andy j
Husqvarna
AA Class
Hi Guys.. my bike is a 2010 te310 150 miles.. i would say im bottom to mid intermedate rider. so if my riding technique is off pls let me know!. previous bike 05 yzf 2005 mx trax only not used on this track so hard to compare like for like. Buddy was with me on his 2003 KTM. did try that.
MY riding track for this report is small with tight turns small jump, couple of ditches some tight through trees sections and couple of drop ins and steep slopes out..
surface is a mixture of smooth clay, bumpy grassy area (think unmanaged overgrown) and loamy soil where some burms and ruts formed. conditions dry not dusty but not wet enough to stick to the bike..
Previously i did take it to an MX track to try.
the idea was to try and set the bike up.. for H&H / enduro and get to know what settings did what..
The bike has had the power up kit done, indicators were never fitted everything else is standard. apart from the rear light as i ve fitted the racing version( had to pay for this it does not come with the 2010)
It has the DB killer in, though i have a cut down version of this. no spark arrestor is fitted.
The bike starts and runs great it did back fire on de cell loads before the lamda sensor was removed.. Im not sure what efi settings are i asked for it to be richened but im not sure this was done. It will start hot or cold 1st or second kick and tick over at 1800 all day long, whether its been left in my garage for a week or just turned off.. its brilliant. Obviously the electric start is great and easy to use. ive been kicking though to understand how this will work if i ever need to..
Power.. personally i find the off the throttle weak to a strong gutsy mid that continues to the top end. there is no power band unless you count the off the throttle bottom to the mid where it pulls hard I think 4-5K RPM.
Its just a smooth power from mid to and through the top end.
Example: onto a third gear straight brake into first round a tight walking pace corner, first is too low here because as soon as you have twisted the throttle you need to change to second if you do this you have no probs but its all a bit hectic as your not even 5m out of the corner still turning and you got to change into 2nd gear,, So instaed exiting in second with maybe a little slip of the clutch to stop stalling (I said tight turn didn't I) twist the throttle wide open and all you get is big air sucking noises and gentle pull as soon until as it hits 5k it takes off then you got to change to 3rd, 4th , 5th.. the tyre would not spin in 2nd at low speed off the throttle and could take more power if it was available before it did. Grippy mud here.. engine braking is huge.. although i think this getting better as i get more miles on the engine. im starting to use this to my advantage ie into corners etc, but in first gear its mad enough to lurch you nearly over the handle bars.. I would rather not have this than have it.
For comparison and just for info i swapped with my buddies immaculate 2003 KTM 450 EXC racing. 2nd gear was higher on this so the same technique. in second same amount of clutch slip if a little speed was not carried through but if you banged the throttle open at the same low speed you could light the rear no problem.. i found the KTM gave me much quicker out of the corner acceleration controlling the throttle keeping just on the edge of traction than i did with opening the 310 all the way and waiting.. plus with the fact that the 2nd was higher geared on the KTM it just seem all a little less flustered to get to the next turn.
Any suggestions for more low down power please help.. efi settings perhaps?
Suspension. Rear
rear seems great, no problems to report all standard settings..does not bottom out even on big jumps at the MX track on a previous weekend. Its all post ride clean now and i got some nasty graunching noise on rebound if i press the seat down hard? have no idea what this is.. hope its not the shock.. have sprayed some wd around the flaps & linkages but its still doing this.. any heads up before i investigate further?
Suspension.Front
Having trouble here so need any input..
I thought the front suspension felt hard..
lets say we have a bumpy surface with small sharp undulations and ruts. it feels really harsh like im getting beat up. my elbows are taking a pounding and hurting. Now i didnt really pay attention to my YZF it just felt good i never took it on this track but did mx tracks that were just as bumpy and i did not get beat up as much. But the husky just felt wrong.. I thought to day would allow me to set it up..
im at 24out on the compression (29 avaliable) and 12 out of the rebound (available) at the end of the day and this was the best i have got (not tried any more out yet ran out of time) the small bumps are a little softer.. any big flat landings the suspension seems to give ok for the first part of the travel and then go really stiff like its just too much for it to handle, im not sure if its using the full travle. its the same if i come of the drop off at slow speed into the two whoops at the bottom it hits the first which takes all my effort to stay on but the second right after will see me hanging on for dear life thought this might be too much rebound damping. ( slower makes no improvement, faster is danger level) landing a small jump just rear first with front following under a slight acceleration it seems fine..) big flat bottom jumps on the mx track were the same, initial part landing feels fine then the suspension just stiffens up and you have to give it in your arms which is so much effort. it feels like the oil will not go through the valves fast enough and bogs up..is the only way i can describe this..
I have bled the air at various times through out the day...
