1. 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
    TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

TE 511 Chain Slack?

Discussion in '4 Stroke' started by Cosmokenney, Dec 14, 2013.

  1. Cosmokenney Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    North Auburn, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '17 TX300
    Other Motorcycles:
    Yamaha FZ-09
    My workshop manual says max 5 mm gap. Plus this picture is confusing, the arrow points to the top run of the chain, but the drawing shows the measurement at the bottom run of the chain. In the picture, it looks like the bike is on the ground, but the manual doesn't say if it should be on the ground or on a stand.

    Anyway I just changed the gearing to 14/52. The chain seem tight at 5 mm to me. Plus does anyone know if there is an adjustment (fore/aft) in the chain guide? That seems to be too close to the sprocket now.

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  2. Bryce Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Denver, Colorado
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2012 TE511
    Other Motorcycles:
    Honda ST1300
    Since these bikes have CTS the chain is much tighter than on regular bikes. It needs to be tight or you will get a lot of chain noise.
  3. Cosmokenney Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    North Auburn, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '17 TX300
    Other Motorcycles:
    Yamaha FZ-09
    Thanks man. Do you set the slack with the bike on the ground? Or does it matter? I guess CTS changes that too.
  4. danny318 ___________

    Location:
    MA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '13 TE449
    Other Motorcycles:
    TTR230, '72 CT90
    doesn't matter. the tension stays the same
  5. Big Timmy Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    (South Eastern) AZ.
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2015 FE 501 with lots of goodies.
    Other Motorcycles:
    BMW G450X, 15'FE501, 23 KTM 1290 SAR
    Thats what the CTS is all about! There is no change or fluctuation of chain slack throughout its travel up and down like all other bikes. The fulcrum point is only 2 points. Sprocket to sprocket... I have the 2009 BMW G450X and the Husky 449 engine also, (See my Avatar) and they "BMW" did this first on a production bike successfully. In most recent years anyway. Husqvarna then did it also starting in late 2010 on 2011 models and the engines were supplied by BMW as they at the time owned Husqvarna. Husqvarna lays claim to it being there discovery or renamed this setup when BMW stopped production of the BMW G450X in 2010. Letting Husqvarna concentrate on the full on competition market. (Lets not get all bent out of shape now Husqvarna folks and everybody) but what matters is it works well and it doesn't make any difference where you adjust the chain through out its travel. Up on a stand or sitting on the ground.

    On my BMW 19lb. stainless steel frame the swing arm pivot shaft goes all the way through the frame, bearings and out the hollow output countershaft and sprocket and through the frame and bearings again.

    The Husky has a separate bolt going into both sides of the frame to hold on the swing arm. ( Hence the beefy shape and bulge in the frame in that area on both sides). its the same concept. Coaxial pivot point drive . This also allows for a longer swingarm to be fitted without adding any length in the wheelbase.

    All other Bikes have 3 points, front sprocket, swingarm pivot point, rear wheel axle. The tightest point of the chain would be when all three center lines are in line with one another (somewhat compressed). On these bikes Its always loose when topped out and becomes loose again when passing this alighned point previously mentioned and becomes loose again as the suspension bottoms out.

    The closer the swingarm pivot is to the front sprocket the better. If the front Sprocket is actually the centerline of the pivot itself even better yet. Front Sprocket changes are a bit harder to do but still can be done in about 20 minutes if needed. Even on my BMW..
  6. Cosmokenney Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    North Auburn, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '17 TX300
    Other Motorcycles:
    Yamaha FZ-09
    Good info. Its funny, my buddy was just here checking out my bike for the first time. This is a guy who rode left kick Huskys back in the day. Now he's a Honda and KTM guy. He started tapping on the part of the frame where the swing arm bolts in and asking what the heck it is. Then he noticed that there was no kick start. Man did he go off. He basically said, estart or not, he'd never buy a bike without a kick start! Got me to thinking.
  7. Big Timmy Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    (South Eastern) AZ.
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2015 FE 501 with lots of goodies.
    Other Motorcycles:
    BMW G450X, 15'FE501, 23 KTM 1290 SAR
    Well look at the right side of the countershaft exposed on the brake side. It has a black plug in it. simply tap it out all the way through from the sprocket side and do the same to knock out the bushing in the right side of the lower rear motor mount that Husky puts in there and the engine bolts directly into the BMW Chassis except for 2 small one way lip seals that tap into the ends of the Countershaft to keep crud out when used in the BMW.

