• Hi everyone,

    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.

    When he passed, I worked with his kids to gather the necessary credentials to keep this site running. Since then (and for however long they worked with Coffee), Woodschick and Dirtdame have been maintaining the site and covering the costs. Without their hard work and financial support, CafeHusky would have been lost.

    Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working to migrate the site to a free cloud compute instance so that Woodschick and Dirtdame no longer have to fund it. At the same time, I’ve updated the site to a current version of XenForo (the discussion software it runs on). The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.

    Unfortunately, the new software version doesn’t support importing the old site’s styles, so for now, you’ll see the XenForo default style. This may change over time.

    Coffee didn’t document the work he did on the site, so I’ve been digging through the old setup to understand how everything was running. There may still be things I’ve missed. One known issue is that email functionality is not yet working on the new site, but I hope to resolve this over time.

    Thanks for your patience and support!

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

TE/TC 2015 FreeRide

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Word out of the dealer meeting is the 250 2T is available this fall. I hope there is a Husky version , but I doubt it . I think I am going to order one.
 
Well now I may actually start reading up on them. I never made it much past the "won't be coming to the USA" part. Thanks for the heads up :cheers:.
 
:rolleyes:

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The freeride models are definitly filling the void bikes like the kdx, wr's, and it's used to.fill. hopefully they are competent performors, reliable and under 5k.
 
I read that pricing is the same as XCW 2st , to much but cheaper than a X-ride and Xplorer and a much better bike .
 
Hmmm first post states it was talk about the KTM FreeRide coming to the USA, is it :confused: ? The Husky colors do look better though :applause:.
 
This from a KTM dealer in Georgia blogging from the recent dealer meeting: http://georgiaoffroad.com/forums/vie...hp?f=1&t=60944

"The 250 2-stroke in the pics I posted tonight will be in the States for 2015, sometime in the Fall is what I was told. The other FreeRide models will not come to the States for the 2015 model year, but at least we have a start on them. KTM wants to test the waters with 250 and see how well it is received before bringing over all of them."



john01,

View: http://youtu.be/HUlSuCesDNg
 
KTM website is updated with following.... man this bike has my attention...

EXHAUST

The FREERIDE 250 R employs a brand new, low-noise exhaust system with an aluminium silencer and a sleek resonance chamber that contributes to the engine's great torque response. Compared to the FREERIDE 350's downpipe routed below the engine, the KTM engineers managed to route the FREERIDE 250 R's resonance chamber to the side of the engine and integrate it perfectly into the vehicle. Similar to the competition enduros, the two-stroke FREERIDE is homologated with a special power restriction kit and is even streetlegal on public roads in this version****************************************

no powervalve??
ENGINE

As a powerplant for the FREERIDE 250 R, the KTM engineers started out from the two-stroke engine of the competition enduro 250 EXC, developing it comprehensively further, lowering its weight by another two kilograms despite using an electric starter, and tuning it for optimum rideability. The FREERIDE 250 R's engine has a brand new cylinder with ports and timings adjusted to the intended torque response, as well as a matching new piston. Similar to trials bikes, the 250 EXC's complex exhaust control valve is dropped, which benefits not only the response characteristics but also piston durability. This makes the engine even less complex and even more rugged.
 
I'm seeing a short-travel trials bike with a seat and a 1985 KDX engine design - selling for nearly 10K. Okay mebbe that's harsh, but dang those prices are getting unreal.
 
Kawagumby said:
I'm seeing a short-travel trials bike with a seat and a 1985 KDX engine design - selling for nearly 10K. Okay mebbe that's harsh, but dang those prices are getting unreal.
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They're an awesome bike, both of them.
Still plenty of run out model 250's for $8500.
350's are a bit more at $9750 but still great bikes.
 
sucks not to have kickstaster

blew a fuse on my Beta yesterday, so estart died. but one kick later, bike is back up running.
 
Norman Foley said:
Instead of orange anodized bobbles, he should have bought a decent battery.....
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Pay all that money and buy a better battery?

Here's the thing...these bikes are boondockers....best for nasty trails with a lot of obstacles (IMO)...So why would you not have a kickstarter on the things? What perverted engineering dept thought this was a good idea? Do these guys even ride?
No power valves, no kickstarter means a high price tag?

Bah, I was pissed just watching this guy.... I agree with him 100%

I'm glad I watched this video....that would have been me....out by myself....stuck in a hole with no way to bump start.... and I'm in my late sixties - so my endurance ain't what it used to be.

Sorry guys, I'm sticking with my trusted, proven KDX - it gets me home even when I'm wiped-out and ready to puke. :banana:
 
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