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

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    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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2012 TE 310

blakebird

blakebird

Husqvarna
AA Class
I'm moving over here from the 610/630 thread....looks like I'll be picking up a new TE 310 this afternoon.
I rambled through the first half dozen pages here looking for things to pay attention to on the pre-redhead 310's - didn't find a ton.

On the 630 I did the powerup kit at delivery, and wondered if there's a similar thing on the injected 310's.

On the 610 we checked battery trays, sprocket bolts, engine mount bolts, a bolt or two inside the cases, and the CCT for wear.

What things does a new TE 310 owner need to keep his eyes on, and what are considered essential things to do straightaway (like powerup kit). Are the 310's choked down with intake baffles and such?
 
If your going to spend money, exhuast, ecm with 12 hole injected, air box mod and possibly throttle stop, but from what I've read is the bike really breaks in at 5 to 10 hours, so doing the powerup kit right away isnt necessarily the best plan. Ive done a few little things and gotten more power but its giving me time to get the shocks right and all the other details before adding that much power, but I've also herd it feels better with more power.
 
johngil said:
What are the fuel tank options for the 2012? Will previous 250/310 years fit?
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For now it appears the 2.9 gallon IMS is it. I emailed JGT and they verified....no Acerbis or Aqualine for the newer injected ones.

I picked it up yesterday - it was in a 'demo day' group of bikes, and was marked down from $8199 to $5399.
That $5399 is a bit of a come-on.... they tack another $900 in fees on, but still a good price for a new bike.

The dealer thought it had around 30 miles...but that turned out to be 2.8 miles, so just a few loops around the parking lot on demo day. No signs it had been ridden at all.
Had them do the power-up at delivery, the tech took it for a spin a couple times and got it sorted very nicely.
 
blakebird said:
For now it appears the 2.9 gallon IMS is it. I emailed JGT and they verified....no Acerbis or Aqualine for the newer injected ones.

I picked it up yesterday - it was in a 'demo day' group of bikes, and was marked down from $8199 to $5399.
That $5399 is a bit of a come-on.... they tack another $900 in fees on, but still a good price for a new bike.

The dealer thought it had around 30 miles...but that turned out to be 2.8 miles, so just a few loops around the parking lot on demo day. No signs it had been ridden at all.
Had them do the power-up at delivery, the tech took it for a spin a couple times and got it sorted very nicely.
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blakebird said:
For now it appears the 2.9 gallon IMS is it. I emailed JGT and they verified....no Acerbis or Aqualine for the newer injected ones.

I picked it up yesterday - it was in a 'demo day' group of bikes, and was marked down from $8199 to $5399.
That $5399 is a bit of a come-on.... they tack another $900 in fees on, but still a good price for a new bike.

The dealer thought it had around 30 miles...but that turned out to be 2.8 miles, so just a few loops around the parking lot on demo day. No signs it had been ridden at all.
Had them do the power-up at delivery, the tech took it for a spin a couple times and got it sorted very nicely.
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At grand prix? How were they?
 
LandofMotards said:
At grand prix? How were they?
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They were fine to do business with - I've bought one other bike there and a ton of tires and parts. They have had a bit of turnover on the sales floor and the guy I dealt with was knowledgable and a straight shooter.
They have a couple of great techs out back too.
 
Are there any TE 310 owners out there (2012 gen) who have bought the IMS tank?

Any feedback?

I had their 5 gallon tank on my TE 610 and didn't care for the petcocks threading directly into plastic using thread sealant tape... Way too easy to cross thread on install.
I have had other IMS tanks that were a bit fiddly, and much prefer Clarke and Acerbis if I have a choice. I only had one choice on the TE 630, and that was to spend $740 on the Aqualine Safari tank. Great build quality and zero issues though. I wish other mfr'rs were doing a 2012 TE 310 tank
 
I have the same bike and have had most of the popular mods done to it. By far the best bang for the buck for me was the TCX ignition and injector. In fact I would consider it an essential upgrade it makes that much difference. I have been getting almost100 mi. To a tank the bike really sips the fuel.
 
