• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Austria - About 2014 & Newer
     FE = 4st Enduro & FC = 4st Cross

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FE/FC 2017 FE line actually FE S? What's involved in a power up?

Cavery

Cavery

Husqvarna
AA Class
I was so close to buying an FE350 last year I could taste it. But when I heard that the 2017's were going to be on the new platform, I decided to wait. Now that the 2017 Enduro line has been announced, it looks like the FE's that are coming to North America are all in the street legal trim and are actually FE S's. I'm assuming this means that they are all corked as well.

Can anyone tell me what's involved to power up a 2017 FE 350? Obviously an ECU flash to the AU or UK, or EU mapping will be required, but how about bolt on parts? What would I need to change to make it the equivalent of one of the EU or AU bikes?

Or, should I just buy an FX 350 and call it a day?

I'm essentially trail riding most of the time, mostly single track. I enter 3-5 enduros and XC races every year as well.

Cheers
 
If it's same as the 2016's with respect to the S vs. non-S changes, you'll have to drill/pull the screens out of the exhaust tip, remove the charcoal canister/solenoid, remove and plug the Secondary air injection port, and plug the port in the intake runner where the solenoid was plumbed. Reroute your tank overflow (I used a vac hose fitting and joined the hose from the tank to the hose leading down to the skid plate and pulled the plug out of it) and you're done. Don't buy the expensive "desmog" kit. I went as far as installing a promoto billet end cap which really opened it up compared to the stock one, but was too loud for my liking, and my 6:30 am commute. This is assuming not much changed in the emissions department between 2016 and 2017 model years. Time will tell.
 
It comes down to what/how you want it registered. Can you put a plate on a FX where you live? Also there is the suspension. AER fork in the FX vs Xplor fork on the FE. I think Bushwa covered the rest.
 
Makes sense until you need a light or a smoother less powerful motor or fuel mileage or softer suspension or conventional fork,,,, This is the new trend to cut the slightly overlapping models. I feel KTM/Husqvarna should have kept the light feature on the off road XC/FX line.
 
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