When i jumped on the KTM the difference was huge.. the suspension in comparison glided over the small bumps so much so that my elbows that were hurting from my bike were not hurting as much!!. all this from a standard 2003 bike??. he assures me its only ever had the oil changed when seals were undertaken and the bike shop put less oil in the forks..
if i can get my bike like this i will be really happy....
If i stand over my bike pull the front brake and compress the forks slowly as much as i can it is not smooth. it will go say 60mm-100mm smooth and then come across a step that takes more effort to get it to compress and then again more before it goes say another 70mm before it happens again.. its slight but enough to stop the fork compressing a smooth constant travle until i give it more load/pressure.. if i push down harder as much as i can say in a fast rate it will compress as much as i can push and feels ok one smooth travle.
Any help with this much appreciated.
Gearbox. to me the gears at the moment seem way to close ratio. first is a trials gear and with the fact that the engine braking is massive in first I tend to use second instead.. on the track 6 is about right but on the road its way to short, its not for the road so im not fussed. have only been in 6th on the mx track a couple of times. The other gears do seem to need changing much more than my YZF so i got to get used to this..
Gear lever. way too close to the footpeg ive measured most bikes and have yet to find another bike with a closer lever. due to my experiance changing gear is a bugger, hard unless im seated and can think about flicking it up on the side of my foot.. no way a mx boot is going under that lever. Have hit neutral lots and changed down loads when on a bumpy part... im a size ten and try to ride on th eballs of my feet. will be looking for a longer gear lever if anyone knows.
cornering.. compared to the KTM the husky turns amazingly well. for the first few laps on the kTM i just could not get the KTM leaning and turning where as i can get my bike low and tight.. riding experiance aside i was surprised at how much i could turn in the husky. The KTM did not feel heavier just that it would not turn. before i get accused of KTM slating this is a 2003 model..
I was starting to get into the flow before it was time to go home. tight turns and hard acceleration up the straights. it will pup the front wheel in the ground 2nd & third and is nice to control. turns great. front brakes are totally awesome. one finger on the lever endos no problems..
Im starting to get the a feel for the bike just got to sort out my few issues that im sure would be the same with whatever colour i had purchased..
any thoughts, help, comments all appreciated..
oh nearly forgot..
The first comments from my buddy after ten or so laps..
Wow that turns sharp! real sharp, miles better than mine.. could have warned me about the engine braking! nearly face planted the ditch.. gear lever is in wrong position.. needs raising or something..
low bottom end but nice once it gets going..
regards
Andy
MY riding track for this report is small with tight turns small jump, couple of ditches some tight through trees sections and couple of drop ins and steep slopes out..
surface is a mixture of smooth clay, bumpy grassy area (think unmanaged overgrown) and loamy soil where some burms and ruts formed. conditions dry not dusty but not wet enough to stick to the bike..
Previously i did take it to an MX track to try.
the idea was to try and set the bike up.. for H&H / enduro and get to know what settings did what..
The bike has had the power up kit done, indicators were never fitted everything else is standard. apart from the rear light as i ve fitted the racing version( had to pay for this it does not come with the 2010)
It has the DB killer in, though i have a cut down version of this. no spark arrestor is fitted.
The bike starts and runs great it did back fire on de cell loads before the lamda sensor was removed.. Im not sure what efi settings are i asked for it to be richened but im not sure this was done. It will start hot or cold 1st or second kick and tick over at 1800 all day long, whether its been left in my garage for a week or just turned off.. its brilliant. Obviously the electric start is great and easy to use. ive been kicking though to understand how this will work if i ever need to..
Power.. personally i find the off the throttle weak to a strong gutsy mid that continues to the top end. there is no power band unless you count the off the throttle bottom to the mid where it pulls hard I think 4-5K RPM.
Its just a smooth power from mid to and through the top end.
Example: onto a third gear straight brake into first round a tight walking pace corner, first is too low here because as soon as you have twisted the throttle you need to change to second if you do this you have no probs but its all a bit hectic as your not even 5m out of the corner still turning and you got to change into 2nd gear,, So instaed exiting in second with maybe a little slip of the clutch to stop stalling (I said tight turn didn't I) twist the throttle wide open and all you get is big air sucking noises and gentle pull as soon until as it hits 5k it takes off then you got to change to 3rd, 4th , 5th.. the tyre would not spin in 2nd at low speed off the throttle and could take more power if it was available before it did. Grippy mud here.. engine braking is huge.. although i think this getting better as i get more miles on the engine. im starting to use this to my advantage ie into corners etc, but in first gear its mad enough to lurch you nearly over the handle bars.. I would rather not have this than have it.