+1 on the TXC ECU and injector (or the equivalent from the Dual Sport place in Phx - there's a thread on them http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/this-just-in-bdsb.26337/ )
You'll want to read Robertacciao's thread on his "TE310 acasa" - I think it's in the General section. http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/2011-te310-a-casa.22524/
It seems that an exhaust helps too. I have the TXC310 and found an exhaust was about all I needed (although the new 2013 redhead sounds pretty nice)
The 310 will never have the grunt of a 450 but you can only put down so much power anyway - and a faster rider is always faster no matter what he's on. The advantage of the 310 is in the size, weight, handling, and brakes.
As far as what to watch ... uuhh ... the shock guard rubs thru sometimes. Seriously - the metal replacement "L" fitting underneath the gas tank from ZipTy is pretty important and the front axle takes a pretty large hex - or get the ZipTy replacement which fits a 3/8 socket wrench. Some guys have seen starter drive issues and a few (early) bikes had the flywheel key sheer.
I've read in this forum that there were some fitment issues with the fuel pump and fuel outlet plates not sealing well to the IMS - don't know if it's been resolved.
Oh yeah - one other thing - OIL. I change my oil often because it's only about a quart total engine and transmission. Be careful with the oil drain bolt and the stupid oil line that slips onto it. It's pretty easy to strip the head of the drain bolt so take your time.
 
good info, MikeB....thanks. The front axle hex sounds like the 12mm the 630 used.
Oil - I'm used to the small capacities after a number of RFS KTM's and consider anything over a liter a bonus. My Guzzi takes Motorex and I've been using it for years in the KTM's and other Huskies too. I see the 310 ships with Castrol synthetic.

Interesting bit on the TXC ECU & injector, hadn't heard that yet. Not planning to do anything until I've had some seat time and see what seems lacking....but I'll check that thread to see how bad the $$ hit is
 
my 2.9 IMS arrived yesterday....so one of these weekends I'll have the bike apart on the stand and seeing what's under the hood. There are two large openings to be concerned about sealing properly, reading the above post says one is a fuel outlet plate. Fingers crossed about the thing sealing well.... I remember the 'good old days' when you just had to worry about the petcock seal ;)

I remember someone mentioning the auto-retract sidestand.... I think they ground the head off the bolt so the spring bracket didn't catch on it, eliminating the auto-retract feature.
Looks like it's as simple as that, thought I'd bring it up just to make sure.
 
Hey Blake, good luck with that IMS tank, I had some bad luck trying to use 2 of those....

Yeah, just cut off the auto retract post, the spring bracket will move right past the cut-off.


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Just a heads-up on the auto-retract... If you will sell the bike as street legal at some point in the future, you may want to just pick up a replacement bolt from Kelly (Motosportz) to bypass the auto-retract, rather than cutting the original one.

This way you can re-install the original bolt if it's required for certification when you sell. I believe bikes have to either auto-retract or have a switch that will kill the engine if the stand is down and the bike is in gear.
 
So do you really want to know what to expect? I'll run down some of the common issues first off was fueling. If you have a good dealer they should be able to sort the bike pretty good with I Beats. But for some people on here that didn't work and they needed a 12 hole injector and TXC ECU. Once the fueling is sorted and you get some miles on the bike the next thing up is the starting system. Some of the bikes seam to have flywheel, starter, woodruff key issues. Which tend to result in key ways sheering and general starting issues. After that you'll find a few week points for whatever reason the front axle is some odd size and you'll most likely want to buy either a new hex wrench or an aftermarket axle nut there are a few out there. After that it will be the plastic elbow on the bottom of the tank that will break if you not careful when removing the tank. Then you'll start to encounter some electrical issues and the odometer will stop working (maybe that's just me) oh ya the air filter is a huge pain to change but there's nothing you can do so get used to it. 7602 racing makes great radiator braces, uptite makes great skid plates and motosportz makes great stuff to and is super helpful on here so best of luck and enjoy the ride.
 
