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

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As-streetable-as-possible TE310?

The 310 is not the bike for 50/50 duty. Not only is the transmission wrong (no matter what sprockets you put on it, it will lack on the street), but the engine isn't designed for street. It has 2/3 of a quart of oil in it. That's it. You will burn out that engine fast riding it on the street much.

The 610 or 630 is what you want. Yes, they are heavier. Street bikes are.
 
James Patton said:
I have the TE511, and I don't consider it a dual sport in the usual sense. I bought it so I could occasionally ride it
12 miles to where I usually ride. To town, which is only a couple of mile. It is a race bike with a plate. It belongs in
The woods, a TT track, an enduro, or a hardcore dualsport ride. It holds less than a quart of oil, it requires race bike
Frequency maintenance. Look up the service intervals, these bikes are not KLX250s or WR250Rs. If your looking for a
Race bike with a plate, then these are it. The TE, EPA stuff has to be dealt with, more money. That being said, I
Love my TE, it is perfect for me. If I rode better it could win TT races in my area, or harescrambles etc...
It weighs maybe less than a WR250R, but makes way more power, with great suspension, and lots of other cool stuff
Know what your going to do with it, then just buy what fits.
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I agree with this, and I think this is the point nobody said freeway my commute is 12 miles @55mph, I change my oil every 300mi because it only takes a quart. I dont know if i'd call this a "race bike" as my cr250 (honda) could beat the piss out of this on the lower end I think the te511 is a good all around trail d/s bike and handles as such in its stock form. ultimately no this is not a street bike and will not do 100+ mph or 70 for that matter but it will do just as well as an xr650 except oil changes, but you get alot of creature comfort with the te f/i, hydraulic clutch, better suspenders, more power. Like I said earlier there are days I wish I had a tr650, but never a 310.
 
edmoto said:
Dude, buy a Honda!

Just kidding... sharing a little Thumper Talk wisdom, I'm sure:lol:

I don't own a 310 or 449/511, but I do think there is wisdom in going with more displacement when the riding would be mostly street miles. I say this from riding an XR250, KLX400, 640 LC4e, VOR503SM, and TW200 on the street. If you are sure your top speed limit will be 50mph-ish, then I would think the 310 could wing it... I know my little air cooled XR250 could. But nothing beats a big ol' piston whirling around at a nice, relatively slow piston speed than a smaller piston buzzing along. Is there any chance to do a test ride at a stealership? Or sneaking in on a Husky ride in your parts? The peace of mind a test ride would give you would help make your choice super easy.
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you do meet the nicest people on a honda!
 
mnb said:
The 310 is not the bike for 50/50 duty. Not only is the transmission wrong (no matter what sprockets you put on it, it will lack on the street), but the engine isn't designed for street. It has 2/3 of a quart of oil in it. That's it. You will burn out that engine fast riding it on the street much.

The 610 or 630 is what you want. Yes, they are heavier. Street bikes are.
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Can you still get a new one? otherwise yes Im sure alot of us would buy one, I also looked at the katoom 690 enduro, but being almost the price of an adventure and unavailable in my area oh and not getting bmw finance oh and heavy I bought the 511 which is a blast
 
I've been riding a 12 TE310 on the street and trail. Sorry to say but It's a woods bike. The transmission is geared so close it revs up and winds out about every 1.5 seconds.
Much like the KTM RFS motors the FI TE hates to be ridden at a steady speed, either speed up or slow down. Holding a steady speed for more than a few seconds is virtually impossible.

The TE310 "can" do street as much as you want but I shift gears 3 times before I'm through a stoplight. I'd guess I shift gears over a hundred times on my short 4 mile ride to work.
Swapped out the 40T rear for a 48T. I can easily hit 70 MPH with the 48T when I want to but I wouldn't reccomend riding your bike at 10,000 RPM for more than a short blast.

So far I change my oil every 50 miles. Same schedule I used on my KTM 525 SMR and EXC 450.

For longer street rides I'd reccomend a WR250R/X, DRZ400S/SM, WR426 or KLX250S/F with a Bill Blue kit. All have wide ratio trans and very durable engines.
 
Josh, do you have the '13 511? Is 300 miles the factory-recommended oil change interval, and does it depend on the type of riding you're doing? I'm wondering if taller gearing and not stressing the engine would prolong the interval. I've seen a wide range of numbers for intervals on these bikes... The MC News review of the '12 310 gives a 1500-mile interval but for the '11 449 they said the usual 300 miles. I don't know the x-lite recommendation or the new 449/511. And again I would guess this varies for different riding styles. Definitely leaning more toward bigger displacement if it would protect the engine.
 
Actually, I just checked the factory manuals for '12 and '13 310/449/511 (on Husky's NA site) and the oil-change intervals for "competition use" are 10-16 hours for all bikes, but for "road use" (not full power) they're all 5000 km. So service frequency appears to be extremely sensitive to how hard you thrash the thing, and even the factory is willing to specify very long intervals for low-revving moderate-speed riding.
 
scrimm said:
Josh, do you have the '13 511? Is 300 miles the factory-recommended oil change interval, and does it depend on the type of riding you're doing? I'm wondering if taller gearing and not stressing the engine would prolong the interval. I've seen a wide range of numbers for intervals on these bikes... The MC News review of the '12 310 gives a 1500-mile interval but for the '11 449 they said the usual 300 miles. I don't know the x-lite recommendation or the new 449/511. And again I would guess this varies for different riding styles. Definitely leaning more toward bigger displacement if it would protect the engine.
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i am going based on the recomendation of alot of people on here, i may adjust as necessary but i prefer to go sooner rather than later, and I dont speak french so i dont know how many miles are in 5000km! but i figure at the most about 1000 miles
 
Josh Feller said:
i am going based on the recomendation of alot of people on here, i may adjust as necessary but i prefer to go sooner rather than later, and I dont speak french so i dont know how many miles are in 5000km! but i figure at the most about 1000 miles
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Closer to 3000 miles.


3106.86 miles to be exact.
 
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