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

  • 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 The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.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!

Adventures with my TE310 - the beginning

jtemple said:
A few practice runs and you'll be good to go. I have experienced both tubed and tubeless punctures/failures on trips and I'd take a tubed rim any day. One guy had a valve stem fail on a tubeless tire. He was stranded. If my valve stem fails, I just swap out the tube and keep riding.
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He'd have been fine if he carried a spare valve stem in his tool kit. Very small, very cheap, extremely light weight. Tubes take up considerable pack space, are heavy and you can buy at least 5-10 valve stems for the price of a tube. Not that there aren't advantages to running tubed, but there are also advantages to running tubeless.
 
I'm staying tubed. Tried changing a tubeless tire by myself once. Nightmarish.

Got a kit with a bajillion patches, a Slime airpump, some extra cores, and a digital gauge.
Working out what combination of spoons to get.

MotoRSportz combo axle wrench is cool, but they're back-ordered on their front axle bolt. I want that combo.



I bought 2 ft of ABS sewer plumbing, a cap, and a threaded end. Assorted clamps and ABS cement.
I'm stacking 10 oil filters inside it, filling it with extra oil, and mointing it somewhere. Either the handlebars or the right side rack frame.
But...1 1/2 inch tubing was juuuuust too small diameter. Damn. Another trip to monkey town.
Sealing the threads with silicone pipe tape.

I think it may hold a quart. We'll see. ABS is "household chemical resistant, lighter than PVC and less rigid". So it said on the placard.
It is a lot lighter.
I hope it likes motor oil.
 
Having put some distance miles on a TE250, I can say this bike will do this trip- provided you do the proper setup. The key is to reduce/remove any issues that create or contribute to fatigue;
Gear it so that you can ride at 55mph at about 6500rpm(or less).
A small windshield, such as a Spitfire, is worth it's weight in platinum. More lighting capacity would be a good idea.
Balance your wheels with solder wire wrapped around the ends of the spokes.
A steering damper would be a very good idea- it allows you to relax your hands/arms more.
HD tubes should be fine. Use lots of talc on them when installing.
Wear a street helmet or a good hybrid DS helmet- and ear plugs. Much quieter which will help you conserve energy.
The most important addition: An AirHawk seat cushion. Attach it on top of the seat with Duct tape or? It will save your behind on long days.
 
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1 1/2 inch is too small. Wish they made 1 3/4 inch.
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Fits well here
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Blurry cockpit view. Covers up the speedo.
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Dont't really like it here. It'll take a hit in a crash and spew slippery shite all over.
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Slowpoke said:
Gear it so that you can ride at 55mph at about 6500rpm(or less).
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Done.

Slowpoke said:
A small windshield, such as a Spitfire, is worth it's weight in platinum.
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No thanks.

Slowpoke said:
More lighting capacity would be a good idea.
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Extra done.

Slowpoke said:
Balance your wheels with solder wire wrapped around the ends of the spokes.
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Getting to it.

Slowpoke said:
A steering damper would be a very good idea- it allows you to relax your hands/arms more.
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Done.

Slowpoke said:
Wear a street helmet or a good hybrid DS helmet- and ear plugs.
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Ya think?

Slowpoke said:
The most important addition: An AirHawk seat cushion.
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No thanks.






Have you even read the thread?
 
Still need:
Better Chain and extra master links (Ion? How much?)
Tire arns
Trans-Am trail maps and roller
Platypus
Smaller sleeping bag
Throttle lock solution (not enough handlebar junk...)
Skin stapler
Stove and white gas

Still to do:
Wire the fuseblock
Mount the Stebel
Wire the Whelen taillight
Pull and grease linkage/wheel bearings, re-balance
Wire GPS and LED lighting (whenever the hell it gets here)
Finish waterproofing the harness


Haven't decided on the highway route. Need a husky dealer somewhere along the way for weird repairs. And on the coast for another 10 oil filters.
A little help with that would be nice.
 
