• 2 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     WR = 2st Enduro & CR = 2st Cross

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250-500cc 1995 360 WXC LECTRON report

justintendo

justintendo

klotz super techniplate junkie
been awhile since i ordered and installed the lectron from kelly on my 360. i feel im able to give a good report on it now..
fit is great, gave dimensions for my stock tmx and lectron handled this well. a nice bonus on these is the carb clears the engine cases nicely now, where we are all familiar with the mikuni and keihins wearing a little dimple from their bowl..
i had the tmx fairly well sorted, starting 1st or second kick pretty easy. ran well but had a rich bog before the powervalve opened that wouldnt go away regardless of powervalve adjustment or needle position. before messing with it further, i wanted to see what everyone was raving about. the bike also had a fairly brutal bottom end hit.
the carb came supplied with a 3-2 rod, however, upon starting it was waaay lean. would barely run, but would still start first kick. ended up cranking the rod in about 2 full turns over time to where it is now.
the bike runs very smooth now with a broad torque band, very similiar to a fourstroke. until the powervalve opens, then transforms into a scalded rabbit. the softening of the initial hit lectrons seem to instill is VERY beneficial to the 360 imho..the bike throttles fantastic in gnarly stuff and you can really feel the quality of the fuel delivery. perhaps this is the superior atomization lectron speaks of. i originally had a domino fast turn(65 ish degree) but have since swapped to slower 80 degree turn throttle. this has worked very well for me, as the brutal hit is gone but the bike will wheelie instantly on demand in any of the first 3 gears in a very controlled manner..
the clear bowl is a very nice feature. before the last ride, i was alarmed to see about a full tablespoon of water in the bowl. very odd, must have been careless with the hose i thought. i decided to run the bike the next day anyway, just out of curiosity. if i had to pull the bowl at some point no big deal. the bike never had a hiccup, and at the end of the day after 4 plus hours of varied terrain, i wiped the bowl off and saw the water was gone. i couldnt believe it! the carb and bike just ate it.
the 360 has also went from using quite a bit of fuel to using about the same as my 88 250 equipped with a vm38 mikuni. that is a pretty impressive gain. i have no numbers, but fuel consumption is much better.
as far as my mid range little bog, i was able to dial that in a bit with the power jet..its transitioning much better but is not perfect. right now im at about 1.25 turns out. the power jet is such a superb feature. not only for ease but accuracy as well.
it should be known this bike is stock other than new boyesen reeds, ported intake, and a large volume dynoport chamber with their spark arrested model silencer. havent cared to measure it but the stinger and muffler core diameter is much larger than stock. so my tuning is probably not a huge amount of help to anyone. these were all in place while tuning the mikuni.
all in all im very happy with the carb! i will say i think the bike sounds better than before, but i dont know if thats the different carb design or being in a better state of tune
 
2premo said:
just put one on mine today
will ride this coming weekend
hope it works or it will be a long weekend
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let us know how it works..what rods do you guys have? curious where you guys are at with your 360s..i think all my bikes are eventually going to have these..
 
Will post results when gudgeon pin bearing shows up putting gnarly n 93 cylinder on bike so will adjust jetting to suit.
 
Lectrons shine on any 2t. I talk about them to anyone who has carb issues.
My 167 runs like a firecracker with the Lectron and if the pwk on my Beta ever hiccups It will sport a Lectron too.
But with me running avgas and no ethanol race gas mix, I expect the pwk to last a long time.
 
I've been putting this purchase off but looks like it's on the shopping list...after l perform a total rebuild on the bottom end.

Have you guys got a base setup for the lectron on the 360?
 
Run it as its sent them adjust it from there i went 1/2 turn leaner on needle and whacked the powerjet up a whole turn its a little rich on top so will back it off 1/4-1/3 of a turn but see how she runs first.
 
I think lectrons offer a slower power per degree of throttle turned initially.

Atleast thats what it feels to me. They allow much more metered and precise riding because of that. Full throttle it gets with the program but much less abrupt and jumpy in the first 1/4-1/2 in my experience. When you want all of it its there, but when you want anything in between it gives you exactly that.

On a big bore, 250-300-360-500 that becomes more and more beneficial in my opinion and estimate as i havent had a lectron on anything bigger than my 250 and 125.
 
yzrider said:
I think lectrons offer a slower power per degree of throttle turned initially.

Atleast thats what it feels to me. They allow much more metered and precise riding because of that. Full throttle it gets with the program but much less abrupt and jumpy in the first 1/4-1/2 in my experience. When you want all of it its there, but when you want anything in between it gives you exactly that.

On a big bore, 250-300-360-500 that becomes more and more beneficial in my opinion and estimate as i havent had a lectron on anything bigger than my 250 and 125.
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I have them on my 125/165 and 250 and XC500. They give linear performance and are very controllable. Makes it one big powerband instead of peaks and valleys and gives you more control. IMHO. Did the same thing for my YZ450. that motor was all bottom, one big hit and then not much. Now it has slightly less hit on the bottom, more mid and more top. One big powerband. I like it far better for off road. A SX guy might not like it as much as they are looking for that big instant hit.
 
I think even an sx guy is mistaking abrupt and rough delivery for power if he thinks a normal carb is truly quicker than a lectron.,,

What im saying is the lectron makes it way easier to be smooth and hooked up vs a normal carb. But at full throttle is just as fast if not more so. Not knocking its power at all, just comparing its delivery and slide opening feeling in the initial opening.
 
Sold one to a good buddy of mine and A class racer and 2 time enduro champ here locally for his YZ125 play bike. He said it made that bike a lot faster on top.

BTW I did not think you were knocking anything and think you are right on with your assesment. What I was saying is some people like a hit and want it. For those people the smooth Lectron might not feel right.
 
Good stuff, so cool to see how these are working on the bigger bores. Keep us updated on the 360!

Would you say it is faster up top than before?
 
I noticed a huge difference just riding on the street was like wow thats how i wanted the bike to perform no over fuelling when chopping throttle no surges as your holding a constant position.
Top end on 360 2002 was lacking but not slow my any means with lectron on was i felt an improvement.
I know any issues i have now are more than likely not carb related.
 
Thats awesome stuff. These carbs are wild. I wonder why so many people spend 100s on pipes, reeds, carb wings, spark boosters, etc but these lectrons are relatively unknown in our sport? Im on board and totally impressed. Heck i bought it just because i was curious mostly.
 
Here is a weird one. Was riding with a very talented A class buddy of mine this weekend on a big trip. He has two CR125/144 huskys and both have Lectrons. He swears he gets noticeably more hours out of his top ends since switching to the Lectron. His theory is much cleaner burning leading to less carbon buildup which is very abrasive. As he is getting a good bit more MPG this theory might have some merit. Running the same OEM pistons he was down to 155 psi that the same hours and with the Lectron is still at 170. Might be luck, might be something to it. He found it noticeable enough to tell me.
 
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