toomanykaws
Husqvarna
B Class
With the rumors for a year now that KTM would make their 250/300s injected for 2018. Will the Husky also be the same? Wanted to get an 18 TE300 still with a carb.
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TE/TC 18' TE/TC going to be injected?
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Husqvarna
Bearscare57
Husqvarna
B Class
It seems strange for them to do a redesign after only one year of production.
Norman Foley
Husqvarna
Pro Class
Most likely US spec bikes will still be carb....
toomanykaws
Husqvarna
B Class
I am hoping for atleast another year of carbs here in the US. Injection systems can be great. Have four bikes that are real fuel injection. Just can't see it being necessary for the two strokes.
robertaccio
Husqvarna
Pro Class
they have been running the FI bike for quite some time now it works.....of course , we know that.
Enockel and some of the other KTM test pilots in more than a few Extreme events. It's a love hate thing with me........simplicity is why I have the 2 stroke----more complex with FI, perfect fuel control=great mileage just ride the thing...oh but now I need extra filters etc.
more stuff to get you stranded, more stuff on your bike, more stuff to carry (lots of guys packing extra injectors and on a Mex ride we did one guy had his Motion Pro injector cleaner in the truck and used it for one of the riders)
Enockel and some of the other KTM test pilots in more than a few Extreme events. It's a love hate thing with me........simplicity is why I have the 2 stroke----more complex with FI, perfect fuel control=great mileage just ride the thing...oh but now I need extra filters etc.
more stuff to get you stranded, more stuff on your bike, more stuff to carry (lots of guys packing extra injectors and on a Mex ride we did one guy had his Motion Pro injector cleaner in the truck and used it for one of the riders)
robertaccio
Husqvarna
Pro Class
fact is if you want 2 strokes...this is going to happen sooner than later.
robertaccio
Husqvarna
Pro Class
same stuff was written and endlessly argued about FI on the 4 strokes......and now its routine. So its happening in 5 years it will just be routine.
I hope they wait until '19. I just bought a '17. My Vertigo trials bike is 300cc two stroke fuel injected and I couldn't be more happy with it. I ride from 2,300' to over 9,000'. It's great that the idle never changes and it's always crisp. I have owned FI bikes since 07. Have three in the garage. Never had an injector, fuel pump or fuel filter problem.
Picklito
Husqvarna
Pro Class
Then you should hope they come out in '18, so that you'll be getting the second year of production with the '19. There are always some bugs to work out in the first year.
robertaccio
Husqvarna
Pro Class
press release says that only 1 model the 2018 250 enduro KTM will be FI (TPI) for the US market, that would be KTM250XC-W TPI I believe it will be called.
This means that my next bike will have a Mikuni Carb not Mikuni TPI. which is fine as long as I don't go look at the thousands of lines written about jetting these carbs over on the KTM talk website.........I would shoot myself.
This means that my next bike will have a Mikuni Carb not Mikuni TPI. which is fine as long as I don't go look at the thousands of lines written about jetting these carbs over on the KTM talk website.........I would shoot myself.
So true!
spoke to my dealer in SA, according to him husky wont do Fuel injected this year like KTM, they going to wait a year as regulations dont require it, and fuel injected is going to be make the bike more expensive and heavier as they need to add in a new tank for the oil.
robertaccio
Husqvarna
Pro Class
the announcement happened Husky 2 models FI for 18....TE250TPI and TE300TPI...wow I really thought only the KTM250XC-W TPI would be it. But we don't know what will come to the US.
robertaccio
Husqvarna
Pro Class
I have my next bike and I am super happy TX300 with Mikuni Carby not FI
I just rode a 2017 TE300 with a Lectron carb, wow that thing has liquid smooth power output.
toomanykaws
Husqvarna
B Class
I will wait and see how well the new injected bike is reviewed. May wait for a 19'. That doesn't even sound right. Seems like it was 14' a bit ago. Guessing the system will be great but possibly tweaked after its first model year.