For comparison and just for info i swapped with my buddies immaculate 2003 KTM 450 EXC racing. 2nd gear was higher on this so the same technique. in second same amount of clutch slip if a little speed was not carried through but if you banged the throttle open at the same low speed you could light the rear no problem.. i found the KTM gave me much quicker out of the corner acceleration controlling the throttle keeping just on the edge of traction than i did with opening the 310 all the way and waiting.. plus with the fact that the 2nd was higher geared on the KTM it just seem all a little less flustered to get to the next turn.
Any suggestions for more low down power please help.. efi settings perhaps?
Suspension. Rear
rear seems great, no problems to report all standard settings..does not bottom out even on big jumps at the MX track on a previous weekend. Its all post ride clean now and i got some nasty graunching noise on rebound if i press the seat down hard? have no idea what this is.. hope its not the shock.. have sprayed some wd around the flaps & linkages but its still doing this.. any heads up before i investigate further?
Suspension.Front
Having trouble here so need any input..
I thought the front suspension felt hard..
lets say we have a bumpy surface with small sharp undulations and ruts. it feels really harsh like im getting beat up. my elbows are taking a pounding and hurting. Now i didnt really pay attention to my YZF it just felt good i never took it on this track but did mx tracks that were just as bumpy and i did not get beat up as much. But the husky just felt wrong.. I thought to day would allow me to set it up..
im at 24out on the compression (29 avaliable) and 12 out of the rebound (available) at the end of the day and this was the best i have got (not tried any more out yet ran out of time) the small bumps are a little softer.. any big flat landings the suspension seems to give ok for the first part of the travel and then go really stiff like its just too much for it to handle, im not sure if its using the full travle. its the same if i come of the drop off at slow speed into the two whoops at the bottom it hits the first which takes all my effort to stay on but the second right after will see me hanging on for dear life thought this might be too much rebound damping. ( slower makes no improvement, faster is danger level) landing a small jump just rear first with front following under a slight acceleration it seems fine..) big flat bottom jumps on the mx track were the same, initial part landing feels fine then the suspension just stiffens up and you have to give it in your arms which is so much effort. it feels like the oil will not go through the valves fast enough and bogs up..is the only way i can describe this..
I have bled the air at various times through out the day...
When i jumped on the KTM the difference was huge.. the suspension in comparison glided over the small bumps so much so that my elbows that were hurting from my bike were not hurting as much!!. all this from a standard 2003 bike??. he assures me its only ever had the oil changed when seals were undertaken and the bike shop put less oil in the forks..
if i can get my bike like this i will be really happy....
If i stand over my bike pull the front brake and compress the forks slowly as much as i can it is not smooth. it will go say 60mm-100mm smooth and then come across a step that takes more effort to get it to compress and then again more before it goes say another 70mm before it happens again.. its slight but enough to stop the fork compressing a smooth constant travle until i give it more load/pressure.. if i push down harder as much as i can say in a fast rate it will compress as much as i can push and feels ok one smooth travle.
Any help with this much appreciated.
Gearbox. to me the gears at the moment seem way to close ratio. first is a trials gear and with the fact that the engine braking is massive in first I tend to use second instead.. on the track 6 is about right but on the road its way to short, its not for the road so im not fussed. have only been in 6th on the mx track a couple of times. The other gears do seem to need changing much more than my YZF so i got to get used to this..
Gear lever. way too close to the footpeg ive measured most bikes and have yet to find another bike with a closer lever. due to my experiance changing gear is a bugger, hard unless im seated and can think about flicking it up on the side of my foot.. no way a mx boot is going under that lever. Have hit neutral lots and changed down loads when on a bumpy part... im a size ten and try to ride on th eballs of my feet. will be looking for a longer gear lever if anyone knows.
cornering.. compared to the KTM the husky turns amazingly well. for the first few laps on the kTM i just could not get the KTM leaning and turning where as i can get my bike low and tight.. riding experiance aside i was surprised at how much i could turn in the husky. The KTM did not feel heavier just that it would not turn. before i get accused of KTM slating this is a 2003 model..
I was starting to get into the flow before it was time to go home. tight turns and hard acceleration up the straights. it will pup the front wheel in the ground 2nd & third and is nice to control. turns great. front brakes are totally awesome. one finger on the lever endos no problems..
Im starting to get the a feel for the bike just got to sort out my few issues that im sure would be the same with whatever colour i had purchased..
any thoughts, help, comments all appreciated..
oh nearly forgot..
The first comments from my buddy after ten or so laps..
Wow that turns sharp! real sharp, miles better than mine.. could have warned me about the engine braking! nearly face planted the ditch.. gear lever is in wrong position.. needs raising or something..
low bottom end but nice once it gets going..
regards
Andy
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