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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 The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.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!
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Rick Smith
Husqvarna
Hi, I have a 74' WR 400 that i am prepping for vintage cross country. still looking for some parts, but getting there! I own 14 bikes, but this is the only Husky in my stable right now.
twobanger
Husqvarna
A Class
G,Day to all my Husky owning brothers & sisters,
Great site been a reader of your 2T tech stuff for a while now,and thought i would get on board.My bikes a WR250 its been excellent,getting a bit old now (2000) but after many rebuilds and upgrades has no prob's.Got to love how most parts just bolt straight up.
Into riding single trail or woods riding as its known on here and try and get amongst it as much as possible.............
cheers
Great site been a reader of your 2T tech stuff for a while now,and thought i would get on board.My bikes a WR250 its been excellent,getting a bit old now (2000) but after many rebuilds and upgrades has no prob's.Got to love how most parts just bolt straight up.
Into riding single trail or woods riding as its known on here and try and get amongst it as much as possible.............
cheers
rallyraid325
Husqvarna
Intro
Hi,
I am new to this great site & would be interested to hear from TE 450/510 riders from hot climates how their rides cope with the heat.
I ride in the Abu Dhabi desert all year round, less in the summer, and have been reading about nightmare rides where coolant hoses blow out in hot countries.
I love the look of the TE 510 and am looking at a 2010 at the Dubai dealer on Sat.
I have a CRF 450X Dakar prepped bike that has competed three rally events plus all year round riding that has never overheated, engine probs yes, but never boiled over.
Can anyone help / advise me?
Thanks, Andy
Hi,
I am new to this great site & would be interested to hear from TE 450/510 riders from hot climates how their rides cope with the heat.
I ride in the Abu Dhabi desert all year round, less in the summer, and have been reading about nightmare rides where coolant hoses blow out in hot countries.
I love the look of the TE 510 and am looking at a 2010 at the Dubai dealer on Sat.
I have a CRF 450X Dakar prepped bike that has competed three rally events plus all year round riding that has never overheated, engine probs yes, but never boiled over.
Can anyone help / advise me?
Thanks, Andy
codermyers
Husqvarna
First post
Hello all,
I just purchased my first offroad bike, a 1986 500XC, barely running due to carb issues, I think. I just rebuilt the shock and forks, and I'm eager to start riding it as soon as I can fix the carb.
It's funny, the guy I bought it from was standing on top of something to the side and kicking it with his right foot. I've never had a right kicker, so I just started kicking with the left and seem to be doing OK.
My other bikes are Hondas: a CBR600F2 and an RC51.
Hello all,
I just purchased my first offroad bike, a 1986 500XC, barely running due to carb issues, I think. I just rebuilt the shock and forks, and I'm eager to start riding it as soon as I can fix the carb.
It's funny, the guy I bought it from was standing on top of something to the side and kicking it with his right foot. I've never had a right kicker, so I just started kicking with the left and seem to be doing OK.
My other bikes are Hondas: a CBR600F2 and an RC51.
Hello All.
I'm an absolute noob but have recently crossed to the dark side
and puchased myself a Husky SMR 510. This thing is a BEAST and really fun to ride.
I've already been lurking these pages (unregistered) to try and sort some issues out with great success. Seems like there are some really knowledgeable people on here so I'll defnitely be abusing your knowledge from time to time
My other bikes all have pedals... :smirk:
I'm an absolute noob but have recently crossed to the dark side
and puchased myself a Husky SMR 510. This thing is a BEAST and really fun to ride. I've already been lurking these pages (unregistered) to try and sort some issues out with great success. Seems like there are some really knowledgeable people on here so I'll defnitely be abusing your knowledge from time to time
My other bikes all have pedals... :smirk:
Welcome to CafeHusky, everyone!
It's great to see so many countries represented here
Hello, rc51er Sorry to hear about your SM running poorly. Ask away in the 4-Stroke forum and I'll bet someone can assist you. Good luck!
Hi, Andy! I don't have an answer for you but we have a ton of TE riders here from all over the world. I'm guessing you might find some answers to your questions over in the 4-Stroke forum
WoodsChick
It's great to see so many countries represented here
rc51er;119865 said:
Hello, rc51er
Sorry to hear about your SM running poorly. Ask away in the 4-Stroke forum and I'll bet someone can assist you. Good luck!rallyraid325;119721 said:Hi,
I am new to this great site & would be interested to hear from TE 450/510 riders from hot climates how their rides cope with the heat.