    In the BMW application the swingarm pivot shaft is hollow and has weep holes drilled in it and each end of the swingarm pivot shaft has a small 6mm cap screw in the ends of the actual shaft itself which can be removed either end and I screw in a Metric zerk fitting of the same size and you can grease the shaft and push out any build up or debree with grease. The shaft is fixed and pinch bolts on the swingarm hold it from rotation when installed so the output shaft is spinning around it any time the bike is rolling. Pretty damn smart setup if you ask me. A simple spanner wrench for a "Dewalt" 4-1/2 inch grinder fits the nut in the frame on the left side perfectly and you loosen up the left swingarm pinch bolt to loosen this nut, next release the right swing arm pinch bolts and push out the shaft a few inches to swap sprockets if needed. There you go. I have no idea what keeps crap and crud out of the shaft on the Husky's left side? When I bought my Husky 449 spare engine it had 10 hours on it and when I pushed the plug out through the sprocket side it had crap in there (not much) and it was like new? The bike had been wrecked and had front end damage so was parted out. I bought the engine.
  8. Tinken Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Hesperia, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    MY12 WR511
    Other Motorcycles:
    Yamaha
    Well he had better either keep his old bikes or switch to some other hobby. Eventually all bikes with be efi and they won't start at all without 12v anyway.
  9. bigmo Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE449

    I used to think the lack of a kicker was a deal breaker too, however the charging and starting systems have been dead-reliable. To give myself a warm and fuzzy, I made a set of really minimalist jumper cables and zip tied them to the bike. I bet they will be used in 2014...but not by me. Even the two strokes I ride with have batteries now and I never ride more than a mile solo.
  10. Tinken Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Hesperia, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    MY12 WR511
    Other Motorcycles:
    Yamaha
    I added a little insurance. The stock battery is 6Ah and weights 6lbs. I added an Earthx battery which is 12Ah and weights 1.3lbs. It has it's own battery management system built into the battery, so no fancy charging systems needed. The 449/511 has a great 196watt charging system and now it has twice the battery. I can get you a discount on an Earthx and free shipping. :)
    Daveb511 and James Patton like this.
  11. Cosmokenney Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    North Auburn, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '17 TX300
    Other Motorcycles:
    Yamaha FZ-09
    Yea, a lithium battery is at the top of my list. Just that my bank account is slim at the moment. Today I'm installing aluminum hand guards and replacing the rear turn signals that broke off last week.
  12. James Patton Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Edwardsville, ILL
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE511 2012, WR125 2006
    Other Motorcycles:
    1250S Bandit, DRZ400S
    The earth X is an improvement. It is 20 degrees here today, last year I had to put it on the charger to get Gertrude
    going. Today with the earth X she started easier and quicker than the DRZ, and that's saying something.
    With the weather and snow here now I have been on some other forums and it seems a lot of complaints about
    The other lithium batteries, but not earth X.
  13. Big Timmy Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    (South Eastern) AZ.
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2015 FE 501 with lots of goodies.
    Other Motorcycles:
    BMW G450X, 15'FE501, 23 KTM 1290 SAR
    Never heard of the EarthX, My Shorai battery in my dirt bike weighs about 13 ounces is 1/3rd smaller than the original that still was OK for a year old but the Shorai has 215 Cold cranking amps. Its a Lithium Ion type..cost about 145 on ebay..The EarthX battery you speak of and its self management system built in sounds like a cool set up. How does it work. Tell me more. Do they make batteries for Harleys?

    Sounds like something I could use. Just found out this morning the 7.5 amp spade fuse was fried in my Battery Tender Plus pig tail for my Roadglide. It was click-click- dead and so I had to go down and get some fuses and replace the fuse in the chargers pigtail because one false move plugging the darned thing in and you'll touch the chargers hot post to the ground post and it pops the fuse. Off comes the seat and out comes the bigger alligator clip charger. its 25 to 35 degrees each morning right now and I'm tired of buying batteries for my Hog every year...
  14. huskydude59 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Berwick
    I just checked my tension after 200klms. It has stretched a fair way. Brought it back into 5mm spec. Big issues with the chain alignment thou. Make sure you do a visual down the sprocket mine was out a fair way compared to the alignment marks on the axle..
  15. K5PL5 Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Palmyra, PA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2012 WR300
    Other Motorcycles:
    03 Suzuki SV1000/73 Honda CB350
    Did he ask how often you check your points and condenser?
    Freaky and Big Timmy like this.
  16. James Patton Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Edwardsville, ILL
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE511 2012, WR125 2006
    Other Motorcycles:
    1250S Bandit, DRZ400S
    And I am not buying a car without a handcrank,
    robertaccio, Big Timmy and Radar like this.
  17. Cosmokenney Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    North Auburn, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '17 TX300
    Other Motorcycles:
    Yamaha FZ-09

    :lol:
  18. Cosmokenney Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    North Auburn, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '17 TX300
    Other Motorcycles:
    Yamaha FZ-09

    Returned the Track Side hand guards. Couldn't get them to fit. Once again all the hydraulics got in the way. Even thought they are the Cycle Gear specials, they are pretty stout. I was actually pretty stoked looking at them.
  19. Tinken Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Hesperia, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    MY12 WR511
    Other Motorcycles:
    Yamaha
    Definitely a generation ahead of Shorai from a company with better support and better warranties.

    http://earthxmotorsports.com/our-batteries/
    http://www.ziptyracing.com/earthx-etx12a-battery/
  20. Huskynoobee CH Sponsor ZipTy Racing

    Location:
    Castaic, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2011 TE449 2006 WR250
    Other Motorcycles:
    HDUltra Classic IT200 YZ250 SV650s
    I've got those too. I ended up spending some time with the bench grinder and dremel making mods to fit them correctly. Those are nice guards and great price, but not plug and play for sure. Took about two hours of trial and error tinkering, but they have stayed put for hundreds of miles now. The hydraulics combined with the taper in the bar make for a interesting problem.