ADB (Australian Dirt Bike) 2010 250F shootout with the TC250

[Motosportz]

Guys the ADB is in my opinion a bit hit and miss these days. Some of their reports are suspect, too limited or outright biased. I have raised concerns with some of thier issues recently on their internet page only to be told by their editor that I am basically a wanker (my words). That said I do feel that the current crop of Huskies are on the right track but that the jury is out on the tests. I do not believe in a universal dislike of Huskies and therefore conclude that the bikes are either still work in progress or are delivered to the mags not tuned correctly. If it the latter then they deserve a basting, if the former then we have to cop the observations and hope the factory corrects them There are no isses out there that are not easily remedied (although I think we have an inferior efi system to many of our competitors-based only feedback in these pages). I think we all got so hyped about the new engine etc and that whilst it prommising is maybe not batting 500 out of the box. Perhaps our loyalty/love for the brand has made us biased and sensitised to critical observations-just a thought.

I'd say third for a first year effort is very good. Right in the mix.

 

[ScottyR]

I think that the motor makes power but it is being choked up in the 94db exhaust. I gave a 2010 TC250 to EE for some testing and Al commented that the bike was slower than a 2010 YZ250 but he was very quick to point out that the YZ blew 101db with the stock pipe compared to 94db for the Husky. Get the YZ to 94dbs and see how it runs...

FWIW, there are some updated carb parts coming out for the TC in the next few weeks. New needle and a bunch of jets are supposed to be an improvement.

 

[TCP]

I agree that we just need some solid race results, even if just at local tracks. When I let Supermoto racer Ryan Kearns ride my TC250 at Day In The Dirt GP in SoCal he ripped. Started in the 4th (last) gate, so there was like 80 guys on the track and he got 2nd in class and finished mid pack in a 45 minute GP on a horsepower robbing sand track. To top it off he only had a few hopurs experience on the bike before the race. His Dad said that he has NEVER seen him ride so smooth, and be so comfortable on a bike in such a short time.

Imagine how many 450's he must have passed on this slow 250 in those 45 minutes!

 

[Motosportz]

I think that the motor makes power but it is being choked up in the 94db exhaust. I gave a 2010 TC250 to EE for some testing and Al commented that the bike was slower than a 2010 YZ250 but he was very quick to point out that the YZ blew 101db with the stock pipe compared to 94db for the Husky. Get the YZ to 94dbs and see how it runs...

Good points. My TXC gains a lot of HP off the bottom and some mid with the SA out and richer EFI settings. It does still sign off early but with 350 like bottom it is not necessary to pin in to go fast. With the Sa out I bet it still only blows 98db or less.

 

[john01]

Do you feel the SA has any affect on the top end or just low/mid? We never even started my son's TC250 with it in. The SA and the warning lables were pulled off as soon as we got the bike in the garage.

 

[Motosportz]

Do you feel the SA has any affect on the top end or just low/mid? We never even started my son's TC250 with it in. The SA and the warning lables were pulled off as soon as we got the bike in the garage.

Surprisingly it did not seem to affect the top end much where you would think it would have the most affect. I was expecting this very short motor to be all top end. Seems more of a bottom to mid motor to me. Weird.

 

[Motology]

Hey guys

I was once a staffer on ADB magazine during a time when it was Australia's dirt bike bible. Times have changed dramatically in the last year and things aren't what they used to be ...

I've thrash tested the entire 2010 Husky range, which in my opinion are the best batch the Italians have produced.
As for the TC250, I don't need no dyno chart to tell me the thing absolutely hauls!!

here's my 2 cents ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMBSb6WJcLQ

AR

 

[john01]

Thank you very much AR, my dyno butt tells me the same thing. My son's 2010 TC 250 flat out rips, handles, stops, jumps, turns, and does everthing very smoothly which in our case makes for faster laps. Thanks for posting and welcome to Cafe Husky!

 

[fitness2go]

Great post! Is that you in the video? If so, you are an incredible rider and a great resource.

David

Hey guys

I was once a staffer on ADB magazine during a time when it was Australia's dirt bike bible. Times have changed dramatically in the last year and things aren't what they used to be ...

I've thrash tested the entire 2010 Husky range, which in my opinion are the best batch the Italians have produced.
As for the TC250, I don't need no dyno chart to tell me the thing absolutely hauls!!

here's my 2 cents ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMBSb6WJcLQ

AR

 

[Motosportz]

Maybe it does not make the most power but has very good usable power. Seems everyone outside the mags that have rode it say it rips.

From the Dirt Rider test...

The bike has pretty good torque right from the bottom, but it can be sluggish if you expect it to pull up from there with only the throttle, like any 250F. Give it the clutch and get the rpm into the middle and here is where the Husky shines, not with power, but with tractability. For any spot you're on the track, it feels like you can have the TC at about 2000-3000 rpm less than a Japanese bike and it pulls just as well. It feels slow but it is pulling just the same. Then you seem to have longer to play with each gear, as the Husky revs out to a solid top-end pull and rarely hits a rev-limiter because there is a subsequent power sign-off. Our pro riders wanted it to pull more on top, and we have so far unsuccessfully tried some jetting to get it to rev harder, but these were minor sticking points. We're pretty sure the power is off a little compared to the competition, and more so on tight tracks with technical jumps and turns than fast ones. Not helping is the throttle response of the FI bikes in the class, changing the way we can ride 250Fs, but this Husky isn't all that far off.

2010 Husqvarna TC250
Riding the motor fast requires little concentration since it is so friendly, and that lets you concentrate on the smaller features of the machine.

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Sounds about right.

And...

So where does this leave the Husky? We were thinking it was one of those "all slow bikes handle well" deals, but the more we discussed it and the more we rode it, we realized the handling was better than that. And we're not quite sure that the TC is slow, because everyone who rode it, rode it fast and looked good at the same time. For sure it is lacking all-out power and snap if you have pro speed, but for the real world Husky has a bike that is performing well (save for that starting) and getting the job done.

In reality, Husqvarna doesn't have to make excuses, the bike is speaking for itself.

 

[fitness2go]

The bottom line is how good the bike is for everyone right now! That video clearly demonstrates how well it runs and we have yet to see after-market pipes and such to goose the engine. The fact that Husky has 3 completely different bikes for 3 completely different purposes based off of that tiny motor is brilliant and nobody provides near as many choices for a 250. Top riders and pros with factory level set-up will be right there with the big 5...guaranteed.