AndrewS said:
Just a heads-up on the auto-retract... If you will sell the bike as street legal at some point in the future, you may want to just pick up a replacement bolt from Kelly (Motosportz) to bypass the auto-retract, rather than cutting the original one.

This way you can re-install the original bolt if it's required for certification when you sell. I believe bikes have to either auto-retract or have a switch that will kill the engine if the stand is down and the bike is in gear.
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No certification required for selling here in Colorado...you can get two strokes plated easily here in the wild west.

@Tessier: This is my third Husky, after an '07 TE 610 and TE 630, so I've already had good luck with the Uptite skid plates and such.
I had Uptite parts on a KTM back in the '90's... good stuff back then too.

I've read some of the threads about the starter, etc - will cross those bridges when/if necessary. Both the 610 and 630 were trouble free bikes....I expect the 310 will be too, until proven otherwise :fingerscrossed
 
blakebird said:
Are there any TE 310 owners out there (2012 gen) who have bought the IMS tank?

Any feedback?

I had their 5 gallon tank on my TE 610 and didn't care for the petcocks threading directly into plastic using thread sealant tape... Way too easy to cross thread on install.
I have had other IMS tanks that were a bit fiddly, and much prefer Clarke and Acerbis if I have a choice. I only had one choice on the TE 630, and that was to spend $740 on the Aqualine Safari tank. Great build quality and zero issues though. I wish other mfr'rs were doing a 2012 TE 310 tank
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IIRC, that tank is not a direct fit. It requires the older, problem prone fuel pump. You can buy an after market one, but that adds even more to the cost for only 0.65 more gallons of fuel. Given that, IMO, there is no tank currently made that fits the XLite TE310. With the close ratio tranny, it's a crappy dual sport anyways. It's a dirt bike to the core. The plate lets you ride just about anywhere and connect to another trail over roads. At least in California. Other states may not have the same rules about how a plate works off road. YMMV.

There's not much to watch for, really. There's been little things here and there that have plagued some owners...

temp sensors failing ($15 part)
starter problems (several threads on that, various solutions depending on problem)

I've had neither problem with 55 hours on the bike so far. Mine's an '11, but is virtually the same. I've probably forgot an issue or two, but that's really it.

I'd go over the bike and look for loose bolts. The fork pinch bolts were loose on mine. Finger loose. Some people go crazy and regrease the steering, wheel and shock bearings. I didn't. Everything seems fine so far.

There's a lot of talk of the ECU and injector, but let it break in and do the power up first. Depending on how you ride, you may not feel the extra expense is necessary. It won't get you more hp. It just kinda smooths out the response.
 
dratharr said:
I have the same bike and have had most of the popular mods done to it. By far the best bang for the buck for me was the TCX ignition and injector. In fact I would consider it an essential upgrade it makes that much difference. I have been getting almost100 mi. To a tank the bike really sips the fuel.
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With the power up?

My fuel light comes on at 55-60 miles... w/o the ECU/injector upgrade.
 
mnb said:
IIRC, that tank is not a direct fit. It requires the older, problem prone fuel pump. You can buy an after market one, but that adds even more to the cost for only 0.65 more gallons of fuel. Given that, IMO, there is no tank currently made that fits the XLite TE310.
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in all my searches for information on the IMS 2.9...this is the first I've heard that.

I've bought a number of tanks from JustGasTanks, and emailed them specifically about a tank for the 2012 TE310, and this is the one they replied was for the 2012. No mention of having to use an older fuel pump.

"dirt bike to the core" is exactly why I bought the 310. Something I can ride from the motel in Moab to Poison Spider Mesa without having to haul.
 
blakebird said:
in all my searches for information on the IMS 2.9...this is the first I've heard that.

I've bought a number of tanks from JustGasTanks, and emailed them specifically about a tank for the 2012 TE310, and this is the one they replied was for the 2012. No mention of having to use an older fuel pump..
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Does the IMS tank look like this, 2 different places for EFI stuff to go..

pic courtesy Aaron8
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