I ride in the Abu Dhabi desert all year round, less in the summer, and have been reading about nightmare rides where coolant hoses blow out in hot countries.
I love the look of the TE 510 and am looking at a 2010 at the Dubai dealer on Sat.
I have a CRF 450X Dakar prepped bike that has competed three rally events plus all year round riding that has never overheated, engine probs yes, but never boiled over.
Can anyone help / advise me?
Thanks, Andy
Hi, Andy! I don't have an answer for you but we have a ton of TE riders here from all over the world. I'm guessing you might find some answers to your questions over in the 4-Stroke forum
WoodsChick
desmodetroit
Husqvarna
AA Class
Hello to you all,
Hello.Just got my hands on a husk 610 sms.05.Would like to get info on jetting carbs and exhaust tail pipes..(not the cat's what are on it now.)Time to play.Went out yester day for the 1st time,what a great ride, just need a little more in 1st and 2nd...Hopeing to get some great idea's...Carl..
MyRCRocks
Husqvarna
B Class
Hello all... I am a Husaberg FE570 owner (please, no shaming comments, I love the bike), but I am looking for something for my wife....
I was an avid offroad rider growing up, until I was able to get a street license, and have been on dual-sports (for not long) and then sportbikes (for 18 years) since.... My wife was never a dirt rider, but took up sportbikes when we met... Long story made short, I'd like to get her out on the trails. I'm thinking small bore, 2-stroke enduro for her... ie: WR/WRE 125 but seat height is an issue with everything. She is 5' tall. I know I can cut seat foam, and can likely get lowering links/have springs cut... Another issue is chronic tendonitis in her left (clutch) wrist. I've seen Rekluse and/or Dyna Ring auto clutch setups available for the WR 250/300's... Does the 125 use the same clutch? Any input would be appreciated, and we are also seeking the same info on the GasGas, so if you have any relevant info/experiences, please offer... Let's face it, the Euro's know how to put together an offroad bike...
Thanks in advance,
MyRCRocks
I was an avid offroad rider growing up, until I was able to get a street license, and have been on dual-sports (for not long) and then sportbikes (for 18 years) since.... My wife was never a dirt rider, but took up sportbikes when we met... Long story made short, I'd like to get her out on the trails. I'm thinking small bore, 2-stroke enduro for her... ie: WR/WRE 125 but seat height is an issue with everything. She is 5' tall. I know I can cut seat foam, and can likely get lowering links/have springs cut... Another issue is chronic tendonitis in her left (clutch) wrist. I've seen Rekluse and/or Dyna Ring auto clutch setups available for the WR 250/300's... Does the 125 use the same clutch? Any input would be appreciated, and we are also seeking the same info on the GasGas, so if you have any relevant info/experiences, please offer... Let's face it, the Euro's know how to put together an offroad bike...
Thanks in advance,
MyRCRocks
quadmaster206
Husqvarna
AA Class
newbie
hi im rick,been riding bikes and quads off road for 20+years.last few years been doing some local mx and harescramble racing on my quad.just bought my first road bike a couple weeks ago,a 2010 husky smr450.love it.had a problem as soon as i got it though,mapping off i guess, keep stalling,lack of power down low.went back to dealer,2 hours away, seems much better!still getting some codes on screen once in a while.i will get back to someone about this.later.i just want to say ive learned so much on this site last few days i had to join.thank you! this site is very helpful!!its like im going to college about huskys.love it.nice day here,so im going for a ride.i will check the codes again today and get back.by.
hi im rick,been riding bikes and quads off road for 20+years.last few years been doing some local mx and harescramble racing on my quad.just bought my first road bike a couple weeks ago,a 2010 husky smr450.love it.had a problem as soon as i got it though,mapping off i guess, keep stalling,lack of power down low.went back to dealer,2 hours away, seems much better!still getting some codes on screen once in a while.i will get back to someone about this.later.i just want to say ive learned so much on this site last few days i had to join.thank you! this site is very helpful!!its like im going to college about huskys.love it.nice day here,so im going for a ride.i will check the codes again today and get back.by.
