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

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drive line cushioning

fran...k.

fran...k.

Husqvarna
AA Class
Is there any sort of cushioning in the drive of the 449/511 bikes? This one seems to intrest me most to add as a BMW era Husky but if it doesn't have some sort of cushioning I don't think the current incentive is enough. I can see the 310 has some cushioning in the clutch.
 
fran...k. said:
Is there any sort of cushioning in the drive of the 449/511 bikes? This one seems to intrest me most to add as a BMW era Husky but if it doesn't have some sort of cushioning I don't think the current incentive is enough. I can see the 310 has some cushioning in the clutch.
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I drive mine on the street.....a lot, not really an issue though I was reading on here about after market Cush hubs. But I can't imaging needing one
 
If you really want a bike with cush drive, you might want to go with a TR650. It will surely qualify as BMW era (since its got a beemer engine especially) and should give you the feel you desire.

Now if you want a badass dirt bike with a plate and signals, then trust us on this one. You can't miss with the 449/511.

I ride an average of 15-20 pavement miles on some of my 70 mile loops and it works just dandy. And I know exactly what a true street ride should feel like luxury-wise. My Electra Glide Ultra Classic is my street ride of choice.

Yeah yeah, a Goldwing is really really smooth, but its just an Accord with no roof and two wheels missing. That thing ain't got no soul...but I digress.
 
While some on here keep calling the 449 a kymco engine the way I recall history is they made a one cylinder bike engine using formula one car racing experience. That 650 was a rotax engine bmw changed half the parts on and had special made the way I recall. I want something I would have a chance of pulling out of a mud hole one wheel at a time.

I guess it has some sort of torque limiter clutch in it. The BMW shaft drive, at least some of them have three different places of drive line coushioning. I did find an aftermarket hub using cush, hub and the model but it would mean re lacing the wheel.
 
I don't think there is any question that a good drive cushion would be beneficial to the life of all the drive from the piston to the rear tire tread on any bike, especially a single cylinder when being used on hard surface roads. Singles, especially healthy singles have very strong unbalanced power impulses. It is well documented that there is a big difference in tire wear on road race bikes between multi cylinder, twin and single cylinder engines. My point is that if the tire wears faster from the difference in impulses so does everything else.:)
I don't see a cushion in the 449-511 clutch basket parts fisch and don't know what the torgue limiter does except for compensating for the high speed of the clutch being crank driven.:excuseme:

fran...k. said:
Is there any sort of cushioning in the drive of the 449/511 bikes? This one seems to intrest me most to add as a BMW era Husky but if it doesn't have some sort of cushioning I don't think the current incentive is enough. I can see the 310 has some cushioning in the clutch.
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