WbCherry said:
Still need:
Better Chain and extra master links (Ion? How much?)
Tire arns
Trans-Am trail maps and roller
Platypus
Water filter
Smaller sleeping bag
Throttle lock solution (not enough handlebar junk...)
Skin stapler
Storage solution for stove alcohol

Still to do:
Wire the fuseblock
Mount the Stebel
Wire the Whelen taillight
Pull and grease linkage/wheel bearings, re-balance
Wire GPS and LED lighting (whenever the hell it gets here)
Finish waterproofing the harness

Haven't decided on the highway route. Need a husky dealer somewhere along the way for weird repairs. And on the coast for another 10 oil filters.
A little help with that would be nice.
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PM an address and I'll get it into the mail this week.
 
Sent.


If anyone needs links of Regina 520, let me know.



My gear so far weighs just at 15 pounds. Half is tools and air pump, to be stored in tank panniers.
-Keeping weight lower and off the subframe.
I weigh 135.
Boots and MotoPort suit...10 lbs maybe.
That's 160 lbs (average weight of 5'8" male).

Subtract 3 lbs ...lithium ion battery.
Add 3 lbs... rear rack.
Lol

Still need to add 3 liters of water and small junk. Sleeping bag and light things to the far rear
Heavy things forward and low. Like my giant balls.
 
Sorry WB- I have read the thread- my post wasn't intended to direct you, but rather support you & add a couple experience based suggestions, as some guys have questioned your choice of bike.
 
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WbCherry said:
40 tooth Sprocket I bought from a member. Thanks, Darkside!
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A lot smaller.

New chain that came with it...doesn't fit. WTH?
I'm also using a 15t front, but the swingarm adjusting bolts are ALL the way in. Can't find the stock front sprocket.
Gonna have to run the junky older chain until I fix it.
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Admire my girly-soft hands.
That's what college does for you.
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Did the chain come from an 09 model ? Compared to 2009 models the 2010 TE's have a longer swingarm hence the "missing" links. Other changes include the radiator "T" split between rad 1 and rad 2 changed to a "Y". Also rear light cluster changed to an LED type, front light now Halogen (instead of incandescent) Etc.
 
I ride an 09.
Gonna change that entire hose to a 2010 TE250 silicone hose. It's integrated into a Y already. If I can find a retailer willing to split a set...
Rear light cluster is a Whelen LIR3 from a cop car. Mounting it this week.
Front is a trailTech X2 HID. And I'm waiting on Hi-power LED auxillaries to ship.


In other news...my wife just told me she's pregnant with our first kid.
 
WbCherry said:
I ride an 09.
Gonna change that entire hose to a 2010 TE250 silicone hose. It's integrated into a Y already. If I can find a retailer willing to split a set...
Rear light cluster is a Whelen LIR3 from a cop car. Mounting it this week.
Front is a trailTech X2 HID. And I'm waiting on Hi-power LED auxillaries to ship.


In other news...my wife just told me she's pregnant with our first kid.
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Sidecar.....
 
Exactly what i said to her first



I'm waiting for reality to set in. Some overwhelming sense of responsibility, dread, mirth...something.
Just kinda hungry.
 
Ordered a silicone hose kit, to delete the factory Y fitting.
And a Ballistic lithium battery (4 cell) to save weight on the subframe. And give space for the fuseblock.
(CV4 has the 4-cells on sale for $75. The inline style.)

Also, a stainless mesh oil filter with 35 micron max pores.
Maybe a bad idea. Maybe not.

Drilling my wrenches to try to save weight. Auto store cheapos...will test for breakage.

GPS finally came in the mail. Garmin 60CSX, upgradable memory. I can pre-load the state maps/routes on memory chips, label them, and keep them in the drybag.

Rear sharkfin from MotorSportz, their combo axle wrench, and front axle nut (whenever it comes in).
 
WbCherry said:
I ride an 09.
Gonna change that entire hose to a 2010 TE250 silicone hose. It's integrated into a Y already. If I can find a retailer willing to split a set...
Rear light cluster is a Whelen LIR3 from a cop car. Mounting it this week.
Front is a trailTech X2 HID. And I'm waiting on Hi-power LED auxillaries to ship.

In other news...my wife just told me she's pregnant with our first kid.
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Wife pregnant; ride over
 
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