Regardless of who does it, it's not cheap. I've had my last three bikes reworked and IMO getting a good custom suspension set-up for you and your riding conditions is the best money you can spend on any bike.
If you do decide to have it done, the more you accurate you are with a shop, on full gear ride weight, actual ride experience/level and ride conditions, plus anything added to bike, like bigger tank, fender bags, etc, the more accurate they can be setting up the suspension.
 
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