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  • 2 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Austria - About 2014 & Newer
     TE = 2st Enduro & TC = 2st Cross

TE/TC Will the USA see aTC 125 ?

BILLF said:
Oh yeah MSRP $6549 TC125. TC85 $5399,TC250 $7249, .F-C 250 $8049, F C 450 $9049,T E 250 8349,T E300 $8549,F E 250 8649,F E 350 $9549,F E 501 $9899
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Thanks for the info Bill. I expected them to be pricey, and they seem to be in the price range of the KTM bikes. Next year if I decide to get a new bike I would get the TC 125 with out a doubt.
 
BILLF said:
Oh yeah MSRP $6549 TC125. TC85 $5399,TC250 $7249, .F-C 250 $8049, F C 450 $9049,T E 250 8349,T E300 $8549,F E 250 8649,F E 350 $9549,F E 501 $9899
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Am I missing something? Is the 250 2 stroke MX bike really $1100 LESS than the enduro model? So, for the Open chamber vs closed chamber forks, MX ignition vs XCW ignition with lighting coil, and a wide ratio transmission, it's that much of a difference? I've got to be missing something.
 
msmith345 said:
Am I missing something? Is the 250 2 stroke MX bike really $1100 LESS than the enduro model? So, for the Open chamber vs closed chamber forks, MX ignition vs XCW ignition with lighting coil, and a wide ratio transmission, it's that much of a difference? I've got to be missing something.
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Price difference is same for KTM 250SX and 250XC or XC-W.
TC and TE both have 4CS forks, but different valving. The rest is TC specific... smaller fuel tank, no kick stand, no lights or lighting coil, no odo, 5 spd close ratio, 19" rear wheel.
 
Kyle Tarry said:
The bikes are totally different, offerings which previously existed are no longer of any significance.

The 144 kit was for the Husky (Italian) 125cc 2-stroke engine. The 125cc engine in the 2014+ bikes (the Austrian/KTM bikes) has absolutely nothing in common with this engine. There is no cross-compatibility of parts, and the Husky factory 144 kit won't fit on this bike any better than a LS1 cam would.

KTM has a factory 150 2-stroke model, which is achieved by a bore and stroke on the 125. This is a way more difficult (as far as retrofit) and expensive method than the Husky 144/165 method (bore only).
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no Kyle you missed it there was a KTM 144SX in 07-08 before that it was a kit you could buy in 09 they redid the whole deal and we got the 150s smaller bore than the 144 longer stroke than the 125 all to go right back to 143.6cc [kinda small for a 150] so my question was. is the old 144 kit from like 06 still available and will it fit the new tc125 i do hope we get a TE 175 THAT WOOD B 2 KOOL 4 SKOOL :banana:
 
Itsquote="msmith345, post: 385356, member: 9464"]Am I missing something? Is the 250 2 stroke MX bike really $1100 LESS than the enduro model? So, for the Open chamber vs closed chamber forks, MX ignition vs XCW ignition with lighting coil, and a wide ratio transmission, it's that much of a difference? I've got to be missing something.[/quote]
It's always been like that. You can make a good woods bike from a TC.
 
Norman Foley said:
Possibly in '15.... There is also a difference between 'Street Legal", as in Factory Dual Sport and being able to slip a bike under the radar. In the Northeast KTM products ability to be registered vary by State.... In NY if I buy a KTM or Husaberg (and soon white Husky) from a NY dealer, the MSO says off road use only and I can't street register it. I bought my Husaberg from a dealer in PA and the MSO had no "off road use only" restriction on it. I had no trouble street registering in NY, as there seems to be no "List" of forbidden bikes, like NJ. New England is pretty much the same, but some States require a visual inspection for DOT equipment before registering the bike. Italian Huskys seem to fall into a gap in NJ and are easy to street register, but I'm sure the Austrian Husky VIN's will be on the same restricted list, as KTM's and Husabergs now.
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man.. this almost makes me want to by another 14 WR300 for $5500, plate it and put it in storage as it will become collectors item soon enough
 
troy deck said:
no Kyle you missed it there was a KTM 144SX in 07-08 before that it was a kit you could buy in 09 they redid the whole deal and we got the 150s smaller bore than the 144 longer stroke than the 125 all to go right back to 143.6cc [kinda small for a 150] so my question was. is the old 144 kit from like 06 still available and will it fit the new tc125 i do hope we get a TE 175 THAT WOOD B 2 KOOL 4 SKOOL :banana:
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You could do that I'm sure...or skip all that fuss. Pick up an XC/XCW/EXC/SX 200 engine from a '98+. Port it, mill the head, use your choice of transmission, 6 speed close ratio or wide, and drop it in the frame. The 125/144/150/200 hasn't changed too radically in years. In 2001 or 2002 they changed the cylinder/head to use o-rings or changed the o-rings or something along those lines. It can be made into a torquey goat trail engine or a full blown screamer, or a combination of the two. I had mine all set up and it had about stock low end, then it hit hard on the mid and would scream like a school girl -- and it would hit about 85 across an open field.
 
I don't know if anybody has BB'd a 200 but they have taken the 150 crank and rod and 200 jug and made a 188. I hear it cost a lot though.
 
454x said:
I don't know if anybody has BB'd a 200 but they have taken the 150 crank and rod and 200 jug and made a 188. I hear it cost a lot though.
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A guy I know did this to both his wife's and his 150s. I guess they really love them.
 
454x said:
I don't know if anybody has BB'd a 200 but they have taken the 150 crank and rod and 200 jug and made a 188. I hear it cost a lot though.
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I raced with a guy that was a machinist and bored out his 200 some more. I don't know how big he went, but I don't think you can really go much larger as there isn't a lot of material left to shed. 200 really is as big as it should go.
 
Loved all the BIKES today,I went into this thinking they would feel weird.The F C 250 FELT like a Husky. They really surprised me! I had zero complaints. Beautiful bikes K T M guys are going to be jealous.Six months out for 2015 bikes and street legal also.2014 on the water hoping for early March delivery,cross your fingers
 
BILLF said:
Loved all the BIKES today,I went into this thinking they would feel weird.The F C 250 FELT like a Husky. They really surprised me! I had zero complaints. Beautiful bikes K T M guys are going to be jealous.Six months out for 2015 bikes and street legal also.2014 on the water hoping for early March delivery,cross your fingers
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Great info Bill, thanks.
 
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