14 husqvarna tc 250r junk or not?????will it start hot??

On a serious note and not to insult the Italian diehard fans...I'm looking at a new...yes new 14 tc 250....non estart bike...anyone have one of these?? And does it always start? Will this engine hold up to a fast old guy revving the crap out of it....?? Will it start when stalled? Overall opinions on the bike? I know my 144s were awesome.. I don't want to buy a problem bike is all...price is nice at 4k...any thoughts??

The price 4K is what they sold them for here in Sweden 3,5 years ago.

fast. light. handles great. should be a 1-kicker.

Actually, I thought the '14 TC 250 was Austrian; I did not know that they were Italians still (I have an 2014 Italian TE310R). It's a red 4-stroke, right?

Are you sure you don't have a white/blue/yellow 2-stroke (a great Austrian mx-er)?

14 is a weird transition year as you could get both Italian bikes and Austrian bikes...the 14 Italian were from what I hear leftover bikes and parts and did not have excel rims had a non branded rims..

Thanks for info digging my 17 tc 250 husky and looking seriously at a beta xtrainer for a fun bike...4k new still seems like a good deal and if it had estart I'm sure someone would have already bought it.

yeah... but you never cleared up the matter. Are you looking at an Italian or an Austrian? And either one would be a good deal.


Leftover parts: nope, but they changed some specs that weren't reflected in the manual (2014 uses 2013 shop manuals). Also, they fixed several minor issues. I believe the '14s were made in the (late) summer of '13, but I'm not sure.
Excel rims: they went to black Goldspeed (German). Better rims, IMHO. I think even KTM dropped Excel for a bit. Sometimes, a supplied part to an OEM from an "after-market" firm will not be up to the quality of the stuff the public buys. In that case, basically, OEM's are buying a name.

I guess by where I posted this I meant to be clear red Italian husqvarna...believe me I know when they were bought and it was indeed a day I did not like... My 10-14 125 144 reds Wr s and Cr s were one of my most favorite bikes...but I liked my 15 and love my 17... Yep meant the last of the red Italian bikes...as far as the rims go I've heard different reports from Chinese to who knows what? On 14s I did not see a brand listed on them and have read reports somewhere that said cheaper and Chinese...but I have no way of knowing if this is true..

I had a 2013 Tc 250 r. Great bikes! Couple of things, if Kickstarter gets stuck don't force it, rock it until it frees up or you will break the shaft. I never broke mine and it got stuck a few times, but not bad. Another thing, get a PC exhaust system, it really wakes the bike up. For price, I sold mine for $3400. So a new one might be worth $4000. They feel light and turn as could as any. Shocks and Forks KYB and work well.

BTW, never had a problem starting hot or cold. A very easy bike to start.

Actually, your post title clears it up too (tc250R) but I wasn't paying attention. I did not know they sold ANY Italian 250s in 2014... Just Austrian. So I learned something.

I wonder if they sold any TE250Rs or TXC250Rs too? I got my 310 in September '14; the shop had 10 511's left at the time and they were gone inside a month (for $4999 also, same as the 310 IIRC- either bike was a steal).

Rims: I've never heard the Chinese thing, but OTOH I've got over 5000miles of hard/slow single track on mine and they're still round. And they still look pretty good (you know how black rims age usually- the looks are the first thing to go). The rims are stamped on the inside with some Euro info IIRC, but no branding on the outside. When I change my tires out next time I'll take a hard look to see what I can find out.

I would guess (no experience) that the TC is gonna feel a bit bulkier than your CR. I would love to have either one.

Let us know what you buy.

Think I'm waiting...I have a 17 tc 250....going to figure out a way if I can to buy a 18 gas gas 200 and another husky tc 250....if I trade in my 15 ducati and 17 husky I can make it happen...lol

We have a 2014 TE250R here at home, it's my adult son's bike. They run KYB closed chamber forks and have Husqvarna anniversary graphics.
Awesome little bike
(and electric start too)

I just mounted a new Shinko 505 Cheater so I looked inside the rim and, except for a stamped number, there was no brand name or other identifying marks. But OTOH, the rims are holding up great at 6000 miles of off road riding. I hit big rocks but I'm not hitting big air (I'm old; I barely get little air). Seriously I like these better than Excels. I can't say anything about the new D.I.D.s though.

You also had 14 husabergs as well to help complicate it a little more.