1. 2 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Austria - About 2014 & Newer
    TE = 2st Enduro & TC = 2st Cross

TE/TC My One Fiddy

Discussion in '2st' started by John Bunker, Jan 21, 2018.

  1. John Bunker Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Mid Michigan
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE150 2017
    Other Motorcycles:
    XR250 Honda 1985


    First off let me say I’m 64 years old and have been riding dirt bikes since 1969, over the years I’ve owned 7 Huskys, 2 Husabergs and 2 KTM’s. Last year I bought my 8th Husky a TE150. In the last year I’ve been replying to other people’s posts and this will be my very first thread that I’ve started. I might make some mistakes along the way so please correct me if I do.

    I plan on posting the changes or the personalizing changes I’ve made to the bike in the last year. I work in a machine shop, so some of the changes even though are small and simple to me might be beyond the scope of some of the members. I’ll start from a year ago when the bike was new so some changes might have already been addressed by other threads.


    New bike at shop

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  2. John Bunker Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Mid Michigan
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE150 2017
    Other Motorcycles:
    XR250 Honda 1985
    We bought the bike the end of Dec 2016 from Championship Power Sports in Ohio, there was not much riding until spring so I started with the carb. Fab up this little adjuster to check and reset the float height also this float bowl nut with a barbed fitting to see the actually fuel height in the bowl.

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  3. John Bunker Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Mid Michigan
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE150 2017
    Other Motorcycles:
    XR250 Honda 1985
    My first TE (I owned two of these 1985 thumpers), looked very similar to my new TE.

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  4. Picklito Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Washington
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    430, 430, 430, ,400, 175
    Other Motorcycles:
    KTM250xc, KTM500mx, KTM440exc
    Eager to see/hear what you're doing!
  5. KXcam22 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Kamloops, BC, Canada
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2011 SM630, 2017 300XC
    Other Motorcycles:
    08FZR6;07CRF450;98CBR900RR;02KTM200
    Yeah Husky! When I was 18 I had the 1978 Husky CR250 and CR390 MX bikes. I was considering making one of those float height testers. Cam.
  6. John Bunker Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Mid Michigan
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE150 2017
    Other Motorcycles:
    XR250 Honda 1985
    I wanted to use some fork bleeders but they would be in the way if you had to turn the preload knobs. I cut the two wings off and milled a hex on the adjusters.

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  7. KXcam22 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Kamloops, BC, Canada
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2011 SM630, 2017 300XC
    Other Motorcycles:
    08FZR6;07CRF450;98CBR900RR;02KTM200
    I get it now. Had to look twice. You milled the preload adjuster down to have wrench flats. Nice, and makes sense as you dont have to adjust them all that much (I think). My bike has the AER. Not much room on top of the fork cap to do anything without raising the bar clamps. Cam.
  8. John Bunker Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Mid Michigan
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE150 2017
    Other Motorcycles:
    XR250 Honda 1985
    My new Moto Van back in 1974 with a Husky sticker, of course.

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  9. John Bunker Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Mid Michigan
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE150 2017
    Other Motorcycles:
    XR250 Honda 1985
    Here’s a tip I’ve been doing lately. In Michigan we cut our handlebars down to 29 - 31 inches to get through the trees quicker. Cutting the ends off of your bars doesn’t leave much room for your controls so I cut material out of the center and plug and weld it back together.

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  10. Picklito Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Washington
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    430, 430, 430, ,400, 175
    Other Motorcycles:
    KTM250xc, KTM500mx, KTM440exc
    That handlebar mod rocks! I guess you have the knowledge to ensure that it's strong enough.
  11. John Bunker Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Mid Michigan
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE150 2017
    Other Motorcycles:
    XR250 Honda 1985
    The stock 150 is a quiet bike but doesn’t come with a spark arrestor, I added a downturn tip to this EE spark arrestor endcap to help direct the sound down towards the ground.

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  12. John Bunker Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Mid Michigan
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE150 2017
    Other Motorcycles:
    XR250 Honda 1985
    I tried working on the Mikuni carburetor when riding season started, made a drilled out float bowl nut and played with the jetting, (Carb Parts Warehouse, JD Jetting) but could never get it to run correctly. I gave up and bought a Lectron from Slavens.

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  13. Trenchcoat85 Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Northern NorCal
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '14 TE 310R
    Other Motorcycles:
    '85 shovel, '75 DT400, '97 XR400
    handlebars: I'd bet that between the clamps is the place with the least amount of force on the bars. do you have a picture of the plug you use or some ballpark dimensions (ID of the handlebars, got it... how about length? super short or very long?)

    clean work.
  14. John Bunker Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Mid Michigan
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE150 2017
    Other Motorcycles:
    XR250 Honda 1985
    Sorry no pictures or dimensions on the work. What I did after cutting the center out was bore the ID until cleanup (about .01) and made a sleeve to press fit into both ends, about 1.5 long so about .75 pressed into each end and the center of sleeve was drilled out so the wall thickness was about the same as the bars. Milled the two center cut bar ends flat and put a large chamfer on them for welding. The bars will never break here. :-)
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  15. John Bunker Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Mid Michigan
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE150 2017
    Other Motorcycles:
    XR250 Honda 1985
    Late April 2017 I bought a head from Kelsey at RK Tek.

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  16. John Bunker Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Mid Michigan
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE150 2017
    Other Motorcycles:
    XR250 Honda 1985
    This is my cut down handlebar setup. I’ve been using Oury street grips for years, the thick pillow blocks helps my old hands.

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  17. John Bunker Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Mid Michigan
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE150 2017
    Other Motorcycles:
    XR250 Honda 1985
    Ran most of the summer with the RK head and Lectron, the carb ran Ok and will give you better gas mileage but I felt there’s still some room for improvements. Lectrons do not have a slow speed circuit so the engine was a little flat down low. This might not be too much of a problem with a 250 or 300 but was pretty noticeable on my 150. Mid September I picked up a Keihin PWK from JD Jetting (part number - JDKH38), best improvement I made so far.

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  18. John Bunker Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Mid Michigan
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE150 2017
    Other Motorcycles:
    XR250 Honda 1985
    About the same time as the carb upgrade I replaced the barrel and control arms for the power valve with parts from the 2018 model; this also seemed to improve the throttle response.

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  19. John Bunker Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Mid Michigan
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE150 2017
    Other Motorcycles:
    XR250 Honda 1985
    I was happy with the way the Keihin was working but being a dumb machinist who likes to tinker, I moved on and installed the Torque Wing from Thunder Products. The plate works as claimed so I was able to reduce jet sizes, getting better response off of idle.

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  20. Notdoneyet Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Oregon
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE 150 2017
    Other Motorcycles:
    2006 DRZ 400, 81 HDFXS
    I don't see much difference in the picture of the parts, what makes the '18 better/different?