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This 449/511 review is spot on...

Made me smile ! A magazine report you didnt agree with and it was "Todays magazines are all glossy ad crap. IMHO" !

Now another report that you like and "I pretty much agree completely with this tester" !
 
At last ... someone who honestly would seem to know what he´s writing about and is not limited in what he´s prepared to write.
 
Thinking of getting a 449-love my 310's but really miss my 450.
The report was balanced and I will accept the grin factor comments.
Can any of you enlighten me regarding the negatives however, ie hard to turn, heavy and wide. Are these minor matters in the overall scheme of things or are they in all honesty real detractors.
I want a blat bike for firetrails and my 310's for ST which I mostly do.
Looking forward to your learned guidance
 
Great reading ...Someone actually did some research here and used some intelligence to actually portray the bike in some clear light ..

Who was that guy that condemned the bike in his itty-bitty world? chilley or something like that? He should read this article and get a clue on how to ride a bike, maybe do some research on a bike, and maybe get his head and ego out out his butt ... Or maybe just get on the horse he rode in on, leave, and don't come back...
 
DG Harv Serv said:
Made me smile ! A magazine report you didnt agree with and it was "Todays magazines are all glossy ad crap. IMHO" !

Now another report that you like and "I pretty much agree completely with this tester" !
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Well sorry if after 3500 miles of owning the bike I read an article that seemed to reflect my feelings and posted it. Shame on me for doing so in a husky forum. What was i thinking. Yes just cherry picking a article that says nice things, nothing more. Just trying to promote a bike that is total crap, maybe the 10 worst ever. Whatever.

It was spot on. Said all the good things and the bad just as i see them after owning the bike for 2 years and 3500 miles. Nothing more.

Read the last three paragraphs. Does that sound like mag gushing about how great the bike it or does it explain the bike as odd, weird and different but if you take the time to understand it it works very well and is quite lovable? Exactly.
 
ghte said:
Thinking of getting a 449-love my 310's but really miss my 450.
The report was balanced and I will accept the grin factor comments.
Can any of you enlighten me regarding the negatives however, ie hard to turn, heavy and wide. Are these minor matters in the overall scheme of things or are they in all honesty real detractors.
I want a blat bike for firetrails and my 310's for ST which I mostly do.
Looking forward to your learned guidance
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IMHO the article was spot on on all accounts.

ghte said:
Can any of you enlighten me regarding the negatives however, ie hard to turn, heavy and wide. Are these minor matters in the overall scheme of things or are they in all honesty real detractors.
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Hard to turn? Not really, Different maybe. Seems to like lots of input through the footpegs. I ride mine in tight stuff all the time and hang with 250 2 strokes and KTM 350's etc. Is it the lightest feeling most flickable bike ever, heck no. Will it turn well and do single track at fast trail pace, for sure. I owned a REALLY nice 2008 TXC450, decked out and was a great bike. This one to me feels lighter and turns as well or better in many cases. I do think for some it takes a quick learning curve as it does approach thing slightly differently. Funny thing is almost everyone who tried it the first comment is on how well it turns. 80% of the time thats the comment. About 10% find it odd felling and the rest dont even notice. i ahve had a lot of people sample mine. All but like 2 people really liked it.

Wide. Yes, right at the clutch cover on the right side. Really bothered me for about 2 rides, now i dont even realise it until I jump on someone elses bike and cant find the rear brake (feels to far in). For me a total non issue after a few rides. As far as wide on the trail on thing i find about this bike over many off road big four strokes is it sits up high and has a narrow frame / case. I hit the bottom of the bike and footpegs FAR less than on my 08 TXC450, feels much more narrow down low. The bikes ergonomics other than the clutch cover i would call slim and smooth. The body work is very nice on these and feels good.
 
DirtBikeMagazine's original magazine review of the TE511 and the 500 EXC were really supportive of both bikes.
 
Motosportz said:
IMHO the article was spot on on all accounts.

Hard to turn? Not really, ...........

Wide. Yes, right at the clutch cover on the right side.......
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Yep, I ran mine at this tight little woodsy course last year with a guy on a 250 2 stroke following me. He is the one who didnt want to do another loop. I get my weight forward and take advantage of the electric throttle response to roll out of any corner. Even in very tight stuff I like my TXCs better than my former WR300 or TE250 X-light, and in open terrain the advantage multiplies fast.

The 2012 shorter shock trick helps as does softening the front up....I just reduce the compression dampening.

The thing works very well, but it does take a few minutes to adapt (not like learning to shift with the wrong foot on my old Bultaco Pursang though!!!)

I saw Cory Graffunder run away from the field on one earlier this year and watched my brother walk all over the 50 Ex class on my 511 at a GP a week ago. The bike is competitive and easy to ride.
 
I have a 11 TXC 449 and it definitely needs rear shock shortened. I had Ty Davis do my suspension and it is a different bike now. Stock rear spring is way to soft, I think 5.1, mine now has a 6.0 at 200lbs. My buddy has a 2012 KX450 and after taking it for a spin his first comment was this bike steers quick!!
 
Tinken said:
I love my TE511 and it is definitely one of the best enduro bikes I have owned. Ty Davis is also reworking my suspension, hopefully I get to pick it up tomorrow :confused: and I am hopeful it will be worlds different. For me, the rear spring had to go to a 6.4.

This is an old article, but I was a nice read:
http://www.husky.com.au/html/biketests/Cycletorgue 2011-01 - Launch 449-511.pdf
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thats a good one, had not seen it. The Australian and UK mags all seem to like the bike. Seems all the mags but the US test and report on euro bikes other than KTM and find them right in the mix. Shows how biased our mags are.
 
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